Ruaridh Mitchinson

Additive Manufacturing Dabbler | Engineer | 3D Printing | Unicorn Believer

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

@Kemp Paperwork getting that into the country must of been crazy!

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

Mega impressive that Never Tell Me the Odds booster successfully landed again on the drone barge (3rd time they've attempted a barge landing) after a six month refurb. Wonder how far they can push it's lifespan???

[Marcus House @MarcusHouse]

Incredible! They were taking it real easy on the approach to the ship as you would expect. In future, now they have the data they will dial this right in. Beautiful hover control there.

Did you spot the flashes on the legs after landing? Auto welding to the deck is neat! Wonder how well it worked.

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

Ultra large!!! We haven’t even begun using large yet…

[Metal AM @MetalAMMag]

.@NikonSLM has announced that @RocketLab has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to reserve two of its upcoming ultra-large-format metal Additive Manufacturing machines - https://t.co/Tg8DLll6xS
#additivemanufacturing #3dprinting #space #aerospace

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

Little nuggets of info in here! Additive been used to mitigate casting and forging supply chain issues for civil aerospace

[Aviation Week @AviationWeek]

🇫🇷 @Boeing and @SAFRAN say they are pulling out all the stops to make spare parts readily available for operators by investing in supply chain support, new production techniques and qualifying new sources.

https://t.co/Par3fUP2k4

#ParisAirShow #PAS2025

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

Building🔥🔥🔥

[Raúl Torres🇪🇸 @RaulTorresPLD]

From automated TIG welding for space-grade aluminium propellant tanks to laser welding for rocket engines. From LPBF additive manufacturing for turbopumps to Electroplating for combustion chambers, #MIURA5 is taking shape. Much more to come , stay tuned

[Raúl Torres🇪🇸 @RaulTorresPLD]

From automated TIG welding for space-grade aluminium propellant tanks to laser welding for rocket engines. From LPBF additive manufacturing for turbopumps to Electroplating for combustion chambers, #MIURA5 is taking shape. Much more to come , stay tuned

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

@Erdayastronaut It’s mega!

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

Going back to basics with materials engineering

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

@inconelle Solid list! Please kindly jump on a plane and come work with us to implement this!!!

[Jordan Taylor @Jordan_W_Taylor]

1968: A flame hundreds of metres tall marked Phoebus 2A, a 4GWth nuclear thermal rocket heating hydrogen reactant directly for thrust, for high efficiency deep space propulsion.

It's an awesome 60s act of engineering hubris: A dream of an atomic future that we somehow lost.

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

@reprinted3D I’m sure the paint shop wouldn’t thank you 😂

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

I like the look of this #Jaguar

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

@AndrewParsonson Very interesting! Any word on the funding they associated to this activity??

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

@elonmusk @FutureJurvetson @SpaceX Do share more! Is this all the work of Velo3D machines or something you’re brewing internally

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

@Erdayastronaut Time for a in-depth video explaining how it works @Erdayastronaut!

[Chris Hadfield @Cmdr_Hadfield]

Reentry heat is wicked - I've survived it 3 times. Learning a lot about the difference between simulation and reality today @SpaceX. Congratulations on both soft splashdowns - pushing the envelope right to the edge. Excellent!

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

@MichaellPetch @Oracle @redbullracing @HexagonAB Hope there’s a story coming!

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

That's it for part 1 of this list, coming up @spacex, ISAR, @blueorigin, @ULA, @URSA, @RocketLab , @ARocketdyne

[Ruaridh Mitchinson @RooMitch]

The 800 x 800 x 1200 mm build volume is reported to be printing the combustion chamber for their Prometheus engine circa end 2024. One challenge the M8K will face when it's fully developed is being able to move up to 5 tons of powder with the highest precision via its z-axis.