SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company, will license 3D printing technology from Velo3D, a metal AM company based in California. Under the terms of the deal, Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) w…
Nikon SLM Solutions develops new material parameters for NASA GRCop-42 copper alloy
Metal 3D printer manufacturer Nikon SLM Solutions has created new material parameters for NASA‘s GRCop-42 copper alloy. These parameters have been developed to meet the growing demand for …
[INTERVIEW] EOS launches new M 300-4 1kW 3D printer at Formnext 2023 to reduce cost per part and boost productivity
Munich-based 3D printer manufacturer EOS recently launched its new M 300-4 1kW metal 3D printer at Formnext 2023. An updated version of the M 300-4 first launched at the 2018 International Manuf…
NASA 3D prints aluminum RAMFIRE rocket engine nozzles to enable deep space exploration
NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has successfully 3D printed and tested a new rocket engine nozzle as part of its Reactive Additive Manufacturing for the Fourth Industrial R…
AMCM developing new 8-laser M 8K metal 3D printer for space rocket production
Time is running out! Nominate now for the 3D Printing Industry Awards 2023. AMCM, a Germany-based partner company of 3D printer manufacturer EOS, has announced the development of its newest meta…
L3Harris to ‘accelerate innovation’ in aerospace and defense with $4.7BN Aerojet Rocketdyne acquisition
US aerospace and defense contractor L3Harris Technologies has announced plans to acquire rocket propulsion system manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne. Once finalized, the deal will see the combination of …
GKN Aerospace to supply main and upper-stage turbines and Vulcain nozzles for the next 14 launchers
GKN Aerospace, a US-based additive manufacturing center of excellence, has signed a contract to supply the next phase of Ariane 6 turbines and Vulcain nozzles with ArianeGroup, a French aerospace comp…
3D Printing Industry Review of the Year: June 2020
June of 2020 yielded a number of major business deals, including government-backed contracts with the likes of Photocentric and Nextflex. Stratasys underwent a major restructuring, VELO3D made strides…
Interview: How 3D printing is enabling PythomSpace to build a private space transportation system
After announcing his company’s 3D printed full-scale rocket engine is set to undergo hot tests this side of Christmas, PythomSpace co-founder Tom Sjogren explains how the firm is leveraging 3D printin…
ArianeGroup successfully tests fully-3D printed combustion chamber for ESA rocket engine
Aerospace firm ArianeGroup, a joint venture between Airbus and Safran, has announced that it has successfully tested its first combustion chamber produced entirely by 3D printing. The 3D printed comb…