H2020 opticon WP5 overview: investigating the use of additive manufacturing AM) for the design and build of multifunctional integrated astronomical components

Schnetler, Hermine; van de Vorst, Bart; Snell, Robert M.; Atkins, Carolyn; Miller, Chris; Morris, Katherine; Farkas, Szigfrid; Mező, György; Roulet, Mélanie; Hugot, Emmanuel; Vega Moreno, Afrodisio; Tenegi, Fabio; Dufils, Joris
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Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series

Fecha de publicación:
12
2020
Número de autores
13
Número de autores del IAC
2
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0
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0
Descripción
Additive manufacturing (AM) methods and post processing techniques are promising methodologies considering that it is now possible to print in a wide variety of materials using processes much refined from those originally available twenty years ago. To date the uptake of AM in Astronomy is relatively low compared to other application areas, aviation being one such example. Due to the rapid progress made in additive manufacturing and the lack of its adoption in Astronomy, there are many opportunity to deploy new fabrication processes. In this paper, we outline the project and report the results of our investigation to make use of additive manufacturing and novel materials in the fabrication of multi-functional integrated components fit for use in astronomy instrumentation, which can operate in cryogenic environments and space application.