Defense

WAAM-based Vipra AM shows the power of application-first development

WAAM-based Vipra AM shows the power of application-first development

For over a decade, Italian company Caracol has developed and honed its large-scale robotic additive manufacturing technology, first with a…

1 month ago

Mears Machine orders fifth Velo3D Sapphire XC to expand production capacity

Mears Machine Corporation has ordered its fifth Velo3D Sapphire XC metal additive manufacturing system, with options to purchase two additional…

1 month ago

RIMPAC running largest-ever U.S. military test combining 3D printing with drone delivery

The U.S. Department of Defense is running its largest-ever combined test of 3D printing and autonomous drone delivery during the…

1 month ago

USS Essex uses embarked 3D printers to cut supply chain delays

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are using embarked…

1 month ago

AMufacture CEO says company can help deliver UK’s £5bn drone investment plan

The CEO of AMufacture, a Portsmouth-based additive manufacturing contract manufacturer, has said the company is well positioned to help deliver…

2 months ago

Coogee Titanium and University of Queensland to test locally made titanium

Coogee Titanium is partnering with the University of Queensland (UQ) on an AU$677,000 (US$469,000) research project to determine whether its…

2 months ago

SkyDefense CobraJet series is built around a 3D printed carbon fiber core

SkyDefense, Inc., headquartered in Brighton, Colorado, has announced CobraJet, a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) jet designed to detect, track…

2 months ago

ASTM publishes strategic guide for certifying AM parts in defense

ASTM International's Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) has published a Strategic Guide to Certification of Additively Manufactured Parts…

2 months ago

US Navy aims to cut F/A-18 composite repair times in half with 3D printed patches

The US Navy is testing a 3D printed composite patch repair method it said could cut F/A-18 Super Hornet repair…

2 months ago

Velo3D opening 289k-sq-ft facility in Livermore to triple metal AM production

Citing a growth in demand from the aerospace and defense sectors, metal AM company Velo3D is opening a new production…

2 months ago