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Planetary Resources Uses 3D Printing in Spacecraft Production

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Applicable Industries	Aerospace
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Additive Manufacturing
Services	Hardware Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	Planetary Resources expects that the Arkyd spacecraft will eventually be mass-produced at cost significantly lower than current spacecraft, so weight must be minimized to the greatest extent possible. Read More
About Customer	Planetary Resources is a space exploration company founded in 2010 in Redmond, Washington that plans to mine asteroids by 2050. Read More
Customer Name	Planetary Resources Read More
Solution	The Planetary Resources design for the Arkyd 200 and 300 uses patented QuickCast patterns from 3D Systems to make the propulsion system structurally integrated with the spacecraft itself. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Cost Of Goods Sold, Design Library, Parts and material pricing, Precision, Weight Read More Log in to view content
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Applicable Industries

Aerospace

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Additive Manufacturing

Services

Hardware Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

Planetary Resources expects that the Arkyd spacecraft will eventually be mass-produced at cost significantly lower than current spacecraft, so weight must be minimized to the greatest extent possible.

About Customer

Planetary Resources is a space exploration company founded in 2010 in Redmond, Washington that plans to mine asteroids by 2050.

Customer Name

Planetary Resources

Solution

The Planetary Resources design for the Arkyd 200 and 300 uses patented QuickCast patterns from 3D Systems to make the propulsion system structurally integrated with the spacecraft itself.

Data Collected

Cost Of Goods Sold, Design Library, Parts and material pricing, Precision, Weight

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Quality Assurance] 3D printing enables a level of precision and integration that is unattainable with traditional manufacturing techniques.
Impact #2	[Cost Reduction - Operation] Total cost of ownership of equipment operations is minimized through the use of highly efficient, organic 3D-printed designs.

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Quality Assurance]
3D printing enables a level of precision and integration that is unattainable with traditional manufacturing techniques.

Impact #2

[Cost Reduction - Operation]
Total cost of ownership of equipment operations is minimized through the use of highly efficient, organic 3D-printed designs.

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Planetary Resources Uses 3D Printing in Spacecraft Production

Operational Impact