Additive manufacturing for space : status and promises

• Main Authors: Sacco, Enea, Moon, Seung Ki
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Aeronautical engineering; Additive Manufacturing; Spacecraft
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/141133
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing is a manufacturing technique where successive layers of material are layered to produce parts. The design freedom afforded by AM is ideal for the space industry, where part production is low volume and highly customized. The objective of this paper is to re...