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Trumpf, In-Space Manufacturing, Trumpf slides - Coggle Diagram
Trumpf
Manufacturing
Laser welding in space
Laser metal desposition
Repurpose for in-orbit
Switch powder to solid feedstock
Lasers swap places with powder feeds (Feedstock in the centre)
In-Space Manufacturing
DED
Feed stock (metal/polymer)
Deposition parameters
Lasers (<1kw)
Cooling
Radiator/heat sink/piping/heat exchanger
Positioning
Use Case
Repair/Modification
Northrup Grumman (MEV-1/MEV-2)
OSAM-1
Manufacture
SBSP
Space Stations
Large Structures in space
Antennae
Joining of modular parts in space
Space stations
SBSP
Host satellite
Robotics
Storage for feedstock
Feeding mechanism (rollers)
Potential clients
Northrup
Axiom
Blue Origin
Airbus
Starlink
SBSP
NASA
Funding streams
ESA
UKSA
UKRI
DASA
NASA
MOD
USAF
SAC
Trumpf slides
Existing technology
Potential applications
Opportunity (£$) - customers etc
How you'd do it
£ raised by meltio/etc