Colleen Murray, Ph.D., a lecturer at the University of Maryland, has been awarded the Randy Stevens Scholarship, and Justin Levy, a mechanical engineering student at The Ohio State University, has been awarded the Guy E. Bourdeau Scholarship.
The start-up has unveiled two new tools including a plug-in for SOLIDWORKS that translates 3D scan data into fully-featured parts in SOLIDWORKS’ native file format, and a web app that converts 3D scans into parametric CAD files.
This phase, known as Spiral 3, is said to be focused on accelerating the adoption of AM within the defence supply chain and will be split into two parts.
The company, which specialises in metal 3D printing for the aerospace sector, has commissioned the AMCM M290-2 metal powder bed fusion system with a pair of 1.2kW nLight lasers at its Florida facility.
The software company outlined the plans in its fourth quarter financial results report, stating it would be reallocating internal resources towards what it believes are “critical areas”, such as industry clouds and artificial intelligence.
The U.S. manufacturer, which specialises in additive manufacturing for aviation, defence and power generation sectors, was awarded the contract by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and SOSSEC, Inc..
Catalyst, which features several 3D printed components, is described as the ‘first new centreline, clean-sheet advanced turboprop of the 21st century’ and is said to deliver 18% better fuel consumption and up to 10% higher cruise power.
Olivier Diegerick, EMEA Additive Manufacturing Portfolio Development Executive at Siemens Digital Industries Software shares how the digital thread can help to unlock the full potential of industrial-scale 3D printing.
It’s the first time a metal 3D printed part has been printed on orbit and brought back to the Earth’s surface, and follows a series of metal 3D printing firsts on board the International Space Station since January 2024.
Launching its MakerBot Gives Back initiative, the desktop 3D printing brand said it will offer hardware, materials and learning resources to educators, students, schools, and STEM organisations
The Japanese automaker says it is working across a variety of mobility fields where it ‘expects’ to deploy additive manufacturing, including automobiles, motorcycles, power products, motorsports and aerospace.
