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Stratasys Collaborates With Lockheed Martin to Qualify Material for Space and Aviation End-Use Parts
Report made public by Metropolitan State University of Denver delivers qualification data for Antero® 840CN03 for additively manufactured end-use parts
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Report made public by Metropolitan State University of Denver delivers qualification data for Antero® 840CN03 for additively manufactured end-use parts requiring high thermal and chemical resistance, and ESD properties\n\n EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. & DENVER & REHOVOT, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nStratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, today announced that it is providing the public with baseline material qualification data for Antero 840CN03 filament material in collaboration with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Metropolitan State University of Denver. The release of this qualification data allows those in the industry to use the material for additively manufactured aerospace parts, such as those on the Orion spacecraft, using Stratasys production-grade 3D printers.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220329005160/en/Hatch cover for the Orion spacecraft by Lockheed Martin printed in Antero840CN03. (Photo: Business Wire)\n“We want to demonstrate a new model for how industry, manufacturers and academia can collaborate to gather and release material qualification data that helps accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing across the aerospace industry,” said Foster Ferguson, Director of Aerospace for Stratasys.\n\nDesigned for space-ready performance, Antero 840CN03 is a blended and functionalized PEKK-based high-performance, ESD thermoplastic composite material developed specifically for production-grade Stratasys FDM® 3D printers that meets ESD performance and NASA outgassing requirements while also exceeding the flame, smoke, and toxicity (FST) characteristics required for aviation applications.\n\nDuring this first phase of qualification, a baseline set of data was collected by printing over 280 test coupons in Antero 840CN03 on Stratasys Fortus® F900® 3D printers at Lockheed Martin in Littleton, Colo., and Stratasys Direct Manufacturing in Belton, Texas. Coupons were tested for tensile strength properties which is a key mechanical property for design. Data collected confirmed the high performance of the Antero material as well as the consistent mechanical properties which have been previously shown in academic studies. Future phases of testing will expand to additional relevant properties, giving design engineers addit...