Edward Wakefield

4 days ago | voxelmatters.com | Edward Wakefield

Stay up to date with everything that is happening in the wonderful world of AM via our LinkedIn community. Phase3D, a specialist in real-time inspection solutions for additive manufacturing, has unveiled a redesigned website and new online store to make it faster and easier for manufacturers to integrate Fringe Inspection into their production workflows.

4 days ago | voxelmatters.com | Edward Wakefield

Stay up to date with everything that is happening in the wonderful world of AM via our LinkedIn community. According to the US Navy, a two-person team at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) leveraged additive manufacturing to answer a critical tooling need for the F-35 Lightning II—delivering 2,000 O-ring installation tools in just days. The request came directly from the F-35 Joint Program Office, prompting engineers Jeremy Bunting and Ken Murphy to act fast.

4 days ago | voxelmatters.com | Edward Wakefield

Stay up to date with everything that is happening in the wonderful world of AM via our LinkedIn community. New Frontier Aerospace (NFA), a developer of advanced aerospace propulsion technologies, has achieved a major milestone with a series of successful hot fire tests of its 3D printed Mjölnir rocket engine.

5 days ago | voxelmatters.com | Edward Wakefield

Stay up to date with everything that is happening in the wonderful world of AM via our LinkedIn community. According to Uppsala University, researchers have successfully used 3D printing to produce lab-grown models that closely resemble human nerve tissue—potentially accelerating drug development for debilitating diseases like ALS. Motor neurons are critical nerve cells responsible for relaying signals from the brain and spinal cord to the body’s muscles.

5 days ago | voxelmatters.com | Edward Wakefield

Stay up to date with everything that is happening in the wonderful world of AM via our LinkedIn community. United Utilities, a British water supply company, is progressing its plans to adopt 3D printing methods across its AMP8 delivery and daily operations. The move comes as the trailblazing ‘Water Industry Printfrastructure’ (WIP) project reaches its conclusion after two successful years during which several industry firsts have been achieved.