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Companies Team up to Engineer 3D-Printed Parts for NASA Orion Mission

April 17, 2018 · Key to the project are Stratasys advanced materials, including an ESD variant of the new Antero 800NA, a PEKK-based thermoplastic offering high performance mechanical, chemical and thermal properties.

ESTECO Gets Contract to Support Lockheed Martin

December 15, 2017 · VOLTA, ESTECO’s web-based enterprise solution, will be used for collaborative multi-disciplinary optimization by Lockheed Martin.

PADT, Stratasys Create Additive Manufacturing Lab in Colorado

September 12, 2017 · Lockheed Martin Additive Manufacturing Laboratory helps students and engineers spur design and creation of composite tooling applications to reduce manufacturing lead times and streamline costs.

Optomec Shares Results of 3D Metal AM Study

May 26, 2017 · Study validated the repeatability and transferability of the Optomec LENS metal additive manufacturing process, according to Optomec officials.

Printed Part to Launch on Lockheed Military Satellite

April 21, 2017 · Lockheed used a laser powder bed fusion process to manufacture the part out of aluminum.

A Product Variation Flight Checklist

October 3, 2016 · Make an engineering-based plan to deal with hardware, software and system design variations.

Lockheed Martin Submits Patent for 3D Printed Synthetic Diamond

August 22, 2016 · A patent submission from Lockheed Martin may add synthetic diamond to the list of 3D printing materials.

SAKOR Supplies Lockheed Martin with Dynamometers

July 21, 2016 · The technology will be used in the Materials Technology Laboratory for advanced aerospace applications.

The Digital Thread: A Digital Stitch in Time

July 1, 2016 · Initiatives are reshaping Lockheed Martin’s original vision for the digital thread.

Managing Your Design Engineering Material Data

October 1, 2015 · Evolving platforms are helping ease the stress of material data management.

Building Robot First Responders

June 1, 2015 · Behind the scenes at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals.

Lockheed Martin Division Selects Aras Innovator

May 27, 2015 · The organization will use it to streamline configuration and change management.

3D Printing Helps Launch Satellite Mission

February 1, 2015 · NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab turned to additive manufacturing to lower cost and weight of new satellite antenna array supports.

Lockheed Tackles Test Data Complexity

December 1, 2014 · Data management software helps accelerate test data analysis on F-35 program.

Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems Join Collaboration for Exoskeleton Design

November 27, 2014 · The apparatus helps reduce muscle fatigue for workers who handle heavy machinery on a daily basis.

3D Printing’s New Materials, Part 2: Metal

November 1, 2014 · Metal materials and systems offer ever-increasing choices for additive manufacturing of one-off parts or hundreds of custom pieces.

Granta Design Announces Phase IV of Material Data Management Consortium

August 27, 2014 · The collaborative was founded to focus on developing and applying materials information technology that maximizes the value of materials engineering.

Lockheed Martin Pushes Forward on Additive Manufacturing for Satellite Construction

July 28, 2014 · Lockheed Martin recently redesigned the A2100 satellite and part of the new design includes 3D printed parts.

Lockheed Martin Pushes the Boundaries of AM with Satellite Fuel Tank Design

May 12, 2014 · Lockheed Martin, a pioneer leveraging additive manufacturing technology, decided to push the boundaries once again, this time as part of design project to make more efficient use of space while increasing the satellite's payload. Because the process would require testing many assembly configurations and producing several prototype iterations to validate the various design changes, the Lockheed team was interested in alternative approaches to traditional manufacturing methods—particularly around the design and function of the satellite's giant fuel tanks.


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