In partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and GE Research, the U.S. National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute America Makes has launched a ‘direct call-to-action’ challenge to the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. The Open Source-Additive Scanning Implementation Strategy (OASIS) Challenge, which has a prize pool of $68,000, is inviting entrants to submit innovative open-source […]
GE Research develops quantum-secure “powder to print” blockchain for 3D printing
A team from GE Research’s cutting-edge Forge Lab has developed a super-secure blockchain network for additive manufacturing. Designed to manage and protect 3D printing transactions from powder supply through to the finished product, this system encrypts data in a way that promises to withstand attack by quantum computers. Benjamin Beckmann, Blockchain Leader at GE Research, explains, “The demonstration […]
GE Research $2.5 M project attains 3D printed Ultra Performance Heat Exchanger
GE Research, the R&D wing of American conglomerate GE, has used 3D printing to design an ultra-efficient, low-emission heat exchanger for power generation equipment. Called UPHEAT (Ultra Performance Heat Exchanger enabled by Additive Technology), the heat exchanger is part of a $2.5 M project led by GE Research. The project was established through the Advanced […]