USS Essex Prints Squall Drone Components and 1,000-Plus Parts at Sea
A 3D printer can produce a recognizable component within hours, but that does not automatically make the component durable, approved…
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Navy Advances Printed Drone Structures, but Load-Bearing Power Paths Remain Unproven
A conductor embedded inside a composite laminate must do more than carry current. It must remain electrically isolated while the…
Beehive’s 40-Part Frenzy Engine Faces a 10,000-Unit Manufacturing Test
Beehive Industries has reduced its Frenzy turbojet to roughly 40 parts, including bolts and washers, but consolidation alone does not…
ORNL Prints Three-Arm Nuclear Vessel, but Qualification Remains the Hard Part
Printing the shape is not the same as proving the pressure boundary. Oak Ridge National Laboratory has built a roughly…
NASA Cuts Rocket Thrust Chamber Weight Over 40% by Eliminating Joints
More than 40% is an unusually large mass reduction for mature rocket propulsion hardware. NASA achieved that reported reduction in…
America Makes Selects 25 Teams to Standardize Metal Additive Supplier Qualification
A repeatable metal additive manufacturing process requires more than a capable machine. Production managers must control the process, document how…
GE Aerospace Links Powder, Machines and Inspection to Stabilize GE9X Blade Production
A GE9X low-pressure turbine blade begins as more than a digital geometry file. Its production depends on titanium aluminide powder…