Canopy Aerospace uses binder jetting on the InnoventX to scale ceramic manufacturing and secure critical supply chains

Canopy Aerospace develops a range of mission-tested thermal protection systems and next-gen ceramic components. In the ceramic materials industry, lead times for U.S. domestically sourced components range between 16 and 30 weeks, with most low-volume orders not even being quoted. In this environment, applications that require extreme thermal management solutions are directly limited in performance due to a lack of an innovative ceramics supply chain. To overcome this, the company uses binder jet 3D printing to create near-net shapes that don’t require bulk material removal and easily build unique designs that can enhance performance.