Aerospace - TCT (Page 22)

WELKIN Reusable LOX/Kerosene rocket engine manufacturing powered by metal 3D printing from Farsoon

In March 2022, Galactic Energy Space Technology Co. Ltd, (Galactic Energy), a commercial aerospace company based in China, announced the first successful full-system test flight of its WELKIN 50-ton Reusable LOX/Kerosene Engine.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 12 Jan 2023

Farsoon FS621M fleet at Falcontech - Farsoon Technologies

UAM specialist Fabrisonic moves to new 30,square foot facility

Fabrisonic LLC, a manufacturer specialising in 3D metal ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) and 3D printing applications, has announced its move to a larger ‘state-of-the-art’ facility in Lewis Center, Ohio.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 10 Jan 2023

Mark3D UK's Aerospace and Defence Division at iAero Centre to help drive 3D printing adoption

The news follows previous work with the team at the Yeovil, UK-based iAero Centre which houses a suite of Markforged metal and composite 3D printing equipment.

By TCT Team

/ 10 Jan 2023

Mark3D announces new Aerospace and Defence Division, primarily based out of the iAero Centre

Locally 3D printed part fitted into Zeus-1 satellite launched by SpaceX

Qosmosys, an international private company headquartered in Singapore, has worked with NuSpace in collaboration with Creatz3D in preparation for the launch of the Zeus-1 satellite.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 6 Jan 2023

GE Additive to provide additive design expertise to Boom Supersonic Symphony propulsion system development

GE Additive is to work with Boom Supersonic on its new Symphony propulsion system designed for its Overture supersonic airliner.

By Sam Davies

/ 15 Dec 2022

Boom Supersonic - Symphony Symphony™ is a new propulsion system designed and optimized for the Overture supersonic airliner. - Hand-out Boom Supersonic

Fortius Metals raises seed funding round of $2 million from AM Ventures to bring advanced metal 3D printing to the aerospace industry

Fortius Metals announced on December 6 that it has closed a priced seed financing round with AM Ventures. The 2 million USD round will be used to scale manufacturing capacity, grow the company and accelerate its go-to-market strategy.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 7 Dec 2022

Hexagon and Stratasys unlock 3D printed PEKK’s lightweighting potential for aerospace engineers with simulation

Hexagon and Stratasys have applied Hexagon’s simulation technology to capture the behaviour of Stratasys’ high-performance, ultra-lightweight Antero reinforced polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) materials and its additive manufacturing processes.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 6 Dec 2022

A pie-shaped component, part of the hatch cover assembly for NASA’s Orion spacecraft. - Stratasys

ICON awarded $57.2 million NASA contract to develop lunar 3D printing construction system

ICON, a company that specialises in additive manufacturing construction technologies and large-scale 3D printing, announced on November 29 that it has received a contract awarded under Phase III of NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research program.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 5 Dec 2022

Sintavia develops proprietary niobium printing technology

Sintavia announced on November 30 that it has developed proprietary material parameters for alloy C103, a high-performance niobium alloy that is well suited to rocket, jet, and satellite propulsion applications.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 30 Nov 2022

Elementum 3D acquires NXG XII 600 and enters material development agreement with SLM Solutions

According to SLM Solutions, metal-based additive manufacturing requires a need for collaboration between hardware OEMs and material providers to work together in solving customer’s problems.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 30 Nov 2022

Quandum Aerospace tests Zortrax resin 3D printing ecosystem

Quandum Aerospace is a Spanish manufacturer of optoelectronic and electronic systems for aerospace, medical, and energy markets. The company has been a long-time user of Zortrax 3D printers and was one of the first to test the ecosystem.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 24 Nov 2022

GKN Aerospace to transform US additive manufacturing centre of excellence into 4th Global Technology Centre

GKN Aerospace is to relocate its North America additive manufacturing (AM) centre of excellence to the Line Star Commerce Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

By Sam Davies

/ 22 Nov 2022