BY LAURA GRIFFITHS, SAM DAVIES 4 DECEMBER 2023 Expand ASTRO America President Biden with AM Forward founding partner CEOs at launch event in Cincinnati, OH. In April 2022, the Biden Administration announced AM Forward, a program designed to support smaller US-based...
by Matt Kremenetsky The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America) has partnered with Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell, and GE on a project intended to ease adoption of metal additive manufacturing (AM) in the US aerospace supply...
Leading OEMs Will Work with ASTRO to Develop Common Additive Manufacturing Qualification Template Under New America Makes Project “The process for qualifying AM machines and materials is both costly and time-consuming for small aerospace suppliers….OEMs are coming...
Second Regional AM Workshop Gathers More Than 100 Stakeholders to Develop Plan to Address Supply Chain Challenges, Keep Florida on the Cutting Edge of Technology November 21, 2023. Orlando, FL – The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America...
Greetings from ASTRO! In today’s issue: Join ASTRO America at DMC in Nashville for an Annual AM Forward Update! Mick Maher Awarded J.H. “Jud” Hall Composites Manufacturing Award ASTRO America Launches AM Forward Florida at Additive Manufacturing Workshop at Florida...
Published on October 25, 2023 by Madeleine P. 3D printing is continuing to gain momentum in the U.S. defense industry! Boeing has announced plans to start testing the fully 3D-printed prototype of the main rotor system of their AH-64 Apache attack helicopter in April...
Jamie Bennet October 23, 2023, 9:05 am Boeing and nonprofit manufacturing organization ASTRO America unveiled a 3D-printed main rotor link assembly for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, C4ISRNET reported Thursday. The main rotor system, which will be tested next...
Boeing is set to test a completely 3D printed main rotor system for its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter in the upcoming spring. This initiative aims to overcome prolonged lead times and enhance supply chains for parts traditionally forged. During the recent Association...
By Jen Judson A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies overhead at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/U.S. Defense Department) WASHINGTON — Boeing plans to begin testing a full 3D-printed main rotor system for the AH-64 Apache attack...
Last weekend, the Applied Science & Technology Research Organization (ASTRO) America, a 501(c)(3) think tank, held a two-day additive manufacturing (AM) workshop at Florida State University’s (FSU’s) Panama City campus, in northwest Florida. In addition to its...
