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Metal 3D printed sump cover for F110 engine receives Engineering Change Proposal approval from US Air Force

GE Aviation has received Engineering Change Proposal approval from the US Air Force (USAF) for an F110 additively manufactured sump cover.

By TCT Team

/ 4 Jun 2021

Additively manufactured sump cover for the F110 engine. - GE Additive

Zortrax introduces Z-PEEK filament for Endureal 3D printer

Zortrax has announced the launch of the Z-PEEK filament, which it believes to be suitable for the space and energy sectors, for its Endureal 3D printing system.

By TCT Team

/ 1 Jun 2021

Radiation-resistant bearing ring for a spacecraft gimbal 3D printed with Z-PEEK on the Zortrax Endureal.

Materialise and EOS announce 3D printing first with Airbus

Materialise and EOS have been qualified by Airbus to manufacture flight-ready parts using EOS’s laser sintering technology and a flame-retardant polyamide (PA 2241 FR) powder.

By TCT Team

/ 27 May 2021

Materialise has been qualified by Airbus to manufacture flight-ready parts using EOS’s laser sintering technology.

Continuous Composites to produce integrated wing spar and rib configuration with CF3D via DoD contract

Continuous Composites has been awarded a $750k Phase II SBIR contract to demonstrate its Continuous Fiber 3D Printing technology for a multi-functional Department of Defense (DoD) application.

By TCT Team

/ 20 May 2021

Single component, organically integrated wing spar and rib configuration.

GKN Aerospace leans on 3D printing to deliver ICC to Rolls-Royce UltraFan engine demonstrator programme

GKN Aerospace has delivered the first Intermediate Compressor Case (ICC) to the Rolls-Royce UltraFan engine demonstrator programme with the help of 3D printing.

By TCT Team

/ 11 May 2021

GE Aviation moves production of four land/marine turbine parts from casting to metal additive manufacturing

GE Aviation has projected cost saving of 35% after switching the production of four land/marine turbine bleed air parts from casting to metal 3D printing.

By TCT Team

/ 10 May 2021

Satellite Applications Catapult to offer MetalFAB1 3D printing capabilities to UK space SMEs

The machine will made available to UK companies at the Satellite Applications Catapult’s Disruptive Innovation for Space Centre (DISC) at Westcott Venture Park from July this year.

By TCT Team

/ 4 May 2021

Lars Ryberg, Director Business Development UK & Ireland (left), inspecting the MetalFAB1 with Mike Curtis-Rouse (right), Head of Manufacturing for Space at Satellite Applications Catapult.

Continuous Composites 3D prints structural carbon fibre spars for AFRL aircraft wing assembly project

Continuous Composites has successfully completed a two-year Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contract after additively manufacturing the structural carbon fibre spars of a Low Cost Attritable Aircraft (LCAA) wing assembly.

By TCT Team

/ 7 Apr 2021

Continuous Composites Wing AFRL Continuous Composites carbon fibre wing spars structural performance demonstrated to 160% design limit load.

Safran Landing Systems produces bizjet landing gear part with SLM Solutions metal 3D printing technology

Safran Landing Systems and SLM Solutions have successfully tested Selective Laser Melting technology to produce a nose landing gear part for a bizjet.

By TCT Team

/ 7 Apr 2021

Getting up to standard: Burloak Technologies on its journey to becoming a supplier of 3D printed parts to Boeing

Burloak Technologies on the long road to becoming a certified supplier of additively manufactured aluminium parts to Boeing.

By Sam Davies

/ 29 Mar 2021

Getting up to standard: Burloak Technologies on its journey to becoming a supplier of 3D printed parts to Boeing

Senior Aerospace installs two Stratasys Fortus 450mc machines to 3D print interior aircraft parts

Senior Aerospace BWT has installed two Stratasys Fortus 450mc 3D printing systems to design and produce interior aircraft components for its customers.

By TCT Team

/ 29 Mar 2021

University of Colorado Boulder selects Roboze 3D printing tech for CubeSat project

Roboze 3D printing technology has been selected by the University of Colorado Boulder to produce components for a CubeSat project.

By TCT Team

/ 16 Mar 2021

University of Colorado Boulder selects Roboze 3D printing tech for CubeSat project