In the world of advanced manufacturing, FormAlloy Technologies, Inc. is revolutionizing how metal parts are made and repaired. Instead of cutting or molding metal into shape like traditional methods, ...

V2 Group and Caracol AM collaborated to create the first large-format 3D-printed monolithic catamaran. This functional vessel embodies an industrial ambition, to make boatbuilding more agile, ...

Metal that bends instead of breaking has been a dream of engineers since the first steel tools snapped on factory floors. A new generation of 3D printed alloys is pushing that dream closer to reality, ...

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) continues to evolve rapidly, driven by technological advancements and market opportunities. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are improving design ...

Among the more than 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) of cargo that blasted off from Cape Canaveral on the 30th of January, bound for the International Space Station, were two firsts: the world’s first metal 3D ...

Rocket engineering is shifting from painstaking machining and welding to a world where engines and tanks emerge from printers as single, sculpted pieces of metal. Instead of treating 3D printing as a ...

"With the printing of the first metal 3D shape in space, ESA Exploration teams have achieved a significant milestone in establishing in-orbit manufacturing capabilities," said Daniel Neuenschwander, ...

Penn State and the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) have introduced LAMAR, a large-format robotic Directed Energy Deposition (DED) platform aimed at faster metal additive research and process control ...

Dieless robotic sheet forming is a fully digital process for forming large sheets of metal rapidly into complex contours. Robots fitted with various end effectors work on each side of a suspended ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The next generation of robots may not look anything like the rigid, mechanical machines we’re used to. Instead, imagine a robot that moves more like an octopus or a human hand, ...

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 ...