Aerospace
nScrypt 3D Prints Antennas on Complex Surfaces for Air Force
nScrypt’s research group, Sciperio, has recieved funding from the Air Force to continue its work to conform 3D-printed antennas to complex surfaces. Directly printing active phased array antennas on curved surfaces can make it feasible to include advanced communication technology directly into the body of a vehicle or aircraft, the company says.
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Video: How Additive Manufacturing Is Advancing the Space Industry
By making launch vehicles more efficient and easier to manufacture, AM lets small companies play a significant role in space. Here is a conversation with an aspiring startup.
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SLM Solutions 3D Prints Orbex Launcher
Orbex has built a metal rocket engine 3D printed on SLM Solutions’ selective laser melting machine.
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Digital Alloys Seeks the Economic Win for Joule 3D Printing
The company is targeting applications where its wire-based deposition technology can win out over conventional manufacturing.
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Engine Mount Set to Be First 3D-Printed Part on the Moon
Manufactured by RUAG Space, the 3D-printed engine mount is part of a spacecraft from SpaceIL.
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Optomec Acquires Huffman, Improves Market Reach
Optomec has acquired Huffman to improve metal 3D printing market reach in the energy and aviation industries and widen the use of Directed Energy Deposition (DED), a form of metal 3D printing that both companies offer.
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Premium Aerotec Acquires APWorks, Aims to Profit in 3D-Printing Market
Premium Aerotec acquires 3D-printing specialist APWorks to combine industry and market knowledge and further profit from the 3D-printing market and AM growth.
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3D Systems DMP Flex 350 and Factory 350 Systems Designed for Production
3D Systems’ DMP Flex 350 and DMP Factory 350 are designed for production of components for industrial applications such as aerospace, health care and transportation.
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A Public-Private Partnership Aims to Save Additive from Itself
Overwhelming process variables for metal additive manufacturing processes are derailing AM’s adoption for critical parts in aerospace. Colorado’s ADAPT Center—and its growing cache of data—is seeking common ground.
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Thrusters with Additively Manufactured Components to Fly Spacecraft
Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed qualification testing for the reaction control thruster system for NASA’s Orion crew vehicle.
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