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 by Ryan Maass Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017
The European Defense Agency awarded a pair of contracts to support its new study examining additive manufacturing's potential value for the security industry. MBDA Systems and Fundacion Prodintec will collaborate on the new project, called the "Additive Manufacturing Feasibility Study and Technology Demonstration." The companies are expected to deliver their findings by December 2017. "This study has the objective of raising awareness in the defense community and of promoting a better understanding of the potential held by these technologies," the EDA said in a press release. "This will create a synergy between the Materials R and T community and the operational staff, helping the R and T community to understand the requirements from the operational side." Additive manufacturing, better known as 3D printing, is the process by which manufacturers can construct objects by adding layer-upon-layer of material using 3D modeling software. Defense entities including the U.S. Armed Forces are currently exploring how to use the process to build military vehicles and their components. The U.S. Army flew a drone constructed with 3D printed parts in January. The new study will consist of three phases, including a desktop study, a technology demonstration and a final presentation. The EDA hopes the project will raise military awareness for the process, and showcase how it can be used to improve operations, maintenance and logistics support for security-related products.
Aerojet Rocketdyne achieves 3-D printing milestoneSacramento CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD) has successfully hot-fire tested a full-scale, additively manufactured thrust chamber assembly for the RL10 rocket engine that was built from a copper alloy using selective laser melting (SLM) technology, which is often referred to as 3-D printing. Aerojet Rocketdyne has actively been working over the last de ... read more Related Links Space Technology News - Applications and Research
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