A research team has made two discoveries that can expand additive manufacturing in aerospace and other industries that rely on strong metal parts. A research team led by Tao Sun, associate professor ...

Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, refers to a group of technologies that create products through the addition of materials (typically layer by layer) rather than by subtraction ...

This is the second in a series exploring the modernization of defense manufacturing. Please also read the first: “The ...

The additive manufacturing world’s big news in 2023—the merger between Stratasys, the No.1 additive company (based on 2022 revenues) and Desktop Metal, the No. 4 company—turned into a nothingburger ...

Additive manufacturing has emerged as a collection of disruptive technologies for fabricating parts with complex geometries and site-specific microstructures. It has been even shown that their ...

The armed services are increasingly turning to additive manufacturing – commonly known as 3D printing – to produce parts on demand, reduce costs, and boost readiness. For example, the Southeast ...

Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series exploring additive manufacturing. The Pentagon has poured unprecedented funds into additive manufacturing as a potential game-changer for ...