Researchers in South Africa are developing the world’s largest titanium powder additive manufacturing machine. First announced in 2011, the government-backed Aeroswift project produced its first…
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US Navy 3D prints first aircraft component
The US Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) based in Jacksonville, Florida, has 3D printed a part for use inside a T-44 Pegasus airplane. FRCSE Commanding Officer Capt. Chuck Stuart c…
Taiwanese machining leader using Optomec additive manufacturing with CNC
Tongtai Machine & Tool Co. (TPE:4526) in Taiwan are integrating Optomec’s LENS Print Engine into a new line of hybrid additive manufacturing and CNC milling machines. With existing expertise in bo…
America Makes publishes national roadmap for additive manufacturing in the United States
In collaboration with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), America Makes, the organization driving innovation for additive manufacturing in the United States, has released a Standardizat…
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 3D prints first ever aerospace grade carbon fiber composites
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has announced they have successfully 3D printed aerospace grade carbon fiber composites. Their research was published in the Scientific Reports journal an…
Novel 3D printing technique uses magnets to create smart materials for soft robotics and medicine
New research describes a novel 3D printing technique for the production of smart materials that may find use in soft-robotics and advanced medicine. In a recent academic paper the, “striking phenomena…
Insights into additive manufacturing at Boeing with Leo Christodoulou
The use of 3D printing technology at Boeing could seem futuristic to some, featuring as it does levitating objects and spacecraft. But this is par for the course according to one Boeing director, “I’m…
Insights into how GE is using Additive Manufacturing from their Additive Technologies Leader
During the recent Defence IQ Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace, Defence and Space (AMADS) conference in London Edward Herderick, GE Corporate Supply Chain and Operations, set out how 3D printing is…
Interview with Harvard 3D printing pioneer Jennifer Lewis
Professor Jennifer Lewis and her group in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University, are behind some of the biggest stories in the 3D printing industry. In 2016 alone Lewis …
Stuck on SLA 3D Printing? New research holds promise for big area additive manufacturing
SLA 3D printing is fast and produces objects at a high-resolution, making it an increasingly useful tool for dental, medical and jewelry applications. Once the 3D design is printed, parts are detached…