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Made In Space’s VULCAN to be further developed under new NASA contract Aerospace

As additive manufacturing technologies continue to evolve here on Earth, they are also moving steadily ahead in outer space, due in large part to American company Made In Space. The company, which in 2016 sent the first 3D printer into space to be used aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has now won a contract from NASA to continue developing VULCAN, its next-generation metal space manufacturing system.

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Wohlers Associates and QIRC to offer DfAM training in Montreal AM Software

Wohlers Associates is partnering with the Québec Industrial Research Centre (CRIQ) to offer, for the first time in Canada, three days of intensive training on design for additive manufacturing (DfAM). The course is targeted at designers, engineers, and managers wanting to learn how to design parts that fully benefit from additive manufacturing. The DFAM training will take place at the CRIQ’s Montreal research facility June 12-14, 2018.

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Hexcel’s Michael J. Canario named new President and CEO of Norsk Titanium Aerospace

Norsk Titanium AS, a Norway-based company specializing in additively manufactured structural titanium parts for the aerospace industry, has announced the appointment of a new President and CEO: Michael J. Canario. Currently the President of Aerospace, Americas & Corporate Business Development for advanced composites company Hexcel, Canario will officially start his new role as President and CEO of Norsk Titanium in June 2018.

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GE’s first 3D Printing Summit in NYC ignites AM’s exponential future 3D Printing Events

Jet engine designers, automotive engineers, physicians and even a contingent of bona fide rocket scientists attended the first GE 3D Printing Summit organized by General Electric to explore the potential of AM. Attendees came to take stock of the latest developments in 3D printing and its exponential potential. “The expected future always arrives late and in unexpected ways,” said Singularity University futurist Paul Saffo, who opened the summit.