British aerospace firm BAE Systems is producing a supersonic demonstrator to support the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). The piloted aircraft prototype will be used to test a slew of new tec…
3D Printing Industry Review of the Year: December 2023
As 2023 came to a close, 3D printing news saw developments in a range of verticals. The Defense industry continued to leverage additive manufacturing, which is set to enable a record turnaround for th…
Global Combat Air Programme: Stealth fighter jet enabled by Additive Manufacturing?
The UK has signed an international treaty with Japan and Italy to develop a new stealth fighter jet, marking a key development in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), and will see the UK host the g…
New 3D printing hires at Markforged, Azul 3D, ARBURG, Enable, facility openings at Titomic, ROBOZE and more
Welcome to the latest edition of our 3D printing jobs and career moves update for the additive manufacturing sector. If you are looking for a new position in the industry, we keep our 3D Printin…
Mitsubishi concludes metal powder licensing agreement in lead up to full-scale AM business roll-out
Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has concluded a technology licensing agreement with french metal processing specialist Aubert & Duval for the composition…
Formnext Forum Tokyo runs in physical format despite ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
Formnext Forum Tokyo, the sister event of the 3D printing industry’s leading European trade show Formnext, has run in person despite the ongoing global impact of COVID-19. With the pandemic preventing…
Optomec advances aluminum Directed Energy Deposition (DED) additive manufacturing
Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP) and Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS) company Optomec has announced an advancement in the capability of its LENS Directed Energy Deposition (DED) 3D printers. The develop…
Japan’s largest trade show organizer to host Advanced 3D Printing EXPO in 2020
Earlier this year, as part of Manufacturing World Japan, organizer Reed Exhibitions Japan launched the first Advanced 3D Printing EXPO. The show attracted 66,000 people, and more than 1,500 exhibitors…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries commercially launches LAMDA DED metal 3D printer
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., Ltd. (MHI) in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, has announced the commercialization of a metal 3D printer. Adopting directed energy deposition (DED) technol…