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Ford Motor Company has begun testing for its first Formula 1 race in two decades, utilizing innovative technologies like additive manufacturing. Ford Performance Motorsports Powertrain personnel report that around 1,000 complex metal and plastic parts have been designed to endure extreme conditions required in races that average 200 miles per hour.

MIM2025, the International Conference on Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics, and Carbides, concluded late last month and was deemed an innovative success! Held in Costa Mesa, California, the specialized conference attracted 100 delegates, representing nearly 60 companies, from 9 countries.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, London, is making strides in sustainable defense manufacturing by repurposing titanium from obsolete fighter aircraft. This groundbreaking initiative focuses on recycling components like engine compressor blades from retired Tornado jets into titanium metal powders, which are then utilized for additive manufactured (AM) jet engine parts.

IperionX Limited, Charlotte, North Carolina, announced a landmark contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) worth up to $47.1 million. This funding aims to bolster the U.S. Defense Industrial Base by developing a fully integrated, low-cost titanium supply chain sourced domestically.

Zhongshu Ren (left) and Tao Sun, University of Virginia, display the results of L-PBF research.

A research team led by University of Virginia Associate Professor Tao Sun has made significant strides in advancing AM, particularly in aerospace and industries requiring robust metal parts. Their study focuses on detecting keyhole pores, which are major defects in laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF).