British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has signed a new partnership agreement with Belgian precision engineering firm Asco Industries. Focusing on the development o…
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Arconic announces Airbus 3D metal printing project at formnext 2017
Arconic, a global, technology, engineering and advanced manufacturing enterprise, and aircraft manufacturer Airbus have announced a multi-year cooperative research agreement at formnext 2017. The rese…
German materials researchers explore zero gravity metal 3D printing
Researchers at the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) and TU Clausthal are working on a project titled “Powder-based additive manufacturing in zero gravity.”…
First ever Polysulfone mold for Chinook helicopter part successfully 3D printed
A Polysulfone (PSU) mold, claimed to be the world’s first, has been successfully 3D printed and used to produce an oil drip pan for a Chinook, Boeing Vertol’s twin engine helicopter. The mold was crea…
FAA to launch eight-year additive manufacturing road map
Filed for review in late September, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has developed a draft Additive Manufacturing Strategic Roadmap, advising businesses of adequate practice surrounding …
Cranfield opens £35m future aerospace facility with the power of WAAM
Cranfield University, located in Bedfordshire, UK, has just opened a £35 million Aerospace Integration Research Centre (AIRC) center to boost the UK’s growing flight design and engineering ecosy…
3D printing replicates the silent flight of owls for next gen aircraft
Silent air vehicles for transport and defense have been identified as an area of national need in the U.S. in a bid to cut noise pollution and enhance military intelligence. In the wild, owls are perh…
3D Printing News Sliced BAE Systems, Lockheed-Martin and Renishaw
In this edition of 3D printing news Sliced, we have stories from BAE Systems, Lockheed-Martin, Renishaw, Vodafone, MSYS, DARPA, the Royal College of Art, the University of Alabama, ASRC, Nano Dimensio…
EUTELSAT 172B breaks electric orbit record with 3D printed parts
Four months after launch on the Ariane 5 spacecraft June 1 2017, the Airbus-made EUTELSAT 172B satellite has reached geostationary orbit 35,786 kilometres above the Earth’s equator. Reaching the…
GE completes testing of 3D printed Black Hawk Turboshaft engine
Emerging from six months in the U.S. Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), GE Aviation’s T901 Turboshaft engine has successfully completed prototype testing. The engine has been made us…