Antenna Integrated
Helix Feed
The Antenna Integrated Helix Feed is part of a transmitter…
CATEGORY
Space
MATERIAL
AlSi10Mg
Additive Manufacturing is reaching outer space. With increased effectiveness and maturity of space programs all over the world, leaders in the space community, are innovating, developing and iterating on multiple frontiers that lead to faster and cheaper deployment of payloads . The Wipro 3D has re-engineered, developed, and proved out flight-ready components in short “re-design to realize” lifecycles to meet such requirements.
Private space enterprises, state-run-space organizations, and other members of the space industrial ecosystems are replacing existing and conventional geometries, with designs using the freedom of design that Additive Manufacturing brings, leading to significant impact on performance. Components such as antennae, wave guides, brackets, thrusters, main oxidizer valves, combustion chamber liners, and propellant injectors, are either in the prototyping stage or are actually flying.
About the Project
AM Competencies Used
Additive Design & Engineering
For certain geometries, a different approach to key build parameters was developed to ensure shrinkage and dimensional tolerances were achieved as planned. Surface finish as built was improved through the same set of changed parameters
Build Technology
Build Orientation, other build strategies were used to develop this complex structure with an aim to minimize net shaping operations, owing to the delicate geometry and features of the component
AM Value Addition
Design Freedom
Time-to-realize
The Helix was realized in under 6 weeks including developmental iterations.
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