New Delhi/Bengaluru: – It is claimed that AgniKul Cosmos, a start-up company from Tamil Nadu, is the first company in the world to test a 3D Printed Rocket Engine. The test has been proved to be successful. It took only four days to build this engine, and the company claimed that the machine could carry a payload of 100 kilograms to the lowest earth orbit.
This engine has been named Agnilet. While the reports of this successful testing of the 3D engine are being received, it is also reported that Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the company Wipro3D have signed a contract to manufacture spares for a 3D printed aircraft.
There is a rush of private sector companies into the Indian aerospace sector. Foreign investment also is seen to be coming into the industry. Last year, the government took the important decision to open up the aerospace sector for private investors.
The Indian rocket manufacturing start-up company, AgniKul, had signed an agreement with Alaska Aerospace Corporation, a company from the United States. Now this company has produced a rocket engine using the 3D printing technology. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Srinath Ravichandran, informed that this is a one-piece engine. Other engines also have been manufactured with this technology. But this the first test of a 3D printed rocket engine in the world. Therefore, the successful testing of Agnilet opens doors to new frontiers in the sector.
This engine is capable of carrying a payload of 100 kilograms aircraft or a propeller. This engine can deliver 100 kilograms payload to 700 kilometres into earth’s orbit. Therefore, this engine could be used in the rocket propeller vehicles, in the future, for satellite launches.
Meanwhile, an important agreement was signed between HAL and Wipro3D to manufacture spares for a 3D printed aircraft. As per reports, HAL will also be using 3D printed spare parts in the production of helicopters. HAL and Wipro3D have successfully developed 3D printed spare parts. The agreement is said to for the production of these spares.
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