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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

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.

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.

US Air Force to deploy three Inkbit Vista multi-material 3D printing platforms through $1.7m contract

Inkbit is to build three 3D printing systems after being awarded a Small Business Innovation Research contract for $1.7m by the United States Air Force (USAF).

By TCT Team

/ 25 Mar 2021

Xerox ElemX Liquid Metal Printer to be used by Naval Postgraduate School in US military research efforts

Xerox’s ElemX Liquid Metal Printer is to be deployed at the Naval Postgraduate School in research efforts designed to transform military supply to forward-deployed forces.

By TCT Team

/ 3 Feb 2021

Xerox liquid metal printer - Xerox/ YouTube

Essentium CEO on new 3D printing materials and its 4-year US Air Force contract

Essentium CEO Blake Teipel discusses the company's latest materials launches and its collaboration with the United States Air Force.

By Sam Davies

/ 5 Nov 2020

Essentium reveals details of US Air Force 3D printing collaboration

Essentium has revealed more details of its multi-year collaboration with the United States Air Force which will look to enhance multiple facets of the organisation’s operations.

By TCT Team

/ 27 Oct 2020

Origin, nTopology & Stress Engineering Services take 1st place in Advanced Manufacturing Olympics challenge

The team of Origin, nTopology and Stress Engineering Services has taken first place in the F-16 Approval Sprint Challenge for the inaugural USAF Rapid Sustainment Office Advanced Manufacturing Olympics.

By TCT Team

/ 26 Oct 2020

6K to ensure domestic supply of metal powders for US military

6K and 6K Additive has announced a near $1 million Phase II programme with the US Government’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to establish a domestic supply of high-performance metal powder from scrap sources.

By TCT Team

/ 20 Oct 2020

Titanium UniMelt System in 6K Additive's Burgettstown, PA facility. Titanium UniMelt System in 6K Additive's Burgettstown, PA facility. - 6K Additive

Desktop Metal to develop high-volume 3D printing capabilities for Cobalt-free hardmetals for DoD

Desktop Metal is to develop an additive manufacturing process capable of producing high volumes of Cobalt-free hardmetals for the US Department of Defence (DoD).

By TCT Team

/ 7 Oct 2020

Origin submits additively manufactured F-16 hydraulic line clamp for US Air Force technical challenge

Origin has worked alongside nTopology and Stress Engineering Services in the Approval Sprints Technical Challenge of the US Air Force's inaugural Advanced Manufacturing Olympics.

By TCT Team

/ 29 Sep 2020

Hydraulic line clamp being printed on the Origin One. Hydraulic line clamp being printed on the Origin One.

Optomec awarded $1m US Air Force contract to refurbish turbine blades with 3D printing

Optomec has secured a $1 million contract with the United States Air Force to deliver a ‘high volume production machine’ for the refurbishment of turbine engine components.

By TCT Team

/ 3 Sep 2020