GE Aerospace invests $300M USD to bolster engine repair capabilities in Singapore

Partnership between GE Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio and the Singapore Economic Development Board brings AI-enabled inspection, predictive maintenance, and automated repair to speed turnaround and improve connectivity and customer experiences.

GE Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, announced a multi-year investment plan of up to $300 million to expand its engine repair capabilities in Singapore. Supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), the investment will transform engine repair operations - enabling faster turnaround times, improved connectivity, and a more seamless service experience...

Titomic secures early manufacturing development contract with leading defense prime

Titomic Limited, Australia’s global leader in cold spray additive manufacturing using its Titomic Kinetic Fusion technology, has secured a USD 1.7 million Early Manufacturing Development contract with a leading defense prime to produce next-generation defense components at its Huntsville facility by mid-2026.

Titomic Limited, Australia, a global leader in cold spray additive manufacturing using their Titomic Kinetic Fusion technology, has secured an Early Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract with a leading defense prime contractor to support a new effort for production of next-generation defense articles. The collaboration will establish and validate an innovative...

HP accelerates AM adoption with new materials and collaborations

HP Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., drives additive manufacturing adoption through portfolio expansion, new material innovations, and global collaborations—including its partnership with GKN Powder Metallurgy, Cincinnati, Ohio, to expand copper applications using HP Metal Jet technology for cloud computing, electrification, and thermal management.

HP Additive Manufacturing Solutions (HP AM), Palo Alto, Calif., announced a series of new innovations and collaborations that further its mission to accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) across industries. At the heart of this mission is HP’s goal to simplify complexity and enable creativity by empowering engineers, designers,...

Microstructure on demand for additive manufacturing

Fraunhofer ICON Project “UltraGRAIN” demonstrates local microstructure control in metallic components during laser-based directed energy deposition, using pulsed-laser-induced melt pool excitation with potential for tailored products.

UltraGRAIN controls the grain structure of metallic components directly within the additive process. The international ICON research project of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Germany, conducted with Australian partners, has shown that microstructures can be adjusted locally and in a targeted manner during laser-based metal deposition. The project involved Fraunhofer Institute for Material...

Spray Tips: Advantages of thermal spraying

This introductory article reviews the key advantages of thermal spray processing and shows how sound practices help maximize coating performance.

This introductory article reviews the advantages and disadvantages associated with thermal spray processing. Good processing practice allows the advantages of thermal spray coatings to be realized, while minimizing some of the disadvantages. Thermal spray coatings exhibit a unique microstructural architecture. Coatings are formed as melted and partially melted particles of...

Massive gas turbine demand powers up Siemens, other providers

Industrial Info Resources, Sugar Land, Texas, reports that several technology providers for high-capacity power-generation projects, including those catering to the growing data-center market, are reporting a dramatic growth in U.S. gas-turbine orders.

Industrial Info Resources (IIR), Sugar Land, Texas, reports that several technology providers for high-capacity power-generation projects, including those catering to the growing data-center market, are reporting a dramatic growth in U.S. gas-turbine orders. Siemens Energy AG, Germany, is just the latest energy-technology developer to report a dramatic increase in orders...

Linde Advanced Material Technologies and Velo3D advance U.S. Navy shipbuilding with fully domestic additive manufacturing supply chain

Velo3D, Inc., Fremont, Calif., a leading additive manufacturing company for mission-critical metal parts, and Linde AMT, Speedway, Ind., (formerly known as Praxair Surface Technologies), a global leader in metal powders and coatings, have signed an agreement to supply domestically produced CuNi (70-30 Copper-Nickel) powder in support of the U.S. Navy and the Maritime Industrial Base Program.

Velo3D, Inc., Fremont, Calif., a leading additive manufacturing company for mission-critical metal parts, and Linde AMT, Speedway, Ind., (formerly known as Praxair Surface Technologies), a global leader in metal powders and coatings, have signed an agreement to supply domestically produced CuNi (70-30 Copper-Nickel) powder in support of the U.S. Navy...

ATL Turbine Services invests in Surface Two to expand thermal spray capabilities and drive process excellence

ATL Turbine Services, Scotland, has expanded its technological capabilities by investing in the Surface Two thermal spray system from Oerlikon, Switzerland.

ATL Turbine Services, Scotland, has expanded its technological capabilities by investing in the Surface Two thermal spray system from Oerlikon, Switzerland. This strategic move underlines ATL’s commitment to delivering high-performance, precision-engineered coating solutions for turbine components across the aerospace, energy and industrial sectors. The Surface Two system, developed by Oerlikon...

Chromalloy secures FAA approval of CFM56 high pressure turbine blade PMA

Chromalloy, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., a global leader in the aerospace engine aftermarket, has received Federal Aviation Administration parts manufacturer approval for its CFM56-5B/7B high pressure turbine blade.

Chromalloy, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., a global leader in the aerospace engine aftermarket, has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) for its CFM56-5B/7B High Pressure Turbine (HPT) Blade. The CFM56-5B/7B platform has over 20,000 engines in service, representing a substantial portion of the commercial aero-engine installed base...

Spray Tips: Process control and control equipment: Wire and rod feeders

There are two basic types of feed systems that feed materials that can be thermally sprayed (including polymers, metals, metal alloys, intermetallics, ceramics, and composites): one that feeds wires or rods and another that feeds particulates.

Materials that can be thermally sprayed include polymers, metals, metal alloys, intermetallics, ceramics, and composites. The feedstock material can take the form of wire, rod, powder, or, with emerging solution spraying, liquid and complex gases. This leads to two basic types of feed systems: one that feeds wires or rods...