Defense
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Cody Wilson, the controversial figurehead of the 3D printed gun rights movement, has been indicted for sexual assault by the State of Texas. The formal accusation, which includes multiple counts of sexual assault of a minor, comes three months after a warrant for Wilson’s arrest was released after he was…
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With Airforce, Army and Navy bases and academies, the State of Maryland is a key hub for US military might. Now Aberdeen, Maryland, is going to also become the hub for a major additive manufacturing (3D printing) initiative, leading to higher speed in parts production, new weapon system design and…
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NAVSEA, the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command, has announced the approval of the first 3D printed metal component for shipboard installation. The part in question, a prototype drain strainer orifice (DSO) assembly, will be installed aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in 2019. Once it is installed, the…
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After the first deal sealed last June 2018, leading electronics 3D printer manufacturer Nano Dimension sold two additional DragonFly Pro systems to different branches of the United States Armed Forces. This brings the total number of U.S. Armed Forces customers to four since Nano Dimension received a Commercial and Government…
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Most industries would agree that there is no going back on additive manufacturing. The technology, which is opening up new avenues and possibilities for manufacturing across the board, is here to stay. Still, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t still hurdles and challenges that manufacturers have to overcome, including driving…
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Global technology company Aptiv has teamed up with 3D printing specialist Carbon to introduce a new commercial additive manufacturing program. The AM program, reportedly capable of delivering repeatable, high-quality products that achieve military standard qualifications, is currently being presented at IMTS in Chicago by Aptiv at Carbon’s booth. IMTS is…
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Israeli specialist in electronics additive manufacturing Nano Dimension has announced the sale of two DragonFly Pro 3D printers to branches of the United States Armed Forces. The company, which achieved U.S. Government Certified Vendor status in June, says the sales were closed in the weeks following the announcement. The two…
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When I started in 3D printing over 20 years ago, my first project sought to create a better world by using 3D printing to reduce ocean plastic and to close the loop of production through localization. Maybe it was a utopian idea at the time, but now, after years of…
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Investigators at the Army’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN), located at MIT, have developed a 3D printing platform that can enable both the modeling and design of complex magnetically actuated devices. This new 3D printed robotic structures can squeeze in tight spaces like a crack in the wall of a…
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Whenever the theme of 3D printed weapons is brought up, a sort of schizophrenic mass hysteria emerges from both sides of the battlefield. The generalist media and public panic over the idea of anyone turning terrorist and 3D printing a gun in his own home; 3D printing enthusiasts and industry…
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