Topic: Aerospace

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NASA Ingenuity Makes History as First Drone Flight on Mars

April 19, 2021 · NASA JPL reported today that the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has made the first powered and controlled flight on another planet, 117 years after the Wright Brother's first flight.

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ANA Avatar XPRIZE Selects Semifinalists in Telepresence Competition

April 16, 2021 · The Avatar XPRIZE, sponsored by Japanese airline ANA, seeks to advance the projection of human presence for disaster recovery, healthcare, and other uses.

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Top 10 Robotics and Automation Transactions in Q1 2021

April 5, 2021 · From autonomous trucks and aerial drones to mobile robots, companies across robotics and automation obtained funding in the first quarter.

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Primus Aerospace Adopts VELO3D’s Titanium Additive Manufacturing System

March 28, 2021 · VELO3D has sold its first titanium-dedicated 3D printing system to be used solely for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications.

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VELO3D to Merge With SPAC as Metal Additive Manufacturing Firm Goes Public

March 23, 2021 · VELO3D, a provider of additive manufacturing technology for metal parts to customers including SpaceX and Honeywell, is merging with a special purpose acquisition company and going public.

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Allied Electronics & Automation Partners With Colorado State Robotics Team for Moon Mining Competition

March 22, 2021 · Allied Electronics is sponsoring students from CSU's Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering to help them improve excavation robots for the Lunabotics contest.

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Flytrex Obtains $9.3M With Venture Financing and Innovation Grant for Drone Deliveries

March 21, 2021 · Flytrex, an on-demand drone delivery provider for food and retail, has announced the closing of financing to expand its U.S. presence and scale up production and R&D capabilities.

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Chromalloy Chooses VELO3D for 3D-Printed Aftermarket Parts for Gas Turbines

March 11, 2021 · VELO3D has entered the maintenance, repair, and operations market for aviation and energy with Chromalloy choosing its Sapphire system.

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OnRobot Launches New Grippers; Execs Bullish on Human-Robot Collaboration in 2021

March 11, 2021 · OnRobot says that light industrial robot and cobot users are increasingly looking for ease of use more than just safety in applications. The company said its new magnetic and electric vacuum grippers are intended to cut the time needed to deploy automation.

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Halter CNC Robotics to Award Scholarship to Veterans and Active U.S. Military to Study Manufacturing Automation

February 23, 2021 · Halter CNC Robotics will be awarding a $2,500 scholarship to a U.S .veteran or active service member who wants to study manufacturing automation, engineering or robotics.

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Stratasys Launches Carbon Fiber Material for F123 Series 3D Printers

February 16, 2021 · Lightweight, ABS-based material is specifically formulated for applications such as manufacturing tooling, jigs and fixtures.

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Frontline Relief With 3D Printing

February 15, 2021 · Additive manufacturing comes to the rescue in earthquake, tsunami, and even war.

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Raytheon Technologies and Army Research Lab Pick 3D Systems’ Metal Additive Manufacturing Solutions

February 12, 2021 · 3D Systems' DMP Factory 500 solution will be part of research effort to develop topological optimization that accounts for heat transfer.

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America Makes Announces Rapid Innovation Call Totaling $185k in Funding

February 9, 2021 · Rapid Innovation Call focused on three technical topics to advance qualification and certification of additive manufactured products.

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IDTechEx Offers Perspective on Medical Advances in 3D Printing

February 5, 2021 · The company has released a new report, "3D Printed Materials Market 2020-2030: COVID Edition."

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Xerox and Naval Postgraduate School Collaborate to Advance 3D Printing Research

February 4, 2021 · NPS receives first installation of Xerox ElemX 3D printer.

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Essentium Survey Reveals Additive Manufacturing Gains Traction

February 2, 2021 · Opportunities for machine and material innovation to increase agility, resilience, customization and design freedom, research shows.

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High-Performance Thermoplastics Market Size Worth $65.6B by 2026

January 29, 2021 · High-performance thermoplastics are the desired material in large industries such as electrical and electronics and industrial applications.

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e-Xstream Engineering Launches Simulation, Virtual Manufacturing Offerings

January 25, 2021 · The latest Digimat software enables businesses to simulate the 3D printing process and calculate total cost of producing each part.

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Desktop Metal to Buy EnvisionTEC

January 15, 2021 · Acquisition will enable ability to enter market for volume product polymer additive manufacturing.

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