<p>Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is a process that creates a physical object from a digital design. Learn more about the process of additive ...

Additive manufacturing has transformed industries by providing designers the freedom to create complex structures that traditional manufacturing cannot accommodate. However, along with this innovation ...

DETROIT ARSENAL—Army additive manufacturing experts are using an advanced materials process to replace damaged ground vehicle parts more quickly, reducing vehicle down-time in formations. The Battle ...

The Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), managed by the US Army’s Aviation Turbine Engines Project Office (ATE PO), selected General Electric’s T901 turboshaft engine to replace the T700 family of ...

Over the past decade, 3-D printing has transformed from a hobbyist or prototyping tool into an industrial-grade production process, referred to as additive manufacturing. Today, additively ...

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 ...

Material engineers have created a patent-pending process to develop ultrahigh-strength aluminum alloys that are suitable for additive manufacturing because of their plastic deformability. They have ...

So painting is an "additive" process of creating art. 3D printing is an additive process of manufacturing. That is why it is referred to as additive manufacturing. Material is built up layer by layer ...

When you board an airplane, put your bags in the overhead compartment, sit down in your seat and buckle your seatbelt, you probably do not pay much attention to the hinges, brackets, seat spreaders, ...

Thought LeadersProf. Bo ChenProfessor in MaterialsUniversity of Southampton Prof. Bo Chen, a Professor in Materials at the University of Southampton, UK, focuses on the structural integrity and ...