WASHINGTON — Boeing plans to begin testing a full 3D-printed main rotor system for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter in the spring of next year as part of an effort to cut out long-lead times and ...

Researchers have come up with a 3D printing method using liquid metal that's claimed to produce structures at least 10 times faster than existing metal additive manufacturing processes, though it does ...

When the world first started to learn about 3D printing, many saw the technology as something small, a tool for printing plastic trinkets. This was not necessarily true — the printers were capable of ...

Wire arc additive manufacturing allowed this robot arm at ORNL to transform metal wire into a complete steam turbine blade like those used in power plants. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of ...

3D printing is becoming more useful for making production parts for cars, as seen but the use of 3D-printed control arms on the upcoming Ferrari F80 supercar. But the technology plays an important ...

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Imagine holding a 3D-printed part in your hands, marveling at its intricate design, only to have it snap under pressure due to weak layer adhesion. This is the frustrating reality of anisotropic ...

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The Advanced Tape Layer Additive Manufacturing (ATLAM) printhead installed at the Technical University of Munich, Chair of Carbon Composites (LCC). Photo Credit: CEAD, TUM LCC. The ATLAM toolhead will ...

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies overhead at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/U.S. Defense Department) WASHINGTON — Boeing plans to begin testing a full 3D-printed ...