In a recent case study, Renishaw, headquartered in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, UK, highlighted the use of its Additive Manufacturing technology in the development of a hypersonic aerospace propulsion system.

Innovative 3D Manufacturing, a rapid prototyping company based in Franklin, Indiana, USA, was approached by Velontra, a start-up developing a low-cost hypersonic propulsion system for the aerospace market, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Velontra needed a way to produce rapid prototypes of its propulsion systems while also reducing resource use, meeting quality requirements and manufacturing tolerances, and keeping costs down.