Supernova, the corporate carved out of BCN3D in February, has introduced a brand new enterprise unit that can ‘pioneer’ the 3D printing of ‘energetic supplies.’
The Supernova Protection & Area enterprise unit will search to handle the perceived limitations of conventional manufacturing processes when getting used to produced purposes equivalent to Stable Rocket Motors (SRMs).
Supernova’s proprietary Viscous Lithography Manufacturing (VLM) 3D printing course of is claimed to have the ability to deal with supplies with as much as 100 occasions increased viscosity and that profit from oligomer chains of their formulations, doubtlessly enabling superior mechanical properties.
With this expertise, Supernova has recognized a possibility in processing military-grade formulations which have stable hundreds exceeding 80% and are usually unsuitable for many additive manufacturing applied sciences. VLM is claimed to have efficiently demonstrated its capacity to course of formulations with greater than 88% stable hundreds, and so Supernova has stood up a enterprise that can deal with the printing of miliary-grade formulations like Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Propellant (APCP) and Cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX). These supplies are able to quickly releasing vital quantities of vitality by chemical reactions and are generally utilized in propellants and explosives.
In response to Supernova, the mixture of its VLM course of with these supplies will supply high-energy density primarily based on a superior solid-load, steady and homogenous part properties, geometry freedom, fast prototyping, and on-demand and on-shore manufacturing.
“Supernova Protection & Area represents our dedication to pushing the boundaries of what’s attainable to fabricate,” mentioned Roger Antunez, founder and CEO at Supernova. “By pioneering 3D printing of energetic supplies, we’re not simply advancing expertise – we’re offering the instruments to the engineers to innovate and reshape the way forward for defence and area industries.”