America Makes launches four new project calls with $2.1M in awards

America Makes, the U.S. national accelerator for additive manufacturing, has announced four new project calls intended to advance the maturation of industrial 3D printing. Each project addresses one or more areas in or around additive manufacturing, including materials data, process…

Raytheon awarded $841K to advance 3D printed military optics

America Makes, an additive manufacturing innovation organization managed by the U.S. Department of Defense, has announced aerospace firm Raytheon Technologies as the awardee of its Additive for eXtreme Improvement in Optical Mounts (AXIOM) Project Call. For its submission titled ‘Topology…

Australian Army successfully conducts field test of SPEE3D metal 3D printer

The Australian Army has carried out a field test of metal 3D printer manufacturer SPEE3D’s WarpSPEE3D additive manufacturing (AM) systems.  Taking place in various locations across the Australian Northern Territories, the three day trial demonstrated the efficacy of metal 3D…

U.S. Army investigates predictive maintenance for 3D printed steel parts

The U.S. Army CCDC Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has discovered a method of predicting the performance of 3D printed parts and understanding any imperfections that can affect their performance. Detailed in a new study, the ARL will detect and monitor…

Titomic receives Airbus purchase order for TKF parts, partners with Triton for US DoD R&D projects

Australian metal 3D printer manufacturer Titomic has made two recent announcements relating to its Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF) additive manufacturing technology.   The first update concerns a partnership with US-based global product development and technology company Triton Systems to implement TKF…

University of Delaware to use Roboze ARGO 500 3D printer for joint US Army research

The University of Delaware has selected the Roboze ARGO 500 3D printer to facilitate collaborative research of high temperature composite 3D printing with the US Army. The University’s Center for Composite Materials (CCM) aims to use the industrial FFF system…

nScrypt’s rugged Factory in a Tool 3D printer demonstrated to U.S. Army

The nRugged, a Factory in a Tool (FIT) 3D manufacturing system developed by Florida-based micro-dispensing technology firm nScrypt, has been demonstrated to the Secretary of the Army, Ryan D. McCarthy, as a potential production tool for the U.S. Army. The…

Titomic signs AUD $25.5M Equipment Sales Agreement with Global Defence Manufacturer  

Titomic, an Australian metal 3D printer manufacturer, has signed an AUD $25.5 million equipment sales agreement with Composite Technology, a global defense supplier.  Titomic will provide two of its Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF) manufacturing systems. Composite Technology thinks this partnership…

SPEE3D metal 3D printing to assist Australian soldiers

SPEE3D, an Australian metal 3D printer manufacturer, will work with Charles Darwin University to assist the Australian Army. The news was announced by Australian Minister of Defence Industry, the Hon. Melissa Price MP. The AUD $1.5 million project aims to…