Aerospace & Defense
Design for Lower Fuel Costs and Increased Payload
Over the last decade, aerospace and defense innovators have pushed 3D printing beyond the realm of prototyping into advanced tooling and production applications. Stratasys has partnered with industry leaders to develop materials and processes that are making 3D printed parts commonplace on aircraft and spacecraft — and cementing the technology as an engineering mainstay.
Aerospace & Defense Features
Get Ideas Off the Ground Quickly
Solve design challenges before you commit to expensive and time-consuming tooling and production.
Design for Lower Fuel Costs and Increased Payload
Fly with less weight, reduce complexity, or simplify production — if you can conceive it, our solutions help make it a reality.
Streamline the Cost and Complexities of Production
Improve production efficiency and flight performance while simplifying inventory with strong, lightweight composite parts.
Produce High-Mix, Low Volume Parts on the Fly
Avoid high machining costs for custom tools or parts needed for individual repairs and restorations
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Piper Aircraft Top Flight – EN FDM Case Study
Top Flight – Piper is using hydroforming to produce hundreds of aluminum structural components of the aircraft such as the inner frame, gussets, brackets, skins, etc. In the past, the company machined aluminum form tools for use in hydroforming machines.