Amadee-20-MELT
Last modified by Dominik Rabl on 2021/11/18 16:49
Details
| Acronym | MELT |
| Description | zero-g compatible 3D printer |
| Principal Investigator (PI) | Ugo Lafont | Ugo.Lafont@esa.int |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Co-Investigators | Riccardo Rampini | Riccardo.Rampini@esa.int |
Summary
ESA has developed a zero-g compatible 3d printer to be deployed during AMADEE-20 in the habitat to investigate its performance under field conditions. ESA’s Manufacturing of Experimental Layer 
Technology (MELT) project printer has to be able to operate from any orientation, based on the ‘fuse filament fabrication’ process, it has been designed to fit within a standard ISS payload rack, and to meet the Station’s rigorous safety standards.
The MELT printer can print a wide variety of thermoplastics from ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), up to high-melting point engineering thermoplastics such PEEK (Polyether ether ketone), which is robust enough to substitute for metal materials in some cases.
Experiment Data
| Date | Files |
|---|---|
| 2021-10-18 | 8x .jpeg |