by David | Aug 10, 2020 | Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Metal, Military
The U.S. Air Force has 3D-printed its first metal part for a jet engine. The replacement part, made for the engine that powers the B-52 Stratofortress bomber, will keep the plane flying until new engines are fitted to the aging jets in the late 2020s. . The Air Force...
by David | Aug 10, 2020 | Companies, Conferences, Events and Webinars, People
Web-based collaboration platform for 3D printing and digital fabrication companies MakerOS assists users in developing their products faster, no matter the stage or size of the company. . It was founded by CEO Mike Moceri , who has copious amounts of experience in...
by David | Aug 10, 2020 | 3D News, Construction, Design / Engineering, Environment, Geopolitical Regions
Opening this September, Kisawa Sanctuary on Benguerra Island in Mozambique will be the world’s first 3D-printed, ultra-luxury eco resort. . Olivia Palamountain reports Kisawa Sanctuary in Mozambique is redefining responsible travel quite literally from the ground up....
by David | Aug 10, 2020 | 3D News, Companies
Maybe it’s because of the new contract that the DoD just awarded to SpaceX help get its satellites into orbit (and that will bring the company $2 billion dollars). Maybe it’s just because SpaceX was among the first to understand the benefits of AM for end-use space...
by David | Aug 10, 2020 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Construction, Design / Engineering, Education and Research
NASA’s Mars One strategy is to robotically construct a human settlement on Mars starting in 2025 with humans arriving five years later. . A team at Northwestern University has created a model of what the structures on the planet could look like. NASA states the...
by David | Aug 10, 2020 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Geopolitical Regions
During the last two years, China has led the world in orbital launches, and 2020 seems to continue along that trend as the country’s space agency sends major exploration missions to space. . Taking the first step in its planetary quest of the solar system, China sent...
by David | Aug 10, 2020 | Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Sometimes it is difficult to draw the line at what is and what isn’t 3D printing. . Take the LOM and then later Mcor technologies, both described themselves as 3D printing but if a common definition of that term is “a process that manufactures geometries by adding...
by David | Aug 10, 2020 | 3D News, Education and Research, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Software
Researchers from the University of Valladolid in Spain discuss ways to improve efficiency and organization in 3D printing, releasing the details of their study in the recently published ‘ Production planning in 3D printing factories .’ . As 3D printing facilities...
by David | Aug 10, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Printing Services, Companies, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Service bureaus offer the ability to have prototypes and parts fabricated on professional equipment (especially important as some designers may not have access to any 3D printing resources) and in most cases bring extensive expertise to the table to help with design...
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