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Hyphen Innovations records vibration stress reductions of up to 95% in turbine engine parts with i-DAMP technology

Hyphen Innovations and the United States Air Force (USAF) have collaborated to develop a vibration suppression method which allows for the suppression of vibration stresses by up to 95% in critical turbine engine parts.

By Sam Davies

/ 21 Sep 2023

ATI to build dedicated metal additive manufacturing facility to support US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

Metal alloy company ATI is to open a dedicated additive manufacturing facility outside Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to support the development of ‘highly engineered part solutions’ for the US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.

By Sam Davies

/ 8 Sep 2023

Need for Speed: SPEE3D on additive manufacturing at the point of need

SPEE3D CEO Byron Kennedy and Director, Corporate Programs EMEA David McNeill discuss additive manufacturing for production, manufacturing in the field, and sustainability.

By TCT Team

/ 5 Sep 2023

Naval Postgraduate School to utilise SPEE3D XSPEED metal 3D printer for MRO operations & research

The Naval Postgraduate School’s Consortium for Additive Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) in California is to install SPEE3D’s containerised XSPEE3D metal 3D printing system after the organisations announced a partnership.

By Sam Davies

/ 25 Aug 2023

Containerised XSPEE3D metal 3D printing system. - SPEE3D

Nano Dimension receives its largest ever order from unnamed industrial leader

Nano Dimension has announced that it has received its largest single purchase order in its history, both in terms of the dollar value and number of systems. The company says the order came from a “leading western advanced industrial leader."

By Oliver Johnson

/ 16 Aug 2023

Nano Dimension's DragonFly Pro 2020. - Nano Dimension

SPEE3D 3D prints parts on-demand in annual US Marine Corps live-fire training exercise

SPEE3D has announced its successful participation in the Marine Corps Annual Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-23 in July 2023. The event is a live-fire exercise combining infantry, artillery, aircraft, combat logistics and more.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 8 Aug 2023

Collins Aerospace opens $14 million 3D printing centre expansion in West Des Moines, Iowa

Almost a year to the day that ground was broken on the project, Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has announced the opening of a 14 million USD expansion of its additive manufacturing centre in West Des Moines, Iowa.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 21 Jul 2023

Collins Aerospace leaders join with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds to cut the ribbon on a $14 million additive manufacturing center expansion at the company's facility in West Des Moines. - Co...

U.S. Marine Corps achieves “first ever” successful demonstration of in-flight 3D printing

The Consortium for Additive Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has announced the achievement of a successful demonstration of in-flight 3D printing aboard a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey helicopter.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 11 Jul 2023

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael Radigan checks on the 3D printing of a medical cast aboard an MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 during a training flight - Nav...

Sintavia receives strategic investment from Lockheed Martin

Sintavia has announced that it has received a direct equity investment from Lockheed Martin Corporation. The terms of the investment, which was completed on June 27, 2023, were not disclosed by the companies.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 29 Jun 2023

U.S. Marine Corps. Awards 3YOURMIND and Phillips Corp. $2.5M contract to ‘enrich’ 3D printing capabilities

3YOURMIND and Phillips Corp. Federal Division have announced a partnership with Marine Corps System Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell (AMOC), to ‘enrich’ its digital additive manufacturing capabilities.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 22 Jun 2023

3YOURMIND/Phillips Corp. Federal Division/U.S. Marine Corps

AddUp participates in $1.5m research program to advance IN-718 3D printing for US Air Force

AddUp, Inc has announced it has joined 1.5 million USD contract “Development of Manufacturing, Heat Treatment, and Surface Finishing Guidelines to Yield Ready-to-Use IN-718 Additive Manufacturing Components” through the US Air Force and SBIR program.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 1 Jun 2023

FormUp 350 (left) Part printed in IN-718 (right) - AddUp

SPEE3D chosen by US Navy to develop subsafe manufacturing materials with metal cold spray 3D printing

SPEE3D has announced that the US Navy has chosen its metal cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) technology to develop materials as part of a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) project.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 30 May 2023

XSPEE3D containerised & deployable metal cold spray 3D printer - SPEE3D