Aerojet Rocketdyne has recently completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of key additively manufactured components for its AR1 booster engine at its Sacramento test facility. The testing of the ...

LONDON—GKN Aerospace is gearing up to begin production of its first load-bearing additive-manufactured (AM) components in what it calls a “tipping point” for the industry. The company at year-end ...

Scientists have integrated binder jet Additive Manufacturing with an advanced post-processing method to fabricate leak-tight ...

Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series exploring additive manufacturing. The Pentagon has poured unprecedented funds into additive manufacturing as a potential game-changer for ...

Delve into the frontier of additive manufacturing with our exclusive Collection from Scientific Reports. Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has revolutionized the production of complex ...

Researchers have developed a new method for detecting defects in additively manufactured components. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new method for ...

Aenne Koester, head of additive engineering and manufacturing at Lufthansa Technik Additive manufacturing already prints tens of thousands of polymer parts for major MROs every year. The technique ...

The armed services are increasingly turning to additive manufacturing – commonly known as 3D printing – to produce parts on demand, reduce costs, and boost readiness. For example, the Southeast ...

Historically, the evolution of aerospace materials processing has been driven by the unyielding quest for lighter, stronger, and more durable materials. From the initial days of wood and fabric in ...

Thought LeadersProf. Bo ChenProfessor in MaterialsUniversity of Southampton Prof. Bo Chen, a Professor in Materials at the University of Southampton, UK, focuses on the structural integrity and ...

As additive manufacturing (AM) parts become more complex, so does the testing. To accommodate the testing of AM metal parts, Plastometrex uses profilometry-based indentation plastometry (PIP). PIP can ...

Longitudinal (top) and axial (middle) images of X-Ray CT data of parts with 6 internal defects: a spherical clog, a stellated shaped clog, a cone shaped void, a blob shaped void, an elliptical warp of ...