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• Additive Manufacturing (AM) Research just published its latest study, “AM Applications Analysis: Parts Produced 2025-2034,” which AM Research SVP Scott Dunham said includes by far the consultancy’s largest data package...
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Additive Manufacturing (AM) Research just published its latest study, “AM Applications Analysis: Parts Produced 2025-2034,” which AM Research SVP Scott Dunham said includes by far the consultancy’s largest data package ever. One standout tidbit from that giant trove is that, by 2034, AM Research expects rocket engines to be the single largest source of value for AM parts producers.
For that reality to come to fruition, testing of 3D printed engines will have to continue to ramp up well beyond the already quite active pace we’ve seen so far in this decade. The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is betting that an R&D program the agency began in 2023 will help move AM users in the aerospace sector in that direction.
The DIU’s Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities (HyCAT) pro