Sister technology companies GE Aviation and GE Additive have begun 3D printing four new gas turbine engine parts for the very first time. Citing costs and time to market as primary factors in the deci…
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RHP Technology 3D prints prototype ‘eye’ for ESA’s Athena space telescope
Austrian industrial R&D firm RHP Technology has 3D printed a set of demonstrator parts that could form the ‘eye’ of the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) new space telescope. Nicknamed the Adv…
Engineers 3D print affordable super-stealthy miniature surveillance UAV
Researchers based at the Indian Kongu Engineering College have 3D printed a miniature bluetooth-controlled UAV that could be capable of evading capture within covert military operations. Measuri…
Essentium and NIAR partner to advance 3D printed aircraft part safety and performance
Industrial 3D printer manufacturer Essentium has partnered with Wichita State University’s (WSU) National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) to accelerate the advancement of 3D printing within the…
Redwire to go public on NYSE via $615m SPAC merger
Mission-critical space systems specialist Redwire is set to go public on the NYSE via a merger with Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Genesis Park Acquisition Corp (NYSE: GNPK). It’s an…
Safran and SLM Solutions 3D print innovative business jet landing gear
German 3D printer manufacturer SLM Solutions has worked with aviation specialist Safran Landing Systems to 3D print a novel business jet landing gear component. In what’s believed to be the firs…
Ingersoll and Bell 3D printed a 22 foot-long rotor blade mold in 75 hours
Manufacturing system provider Ingersoll Machine Tools has partnered with aviation company Bell to 3D print a 22 foot-long vacuum trim tool – a mold used for the production of helicopter rotor bl…
Saab trials 3D printing to repair battle-damaged Gripen fighter aircraft
Swedish aerospace and defense firm Saab has successfully trialled 3D printing as a means of conducting repairs on its battle-damaged Gripen fighter jets. In a recent test flight, one of Saab’s s…
Senior Aerospace BWT installs Stratasys Fortus 450mc to spearhead aircraft part production
Senior Aerospace BWT, a UK-based manufacturer of air distribution systems for the aerospace sector, has installed two industrial-grade Stratasys 3D printers at its Cheshire production site to enable i…
ESA consortium develops high-temperature FFF 3D printer for the ISS
A consortium operating under the European Space Agency (ESA) has designed and manufactured an early-stage FFF 3D printer to be used on the International Space Station (ISS). Developed as part of Proje…