Aluminum is prized for being lightweight and strong, but at high temperatures it loses strength. This has limited its use in ...

Rocket engineering is shifting from painstaking machining and welding to a world where engines and tanks emerge from printers ...

As a US Marine Corps combat engineer serving in Iraq, Jim Monroe used MacGyver-like hacks to repair mine rollers. Meant to detonate and clear mines, these heavy studded wheels are mounted on the ...

Are you planning on producing metal parts? If this is the case, there are a couple of machining processes you could potentially employ. Requesting a CNC machining quote is a great example of this, but ...

Flex Machine Tools’ FlexJet FLX-1365 waterjet system features a four-head cutting head, designed for high-speed precision and customizable configurations. Exploring the powerful synergies between next ...

Metal 3D printing has long promised aerospace-grade parts at desktop scale, but titanium has stubbornly resisted that vision.

Two recent discoveries have the potential to expand the use of additive manufacturing in aerospace and other industries that require strong and durable metal parts. Researchers from the University of ...

Around 2015, the headlines and hysteria surrounding 3D printing reached a fever pitch. If you subscribed to the buzz—and so many of us did—the revolution was nigh. Our homes would soon be equipped ...

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM,) has evolved in leaps and bounds in recent decades to become an exciting emerging manufacturing technology in multiple industries. This article ...

Research and development funding, together with strategic alliances among major industry participants, substantially propel the growth of the 3D printing materials market. Strategic partnerships ...

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