Aerospace - TCT (Page 17)

Linde collaborates with Ariane on 3D printing of copper rocket engine parts

The industrial gases leader says its bespoke gas mixture ADDvance Laser230 and oxygen control system ADDvance O2 precision will be used by the French aerospace company to test printed copper components for space.

By TCT Team

/ 9 Nov 2023

Ariane Group copper 3D printed rocket combustion chamber - Linde/Ariane Group

Phase3D commences work with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to explore powder anomalies in binder jet parts

Phase3D has commenced a technical collaboration phase 2 multi-year credo with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) that will focus on binder jetting technology.

By Sam Davies

/ 20 Oct 2023

Airbus Helicopters to use TRUMPF metal 3D printing technology for CityAirbus, A350 & A320 aircraft parts

Airbus Helicopters is to use 3D printing technology from TRUMPF to produce components for its helicopter vehicles and the aircraft of parent company Airbus.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Oct 2023

Relativity Space and Intelsat sign multi-launch agreement for 3D printed Terran R rocket

3D printed rocket company Relativity Space has announced that it has signed a multi-year, multi-launch Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with Intelsat, operator of the largest integrated space and terrestrial network in the world.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 12 Oct 2023

3D printed moon rover wheel prototype developed by Oak Ridge in collaboration with NASA

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), in collaboration with NASA, have used 3D printing to develop the same kind of wheel as the design used by the space administration for its robotic lunar rover.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 10 Oct 2023

Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Department of Energy

Lunar Production and Operations Facility with 3D printing capabilities opens at Houston Spaceport

Intuitive Machines, Inc., a leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services company, today opened its Lunar Production and Operations Center. The centre represents a new lunar access capability for the US, NASA and global commercial partners.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 2 Oct 2023

Intuitive Machines, Houston Spaceport - Intuitive Machines, LLC

AMCM introduces M 8K metal 3D printer, says it will push the boundaries of metal AM

AMCM has announced the development of the M 8K 3D printer, which it says pushes the boundaries of metal 3D printing. The new system will be equipped with eight lasers and a 800 x 800 x 1200 mm build volume.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 28 Sep 2023

Hyphen Innovations records vibration stress reductions of up to 95% in turbine engine parts with i-DAMP technology

Hyphen Innovations and the United States Air Force (USAF) have collaborated to develop a vibration suppression method which allows for the suppression of vibration stresses by up to 95% in critical turbine engine parts.

By Sam Davies

/ 21 Sep 2023

GKN Aerospace orders two NXG XII 600 3D printers from Nikon SLM Solutions

The tier 1 aerospace supplier says the pair of NXG XII 600 12-laser 3D printers, represent a "key milestone" in its mission to create "better, more sustainable aerospace products."

By TCT Team

/ 19 Sep 2023

BLT went big at TCT Asia 2023

In addition to launching its large BLT-S800 laser powder bed fusion system, which features 20-lasers, the Chinese additive manufacturing company showcased a titanium intermediate compressor case for an aerospace engine.

By TCT Team

/ 19 Sep 2023

Intermediate compressor case 3D printed on the BLT-S1500 system

Leap 71 & The Exploration Company team up to develop computational engineering model for rocket engines

Engineering services company Leap 71 has announced a collaboration with The Exploration Company that will focus on the development of a computationally engineered rocket engine.

By Sam Davies

/ 11 Sep 2023

Leap 71 & The Exploration Company team up to develop computational engineering model for rocket engines

Relativity Space signs lease on historic NASA test stand at Stennis Space Center

3D printed rocket company Relativity Space has signed an enhanced use lease agreement (EULA) on the vertical test stand at the A-2 complex within NASA’s historic Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 7 Sep 2023

A rendering of Terran R's first stage on the A-2 Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center. - Relativity Space