Unique, complex aircraft components, many of them impossible to create using traditional manufacturing processes, will be on display at EOS booth #3407 at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems North … [Read more...] about Laser sintered powder-to-product manufacturing for unmanned systems
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Beyond Prototyping
It is usually the designer who decides on the production method at the beginning of the design process. So get ready for these five trends as vendors continue to improve their prototyping systems and materials. Now that “rapid prototyping” … [Read more...] about Beyond Prototyping
Rapid response, hovering urban aerial vehicle
The CyberQuad is an electric ducted quadrotor Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). It is a unique amalgamation of state-of-the-art VTOL UAV technologies, combining the mechanical simplicity, low noise, stability and … [Read more...] about Rapid response, hovering urban aerial vehicle
New PEEK Type Polymer can be Laser Sintered
New materials continue to make laser sintering an attractive option for rapid prototyping. One of the newest materials is EOS PEEK HP3, from EOS, the only PEEK-type polymer available for laser sintering. For Royal Plastic Mfg, Minden, Neb., a … [Read more...] about New PEEK Type Polymer can be Laser Sintered
New Accura® Bluestone Material For Rapid Prototyping
Quickparts announces the availability of Bluestone, a stereolithography material for rapid prototyping. Bluestone is an accurate, strong, high temperature material that can be used across many industries for nearly any digital manufacturing project, … [Read more...] about New Accura® Bluestone Material For Rapid Prototyping
3D Printer Aids in Academic R&D
Students in the department of aerospace engineering at the University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering are using high-tech 3D printers for a range of projects including analysis of alternative modes of flight for potential military … [Read more...] about 3D Printer Aids in Academic R&D
Full-scale Turbo-prop Engine Model Made with 3D Printing
How big an aircraft engine could you make with 3D printing? Would you believe a full-size engine with propeller blade-span over 10 feet? That was the result when Autodesk and Stratasys pooled forces on a project to demonstrate how far 3D … [Read more...] about Full-scale Turbo-prop Engine Model Made with 3D Printing
3D Systems Awarded Multi-Year Aerospace Contract
ROCK HILL, SC - 3D Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: TDSC) announced that it has received a multi-year contract from a major helicopter manufacturer to produce various in-flight plastic components using its proprietary Selective Laser Sintering Production … [Read more...] about 3D Systems Awarded Multi-Year Aerospace Contract
Arcam Wins Order for Four EBM Systems
Arcam AB has received an order from Avio in Turin for four EBM systems for manufacturing of aero-engine titanium aluminide (TiAl) components. A long term agreement has also been signed between Arcam and Avio and Arcam has appointed Avio as Center of … [Read more...] about Arcam Wins Order for Four EBM Systems
3D Systems Acquires AdvaTech Manufacturing
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- 3D Systems Corporation (Nasdaq:TDSC) announced that it acquired the assets of AdvaTech Manufacturing, a leading provider of rapid prototyping and manufacturing services to the aerospace and defense industries. AdvaTech … [Read more...] about 3D Systems Acquires AdvaTech Manufacturing
