Leap 71 and Solideon have embarked on a strategic collaboration aimed at designing and manufacturing multi-meter-scale hardware tailored for space applications. This partnership represents a significant step towards advancing additive manufacturing capabilities for the aerospace industry, with a long-term vision of enabling off-planet production.
The collaboration between Leap 71 and Solideon began several months ago, with both companies diligently working to integrate Leap 71’s proprietary Computational Engineering Models (CEM) with Solideon’s cutting-edge Aperture robotic metal additive manufacturing technology.
Aperture, Solideon’s innovative robotic metal 3D printing system, offers a comprehensive solution that encompasses various manufacturing steps, including wire-arc 3D printing, CNC milling, and subcomponent assembly, all tailored for producing large-scale components. Leap 71’s CEM, on the other hand, serves as a generative framework for building sophisticated physical objects by processing input data and generating geometric models.
By leveraging the combined capabilities of these technologies, Leap 71 and Solideon aim to push the boundaries of additive manufacturing in the aerospace sector. Their collaborative efforts target the production of large rocket propulsion systems and space infrastructure components, with ambitious projects such as the development of the “biggest 3D printed rocket engine” featuring a nozzle size two-thirds that of the Saturn 5 engine.
This strategic partnership signifies a concerted effort to revolutionize aerospace manufacturing, paving the way for the creation of advanced, high-performance aerospace structures that could reshape the future of space exploration and utilization.
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