ESA Tinkercad 2020
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Catia Cardoso
Materials and processes for space. Challenges for space materials and procesesses.
- Low mass (when launched from Earth)
- Small production series
- Very high reliability
- Limited manufacturing processes (automation)
- Small to large geometries
- Very high performances
- Challenging material procurement
- On-demand manufacturing (exploration, repair)
- Efficient use of material.
Additive manufacturing: 3d CAD model, slicing, layer-wise assembly, complete part
- No tool
- Design freedom: any shape is possible(?)
- Many materials can be used
Not that simple
- End-to-end process: several steps
- Design
- Material supply
- Processing
- Post processing
- Testing/ qualification
- Challenges at every step