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...
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...
Autodesk worked with NASA to create a space lander prototype that can withstand the temperatures and pressures of outer space. Image: Autodesk It’s one challenge to design intricate mechanical equipment for Earth. It’s another...
Fabrisonic, an Ohio-based company specializing in metal 3D printing, has taken a step closer to Mars. Fabrisonic’s used its patented technology to additively manufacture heat exchanger devices. The metal 3D printed components have now...
NASA’s 3D Printed Habitat Challenge has seen several companies competing for a high honor – to design the first habitats for humans on Mars and the moon. Using 3D printing, these competitors have proven...
“Going back throughout the history of 3D printing it’s been ‘Let’s find materials that print well,’ and then ‘How can we use them?’” says Scott Sevcik, vice president of manufacturing solutions for Stratasys. But...
The co-founder of a Tempe company calls 3D printing the “new industrial revolution,” changing the way manufacturing is done — individually and in mass production — and maybe even space travel. PADT, situated in...
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