Together with a team of international experts, Skyrora hosted the latest meeting for the “Made-3D” project of the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program.
The “Made-3D” project, which began earlier this year and will run for three and a half years, is funded with EUR 6.7 million. Skyrora received £500,000 through Innovate UK and the European Commission to support innovation in additive manufacturing.
This funding will allow Skyrora to complete research to produce a multi-material vacuum nozzle for LEO rocket engines. Production will be supported by the company’s Skyprint 2 3D printer, the largest of its kind in Europe.
Skyrora CEO Volodymyr Levykin said: “We were honoured to host the most recent meeting of the ‘Made-3D consortium’ at our manufacturing facility outside of Glasgow, bringing together like-minded leaders from across the European space sector. As we rapidly approach orbital launch, Skyrora seeks to push the envelope when it comes to innovative advancements in manufacturing, not only to refine our offering for prospective customers globally, but to do so in the most sustainable way possible.
Contributing to the ‘Made-3D’ project will enable Skyrora to develop a unique bi-metallic printing process via our Skyprint 2 machine that has never been done before, unlocking potential avenues for third party commercial collaboration in the process.”
The “Made-3D” project aims to improve the additive manufacturing process and enable multi-material processing in the automotive, aerospace and defense industries. The focus is on material and process design, component design and sustainability, especially by reusing metal powder and bulk material from the printing process to avoid wasting resources.
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