Take a tour of the Boeing Additive Manufacturing Auburn site Aerospace

Take a tour of the Boeing Additive Manufacturing Auburn site Aerospace

by Aerospace

In order to address the current challenges that the aviation industry is facing due to COVID-19 restrictions, Boeing seems set to continue to invest in the future through cutting-edge, additive manufacturing technologies to unleash possibilities and leverage 3D printing – including but not limited to EOS and SLM Solutions metal systems – in the design and manufacturing of parts and tools. The aerospace giant just released a video from inside Boeing’s Auburn site in Washington State: the Boeing Additive Manufacturing (BAM) Fabrication Center was established to further the company’s efforts to develop repeatable, stable and reliable additive manufacturing processes, and meet certification and qualification requirements to increase additive manufacturing production of fly-away parts and systems.

3D printing

Lockheed picks Relativity’s 3D printed rocket for NASA Tipping Point selection Aerospace

by Aerospace

Lockheed Martin picked Relativity for the NASA Tipping Point mission. Relativity signed a contract with Lockheed to provide its rockets for a particularly complex mission Lockheed is undertaking for NASA’s Tipping Point program. While Relativity has not yet flown any fully 3D printed rocket, its technology promises to produce rockets in days instead of months once the development process will have been completed).

NASA JPL provides more details about Perseverance Rover’s 3D printed metal parts Aerospace

NASA JPL provides more details about Perseverance Rover’s 3D printed metal parts Aerospace

by Aerospace

NASA is exploring additive manufacturing to build rocket engines as well as potential outposts on the Moon and Mars. Nearer in the future is a different milestone: NASA’s Perseverance rover, which lands on the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021, carries 11 metal parts made with 3D printing (some of which were produced by Carpenter Technology as we reported in this exclusive interview for 3dpbm’s AM Focus 2020 Service Providers eBook)

Zortrax prints special PEEK parts for space with support from the European Space Agency Marketing and Content

Zortrax prints special PEEK parts for space with support from the European Space Agency Marketing and Content

by Aerospace

Zortrax, with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA)*, is working to develop a technology that enables 3D printing high-performance composite parts out of two blends of PEEK filament in dual extrusion on the Zortrax Endureal industrial 3D printer. After nearly a year of research and development efforts, the first prototype composite parts made out of standard PEEK and experimental electrically conductive PEEK, developed by ESA, have been successfully fabricated on the Zortrax machine.

Honeywell Aerospace tests Alloyed high-temperature alloys for laser PBF parts production Aerospace

Honeywell Aerospace tests Alloyed high-temperature alloys for laser PBF parts production Aerospace

by Aerospace

Honeywell Aerospace, a leader in aerospace innovation and design, is testing high-temperature alloys from Alloyed for aerospace applications because the materials are not prone to cracking at extreme temperatures. This partnership leverages the Alloys By Design brand, which is a series of metals developed by Oxford University researchers. Honeywell is currently testing Alloyed’s ABD-900AM material to determine its suitability for full production runs.

FAA certifies GE9X engine for Boeing 777X Aerospace

FAA certifies GE9X engine for Boeing 777X Aerospace

by Aerospace

GE has achieved a significant milestone in its mission to deliver a more fuel-efficient aircraft engine: its powerful GE9X engine has received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). With the certification, GE can now begin production of the GE9X engine for commercial service. The engine, which integrates many 3D printed components, is designed for the Boeing 777X. Together, they will reportedly be 20% more fuel efficient than their predecessors.