Photo via YouTube/GEreports. In the incredible evolution of 3D-printing capabilities, GE engineers have made a tiny jet engine that can go 33,000 rotations per minute.

GE has a fascination with tiny 3D-printed engines. Last year, the company released plans for 3D-printing your own mini jet engine . Unlike the latest engine, the little plastic model cranks by ...

The resulting engine from GE’s 3D printing process endured numerous tests and the turbine achieved 33,000 rpm. GE. The jet engine’s parts being printed using direct metal laser melting.

GE will use 3D printing technology to mass produce a complex jet engine piece in the first real test of using 3D printing for mass production.

GE 3D-Printed a Miniature Jet Engine That Runs at 33,000 RPM ... But the experiment helps add credence to the idea that 3D printing will eventually be used for more than just plastic trinkets.

GE is one of several aerospace players experimenting with industrial 3D printing. They’ve been using the tech to make finished parts for real jet engines too. Last year, for example, they said their ...

3D printing is coming of age in numerous ways. On a large scale, MIT researchers built a 50-foot-wide, 12-foot tall igloo in just 13 hours. They've also debuted the first completely 3D-printed ...

GE Aviation already uses 3D printing to build the complex fuel nozzle interiors used in the LEAP jet engine. More than 11,000 LEAP engines are on order with up to 20 fuel nozzles in every engine ...

Earlier this year we saw the first example of a 3D-printed jet engine, now GE has announced the first 3D-printed part certified by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a commercial jet ...

The news described the first successful test flight of a fully 3D-printed jet engine, made by Aero Engines Corporation of ...