Manufacturing and Supply Chain Articles

H-60 FST develops 3D-printed gear for new communications system

The Navy’s MH-60S Seahawk multi-mission helicopter is ready for a communications upgrade, and engineers with the H-60 Fleet Support Team at Naval Air Systems Command’s In-Service Support Center at Fleet Readiness Center East have developed an innovative solution to...

Future rocket engines may include large-scale 3D printing

As part of the Artemis program, NASA is returning astronauts to the Moon, where the agency will prepare for human exploration of Mars. Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, experts from NASA, industry and academia are pioneering methods to print the rocket parts...

Fortify begins shipping FLUX ONE 3D printer

Boston-based Fortify has started shipping its FLUX ONE 3D printer to customers sites. The additive manufacturing platform, capable of printing fiber-reinforced photopolymers, was launched in March 2020 and is based on the company’s Digital Composite Manufacturing...

ExOne’s New Metal 3D Printer Raises the Binder Jetting Bar

Additive manufacturing company ExOne has announced their latest metal 3D printer, the InnoventPro. . The binder jet printer augments ExOne’s existing Innovent+, which the company says is the world’s best-selling metal binder jetting system since 2016. The InnoventPro...