Application of the Month: LEAP 71 Successfully Tests Liquid-Propellant Engine Made With 3D Printing and AI

The fact that 3D printing can contribute to groundbreaking innovations and progress in the aerospace industry is underpinned by numerous examples from recent years. NASA and ESA are constantly experimenting with exploiting the potential of 3D printing in space and numerous 3D printing companies have specialized in high-performance applications. Now a new player, artificial intelligence, is entering the stage and is already being touted as the revolutionary of the future. The example of LEAP 71 shows how the combination of AI and 3D printing can lead to advanced approaches and results. The company has succeeded in developing and testing a 3D-printed liquid propellant rocket engine with its AI-based software tool Noyron.

We have previously told you about LEAP 71. The Dubai-based company aims to drive technological progress with the help of computational engineering. To manufacture its products, LEAP 71 relies on highly developed software and additive manufacturing, which was also used in the production of the rocket engine.

LEAP71 was founded by aerospace engineer Josefine Lissner and entrepreneur Lin Kayser

The aim of the project was to demonstrate the capabilities of the company’s proprietary Noyron software and to test the resulting large computational engineering model of the drive. Noyron uses AI algorithms to automatically implement logical and physical processes in the manufacturing process. Using this software, it was possible to develop the model for the TKL-5 rocket engine – completely digitally and computer-controlled without human intervention.