With air traffic steadily increasing, the total volume is projected to roughly double over the next fifteen years. The industry is already under significant pressure, as the construction and maintenance of freight and passenger aircraft become more complex. Additive manufacturing offers solutions to address these challenges.
In aircraft production, 3D printing enables faster manufacturing processes and allows for production on-demand. This eliminates the waste and surplus materials often generated in traditional mass production. Additionally, additive manufacturing enables the creation of lighter components, which helps reduce fuel consumption—less weight means lower fuel usage—and also lowers material costs.
Other Trends
Rocket Engines
An additively manufactured product that consolidates 248 individual parts into a single component through functional integration.
Satellite
Production of a component using additive manufacturing that meets all weight and stability requirements through its complex structures.
Resources
Design for Additive Manufacturing with FDR
Fine Detail Resolution (FDR) functions like Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) but at a much greater level of precision.
10 Essential Rules of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
Are you new to 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM)?
Effectively Prepare and Validate your 3D Printing Process
Highlights of the Webinar, save time and energy by archiving best practices for reuse. Create supports to allow for developing different strategies for the additive…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Smart Fusion
This white paper showcases the principle of Smart Fusion, EOS’ qualification methodology and different applications and how this groundbreaking technology was used.
Support-Free Printing of Closed Impellers
There are a wide variety of applications that could potentially manage with fewer supports. In recent years, supportless building has enabled the development of applications…
3D Printed Personalized Spinal Bracing: Transforming Healthcare
Discover how additive manufacturing is transforming the medical device industry, particularly in the realm of spinal bracing. This video delves into the innovative 3D design…
The Ideal 3D Printer for your Lab Requirements
Explore the benefits of modern, scalable additive manufacturing with a user-friendly 3D printing solution designed to bring your ideas and designs to life quickly and…
Custom Bike Design with 3D Printing
Explore the revolutionary impact of 3D printing on custom bike design. Bike enthusiasts know the value of quality welds, dynamic suspensions, and low-maintenance features. In…