Richard Hoffmann

Relying on Inkbit’s vision-controlled jetting (VCJ) technology, researchers from ETH Zurich, along with the Inkbit team, have 3D printed soft and hard structures in single job to create a robotic hand with bones, ligaments and tendons. The results...

Inkbit, the Massachusetts-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the Vista line of 3D printers, has launched a new material offering, TEPU 50A, at Formnext 2023 (November 7-10 in Frankfurt, Germany). Vista 3D printers leverage Inkbit’s...

Precision bearing specialist, Carter Manufacturing has announced it is participating in a groundbreaking development of an aviation hydrogen project: Future Engine Technology for the Control of Hydrogen (FETCH). This key project is a collaboration...

This new offering should help reduce environmental footprints by lightening carbon-fiber reinforced plastic materials. Potential applications range from sporting and leisure goods to aircraft. With demand for high-strength carbon fibers rising,...

Republic Airways (Republic) and Aura Aero, the French aircraft manufacturer and pioneer in decarbonised aviation, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the development of the ERA, an electric-thrust 19-seater regional...

The first production aluminium casting machine going through commissioning The first production aluminium casting machine going through commissioning Leading aerospace design, engineering and manufacturing business Sylatech has announced that its...

SkyDrive Inc., a Japanese eVTOL aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, has jointly developed electric charging facilities for eVTOLs with the Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO). The companies plan to install and operate the electric charging...

Tier 1 aerostructures supplier GKN Aerospace (Redditch, U.K.) has strengthened its partnership with GE Aerospace (Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.) through an agreement that includes new technology insertion, fan case production and assembly, and repair of...

The additive manufacturing industry's annual November trip to Frankfurt is never short of big announcements, but perhaps taking the crown this year for the biggest, in a literal sense at least, is Photocentric. First teased at last year's Formnext,...

Inkjet 3D printing startup Quantica has taken a step towards expanding its footprint in the additive manufacturing (AM) sector by introducing the NovoJet OPEN 3D printer. The release of the new system is being accompanied by the initiation of a beta...