Aerospace & Defense

The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is showing its continued interest in additive manufacturing with the launch of a contract offer for 3D printing firms. The UK has always invested in defense and military, being the fourth highest spender globally…

Australian metal 3D printing specialist AML3D has announced a renewed partnership with aircraft manufacturer Boeing. Earlier this year, Boeing commissioned AML3D to 3D print prototype aluminum aircraft parts. The parts must match AS9100D quality assurance requirements for “flying” components. Testing…

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), a subsidiary of General Atomics, is an American designer and manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Over the past decade, the company has invested in integrating new technologies into their services. In an exciting development…

The AM Forward initiative was announced just in May but already a number of leading players in the American manufacturing sector have pledged to it.  Most recently, Boeing and Northrop Grumman have announced that they will also be taking part,…

As additive manufacturing continues to mature and grow, one trend that has become clear is the increased importance of metal AM in a number of sectors. More and more, OEMs are adopting metal AM technologies as a way to create…

If you have been following along for a while, you certainly know that additive manufacturing is playing an important role in the aerospace sector and especially in space travel. Already it is being used for applications in missions to both…

NASA is once again turning to 3D printing to help it in its upcoming Artemis Mission, this time through a collaboration with AI Space Factory. In the project, AI Space Factory will be creating a 3D printed base camp (named…

Additive manufacturing is widely used in many sectors including maritime, aerospace, and automotive. It should come as no surprise then, that it is also being increasingly adopted by the defense sector worldwide. In fact, the military 3D printing sector is…

American company Collins Aerospace recently announced the opening of its new additive manufacturing center located in Monroe, North Carolina. The company, which is a subsidiary of the multinational Raytheon Technologies Corporation, opened the additional location for the expansion of its…

On Wednesday, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Temporary Denial Order (TDO) to suspend the export privileges of three US-based 3D printing service providers. Quicksilver Manufacturing Inc, Rapid Cut LLC and U.S. Prototype Inc.…

You may remember Fleet Space, the Australian company that plans to send fully 3D printed satellites, named Alpha, to the Centauri constellation. Though those satellites are not yet ready for launch, the company recently made a significant step forward. On…

When we discuss industries using additive manufacturing, one that always comes to mind is aerospace. Since the advent of 3D printing technologies, the sector has strived to adopt and integrate AM thanks to benefits like weight optimization and cost reduction.…