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Airbus Launches EUTELSAT Satellite with 3D Printed Parts and Electric Propulsion Aerospace

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EUTELSAT 172B, the first high-power all-electric telecommunications satellite worldwide has been successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana on an Ariane 5 space vehicle. Additive layer manufacturing, or 3D printing, played a key part in several elements on this satellite, including for a single printed bracket that is 35% lighter than and quicker to manufacture than the complex component it replaced.

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Stratasys to Show 3D AM Developments for Aircraft at Paris Air Show 3D Printing Events

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This year’s Paris Air Show (June 19-25) will see the additive manufacturing and 3D printing solutions company, Stratasys, demonstrate how advances in additive manufacturing are transforming the production of aircraft interior parts. Stratasys will present additive manufacturing solutions that facilitate the 3D printing of FAA- and EASA-certified parts, with a proven track record in improving repeatability, supply chain efficiencies and reducing costs for customers such as Airbus, ULA and others.

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First Chinese built COMAC C919 commercial aircraft flies with non-critical 3D printed parts Aerospace

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The first COMAC C919 aircraft commenced its maiden flight at Shanghai Pudong International Airport successfully on May 5th, 2017. According to Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) one of the metal 3D printer manufacturers that participated in the project, several 3D printed titanium parts were installed on COMAC’s C919 to reduce the aircraft’s weight and increase its safety. Twenty-eight cabin door parts and two fan inlet structural parts were also installed on the aircraft.