Aerospace
Optomec, Acme Manufacturing Collaborate on Fully Automated Work Cell
Said to be the industry’s first fully automated work cell for the additive repair of turbine parts, the turnkey solution includes seamless integration of preparation, additive repair and finishing functions.
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Farsoon Assists in 3D Printing of Large Combustion Chamber
Farsoon’s technology also enables an accelerated design-validation cycle of 80% faster compared to conventional manufacturing processes.
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Metal Powder Works Joining Additive Manufacturing Production Campus
The 10,000-square-foot space at Neighborhood 91 will function as MPW’s main production facility, enabling it to grow production capacity by a factor of eight times.
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Velo3D Adds StarHagen to Contract Manufacturer Network
StarHagen is a provider of high-quality production parts for aerospace companies and specializes in manufacturing with extreme precision for prototype and production-volume manufacturing.
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Qualification Today, Better Aircraft Tomorrow — Eaton’s Additive Manufacturing Strategy
The case for additive has been made, Eaton says. Now, the company is taking on qualification costs so it can convert aircraft parts made through casting to AM. The investment today will speed qualification of the 3D printed parts of the future, allowing design engineers to fully explore additive’s freedoms.
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Military Aircraft Undergoes Testing With Additively Manufactured Parts
Hardware produced as part of the AMNOW Program undergoes flight testing on operational aircraft.
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Velo3D Qualifies Copper Alloy for Use With Its Sapphire Printers
Velo3D has qualified the NASA-developed GRCop-42 alloy for use with its Sapphire family of printers to deliver the conductivity of copper with high strength for aerospace applications, such as rocket engine combustion chambers.
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How An Airline Addressed Supply Chain Issues with 3D Printing
COVID-19 not only grounded most of Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) fleet in 2020, but also limited its access to engine covers critical for safe storage. CNE Engineering used BigRep machines to 3D print molds to produce the covers.
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How 3D Printing Will Change Composites Manufacturing
A Q&A with the editor-in-chief of CompositesWorld explores tooling, continuous fiber, hybrid processes, and the opportunities for smaller and more intricate composite parts.
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Collins Aerospace Opens North Carolina Additive Manufacturing Center
New facility expands company’s global repair capabilities at Monroe, North Carolina, campus
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