LEAP 71, a Dubai-based developer of computer-aided and artificial intelligence-based engineering technologies, announced a tripartite agreement with California-based MIMO TECHNIK and ASTRO Test Lab at the Additive Manufacturing User Group (AMUG) Conference 2024. The partnership aims to create an end-to-end workflow for the design, manufacture and validation of computer-aided engineered products, primarily in aerospace, but also in mobility, heating and cooling and other relevant sectors.
Josefine Lissner, Co-founder and Managing Director of LEAP 71 said: “Aerospace is a key focus for our company. Our computational systems can create sophisticated three-dimensional geometries based on encoded engineering principles and rooted in physics. However, we also need real-world manufacturing and testing feedback to continuously improve our models. By working with MIMO and ASTRO we can move to a truly collaborative workflow with a closed feedback loop, for the production and certification of very advanced systems.”
LEAP 71 has led the field of computational engineering, in which complex physical products are created using large software models. Engineers encode their knowledge into computer algorithms, resulting in the Computational Engineering Model (CEM), which synthesizes the geometry and provides the data for the manufacturing process.
Jonathan Cohen, CEO of MIMO TECHNIK said: “Over the past decade, MIMO TECHNIK built up the capability to produce complex metal aerospace parts at scale. Our technology stack allows us to control the metal 3D printing process in our facility on an unprecedented level. But how can we create designs that truly take advantage of our capabilities? When we saw the work that LEAP 71 is doing in this field, it was clear, that this is the answer to significantly elevating the state of the art of engineering and manufacture things that were never created before.”
Under the agreement, the companies may also take on projects subject to the U.S. government’s ITAR/AECA regulations. As fully qualified suppliers of U.S. aerospace technology, MIMO and ASTRO will utilize and modify LEAP 71’s CEMs to manufacture parts and products that cannot be developed outside the United States.
Humna Khan, CEO of ASTRO Test Lab added: “When I look back at my two decades of work at NASA, SpaceX, and others, I always faced the challenge to incorporate feedback from manufacturing and testing into the design side of the equation. While 3D printing allows us to manufacture a different variant of an object every time we start a print, traditional engineering using CAD simply isn’t flexible enough to adapt to constant feedback from testing. Because of all the manual work involved, objects built today are far from optimal. Using LEAP 71’s computational approach, we can re-engineer in an instant, incorporate feedback that comes directly from our testing systems, and manufacture again, creating a virtuous cycle of innovation that is unheard-of, especially in the conservative field of space technology.”
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