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How Additive Manufacturing (AM) is Enabling the Next Leap in Aerospace Innovation

Additive Snack · 23 Feb 2022 · 33m · Episode 4

What this episode covers

Brian Neff, CEO of Sintavia and Chairman of the Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), explains how additive manufacturing (AM) enables next-generation aerospace innovations, including rocket engines and electric aircraft. He details Sintavia's strategy of combining aerospace quality standards with additive expertise to produce complex components like heat exchangers and thrust chambers, overcoming industry inertia through technical competence. Neff also discusses the AMGTA's role in quantifying sustainability via lifecycle analyses and highlights emerging capabilities such as large-format printing and pure copper processing for high-power-density electric motors.

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companies scaling up

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Companies
Sintavia, AMGTA, EOS, MTU Engines, Wisk, Relativity Space
Products
EOS M270
Also
AS 9100

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