Space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos has signed an MoU with global 3D printing tech firm EOS India to help the startup own and manage the entire rocket engine-making process in-house.
Under the MoU, EOS and Agnikul will work together for 3D printing for rockets and their subsystems. This alliance will help Agnikul conceive manufacturing solutions via industrial 3D printing technology and help the company in designing affordable launch vehicles that reduce launch wait time.
Under the agreement, Agnikul would install an EOS M400-4 printer in its facilities and will take EOS’ technical support in advancing 3D printing of rocket engines all the way to space qualification. This will allow Agnikul to own the entire rocket engine-making process from start to finish in-house.
EOS will facilitate and support Agnikul by providing training, process know-how, and best practices for taking hardware that has worked successfully on the top ground & qualifying it for spaceflight.
Speaking about the partnership, Moin SPM, co-founder, and COO, Agnikul, said,”Agnikul has been printing and testing engines at a smaller scale since 2018. Last year, we became the first company to fire a single-piece, fully 3D printed rocket engine printed on EOS 3D Printer. This strategic partnership with EOS will elevate our efforts to strategise on efficient and advanced 3D printing techniques to build world-class space technology in India.”
Incubated at IIT-Madras, Agnikul is the first space startup to sign an agreement with the Department of Space under the newly announced IN-SPACE initiative. EOS has been based in Germany with Indian operations since 1998.
