Providing a pragmatic, end-to-end solution for designing and producing parts at scale.
Aerospace and defense spend $2.897 billion annually on additive manufacturing (AM) equipment, materials and services. This includes ground, air, space and launch systems for both structural and nonstructural applications for commercial and military use. Aerospace and defense is the largest additive manufacturing sector and the use of AM as a production tool in that industry continues to expand. Aerospace and defense’s increased reliance on AM for print production is demonstrated by several applications, including Rolls-Royce’s compressor case, spacecraft heat exchangers and wing structures. Other examples include Saba using AM for printing an exterior hatch and Relativity Space’s plan to produce reusable launch vehicles. These applications are evidence of the efforts to scale production with AM.
