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ESA and MTC Team Up to Open Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Centre http://ift.tt/2qyJidi 3D printing is nothing new to the European Space Agency (ESA). The ESA, after all, was the agency to propose building a 3D printed base on the moon, and regularly makes 3D printing headlines for everything from conductive 3D printed CubeSats to 3D printed bricks made from simulated moon dust. Now the agency has partnered with the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to set up the ESA Additive Manufacturing Benchmarking Centre (AMBC), which will provide a facility for the ESA and technology companies to investigate the potential of additive manufacturing for projects. The Centre will be managed by the MTC, which is based in Coventry and is home to the UK National Centre for Additive Manufacturing. It offers access to the latest additive manufacturing technology, which will allow users to 3D print prototypes and assess their suitability for certain projects and applications.
The UK National Centre for Additive Manufacturing facility has a large selection of 3D printers, materials and post-processing options, including the means for producing polymer, metal and ceramic parts. The AMBC will take advantage of this selection to 3D print a variety of parts for testing. Follow-up testing, including failure investigations, will provide customers with a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of their chosen 3D printing methods, as well as advice on how to improve the part in the future. All test results will be published in a Europe-wide newsletter to spread additive manufacturing information as widely as possible. Europe’s Vega small launcher will be the first project to make use of the Centre.
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