The 60th Maintenance Squadron at Travis Air Force base in California is spearheading an innovative effort to produce 3D-printed aircraft parts. The squadron is the first field unit in the Air Force to ...

Historically, remote control aircraft were produced much like their early full-sized counterparts. Wooden structures were covered with adhesives and taut fabric membranes. Other techniques later came ...

The Utah Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Initiative (UAMMI) and ElectraFly, an aviation company building personal flying vehicles, are teaming up to create 3D printed carbon fiber aircraft parts ...

In an industry as large and competitive as the aeronautical business, production optimization and efficiency are imperative. This need for production advancements is intensified further by increasing ...

Tinker AFB maintenance personnel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, have produced and tested the first 3D-printed metal part on a US Air Force (USAF) aircraft engine. The service reverse-engineered and ...

The Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) in Russia has been using some of Russia's largest industrial 3D printers to produce new ...

The next time you hop on a plane, there’s a good chance some of its parts will have been made using a printer. The world’s top aerospace firms are increasing their use of 3D printers in order to speed ...

An additive manufacturing startup that began with 3D-printed eBikes is now looking to disrupt the aviation industry through the ability to print complex parts of any size and shape. Bay Area-based ...

Conflux Technology is developing a next-generation 3D printed heat exchanger to support Airbus’ ZEROe hydrogen-electric ...

3D printing has proven its efficiency in the aerospace industry, and a recent milestone confirms that there are still many interesting applications to explore. This small metal component is no ...

The aviation industry is currently seeing a shift towards urban air mobility aircraft capable of carrying 1-8 passengers. The dream of personalized flying vehicles was conceived as far back as the 19 ...

While the maritime industry puzzles over just how the United States plans to revive its moribund merchant shipbuilding capacity, one shipyard is creating its own processes. Defense contractor HII ...