AML3D has announced its role in supplying critical tailpiece components for the United States’ nuclear submarine program, forming part of the AUKUS trilateral security partnership. The Copper-Nickel components are set to undergo rigorous testing before being installed on a conventionally…
The aerospace company SpaceX has unveiled the latest version of its Raptor engine, which features a simplified and consolidated design. This optimisation was made possible by the use of additive manufacturing technologies. Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, commented on Platform…
According to Tad Steinberg, speaking during the 2024 AMUG Conference, Siemens Energy has made significant progress with additive manufacturing-enabled hydrogen combustion and gas turbines. Steinberg, an Air Force veteran based in Siemens Energy’s additive manufacturing application center in Orlando, Florida, has extensive experience…
US-based metal 3D printer manufacturer Mantle has expanded the reach of its 3D printing technology, including the P-200 metal 3D printer, with three new customers. These new customers include Spectrum Plastics Group, a DuPont business; Heyco Products, a Penn Engineering company; and General Pattern. Read more
In today’s world, instant gratification reigns supreme, with 24-hour delivery becoming the bare minimum for our personal shopping sprees. And guess what? This lightning-fast expectation is seeping into the industrial and B2B realms, too. Like the character Veruca Salt in…
3D printing has transformed several industrial fields, introducing improvements in the design and manufacture of objects. The bicycle industry is no exception, also taking advantage of this technology to push back the frontiers of conventional manufacturing. TITAN SUPER BOND, which specializes in…
US-based natural gas service provider Upwing Energy has leveraged technology from metal 3D printer manufacturer Velo3D to 3D print its Subsurface Compressor System (SCS) compressor module. By using Velo3D’s Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) 3D printer, Upwing has reduced the manufacturing time needed to…
Pelagus 3D said Wednesday it had delivered a Return Oil Standpipe at Kobe, Japan, to be installed on Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s RoRo vessel TYSLA. The collaboration involved Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Wilhelmsen Ship Management. Traditionally, the procurement, fabrication, and delivery of…
Beginning in 2022, NASA will place unmanned Orion spacecraft into lunar orbit, followed by crewed landings, construction of lunar habitats and supporting infrastructure, and ultimately, preparation for a visit to Mars. Additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, is one of…
How 3D printing can help mitigate PPE supply shortages in future pandemics. Some of the most indelible images of the early pandemic were of the personal protective equipment (PPE) crisis in our hospitals — photos of doctors and nurses wearing…