Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is a promising new technology for all areas of aviation manufacturing. Additive manufacturing’s flexibility in design and customization, cost reduction, and speed in delivering finished parts...
ASTM International’s additive manufacturing technologies committee (F42) is developing four standards that aim to help aircraft parts manufacturers meet safety and performance requirements. ASTM International member Shane Collins notes that the use of additive...
CAMPBELL, Calif., June 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —VELO3D today announced that it has partnered with Boom Supersonic, the Colorado company building history’s fastest supersonic airliner, to manufacture the flight hardware necessary to build XB-1,...
Safran Aero Boosters has been awarded certification by the EASA1 and FAA2 airworthiness authorities for the lubrication unit equipped with a 3D metal printed casing, a piece of oil equipment for the CFM International...
Raytheon has partnered with Northrop Grumman on its air-breathing hypersonic weapon, which will be powered by a Northrop-made scramjet made entirely of 3D-printed parts, the company announced Tuesday. Raytheon and Northrop’s weapon is one...
Safran Helicopter Engines has received EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) Type Certification for its Arrano 1A engine, installed in the Airbus Helicopters H160. Arrano is a new generation engine in the 1,100 to 1,300...
Carpenter Technology Corporation (NYSE:CRS) and Belgium-based BMT Aerospace today announced their cooperation in the development of an additively manufactured (AM) aerospace pinion, using Carpenter Technology’s Custom 465® Stainless. Pictured, the AM pinion developed by...
IMSAR LLC and Optisys, LLC, collaborated to create a low-Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) radar designed specifically for use on High Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) platforms. The high-altitude radar system is made possible by...
When Christopher Protz and Paul Gradl first started experimenting with building rocket engine components out of copper, the NASA engineers feared they might be wasting their time. Back in 2014, copper had never been...
To help protect NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, technicians and engineers are using 3D printed part molds to ensure ideal thermal protection on smaller components and hardware. Traditionally, spray-on foam or another...
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