Global aerospace company Lockheed Martin is using half printing technology to manufacture components for its space programme. It has recently used the method to produce a large titanium dome of just under four feet in diameter for use in the construction of high-pressure satellite fuel tanks. It is the largest part the company has so far produced through half printing, which it says is less wasteful of construction methods than traditional methods, as well as being significantly quicker. It has a stated aim to reduce both the production time and cost of its satellites by 3D.
Global aerospace company Lockheed Martin is using 3D printing technology to manufacture components for its space programme. It has recently used the method to produce a large titanium dome of just under four feet in diameter for use in the construction of high-pressure satellite fuel tanks. It is the largest part the company has so far produced through 3D printing, which it says is less wasteful of construction methods than traditional methods, as well as being significantly quicker. It has a stated aim to reduce both the production time and cost of its satellites by half.