This technical innovation is supposed to make rocket engines more efficient than standard propulsion systems. So, why is this new engine so important to the space industry? From NASA to industry giants like Aerojet Rocketdyne and new startups like Launcher, many are traveling the AM road to develop and industrialize advanced 3D printed propulsion systems. Image courtesy of AMCM/EOS/Hyperganic.īoth the private and public space sectors have turned to 3D printing technologies to advance rocket engine manufacturing throughout the last decade. Algorithmically engineered aerospike rocket engine printed in copper at AMCM. Standing at 80 cm tall, the engine demonstrates what’s possible when the power of software algorithms is combined with advanced AM systems.
The aerospike engine was automatically reengineered for production on an AMCM M 4K large scale, high productivity system for demanding AM applications, using EOS CopperAlloy CuCrZr. The result is what Hyperganic CEO and Co-Founder Lin Kayser described as “the most complex AM part ever produced.” In fact, according to the long-time entrepreneur, the novel part broke all conventional workflows. Set for release to a limited number of applicants on June 15, 2022, Hyperganic Core empowers designers to build 3D printing applications using advanced software algorithms without even a single piece of manual CAD. By integrating Hyperganic’s AI-powered algorithmic engineering software platform with EOS’ digital, high-end additive manufacturing solutions, the trio plans to revolutionize the field of space propulsion, which still uses very conservative designs.Īs the first product in this collaboration, AMCM completed printing the world’s largest aerospike rocket engine on May 11, 2022, which was engineered using Hyperganic’s upcoming algorithmic engineering platform called Core. Just last week, the company announced a partnership with Munich and Singapore-based software startup Hyperganic to accelerate innovation in space propulsion engineering. The leader in powder bed fusion printers, EOS and its sister company AMCM are stepping up their efforts to advance 3D printed space propulsion.
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