CHOPS, according to the partners, breaks from 'outdated, siloed, linear engineering methods' and replaces them with a 'live, contextual, and fully traceable loop' from concept through manufacturing.
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.'
Harnessing this investment, Firestorm Labs intends to advance its additive manufacturing platform with the addition of more engineers, a larger production facility and an expansion of its partnership program.
The multi-million-dollar funding is split into two phases, focused initially on establishing baseline material properties and performance validation, followed by expansion to full-scale component production and testing.
Securing exclusive distribution rights for this market, Firestorm Labs believes the deal will mark a 'major leap forward' in how commercial, humanitarian, and medical sectors respond to 'urgent, on-the-ground needs.'
The two organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and will work together on a series of strategic initiatives, of which the co-development of comprehensive education, training and personnel certification is considered the priority.
Deploying Nikon SLM's metal powder bed fusion technology, ArianeGroup expects to set a new benchmark in the aerospace and defence sectors by tackling the production of components over 1 cubic metre using metal additive manufacturing.
Aiming to provide a model for military and federal building retrofits, energy solutions provider Ameresco will work with the US Army to improve building insulation and energy performance through a 'state-of-the-art 3D fabrication process.'
The production milestone was hit at the company’s Huntersville, North Carolina facility where it is using laser powder bed fusion technology to produce high-performance metal components for critical defence applications.
Laura Griffiths chats to UltiMaker leadership about remaining competitive, building secure platforms for defence, and why, with its new S6 machine, it feels it has a bulletproof offering for industrial users.
Divergent has been enlisted to apply its proprietary Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) to support next-generation aerospace and defence technologies.
