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 manufacturing applications for a number of years. There have been…
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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 and rapid prototyping and it is the one…
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 but, notably, non-critical parts and the…
Research At Cranfield Yields Large Scale 3D Printing Metal Process
Research at Cranfield University conducted in collaboration with BAE Systems has resulted in the production of a large scale, 3D printed metal part. The part, measuring 1.2 metres, is thought to be one of the biggest 3D printed parts produced…
3D Printed UAV from Solid Concepts
“Additive manufacturing has changed the way we manufacture aircraft” Just a quote from Solid Concept’s video of teaming up with Area-I to create the world’s smallest jumbo jet.. There is a number of ways in which additive manufacturing can help in…
CRP is off to Space with new Windform XT 2.0 Material for SLS
Elon Musk, the superstar entrepreneur who founded both Tesla Motors and Space X, said once that many technologies developed for electric cars can be used in rockets and vice versa. An Italian-American company, CRP Group, took a slightly different approach,…
AM Benefits Environment Says EADS and EOS
According to a recent joint study between Direct Metal Laser-Sintering company, EOS, and the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) Innovation Works (IW), additive manufacturing (AM) can reduce the costs of building and operating aircraft. The study examined CO2…
Aiming for AMAZE-ing Metal 3D Printing
After the opening of its 3 month ‘3D Printing: the Future’ exhibition last week, today saw The London Science Museum host the launch of the AMAZE project, which according to the European Space Agency (ESA), will “take 3D printing into…
UAV Manufacturing with Stratasys 3D Printers
UAV Solutions is a leader in manufacturing and designing unmanned systems. For components that “could not be done with standard milling procedures”, they have turned to Stratasys 3D Printers. WIth this video, UAV & Stratasys introduce you to an aerospace 3D printing…
Additive/Aerospace Summit Preview
Everyone’s calling it “The Must-Attend Business Event for Additive Fabrication Servicing the Aero-Defense Value Chain!” Ok, so that’s what the promotional materials are calling it, but the Additive/Aerospace Summit taking place in Los Angeles from October 16-18 does look exciting. …
