Aerospace - TCT (Page 4)

U.S. Air Force awards 3D Systems $7.65m contract for metal 3D printer tech demonstrator

The two-year contract marks the second phase of a project that was first announced in 2023 to support the development of large-scale ‘hypersonic-relevant’ 3D printing capabilities.

By TCT Team

/ 27 Aug 2025

EOS launches metal additive manufacturing master class with NASA experts

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.

By TCT Team

/ 7 Aug 2025

Space Circling Aerospace Technology completes hot fire test of rocket engine featuring 20+ 3D printed parts

The aerospace company worked with BLT to additively manufacture parts for the thrust chambers, turbopumps and valves.

By Sam Davies

/ 5 Aug 2025

QL-1 thrust chamber extension. - Space Circling Aerospace Technology/BLT

Safran installs second NXG XII 600 multi-laser metal 3D printer

Safran says the additional capacity will ‘address production bottlenecks, maintain equipment redundancy, and secure the high reliability required for serial production’ of lightweight, high-performance aluminium components.

By TCT Team

/ 29 Jul 2025

EFW celebrates seven years with dentCHECK

8tree’s dentCHECK is a handheld, completely wireless 3D scanner that incorporates AR.

By Rhiannon Temporal

/ 25 Jul 2025

EFW celebrates seven years of using dentCHECK. - 8tree

Ursa Major to deploy Dyndrite LPBF Pro software to support metal additive manufacturing activity

A six-month technical evaluation of Dyndrite LPBF Pro is said to have delivered a better performance than Ursa Major's existing toolset, with the company now integrating the solution as the 'core software of its additive strategy.'

By Sam Davies

/ 24 Jul 2025

Horizon Microtechnologies coated 3D printed parts come through outgassing tests successfully

Horizon Microtechnologies believes the development is 'a significant step' in validating its proprietary metallisation process for precision- and micro-additive manufacturing (AM) polymer parts.

By Sam Davies

/ 24 Jul 2025

3D printed rocket engines test-fired as new rocket test & teaching facility launched in Scotland

The MachLab facility been established by researchers from the University of Glasgow and backed by close to £500,in funding from industry, including matched contribution from the UK Space Agency.

By Sam Davies

/ 23 Jul 2025

Velocity Maintenance Solutions adopts 8tree’s dentCHECK tool

The company is using the solution in damage inspection applications with high-value aircraft.

By Rhiannon Temporal

/ 17 Jul 2025

Velocity Maintenance Solutions adopts 8tree dentCHECK tool. - 8tree

STARGATE project to 3D print metallic space propulsion components on the ISS

The part, a 1-Newton thruster developed by DLR, will be printed and returned to Earth for hot-fire testing, in what DLR has described as ‘a game-changer for additive manufacturing in space, unlocking new frontiers for exploration.’

By TCT Team

/ 16 Jul 2025

Aspire Space to develop large reusable launch vehicle in partnership with LEAP 71

As part of the agreement, LEAP 71 will create the complete propulsion stack for Aspire’s rockets using Noyron, its proprietary Large Computational Engineering Model.

By Sam Davies

/ 26 Jun 2025

South Korean researchers additively manufacture spherical high-pressure tank capable of passing 330-bar test at -196°C

To satisfy stringent aerospace dimensions and structural requirements, the researchers used AM technology to print two titanium hemispheres, before joining them together through a sequence of heat treatment, precision machining and welding.

By Sam Davies

/ 24 Jun 2025