Introducing the World's Largest 3D Printed Single-Piece Rocket Engine
February 19, 2019
Orbex, with $40 million in public and private funding, has been able to attract talent from leading space organizations including NASA, ESA (European Space Agency) and Arianespace. The firm’s aerospace engineers partnered with the applications engineering team at SLM Solutions on transferring the design into selective laser melting production.
“Our aim during the process was to fulfill the quality expectations of the Orbex team, keep the functionality of the part and make it suitable for additive manufacturing,” says Lukas Pankiewicz, applications specialist, who headed the SLM Solutions team. “Every single support structure used in data preparation has been customized to obtain the best quality in every section of the engine, taking post-processing into consideration as well.”
Industry-Related Terms: Additive manufacturing, Metal additive manufacturing, Post-processing
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See also: SLM Solutions NA, Inc.
Technologies: Applications, Powder-Bed Systems
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