Aerospace & Defense

In this week’s 3DExpress, we are covering some positive industry news: first, Boeing reports that it is using 3D printing to create solar array substrates—a decision that will cut production time in half. Second, we touch on ORNL’s new research…

Rosotics, a large-scale metal additive manufacturing company, announced last week that it has entered the fabrication and testing stage of a federal contract awarded by Fluor Marine Propulsion (FMP), LLC at the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, under the U.S. Department…

Space has always fascinated humanity, and the colonization of Mars and the Moon remains a major goal. To achieve this, it is necessary to process local resources under the conditions present there. 3D printing shows impressive potential in this area,…

In late August, NASA and SpaceX launched the 33rd commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, carried out with the reliable Dragon capsule, transported not only the usual supplies but also a wide range of innovative…

Don Bosco University in El Salvador has unveiled a project that puts 3D printing in the spotlight. Through the Micro Macro Observatory (OMM), the university presented the Zuyat mission, a project that successfully launched the country’s first stratospheric probe. The…

This is good news for additive manufacturing in aerospace! The Honeywell group, leading a consortium comprising 3T Additive Manufacturing, BeyondMath, Qdot Technology, and the Oxford Thermofluids Institute, has just announced that it has received £14.1 million in funding from the…

The United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) recently announced its new 3D printed solution to help improve safety during hazardous glove testing. The engineers at the DLA Analytical Product Test Center in Philadelphia have developed an artificial hand that can…

Efforts to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon are moving forward. One of the major projects aiming to accomplish this feat is, for example, NASA’s Artemis program. As you can imagine, this goal brings with it countless challenges,…

With so many 3D design and modeling tools available, finding the right fit can be overwhelming. Enter BRL-CAD, an open-source, cross-platform software built on constructive solid geometry (CSG)—a method that delivers highly accurate, optimized renderings. While useful for general CAD…

A group of South Korea’s leading companies and research institutions is driving a major breakthrough in space technology. The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), KP Aero Industries, AM Solutions, and Hanyang University have partnered…

In a new development within the defense sector, the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force has successfully installed its first in-house manufactured 3D printed component to an operational Typhoon fighter jet at RAF Coningsby. This is a new milestone that signals…

Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade are now taking battlefield adaptability into their own hands. After the Army retired the RQ-7B Shadow drone in March 2024, a team called Hawkeye Platoon, from the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment,…