Aerospace

Aerospace

3D Systems Develops C-103 Metal Alloy for Challenging Environments

This niobium alloy with hafnium and titanium alloying elements is resistant to decomposition by heat, pressure or chemical attack and thus retains its strength and form at high temperatures.  

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SLS

This Drone Bird with 3D Printed Parts Mimics a Peregrine Falcon: The Cool Parts Show #66

The Drone Bird Company has developed aircraft that mimic birds of prey to scare off problem birds. The drones feature 3D printed fuselages made by Parts on Demand from ALM materials. 

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Aerospace

Arburg Develops High-Temperature Version of Freeformer 750-3X for Polymer 3D Printing

The machine is well suited for the manufacture of geometrically intricate polymer parts that require high-temperature production.

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EBM

Zenith Tecnica Manufactures 3D Printed Hardware for NASA Psyche Mission

The node components designed by Maxar Space Systems were well suited to the advantages of EBM AM due to their complex geometries.

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Metal

Jeol’s Electron Beam 3D Printer Meets Aerospace Qualification Standard

The company says that meeting the AMS7032 operational qualification standard ensures manufacturers that Jeol’s JAM-5200EBM is capable of producing aerospace-grade material with stable performance and meets all material specification requirements.

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Polymer

Liqcreate Creates Flame Retardant Polymer for High Temperature Applications

Parts made with this additive manufacturing resin can withstand high temperatures without posing a fire hazard due to its self-extinguishing capabilities.

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Sustainability

3D Printed Reactor Core Makes Solar Fuel Production More Efficient

The solar reactor uses water and CO2 from the air and sunlight as the energy source to produce carbon-neutral liquid fuels, for example, solar kerosene for aviation.

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Defense

America Makes Announces Defense Department Industrial Base Modernization Project Call

Concept paper and quad chart submissions are due Nov. 29, 2023. The project lead and all project team members must be members of America Makes in good standing as of that date.

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Composites

AIM3D Study Shows 3D Printing Ultem 9085 Pellets Offers Lower Cost, Higher Tensile Strength

The material qualification testing indicates many benefits of creating components with AIM3D’s ExAM 510 printer using the composite extrusion modeling process, which uses standard pellets rather than the more expensive filaments required by other platforms.

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Aerospace

Avio Utilizes Velo3D Metal Printers for Developing Propulsion Systems

The Italian space propulsion innovator is installing the printers in its Colleferro, Italy, headquarters to produce mission-critical parts for its family of rocket engines.

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