Provider of mission critical electronics CAES opens a new RF additive manufacturing laboratory for its operations in Exeter, New Hampshire. The lab supports CAES’ partnership with provider of 3D printed technology for RF applications SWISSto12, and ambitions to bringing additive manufacturing solutions to the United States aerospace and defense industry.
Activities seem to be running well for both partners who have been selected by Lockheed Martin Space business to develop advanced, 3D printed, phased array antennas for upcoming satellite missions. With initial development conducted at SWISSto12’s headquarters in Switzerland, these 3D-printed Phased Array Antennas will be manufactured by CAES’ new additive manufacturing laboratory in Exeter, New Hampshire.
Its official opening was hosted by Mike Kahn, CEO of CAES and the team celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by customers, employees as well as government officials including United States Senator Jeanne Shaheen and United States Representative Chris Pappas of New Hampshire.
“CAES is investing in the future and we are excited to open the doors to our new additive manufacturing lab which helps us further meet our customers’ next generation design needs for mission-ready RF systems,” said Mike Kahn, President and CEO, CAES. “3D printing has been a game changer in many manufacturing disciplines and we are excited in what this technology will do for RF components. This flight proven technology will allow us to rapidly go from design to manufacturing with much more complex components that were possible using traditional manufacturing.”
CAES’ new laboratory is a world class facility outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment dedicated to 3D printing of RF technology and has been identified as the leading facility to provide additive manufacturing services by top US aerospace and defense prime manufacturers. The proprietary printing and metal finishing offers the highest achievable RF performance on the market. The operations consist of dedicated equipment for 3D-printed RF technology design and manufacturing including a qualified laser powder bed fusion machine, associated process support equipment, proprietary metal finishing and plating line, and complete RF testing capability. In addition, CAES and SWISSto12 have a successful working partnership to provide custom additive manufacturing design services tailored to customer requirements, the company said in a press release.
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