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2026. 10. 18.

3D-Printed Helicopter Duct Receives Regulatory Approval

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Australia’s Plane Support secured CASA approval for a 3D-printed air-conditioning duct for a 214B helicopter.

What is new?

Aerospace replacement parts require more than dimensional accuracy: traceable production and regulatory acceptance matter. Plane Support developed an air-conditioning duct for a 214B helicopter and received approval from Australia’s aviation regulator CASA.

3DPS perspective

Real-world suitability should be evaluated against production, cost and reliability data as these become available.

Source: Original report and cover-image reference.

2026. 10. 03.

China Pushes Green-Laser Copper 3D Printing into Batch Production

With its new XH-M350G-2HR, Xihe Additive is moving beyond demonstrations: copper cooling components for AI servers and power electronics are entering batch-production applications.

2026. 10. 02.

Impossible Objects: $40 million to scale CBAM industrial manufacturing

Impossible Objects raised $40 million in Series B funding to scale its composite-based CBAM manufacturing technology.

2026. 09. 30.

OTR3DLab: full-scale tire and wheel prototypes by 3D printing

OTR Engineered Solutions’ new OTR3DLab service targets rapid production of full-scale tire and wheel prototypes for vehicle testing.

2026. 09. 28.

TPM3D: Fatigue Testing of SLS-Printed and Foamed Footwear Soles

The Chinese company combines lattice geometry and foaming to tune footwear-sole mechanical properties.

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