Industrial & Heavy Engineering

US Army Corps & Lincoln Electric produce 12-foot-long ship arrestor system part with metal 3D printing

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has deployed wire-arc additive manufacturing to produce a 12-foot-long metal part for the ship arrestor system.

By Sam Davies

/ 8 Apr 2024

Westinghouse Electric Company 3D prints 1,000th fuel flow plate

The flow plates are thought to be the ‘first ever safety-related AM components to enter serial production’ and are installed in VVER-440 fuel assemblies.

By TCT Team

/ 22 Mar 2024

Westinghouse 3D printed fuel flow plate - Westinghouse Electric Company

New Territories: Seurat Technologies on the additive manufacture of up to 59 tons of Siemens Energy turbine components

It was 18 months ago when Seurat Technologies began to detail to Siemens Energy the capabilities of its proprietary Area Printing powder bed additive manufacturing process.

By Sam Davies

/ 7 Dec 2023

Q&A: How Evove is leveraging 3D printing to enable precise filtration membranes

On an episode of the Additive Insight podcast in May 2023, we were welcomed to the headquarters of Evove, a UK-based company leveraging 3D printing technology to enable precise filtration membranes.

By Sam Davies

/ 6 Dec 2023

Seurat Technologies to additively manufacture 59 tons of parts for Siemens Energy turbines

Seurat Technologies is to develop 59 tons of additively manufactured metal components for Siemens Energy turbines, the Massachusetts-based company’s first named customer.

By Sam Davies

/ 9 May 2023

Seurat Technologies to additively manufacture 59 tons of parts for Siemens Energy turbines

Desktop Metal Aidro subsidiary achieves two DNV certifications for metal 3D printing

Desktop Metal's Aidro subsidiary has achieved the 'first-ever global AM Manufacturer certification' from DNV, a leading risk management and quality assurance society for the oil & gas and maritime industries, for two metal printing technologies.

By Sam Davies

/ 14 Apr 2023

Hydraulic valves and coupons printed by Aidro on the Desktop Metal Shop System. - Desktop Metal

HII receives certification from NAVSEA to 3D print parts for naval vessels

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII) has announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has received approval as a vendor to provide additively manufactured components to Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) platforms.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 8 Mar 2023

U.S. Department of Energy announces $30 million funding opportunity for development of wind turbine blades

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a 30 million USD funding opportunity to advance the cost-effective domestic manufacturing of materials, including lightweight composites, that allow wind turbines to produce power more efficiently.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 16 Feb 2023

University of North Dakota receives funding for 3D printed nuclear reactor component research

Sougata Roy, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of North Dakota (UND), has received federal funding to research new manufacturing methods for components used in nuclear reactors.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 8 Feb 2023

Sougata Roy, assistant professor of mechanical engineering (center), with his research group. To Roy’s right are Ph.D. research assistants. To the his left are other graduate research assi...

AM goes nuclear: USNC on how it is using 3D printing to produce its FCM fuel

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation talk to TCT about how binder jet 3D printing is enabling the production of its Fully-Ceramic-Microencapsulated (FCM) fuel.

By Sam Davies

/ 16 Dec 2022

A new energy: Nuclear AMRC's Udi Woy on the possibilities for additive manufacturing in nuclear

TCT Head of Content Laura Griffiths explores the possibilities for AM in nuclear in a conversation with the Nuclear AMRC's AM Tech Lead Udi Woy.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 9 Dec 2022

In full flow: How John Crane is using 3D printing to enhance its filtration system products

Mechanical seals and filtration systems manufacturer John Crane explains how 3D printing is helping to improve its product offering.

By Sam Davies

/ 8 Dec 2022

Stratasys Fortus 450mc installed at John Crane's Berkshire facility. - John Crane