Aerospace / Airbus to install Norsk Titanium Merke IV DED systems as process development partnership commences The companies hope to transition from part-specific qualification to broader process-based methodologies for specific titanium products. By Sam Davies / 5 Mar 2026
Aerospace / Ursa Major successfully hot fires latest variant of AM-enabled Hadley engine Major components have been in-sourced as a result of Ursa Major's 'strategic vertical integration' of AM. By Sam Davies / 5 Mar 2026
Features / Members-only / Application spotlight: Consolidated helicopter intake duct yields 80% cost saving The ROBOZE Argo 500 HYPERSPEED solution was used to manufacture the critical component. By Sam Davies / 27 Feb 2026
Aerospace / Hypercars to Defense Drones: General Atomics and Divergent to headline joint AMUG keynote Steve Fournier and Scott Sawyer join The Lego Group's Ronen Hadar to complete the 2026 AMUG Conference main stage keynote line-up. By Laura Griffiths / 26 Feb 2026
Metals / Alloyed secures £1 million to develop next-gen nickel-based superalloy for 3D printing jet engine parts The company, believes the material will be "game changing" for building gas turbines for aerospace propulsion and industrial power generation. By Laura Griffiths / 19 Feb 2026
Aerospace / 3D printed helicopter bracket made from recycled titanium takes flight The flight, which was conducted by QinetiQ’s Flight Test Organisation at MOD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, is thought to be a world first. By Laura Griffiths / 17 Feb 2026
Aerospace / #240 General Atomics' Steve Fournier on 3D printing thousands of aircraft parts Fournier will be a co-keynote speaker at the 2026 AMUG Conference. By Laura Griffiths / 16 Feb 2026
Finance / British aerospace firm Orbex set to enter administration The Exploration Company is among those to have explored an acquisition of the company. By Sam Davies / 12 Feb 2026
Bioprinting / Auxilium Biotechnologies to provide orbital 3D bioprinting capabilities aboard Starlab space station The companies believe their alliance represents a 'significant advancement in 3D bioprinting and biofabrication in orbit.' By TCT Team / 12 Feb 2026
Defence & Security / ASTRO America & Florida State University InSPIRE launch second national 3D Printing Tech Challenge The challenge will focus on distortion prediction & compensation in laser powder bed fusion with Inconel 718. By TCT Team / 5 Feb 2026
Academia, Research & Development / ESA project explores turning lunar soil into conductive 3D printing material "This opens completely new opportunities for off-earth manufacturing of electronics for future space missions." By Laura Griffiths / 4 Feb 2026
Aerospace / SWISSto12 secures €73 million ESA funding The Swiss aerospace company will use the funding to support the development of the HummingSat - a new class of small geostationary satellites. By Laura Griffiths / 22 Jan 2026