A Texas-based startup with $22.1 M in funding helps the U.S. Air Force 3D print replacement parts. Elisa Teipel, Ph.D., Chief Development Officer and Co-founder of Essentium said that more than 10,000 ...
An F-22 under maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw) The Air Force’s fleet of F-22 jets has a maintenance problem. Given the “small fleet size” — there are just 195 of the Lockheed ...
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (July 9, 2014) -- Combat frequently presents unexpected challenges, demanding rapid solutions. When faced with unique problems, Soldiers often devise quick fixes out of readily ...
Additive manufacturing and computer design experts, the Air Force needs your ideas. As part of a national effort to harness the speed and flexibility of additive manufacturing — often called “3D ...
The U.S. Air Force is 3D printing replacement handles for broken coffee cups. Why? Not for fun. it’s printing the handles to avoid buying new cups at a cost of $1,210 each. The cups in question are ...
Printed parts are more capable, less expensive overall, and available much quicker. After several weeks of printing, inspections, and component testing, the Air Force recently installed 17 3D-printed ...
To the Air Force, it’s a “cover-center wall, troop compartment latrine … required to protect the aircraft from corrosion damage in the latrine area.” To the rest of us, it’s a toilet cover. And until ...
United Launch Alliance (ULA), the company that makes rockets for NASA and the U.S. Air Force, plans to 3D print more than 100 flight-ready components for its next-gen model of rocket. That rocket, the ...
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