Swinburne University of Technology has collaborated with Sydney-based industrial automation firm Tradiebot Industries and automotive aftercare company AMA Group to 3D print a replacement lug for an automotive headlamp assembly using a robotic arm. Initially funded by a sum of…
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U.S. Army develop ultra-strong 3D printed steel parts to revolutionize battlefield logistics
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) of the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), is using customized steel alloy powder to 3D print high-strength spare parts for ground vehicles in a bid to “to revolutionize logistics.” “Additive manufacturing is going to…
Thyssenkrupp to collaborate with DSTA Singapore on 3D printed submarine parts
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, a branch of German multinational engineering group Thyssenkrupp, and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore additive manufacturing and data analytics for naval applications. Under this agreement, which…
Naval Group and Centrale Nantes use WAAM to 3D print the world’s first hollow propeller blade
Naval Group, a French company focusing on naval defence, and Centrale Nantes engineering school have 3D printed the first hollow propeller blade demonstrator. Sirenha, a Centrale Nantes spin-off and subsidiary of Naval Group, helmed the design of the blade. It…
Huntington Ingalls Industries produces 3D printed piping assembly for U.S. Navy aircraft carrier
Huntington Ingalls Industries, the largest military shipbuilding company in the U.S., has produced a 3D printed piping assembly for nuclear-powered warships. The additively manufactured metal component will be installed on U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75),…
URI students 3D print at sea with the Formlabs Form 2
Four ocean engineering students from the University of Rhode Island (URI) have used a Form 2 SLA 3D printer to demonstrate the capabilities of 3D printing at sea. Aboard a research vessel operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),…
FATHOM and U.S. Marines create Modular Logistics Vehicle with additive manufacturing
FATHOM, a Californian design studio, has used additive manufacturing to create a Modular Logistics Vehicle (MLV) for the United States Marine Corps (USMC). Frustrated by the unresponsiveness of traditional supply chains, Marines from the 29 Palms base generated the concept…
U.S. sailors use 3D printing to repair broadband systems onboard John C. Stennis aircraft
U.S. sailors have used 3D printing to repair a rotary joint on the aircraft carrier, the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The rotary joint lies within the commercial broadband system program (CBSP) on the aircraft, which is essential for…
Stratasys to 3D print spare parts on demand for Angel Trains
Angel Trains, a British rolling stock operator company (ROSCO), has partnered with Stratasys and ESG Rail, a Derby-based engineering consultant, to 3D print replacement parts for trains. Technical Director of Angel Trains, Mark Hicks, said, “We are proud to be driving…
NAVSEA approves first metal 3D printed shipboard component for U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has approved the first 3D printed part, a prototype drain strainer orifice (DSO) assembly, for shipboard installation. “This install marks a significant advancement in the Navy’s ability to make parts on demand…
