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Rapid Prototyping Expert Uses Renishaw AM Systems to Develop Hypersonic Technology for Aerospace

The development of spacecraft has always been reliant on new and advanced technologies. Additive manufacturing (AM), for example, gives aerospace engineers the design freedom and rapid prototyping capabilities required to develop new parts for satellites, while meeting the strict requirements of the aerospace industry. So, when aerospace venture capital startup Velontra looked to develop a hypersonic propulsion system for space applications, it turned to Innovative 3D Manufacturing, user of Renishaw's AM systems.

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    00:00:04 [Music] welcome to Innovative 3D we're an advanced Manufacturing Company focused on metal additive in Franklin Indiana the industries that we focus on Aerospace defense medical device Automotive pretty much all all different Industries so we're a little bit unique we run multiple quality system so we're as9100 company we're also a

    00:00:28 13485 um company we're itar registered we're FFL manufacturer so we kind of cover all bases from a manufacturing standpoint 80% of our business is rapid prototyping the other 20% is production for metal additive and that is our primary focus along with the metal additive we don't just print parts we we do postprocessing so we do the Machining we do heat treat um we do the grinding

    00:00:56 finishing work uh polishing work and most of that is done internally we have uh five Engineers that run CAD cam systems slicing software design you know we work with lots of different materials so there's always something moving all the time we run renishaw dmls machines we have 10 machines uh from renesha they've been a great partner with us and they support us very

    00:01:25 well one of the sectors that we work in is Aerospace defense one of our customers vantra out of Dayton Ohio this is one of their parts that's printed on the renesha 500 Q myself my Engineers we work with vantra and the engineers there to develop uh part routers and systems in order how to make this part and actually make this part to print um fully

    00:01:49 machine vantra is a company focused on making a two-stage orbit space plane which will enable more cost-efficient direct access and more reliable insertion into Final Destination orbit than anything on the market today we are able to do this by utilizing modern manufacturing techniques like 3D printing which enable us to make unique hardware and a faster rate of

    00:02:12 development than anyone else is doing on the market our renesha team is very appreciative of the relationship we have with Innovative 3D it certainly makes us very happy that were part of their ongoing growth and success we received uh questions inquiries from prospective customers that they either need printing services or advice on the technology a

    00:02:37 referral to Innovative 3D puts those customers in steady hands and allows them to progress through their additive Journey with confidence [Music]