The space industry needs 3D printing standards
High-precision additive manufacturing processes are increasingly spurring on space travel. By intensifying their cooperation, RUAG and Oerlikon want to give new impetus to 3D printing and create valid standards across Europe.
2 Aug 2018 Kai TubbesingShare
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The cooperation is already bearing fruit. Thanks to its optimized design, a 3D print-mounted bracket on a payload fairing already excels with a 25 percent cost and 50 percent weight reduction compared to a component from previous manufacturing processes. At the same time it has a higher degree of rigidity. Almost at the same time, Oerlikon concluded a cooperation contract with Lufthansa in the area of maintenance, repair and overhaul. It again concerns repeatable 3D printing processes. The space industry as a whole increasingly relies on additive manufacturing technologies. Recently, the US company Lockheed Martin presented record-sized
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