3D Systems宣布与车队太空技术进行了新的合作，该合作导致生产创新的RF补丁天线，以便在其Alpha卫星星座上使用。The combination of Fleet Space Technologies’ unique design along with the expertise of 3D Systems’ Application Innovation Group (AIG) allowed them to architect a complete additive manufacturing solution – which includes process development and bridge production on its DMP Flex 350 – enabling the companies to move from Fleet Space’s existing RF patch design to small batch production in just three weeks. Fleet Space Technologies is bringing a DMP Flex 350 printer into service at their headquarters in Beverley, Adelaide allowing the company to bring production of its patch antennas in-house. The printer will be used to create RF patch antennas for each of the Alpha satellites operating in a constellation in low earth orbit as part of Fleet Space Technologies’ ExoSphere initiative for mining exploration with minimal environmental impact.
车队太空技术的工程团队设计了天线以满足尺寸，重量和性能要求，同时最大程度地减少了后处理的需求。团队知道，可以实现这种贴片天线设计的几何形状是通过增材制造。3D Systems的AIG开发了打印过程，以在其DMP Flex 350打印机上生产两种不同材料的天线-Laserform ALSI10MG和AL6061-RAM2。DMP Flex 350的独特真空室内结构保持低氧环境（<25 ppm）至关重要。氩气消耗不仅大大减少，而且真空室内结构还产生了良好的表面饰面，并具有良好的特征细节，可最大程度地减少信号损失。此外，DMP Flex 350还包括3DXPERT®软件，该软件支持添加剂制造工作流程的每个步骤从设计到后处理，并快速有效地从3D模型过渡到成功打印的零件。该团队能够在DMP Flex 350上实现每次构建55 RF补丁天线的快速和成本效益的生产。在现场使用DMP Flex 350解决方案还将为车队空间技术提供可添加的结构组件的能力以前没有。
3D Systems，3D Systems Aerospace＆Defense Segment副总裁Michael Shepard博士说：“我们与车队太空技术的合作是3D系统如何帮助我们的航空航天客户加速创新并降低其增材制造应用程序开发的另一个例子。”“我们通过与客户合作为其需求提供正确的硬件，材料，软件和服务提供应用程序解决方案来做到这一点。在这种情况下，我们能够帮助车队太空技术在很短的时间内为其内部内部的卫星硬件带来合格的生产过程。”
“Fleet’s Alpha constellation represents a significant leap forward in our mission to unlock the potential of truly global connectivity, in doing so creating global benefits for applications like making the search for critical minerals more sustainable and viable,” said Flavia Tata Nardini, founder and CEO, Fleet Space Technologies. “To achieve this, we constantly strive to find more ways to manufacture our technology to deliver exceptional quality at scale and in a way that is economically viable. Together with 3D Systems’ AIG, we are unlocking the remarkable potential of additive manufacturing at our world-class facility in Adelaide, South Australia. This technology will enable our people to create the production processes that will deliver on Fleet’s ambition to launch more than 140 low earth orbit satellites in the Alpha constellation.”
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