January is the time of the year where we make forecasts on what is going to happen. As I have written before, at an industrial level, this is going to be the year where we are going to see the first e…
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Additive Industries' MetalFAB1 3D Printer Flies into Airbus Factory
The fully automated factory is coming and few large industrial manufacturers are more ready to embrace this concept than Airbus. No later than one year ago, at Euromold 2014, Mr. Peter Sander, VP of E…
Airbus Enlists Autodesk to Design Mold-Inspired, 3D Printed Aircraft Partition
A few years back, when Airbus put out its video detailing a concept for a 3D printed airliner, it seemed pretty outlandish. Since then, both the industry as a whole and Airbus have made developments …
Materialise to 3D Print End Parts for Airbus
Earlier this year, Materialise announced that it had obtained EN9100 and EASA 21G certification, authorizing the Belgian firm to begin 3D printing end-use parts for use aboard airplanes. Today, the c…
Preparations Begun on Mass Metal 3D Printing of Airbus Engine Parts
The race is on to bring industrial 3D printing into mainstream manufacturing, beginning with the aerospace sector. In the U.S., GE has launched its own mass 3D printing facility for the production of …
Airbus A350 XWB Takes Off with Over 1,000 3D Printed Parts
3D printing for prototyping aerospace parts is a long-established practice, but only in recent years has the technology made its way into the production of end-use parts. While GE continues to work t…
Airbus 3D Printed Components to Launch on Next UK Satellite
After spending two years in R&D on the project, UK defense manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space is 3D printing space-qualified satellite components for the UK Space Agency and Innovate UK’s…
Ion Core Makes Big Sale of Zinter PRO Desktop 3D Printers to Airbus Group
UK-based Ion Core, manufacturer of the Zinter line of desktop 3D printers, has just made a big sale. Like jumbo jet big. The company will be supplying their Zinter PRO Desktop 3D Printers to aerospa…
Airbus' 3D Printing Transformation
Airbus is already using 3D printed plastic parts on commercial A310 and A350 XWB test aircraft. Also some metal parts for their aircraft have been made with 3D Printing. Check out the video below to h…
3DPI.TV – Airbus and 3D Printing
Airbus, a leading original equipment manufacturer of aircraft, is also one of the original pioneers that has been utilizing 3D printing for industrial applications. Right now there are 3D printed comp…