Wayland Additive’s Calibur3 metal additive manufacturing system has been leveraged to produce a temporary replacement part for the pylon assembly. The pylon assembly connects weapons systems to the aircraft’s wing.
The precision tool measuring, inspection, balancing, heat-shrinking, automation, and tool management solutions provider hosted a VIP technology tour of its headquarters in Pleidelsheim, Germany.
The industrial 3D printing company’s Additive Minds Academy arm has announced a Space Act Agreement with the organisation to deliver a hands-on Metal AM Master Class at EOS Technical Centre in Pflugerville, Texas this November.
The industrial 3D printing company shared that the milestone had been reached with the order of an AMCM M 4K equipped with four 1 kW lasers by a manufacturer in California operating within the space industry.
The project is designed to accelerate material and process developments for critical sectors such green steel production and oil & gas, with an acute focus on qualification support, advanced materials, and AM process parameters.
The patent describes how the company’s AI utilises a digital twin and one or more transformer-based large language models to convert manual test cases into automated scripts.
The open project call, Joint Additive Qualification for Sustainment – Supplier Qualification (JAQS-SQ) – Group 1, is being funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD ManTech).
TCT Group Content Manager Sam Davies assesses the rise of Chinese machine manufacturers in AM and explores how incumbent suppliers will respond to the increased competition.
