Drones/UAV
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H3X, a company building the lightest electric propulsion systems for aviation and the urban air mobility market, officially released its latest product, the HPDM-30. This is a 33kW integrated motor drive that weighs only 4.1 kg and features a 3D printed synergistic cooling jacket, optimized for weight reduction via DfAM.…
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Edward WakefieldSeptember 22, 2022
3D printing drones, AKA Aerial-AM, developed by researchers
Imperial College London and Empa researchers have created a fleet of bee-inspired flying 3D printing drones, collectively known as Aerial Additive Manufacturing (Aerial-AM), for building and repairing structures in-flight. The technology could ultimately be used for manufacturing and building in difficult-to-access or dangerous locations, such as tall buildings, or help…
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FLYING-CAM, the world leader in design and manufacturing of unmanned helicopters and pioneer of professional drone filming services, celebrated its 30th anniversary with the World premiere of Discovery, its newest unmanned aircraft system. CRP Technology’s long-term collaboration with the unmanned airborne solutions developer, Award-winning FLYING-CAM led to the construction of…
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Edward WakefieldSeptember 13, 2022
Orbital Composites secures second US Air Force contract
Orbital Composites, an official Kuka Systems partner, has been selected by AFWERX, a program office at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) that connects innovators across government, industry, and academia, for a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II focused on mobile, autonomous 3D printed drone manufacturing to investigate the…
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The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston’s confirmed that the Royal Air Force (RAF) is working with BAE Systems to develop swarms of 3D printed unmanned combat aircraft to explore “new models of capability delivery and accelerated production” including the twin jet 3D printed Pizookie…
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J.A.M.E.S., or ‘Jetted Additively Manufactured Electronics Sources’, has launched its FrAMEwork platform, globally, to bring together the growing community of designers of Additively Manufactured Electronics (AME). This joint venture – between HENSOLDT and Nano Dimension – was founded to advance the development of AME through a collaborative space that delivers…
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Edward WakefieldJune 19, 2022
Axle Box 3D prints fire-fighting drones
Axle Box Innovations, a public safety technology developer, is using Essentium HSE 3D printing technology to support the development of US-made, 3D printed, fire-fighting drones – for management and protection. Essentium Inc. is a leading innovator of industrial additive manufacturing solutions. Engineers at Axle Box are leveraging the Essentium High-Speed…
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One of the world’s largest drone companies, heliguy, has recently worked with AM Solutions to optimize various parts of its product range. heliguy has a suite of additive manufacturing equipment in-house and uses AM Solutions’ M1 Basic post-processing machine to enhance the surface of its additively manufactured drone parts –…
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Following a competitive tender process as well as an extensive technical analysis phase, Airbus has selected Avio Aero from Italy to power the Eurodrone unmanned aerial system with its engine and propeller solution, dubbed Catalyst, known for having several 3D printed parts. “This selection is a decisive step forward and…
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SME’s WAZP, A-techSYN, and VRAI have joined forces with academic partners The Tyndall National Institute, University of Limerick (UL), and University College Dublin (UCD) in the Drug Interdiction Using Smart Drones (GUARD) Project. The GUARD project aims to produce advanced autonomous drones. These drones will be developed to aid the…
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