Aerospace
3D Systems, Oerlikon Join Forces to Advance Metal Additive Manufacturing
Oerlikon is acquiring its fourth 3D Systems DMP Factory 500 to support these efforts.
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America Makes Names Winners of $6M Powder Alloy Development for Additive Manufacturing Project
Recipients of the PADAM project award are tasked with establishing repeatable and reproducible AM metal operations focused on operational, product, and installation metal material qualifications. Below is the list of award winners:
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BLT Supports Successful Flight and Recovery Test of Longyun Liquid Oxygen-Methane Engine
This 10-km-level test represents China's largest scale vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flight trial for reusable rockets to date.
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Nikon Reorganizes and Rebrands Morf3D Subsidiary to Create Nikon AM Synergy
The transformation includes new leadership and a reorganization that shifts away from the former general-purpose contract manufacturing service bureau business.
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Video: For 3D Printed Aircraft Structure, Machining Aids Fatigue Strength
Machining is a valuable complement to directed energy deposition, says Big Metal Additive. Topology-optimized aircraft parts illustrate the improvement in part performance from machining as the part is being built.
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Sciaky Manufactures Critical EBAM Component for Intuitive Machines’ Moon Landing
The Sciaky engine component was the upper section of the IM-1 lander’s main engine nozzle, which provided the main source of thrust for descent in the February 2024 mission to the Moon.
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Additive Manufacturing at NASA (Part 2): AM Radio #52
In this follow-up podcast episode on additive manufacturing at NASA, Dr. Tim Simpson joins us to discuss how the organization thinks about AM overall, and its role in advancing additive alongside and in service of commercial industry.
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Additive Manufacturing at NASA (Part 1): AM Radio #51
In this first episode of a two-part special on additive manufacturing at NASA, we discuss three specific 3D printed parts for upcoming missions and share observations about the organization’s approach to AM.
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Researchers Use Additive Manufacturing to Make Aircraft Propulsion Systems More Eco-Friendly
Project researchers aim to utilize hydrogen fuel cells and additive manufacturing as a pathway to achieve low-emission aviation by 2050. The goal is to recuperate the waste heat of a fuel cell-electric propulsion system, paving the way for a clearer, more sustainable future in aviation.
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America Makes’ Summer Research Project Call Worth $2.1 Million
The RFP includes 6 topic areas of focus with research project proposals due by August 16, at 5 p.m. (ET).
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