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Concept Laser is Big On Metals

“By enabling a machine to produce objects of any shape and [increasing] size, on the spot and as needed, 3D printing is ushering in a new era,” said Richard A. D’Aveni in his 2013 article titled “3D p…

3D Printing Gradually Folds Into Mainstream Manufacturing at AeroDef

There’s a strange thing that happens for a member of the press at an event like AeroDef, a convention for members of the aerospace and defense supply chain. They really don’t care about talking to a r…

An Expanded 3D Printing Application Base at Airbus

Airbus, a leading OEM of aircraft and part of the EADS family of aerospace companies, has long been one of the original pioneers utilizing 3D printing for industrial applications. The nature of aircra…

3D Printing & Space (Part 3): NASA

“We’re not driving the additive manufacturing train, industry is, but NASA has the ability to get on-board to leverage it for our unique needs.” So said Ted Swanson recently, who is …

World View Experience 3D Printing Space Shuttle

Is 3D Printing and Space Travel a Match Made in… Heaven?

We are living in exciting and revolutionary times. Technologies that have been developed during the past decades are becoming mature and opening up to more and more people. This time, however, we are …

Arcam Metal 3D Printers Further Penetrate Aerospace

3D printing is continuing to make headway in the aerospace industry. With the production of GE’s LEAP engine fuel nozzles and the test-firing of a rocket with 3D-printed components, the technology is…

Astronomers Put Hubble Space 3D Prints at the Fingertips of the Visually Impaired

To give people visually impaired a sense of scenes from the galaxy, astronomers from the Space Telescope Science Institute in Maryland turned to 3D printing. Overcoming a few obstacles, researches pri…

UK Government Cash Injection to Boost Manufacturing With a Dedicated 3D Printing Centre

British manufacturing is seemingly in the process of turning itself around, in particular the UK’s aerospace industry has been at the forefront of demonstrating the benefits of 3D printing for manufac…

3D Printing Now Taking Off at Aerodef Manufacturing Summit and Expo

Has anyone heard about the potential of 3D printing technologies in the aerospace and defense industries? Of course you have. It is probably the largest sector to adopt 3D printing for manufacturing a…

RAF Test Flights With Some 3D Printed Parts

RAF Tornado fighter jets, built by UK aerospace and defence company BAE Systems, have, for the first time ever, flown with end-use parts produced on a 3D printer. The parts in question are metallic bu…