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Optomec acquires Huffman for its metal 3D printing systems for jet engine repair

Optomec, Albuquerque, N.M., has acquired Huffman, the established leader in supplying 3D metal printing systems for additive repair of gas turbine components in the energy and aviation markets.

Advantest develops test capabilities for 5G medical devices, mobile electronics

Advantest Corp., Tokyo, has developed advanced test solutions that enable 5G connectivity for such diverse applications as mobile electronics, medical devices, automotive systems, retail business, and big data.

Ford’s $45 million Advanced Manufacturing Center has 23 additive manufacturing machines

Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., announces that it has opened an Advanced Manufacturing Center dedicated to developing advanced technologies for improving the company’s approach to building cars and trucks.

Triumph to manufacture fuselage frames for Gulfstream aircraft via stretch forming

Triumph Group, Inc., Berwyn, Pa., announces the selection of its Aerospace Structures business by Gulfstream to manufacture a new order of fuselage frames for the Gulfstream G500 and G600 aircraft via stretch forming

Massive precipitation of nanoscale AlTi particles strengthens multiple-metal alloy

City University of Hong Kong (CityU) researchers report that they have developed a novel strategy to design new high-strength alloys that are also ductile and flexible by causing massive precipitation of nanoscale particles.

GE Additive company to offer aluminum alloy F357 powder for aerospace and automotive

AP&C, a GE Additive company located in Saint-Eustache, Canada, announces that it will begin production of aluminum alloy F357 powder to meet increased demand from aerospace and automotive sectors in Q1 2019.