Drones/UAV
Almost exactly a year after first launching its “Made in India” iFusion metal 3D printer series, Intech Additive Solutions is launching the iFusion LF series for large-format laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). The new metal 3D printer range was entirely developed and built at Intech’s facility in Bengaluru, India. The…
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Leading US-based drone manufacturer Skydio and Arris, a leader in advanced manufacturing of high-performance products, have redefined airframe design leveraging Additive Molding, Arris’s breakthrough carbon fiber manufacturing technology. Starting with the new Skydio X2 drone, enterprise, public sector and defense customers will benefit from lighter, longer-range, and more robust aircraft…
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A – quite spectacular – video created by Additive Experimental clearly highlights the benefits of using low-cost desktop photopolymerization 3D printing for multi-iterative rapid prototyping in the development of a rocket engine igniter used for Gravity Industries‘ largely 3D printed jet suit. The video shows how much more efficient a…
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The joint program by the MoD’s Flight Technologies Department, part of the Directorate for Defense Research and Development, and IAI has seen the production of the SkysPrinter UAV and a successful test flight – Defense intelligence website Janes exclusively reported. The electrically powered UAV was made from 26 parts 3D…
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As the aviation industry recovers from a massive and unprecedented hit, the AM lessons learned over the last two decades are now moving on to benefit other segments of the aerospace business. Advancements in space as well as in VTOLs, drones, helicopters and a number of other flying defense products…
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Global maritime company Wilhelmsen has demonstrated its commitment to the adoption of additive manufacturing over the past several months. Last December, for instance, the company launched an early adopter program (EAP) for 3D printing spare parts for the maritime industry. Then, in February, it completed the first commercial delivery of…
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With support from GE Additive AddWorks, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI), a developer of unmanned aerial vehicles for the U.S. military and commercial market, has test flown its first metal 3D printed part on a SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The tests mark a milestone in the company’s adoption…
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The Utah Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Initiative (UAMMI) and ElectraFly, an aviation company building personal flying vehicles, are teaming up to create 3D printed carbon fiber aircraft parts for the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) market. One of the likely consequences of the current COVID-19 pandemic on the transportation segment will…
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Among the newest generations of products, drones are arguably those that best embody the concept of innovation. Not only for their technical characteristics, but also for the cutting-edge technologies used to develop and build them. As a manufacturing process, 3D printing is increasingly used within the drone production cycle, mainly…
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GE Additive has been selected by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars and electro-optic mission systems, to provide its AddWorks consultancy services. The collaboration, born out of a recent competitive tender, will see the AddWorks team working closely with GA-ASI to…
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