Articles Tagged with ''additive manufacturing''

PLATTSBURGH, NY--Norsk Titanium, a supplier of aerospace-grade, additive manufactured, structural titanium components, opened its Plattsburgh Development and Qualification Center here last week. The facility houses nine rapid plasma deposition titanium printers that will make aerospace components for Boeing and other aerospace producers.

VANCOUVER, Canda--At this year's IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots., Kiju Lee, a mechanical and aerospace engineering researcher lab at Case Western Reserve University, presented a study on the Twister oragami tower robot she created. Lee initially made the robot with paper, but has now made one using 3D printing. Possible robot applications include fragile-object manipulation and direct human-robot interaction.

Jabil Inc., a U.S.-based global manufacturing services company with electronics design, supply chain, production and product management capabilities, is investing heavily in metal additive manufacturing.

General Electric envisions a big future for metal additive manufacturing technology.

PARIS--GE Additive announced here last week during the Paris Air Show that it is developing the world’s largest laser-powered 3D printer that prints parts from metal powder. GE Additive is a new GE business dedicated to supplying 3D printers.

EVENDALE, OH--GE’s Advanced Turboprop engine is on track to run for the first time this year by powering Cessna’s new Denali aircraft. The engine features just 12 3D-printed components, which replace 855 normally made parts. More