TOKYO—Researchers in Japan have developed a new additive manufacturing technology for making high-precision parts with lightweight magnesium alloys.

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CAMBRIDGE, England—Additive manufacturing offers pros and cons for electric vehicle manufacturers.

OSLO, Norway—Engineers at chemical company Elkem ASA have developed an iron-silicon powder that may make it easier to print EV motor components.

In January 2023, Spanish multinational Meltio, a wire-laser metal 3D printing technology manufacturer, together with Phillips Corporation, a global manufacturing solutions leader based in the US, worked together to install a metal 3D printing solution to manufacture spare parts and repair tools on onboard US Navy ship, the USS Bataan. 

The history of additive manufacturing (AM) dates back almost 35 years. It proved to be a disruptive technology across many industrial sectors, and it continues to evolve and disrupt to this day.

TROY, MI—Members of Project DIAMOnD, a Michigan-based 3D printing network of 300 small- and medium-sized manufacturers, is providing tourniquet clips to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry to aid the country's wounded soldiers in their war against Russia.

CINCINNATI—The United States Air Force and GE have begun the third phase of their ‘Pacer Edge’ pathfinder research at GE Additive‘s
facility here, which is focused on 3D printing four parts that are currently obsolete.

TUCSON, AZ—NASA is spending $750,000 on a project undertaken by two University of Arizona researchers who use machine learning methods to mitigate defects that occur during the 3D printing of jet engine parts.