Aerospace & Defense

With the spirit of the space race living on in the private sector’s innovative drive towards the stars, engineering company LEAP 71 and spacecraft manufacturer The Exploration Company recently announced a partnership to accelerate space exploration. The two companies want…

In Ukraine’s continued fight against Russia, the use of 3D printers has taken on an ever-growing role. The transportable, on-site, on-demand nature of additive manufacturing has proven to be a real boost to the Ukrainian war effort. Applications are varied…

In recent years, the field of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has been rapidly gaining popularity across various industries. Its ability to offer customization, innovative design, and improved performance has led to its widespread adoption in diverse fields. Among…

It is no secret that the U.S. military is increasingly turning to 3D printing for a number of interesting applications in the defense sector. Indeed, in the past few years, we have seen a number of projects including the use…

3YOURMIND and Phillips Corp. Federal Division have recently announced their partnership with Marine Corps System Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell (AMOC) to enhance digital additive manufacturing (AM) capabilities. The collaboration aims to integrate 3YOURMIND’s part identification software with Marine Corps…

Firestorm Labs and Greenjets have joined forces to develop groundbreaking drone solutions through additive manufacturing. Firestorm Labs, known for their Modular Unmanned Aerial System (MUAS), aims to create a 100% additively manufactured UAV airframe and engine with the help of…

The Australian company SPEE3D, a leading metal additive manufacturing company, has been chosen by the US Navy for an exciting project that aims to develop Subsafe manufacturing materials using its patented cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) technology. This collaboration with…

One of the areas in which metal additive manufacturing has been showing its true value has undoubtedly been aerospace. Over the past few years we have seen it be used for everything from replacement parts in airplanes to entirely 3D…

More than ever, the way we are manufacturing is changing. In particular, due to increased issues such as the Global Supply Chain Crisis of 2022 or even the COVID-19 pandemic itself, we are seeing the benefits of local manufacturing. For…

Industries are increasingly searching for new and advanced materials and processes to improve their products, and the aerospace sector is no exception. The industry’s needs are evolving rapidly with the introduction of more stringent requirements. Thus, they demand new technologies…

Since the 20th century, humans have been fascinated with exploring space and understanding what lies beyond our planet. Major organizations like NASA and ESA have been at the forefront of space exploration, including with a new significant player in this…

One of the first, and most fervent, adopters of additive manufacturing was undoubtedly the aerospace industry. The sector was drawn to the technologies as a way to help with lightweighting parts (optimizing their weight vis-a-vis their strength). Now, the use…