Aerospace Manufacturing and Design: Transforming MRO with 3D Printing April 9, 2021April 21, 2021 | The Essentium Team Share Essentium and the U.S. Air Force are developing and deploying advanced additive manufacturing (AM) solutions for faster aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), including flight-certified parts for military aircraft, ground vehicles. What began as a prototyping concept, 3D printing has become an essential tool in aerospace and an important technology to scale production, develop fully functional parts, and lower part costs. This is especially critical for the U.S. Air Force (USAF), which is under constant pressure to accelerate aircraft repairs, reduce costs, and get aircraft back in the air quickly. Plus, for many aging aircraft, replacement parts are scarce, and it can be difficult to find manufacturers willing to resume production for parts that may not be reordered for many years. To address these challenges, the USAF has begun a multi-year collaborative contract with Texas-based Essentium to drive development and deployment of advanced additive manufacturing (AM) solutions for applications in tooling; ground support; maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO); and flight-certified parts for military aircraft and ground vehicles through the Air Force and the National Guard Bureau (NGB). Their big push is for sustainment and lifecycle management of aging aircraft. Read More: Aerospace Manufacturing and Design Share
Essentium and the U.S. Air Force are developing and deploying advanced additive manufacturing (AM) solutions for faster aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), including flight-certified parts for military aircraft, ground vehicles. What began as a prototyping concept, 3D printing has become an essential tool in aerospace and an important technology to scale production, develop fully functional parts, and lower part costs. This is especially critical for the U.S. Air Force (USAF), which is under constant pressure to accelerate aircraft repairs, reduce costs, and get aircraft back in the air quickly. Plus, for many aging aircraft, replacement parts are scarce, and it can be difficult to find manufacturers willing to resume production for parts that may not be reordered for many years. To address these challenges, the USAF has begun a multi-year collaborative contract with Texas-based Essentium to drive development and deployment of advanced additive manufacturing (AM) solutions for applications in tooling; ground support; maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO); and flight-certified parts for military aircraft and ground vehicles through the Air Force and the National Guard Bureau (NGB). Their big push is for sustainment and lifecycle management of aging aircraft. Read More: Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
The Essentium Team July 28, 2021 Forbes: The U.S. Air Force Collaborates With Essentium On 3D Printing Solutions For Warfighters Last year I wrote about the U.S. Air Force’s Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) and its inaugural Advanced Manufacturing Olympics, aimed at harnessing the latest in production technology to keep existing aircraft flying and develop new capabilities. Read More
The Essentium Team July 20, 2021 Yahoo Finance: Essentium to Acquire Collider to Advance Game-Changing DLP 3D Printing Technology Expands 3D printing arsenal to bring manufacturers choice, putting them in the driving seat of innovation Read More
The Essentium Team July 20, 2021 Fabbaloo: Essentium Acquires Collider Essentium has signed a letter of intent to acquire 3D print startup Collider. Read More
