TITOMIC HEADS TO DEEP SPACE

MELBOURNE-BASED INDUSTRIAL additive manufacturing company, Titomic Limited, has entered into a commercial research and development agreement with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Melbourne Technical College University (RMIT) to be conducted on behalf of major aerospace and defence company, Lockheed Martin. The study will assess the capabilities of Titomic Kinetic Fusion ( TKF) to create structural satellite parts made from a high-performance metal. Titomic’s participation in this joint research project will analyse the various capabilities of both traditional and additive manufacturing methods relative to radiation shielding within satellites.

Under this research agreement, Titomic will manufacture highperformance, metal demonstration samples for satellite parts using its industrial-scale additive manufacturing process, Titomic Kinetic Fusion. This research project may also lead to commercial opportunities for Titomic within the space and defence sectors following the successful validation of the additively manufactured demonstration satellite parts. The small satellite components (cubes) market for commercial and government applications in the main areas of telecommunications, broadcasting, and data communications, with the market size anticipated to grow from USD4.18b in 2018 to USD18.30b by 2026, at a CAGR of 20.28 percent.