A Scottish aerospace startup shows how to leverage metal 3D printing to enable development of an unprecedented rocket engine.
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Two Major Boeing Suppliers Working Together using 3D Printing
Charles Goulding and Peter Favata examine how two of Boeing’s suppliers could make increased use of 3D printing technology.
Will There Be Many Seismic Shifts Enabled By 3D Printing?
While there are breakthroughs occurring in several industries as a result of additive manufacturing, how many other industries could be affected?
Consolidated Aerospace Acquisition by Stanley Will Accelerate Aerospace 3D Printing
Stanley Black & Decker is set to acquire Boeing supplier Consolidated Aerospace, possibly increasing additive manufacturing activity.
British Airways’ Holiday Gift to 3D Printing
British Airways unexpectedly published a list of possible 3D printing applications for their future. We took a look at what it means.
3D Printing Aerospace Parts with Blockchain
It’s now possible to 3D print spare parts on demand for aircraft in flight using blockchain technology.
Printsyst Partners With DNA.me For Additive Manufacturing Process Automation
Printsyst and DNA.me have partnered to combine their respective expertise on additive manufacturing automation. We speculate on what may happen in the long term.
Design of the Week: Airplane Toy
This week’s selection is the flappy winged Airplane Toy by Prusa Printers contributor Jhuttula.
Book of the Week: Additive Manufacturing for the Aerospace Industry
This week’s selection is “Additive Manufacturing for the Aerospace Industry” by Francis Froes and Rodney Boyer.
First Fire Safe 3D Printable Resin Produced
Henkel and Origin have developed the first 3D printable resin for SLA 3D printers that is fire resistant and meets industry certifications. Certain industries will find this of great interest.
Is It Possible To 3D Print Spacecraft?
It has now been demonstrated it’s possible to 3D print spacecraft parts in thermoplastic thanks to an experiment by CRP Technology.
Slow Sculpture: Is 3D Printing Really Creating The Future?
Is 3D printing technology helping us sneak through the 21st century without much notice? Will we be surprised when we suddenly find ourselves in flying cars?
3D Printed Rocket Manufacturer Gets First Customer
Can a rocket be entirely 3D printed? We will soon find out as Relativity Space gains their first customer, Momentus.
Accelerating Aerospace: Part Two
Additive manufacturing promises to make aircraft fly higher, faster, and more fuel-efficiently than ever before.
Accelerating Aerospace: Part One
Additive manufacturing promises to make aircraft fly higher, faster, and more fuel-efficiently than ever before.
NASA has been 3D Printing Ice — In Plastic
How do you make aircraft wings resistant to icing? By carefully 3D scanning the way wing icing occurs, and 3D printing test wings.
3D Printing and Extended Boeing Production Delays
Charles Goulding and Peter Favata of R&D Tax Savers reexamine Boeing production delays and the impact of 3D printing.
Inside Stratasys Direct Manufacturing: Aerospace & Traceability
We visited Stratasys Direct Manufacturing in Texas for an inside look into operations including aerospace-qualiifed 3D printing.
GE Additive Goes Down Under
Focus is on Australia as GE Additive has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the New South Wales Government to bring industrial 3D printing capabilities to the new Aerotropolis project.
Aerospace 3D Printing Today And Tomorrow
When it comes to 3D printing in the aerospace industry, where are we now, in 2019? And where are we going?
Aerospace 3D Printing: The Process Of Adoption
An interview with Stratasys’ VP of Aerospace sheds light on the process of adopting 3D printing in the aerospace industry.
A Closer Look At Aerospace 3D Printing: Stratasys And Boom Supersonic
An interview with Stratasys’ VP of Manufacturing Solutions offers an insider’s look at the progress of 3D printing in the aerospace industry, with focus on Boom Supersonic’s development of a Mach-2.2 aircraft.
America Makes’ Third Satellite Center Ups US AM Accelerator Focus On Aerospace
America Makes, US additive manufacturing accelerator has established a third Satellite Center located at NIAR to be focused on aerospace and defense applications for 3D printing.
Crossing Flight Paths: Mitsubishi’s Purchase of Bombardier’s Canadair Regional Jet
Charles Goulding and Liam Nixon of R&D Tax Savers discuss business and 3D printing implications of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ acquisition of the Canadair Regional Jet business.
Drones Are Taking Off Rapidly With Help From 3D Printers
Cameron Torti and Charles Goulding of R&D Tax Savers examine 3D printing’s impact on drones.
3D Printing To Boom In Supersonic Air Travel
Boom Supersonic is bringing metal 3D printing into its Mach 2.2 air travel plans.
GE Additive Announces 34 Metal 3D Printer Sales
In four announcements over the last nine days, GE Additive has shared the news of a notable sales season in metal 3D printing.
3D Printing Final Aircraft Parts
Marshall Aerospace and Defense has revealed its use of 3D printing for prototype and final flight parts.
Need A Very Large 3D Print? Call Thermwood!
The largest 3D print I’ve ever seen was produced by Thermwood.
Sintavia Opens Massive Advanced Manufacturing Plant
Sintavia opened a 55,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility, featuring 3D printing.
Book of the Week: Additive Manufacturing for the Aerospace Industry
This week’s selection is “Additive Manufacturing for the Aerospace Industry” by Francis H. Froes and Rodney Boyer.
Book of the Week: Introduction to Flight
This week’s selection is “Introduction to Flight” by John D. Anderson Jr.
