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Raven Space Systems opens up a whole new category of industrial 3D printing


Manufacturing has been one of the hottest categories in venture this year, but there are still many innovative materials and processes yet to scale. One

Raven Space Systems, a startup based in Kansas City, Missouri, says it has developed a new process to enable the first scalable 3D printing of commercial, off-the-shelf thermoset composite components. Raven’s go-to-market strategy is to provide thermal protection components for solid rocket motors and hypersonic vessels initially, because that’s where the two cofounders saw demand from the Department of Defense, Herren said. “It’s going to take some capital and time to scale up to the very large systems that this can be used for … But right now, it’s simple, small parts, using designs that are delivered by customers, and solving the supply chain issues by really developing the most efficient production lines that we can.”

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