The European Space Agency (ESA) has made new advances in its quest to 3D print in space using in-situ materials. In a partnership with Austrian ceramic 3D printing specialist Lithoz, ESA has demonstra…
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STAINLESS and Utinam Besançon 3D print a metal watch
STAINLESS, an international supplier of specialist metals, and Utinam Besançon, a French clockmaker, have 3D printed a metal watch. The wristwatch was designed by Utinam’s Grand Prix winning clo…
75 million contract signed by ESA for Ariane Group’s 3D printing enabled rocket engine
The Ariane Group has signed a new contract with the European Space Agency for a next generation rocket engine. The contract, signed on December 14th, will see the development of the Prometheus engine,…
Metalysis named as ESA Grand Challenger in offworld terraforming project
The European Space Agency (ESA) has named Metalysis, a UK based materials company, their first ESA Grand Challenger. During the Global Space Economic Workshop (GSEW) in Paris, France, Eric Morel de We…
ESA’s Dr. Makaya discusses 3D printing on the Moon and Mars
Dr. Advenit Makaya is an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer in Materials and Processes at the European Space Agency (ESA). I caught up with Dr. Makaya in Barcelona to find out more. In his role at the ES…
eSUN invests in RESA Wearables to bring 3D printing insoles to China
Custom-made wearables provide the exciting opportunity to bring 3D printing to a commercial market. With Under Armour, adidas and China’s Peak Sport all on board, the center of 3D consumer innov…
3D Printing News Sliced: Apple, ESA, Olaf Diegel, Kodama, Potent Rope
Slicing the 3D printing news today, we feature: Apple, the European Space Agency (ESA), Olaf Diegel, Kodama, I3D Innovation, Donald Papp and his Mister Screamer, and Potent Rope. Apple’s new iPh…
European Space Agency 3D printing electrically conductive CubeSats in PEEK
The European Space Agency (ESA) is 3D printing the bodies of CubeSats out of a modified and electrically conductive PEEK plastic. According to the ESA, the group is currently testing the use of a dope…
Desamanera Brings Large-Scale Stone 3D Printing to the US
An Italian cousin company of Enrico Dini’s D-Shape, Desamanera SRL, is bringing its own interesting, large-scale 3D printing technology to the United States, through an exclusive agency agreemen…