Space Launch Firms Utilize 3D Printing for Stellar Results
Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi of R&D Tax Savers discuss the use of 3D printing in space launches.
Precision ADM Confirms Our 3D Print Service Theory
Right on the heels of Sculpteo’s announcement regarding ISO 9001 certification, we see that Precision ADM has announced something quite similar.
GEnx-2B Engines to Add Additive Manufacturing
Aviation is gaining another additive manufacturing installation.
The 3D Printing Synergy of TransDigm’s Acquisition of Esterline
Peter Saenz and Charles Goulding of R&D Tax Savers discuss 3D printing implications of TransDigm’s acquisition of Esterline.
Progress in Aerospace and Maritime Additive Manufacturing
New additive manufacturing-focused agreements signed this week signify ongoing global progress in the aerospace and maritime sectors.
Is 3D Printing Becoming “Natural” for Manufacturers?
I’m reading a piece in the Durango Herald discussing a rocketry startup that’s using 3D printing.
30,000 3D Printed Fuel Nozzles
Milestones are mounting in additive manufacturing, with production parts hitting new highs.
Another 3D Printing Certification Achieved
Metal 3D print service Precision ADM announced they’ve completed another important certification.
Design of the Week: Supermarine Spitfire
This week’s selection is the incredibly beautiful 3D printed Supermarine Spitfire MKIX RC aircraft by Flite Test.
Are Lattices Becoming A Standard Build Feature?
More and more we’re seeing use of lattice structures in component design.
Velo3D Finally Reveals Secret Project – And Wow!
One of the most secretive operations in 3D print history finally revealed their plans.
Stratasys Working On New PEKK Material
Stratasys announced a new material that has some very interesting properties.
And Now – 3D Printed Critical Aircraft Parts?
Aerospace has long been interested in 3D metal printing, but it seems a milestone may have been hit.
GE Ideas Get Closer To Reality
Last week GE announced they’ve completed an actual test of their long-awaited new turboprop engine.
Relativity 3D Printing Entire Rockets
A new startup hopes to completely automate the building of rockets using 3D printing.
Elon Musk Not Using 3D Printing As Much As Suspected
SpaceX’s Elon Musk executed an “Ask Me Anything” session this week on Reddit, and revealed something interesting about their 3D printing use.
Stratasys Opens a Huge Door to Aerospace 3D Printing
It’s been obvious for a while that Stratasys has been focusing very closely on the aerospace industry, and now they’ve announced a significant development.
Stratasys Gets a Big Opening for their Manufacturing Strategy
Stratasys has been making a number of hints that it wants move into the production manufacturing market, but now they have a huge opening to do so.
GE’s 3D Printing Advantage is Everyone’s
I’m looking at GE’s new Advanced Turboprop Engine and it seems it makes substantial use of 3D printing technology.
What Does the Boeing 3D Printed Parts Announcement Mean?
Boeing announced last week that they’ve contracted a firm to produce “structural titanium parts”. What does this mean?
3D Fantasy of the Week: Onboard 3D Printers Producing Aircraft?
I’m watching a very curious video from BAE Systems that proposes a currently – and likely always – impossible 3D printing feat.
Startling Stats From GE Regarding Use of 3D Printing Technology
I listened to a talk by a GE representative who explained why they see so much benefit in 3D printing, and it’s quite startling.
APWorks’ LightRider Foretells Interesting New 3D Designs
APWorks has released a design for a fabulous 3D printed electric motorcycle called the “Light Rider”. But I think there’s a lot more to this project.
Does Airbus’ Stratasys Standard Indicate a Trend in Aerospace 3D Printing?
Stratasys announced that Airbus standardized their ULTEM 9085 material as a material for flight parts. But is there more to this story?
Serious Implications to 3D Printing After GE’s Acquisition
A few weeks ago General Electric announced the acquisition of not one, but two metal 3D printing companies. The implications are quite serious.
BAE Systems’ “Chemical” Printer: Fantasy or Possibility?
There’s a very strange announcement on the BAE Systems site, proposing a “chemputer” that would “grow” objects. Is this something that’s actually feasible?
Interesting Rocketry Application: 3D Printed Fuel
The WARR group from Germany has been 3D printing experimental solid rocket fuel.
Additive Industries’ MetalFAB1 Hits Airbus, And It’s Huge
Netherlands-based Additive Industries has delivered its very first MetalFAB1 to none other than Airbus. The results are huge in more ways than one.
Exploring Advanced 3D Design With Desktop 3D Printing Equipment
Highly complex 3D printed structures are being explored by large corporations for unique products, but can this be done by those with lesser equipment? Apparently so!
You Can Now Order 3D Printed Airframe Parts From Materialise
Earlier this year 3D print service Materialise obtained certifications for producing airworthy parts.
CNBC Reports On 3D Print Job Growth
A video from CNBC illustrates the incredible opportunities to come in 3D printing.
Stratasys’ 3D Printed Jet Takes Flight And Proves Two Points
Stratasys and partner Aurora Flight Sciences have developed an incredible demonstration of 3D printing capability: a 240kph jet-powered UAV.
Design of the Week: Resistance
This week’s selection is the animated “Resistance” bird wing print by artist Ryan Buyssens.
SWISSto12 Produces 3D Printed Antennae
A company uses a combination of 3D printing and electroplating to produce lightweight microwave and millimeter-wave transmission components.