Additive manufacturing news and European prices, with independent expert commentary
EOS and the Brazilian space startup BIZU Space have agreed a cooperation focused on know-how rather than hardware. BIZU Space engineers get DfAM training through the Additive Minds Academy and consulting from EOS experts. The startup is evaluating industrial metal 3D printing for rocket engine parts.
Context DfAM (Design for Additive Manufacturing) means shaping parts to exploit layer-by-layer production and respect its limits, rather than reusing designs made for machining or casting.
BIZU Space engineers will take Design for Additive Manufacturing courses at the Additive Minds Academy and receive engineering support from EOS Additive Minds specialists. The announcement names no machine purchase.
The startup works on propulsion for a Brazilian privately developed orbital launcher. It is exploring metal printing for combustion chambers and closed-cycle turbopump technology.
For small and mid-sized manufacturers, the case shows that design skills often limit AM adoption before machines do. Training and vendor engineering support can shorten the learning curve, but the announcement gives no timelines, volumes or qualification details for flight hardware.
The report mentions no purchase. It describes DfAM education and engineering support.
It develops propulsion technology for a Brazilian privately developed orbital launch vehicle.
This summary was written with the help of AI from the linked reports, under the editorial responsibility of Svetozar Kolesar.