Manufacturing and Supply Chain Articles

Custom manufacturing marine parts: thyssenkrupp announces joint venture with Wilhelmsen Ships Services

Thyssenkrupp is extending its gains in marine additive manufacturing by entering a joint venture with Wilhemsen Ships Services for custom manufacturing marine parts. The companies will collaborate on delivering maritime spare parts using 3D printing. . Thyssenkrupp,...

Supply Chain News: Perhaps Surprisingly, OH Foundry Benefitting from 3D Printing

So-called 3D printing, sometimes referred to as additive manufacturing, is still very early in its evolution, using a laser-like process to turn powered plastic, metallic and other materials into finished products. If and when 3D printing goes mainstream, it will...

Metal 3D Printer Buyer Guide 2020

Metal 3D printing has seen a lot of attention leveled at it over the past several years, with the metal additive manufacturing (AM) market seeing real growth over the past decade. According to the Additive Manufacturing with Metal Powders 2020 report from SmarTech...

Martian biolith: a “sweet” bioinspired composite for closed-loop extraterrestrial manufacturing

Given plans to revisit the lunar surface by the late 2020s and to take a crewed mission to Mars by the late 2030s, critical technologies must mature. In missions of extended duration, in situ resource utilization is necessary to both maximize scientific returns and...