LOS ANGELES — By combining additive manufacturing with advanced processing power, companies now can print the optimal design for many spacecraft parts. No longer angular or boxy, the new parts “look ...

Today’s additive manufacturing part designs are becoming more complex and pushing the limits of manufacturing, explained Egwin Bovyn, Magics product line manager for Materialise, at Rapid+TCT 2024.

Design of complex systems—such as a launch vehicle—often involves myriad integrated aspects and a variety of subsystems. Adopting a system-engineering approach helps streamline the process, leading to ...