Pick and choose Whether the choice is between investment casting or additive manufacturing, selecting the best process can be a tricky decision. Fortunately, GF Machining Solutions and GF Casting Solutions are on hand…
Leading innovation in UK aerospace Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) chief executive, Gary Elliott, offers his thoughts on the institute’s Accelerating Ambition strategy, the funding opportunities through its ATI Programme, the impact of Covid-19 and how…
US Air Force 3D printing partnership reaches first key milestone A collaboration between General Electric and the US Air Force has reached its first milestone as a sump cover for the F110 has been 3D printed. A team of GE…
Enable offers widest range of metals for additive manufacturing Enable Manufacturing has announced that it can now produce metal parts with its Additive Casting process in more than 130 metals. Every manufacturing process has its limitations whether it is…
Editor's comment: Reset your sights One of the few positives during the lockdown period is that everyone has been given the chance to hit the reset button and take stock of their lives. For some,…
Innovating for efficiency 3D Systems’ vice-president of advanced application development, Patrick Dunne looks at how the company is innovating for efficiency with additive manufacturing in the aerospace industry. As green credentials increasingly…
AM nanosatellite fuel tank design could be ‘game changer’ A lightweight fuel tank for small-scale satellites has been designed and developed by metal additive manufacture engineers at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) as part of…
ADDere prints full-size rocket thruster assembly ADDere’s latest part demonstrates its unique capability of printing not only a rocket combustion chamber and nozzle, but seamlessly merging them into one full-size rocket thrust chamber assembly. The scale…
HP and Rösler sign AM cooperation agreement AM Solutions, Rösler Group’s brand name for all activities around additive manufacturing, and HP have announced a contractually fixed cooperation agreement covering the development of new equipment solutions in the…
Additive in ascendance In a Q&A session, Aerospace Manufacturing hears the latest news from Ascent Aerospace on the company’s large-scale additive manufacturing capabilities and HyVarC tooling solutions. Ascent Aerospace, a provider of layup…
Meggitt announces HiETA Technologies investment Meggitt (UK), a subsidiary of Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components and subsystems for the aerospace, defence and selected energy markets, has announced an investment…
SABIC deliver material technologies across the AM value chain SABIC used the recent Formnext 2019 exhibition to highlight its diverse and expanding collaborations that are said to deliver value to customers by providing the company’s specialised materials at various…
Velo3D ships 7th Sapphire printer to aerospace customer Velo3D, an innovator in metal additive manufacturing (AM), has announced delivery of the seventh Sapphire printer to its largest production customer, which has already ordered a total of 12 systems…
6K and Castheon partner to produce 3D-printed high entropy alloy part 6K, one of the world’s leading developers of microwave plasma technology for the production of advanced materials used in additive manufacturing, lithium ion batteries and other industrial markets, has announced…
SLM Solutions and Honeywell partner to qualify new AM technology SLM Solutions has announced that it is working with Honeywell to help qualify new additive manufacturing parameters that enable printing at increased thicknesses. The partnership will help both companies reduce…
3T celebrates 20 years at Formnext 3T additive manufacturing celebrated its 20th anniversary and 20 years of industry leading technology and services at Formnext, Frankfurt last week. Founded in 1999 and based in Newbury, Berkshire, 3T…
Arevo announces AGC as Japan strategic partner of 3D-printed parts Arevo, the Silicon Valley company transforming composites manufacturing through digitalisation has announced AGC, Inc. as its strategic business partner in Japan to provide Manufacturing-as-a-Service (MaaS) for the on-demand production of…
Etihad opens new MRO 3D printing facility with EASA approval Etihad has collaborated with EOS and BigRep to open an MRO additive manufacturing facility with design and production approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The laboratory, located at…
Sintavia scales end-to-end applied additive technology Brian Neff wants to leave nothing to chance. To ensure the quality of the high-value additively manufactured metal parts his company provides for the demanding aerospace and defence sectors, he…
SLM and Divergent sign new partnership at Formnext SLM Solutions Group and Divergent Technologies have signed a letter of intent to purchase next generation additive manufacturing machines and deepen their strategic partnership. Since 2017, SLM Solutions and Divergent…
3D print flexibility beats Brexit Chris Elsworthy, CEL-UK’s managing director and lead mechanical engineer reveals how scalable 3D printing can give aerospace manufacturers the flexibility they need ahead of Brexit. Aerospace manufacturing, like many…
AM makes the top flight Patrick Dunne, vice-president, advanced applications development, 3D Systems explains how aerospace applications are taking flight with additive manufacturing. It’s been more than 30 years since Chuck Hull created the…
3D printing reaches new heights Scott Sevcik, vice-president aerospace business segment at Stratasys looks at some of the current trends and developments that highlight the technology’s ongoing ability to deliver opportunities for aerospace manufacturers and…
Creaform to showcase 3D scanning and printing at Formnext Creaform (hall 12.1, booth E110) will use Formnext to showcase its latest portable 3D scanner generations, the HandySCAN BLACK and Go!SCAN SPARK, to the additive manufacturing industry. “Formnext is the…
