Defense
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Australian metal additive manufacturing company Titomic has made further inroads into the defense market, this time in the United States. The company has announced a strategic partnership with American global product development and technology company Triton Systems Inc through which its Titomic’s Kinetic Fusion (TKF) process will be implemented for…
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Weapon industry firms in Italy are considered strategic assets and are therefore not subjected to the same forced closures of other less strategic national assets. So Beretta, one of the largest arms makers in the world, decided to chip in with the effort to produce needed medical parts by making…
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The issue of spare parts and replacement parts is a major issue for all defense forces, In particular, Indian 3D printing service provider think3D reports that this has been a major issue plaguing the Indian Navy. Many of the machines present in the Navy are very old and, in most…
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Australian metal AM company Titomic has signed a AUD $25.5 million (approx. $16.76M) equipment sales agreement with Composite Technology, a global defense supplier. Through the contract, Titomic will deliver two metal additive manufacturing systems to the company—specifically, two of its Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF) machines. The major deal, which generates…
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The Australian Army has kicked off a 12-month pilot trial of the new technology in partnership with SPEE3D and Charles Darwin University (CDU). The $1.5 million venture recently announced by the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP, will see 20 Darwin-based soldiers trained in advanced additive manufacturing.…
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Massachusetts-based 3D printing company Markforged has received an undisclosed investment from In-Q-Tel, Inc. (IQT), a not-for-profit investor whose mission is to support high-tech companies with cutting-edge technologies that could benefit the CIA and other U.S. government intelligence agencies. The collaboration between Markforged and In-Q-Tel will further enable the U.S. government…
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The medical AM segment is multifaceted, consisting of 3D printed medical devices, anatomical models, prosthetics and more. Within the industry, bioprinting has carved out a prominent position, gaining interest across the board for its huge potentials in drug development and screening, therapeutic treatments and regenerative medicine, to name but a few. While much of…
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A joint team from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) are working with industry partners to accelerate the certification of composite structures made using advanced manufacturing processes like additive manufacturing. Working through CHESS’ Materials Solutions Network (MSN), the team will aim to establish…
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BAE Systems, a UK-based defense, security and aerospace company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with British AM company Renishaw. Through the agreement, the companies will work to develop additive manufacturing solutions for the defense and aerospace sectors with the aim of reducing costs and increasing production times and…
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The U.S. Army has demonstrated its interest in additive manufacturing over the years, but according to service secretary Ryan McCarthy, it’s now time to really ramp up adoption. At a recent press event at the Reagan National Defense Forum, McCarthy emphasized how crucial 3D printing will become to the military,…
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