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Orbex’s Industrial 3D Printer to deliver 35 Large-Scale 3D Printed Rocket Engines Annually
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Orbex, the UK-based spaceflight company, has commissioned AMCM, manufacturer of custom, high-performance industrial 3D printing solutions, to build the largest industrial 3D printer in Europe, allowing the company to rapidly 3D print complex rocket engines in-house.
After completing rigorous testing procedures in November this year, NASA, the premier space agency under the U.S. Federal Government, demonstrated that two 3D printed rocket engine components namely, a copper alloy combustion chamber and nozzle made of a high-strength hydrogen resistant alloy, have survived 23 hot-fire tests. The components had to undergo extreme combustion environments that traditionally manufactured metal structures experience in flight.
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