JOSE' ANTONIO ALMENARA
CRP Technology AM expert.
He spent several years between South America and North America, in 2004 he moved to Italy to study Mechanical Engineering at the Engineering Department “Enzo Ferrari”, University of Modena. He began his career in 2007 as a consultant for the F1 Scuderia Ferrari Team.
Successively he directed the R & D department of a company specialized in design and machinery production for automotive and industrial machinery sectors. Since 2014, he has worked for several engineering companies in the field of International business development, including Segula Technologies (a multinational French corporation), Fast Design Group and Exentek Srl.
After graduating in Marketing and Business Organization at the University of Studies of Modena, he obtained the Master's in International Sales Strategy at Bologna Business School. He currently collaborates with CRP Technology for the development of new technologies and materials in the field of Additive Manufacturing.
Presentation Synopsis:
“Composite Additive Manufacturing for functional NanoSats and Deploying Systems”
It is commonly known that cube satellites and small satellites are providing a responsive alternative to larger, more expensive satellites. As demand for access to space grows, engineers are adapting these structures to provide new achievements and goals.
Indeed, the production and launch of small satellites has been revolutionizing the Space industry. Additive manufacturing technologies not only helped this radical change to be fulfilled, but have themselves reached new heights with the manufacture of structural components for the new generation of SpaceCraft.
The presentation will focus on the application of Additive Manufacturing and reinforced composite materials developed for Motorsports industry now being used in the manufacture of the most advanced nanosatellites for Space exploration.
Challenges related to making space missions successful; the advantages of using 3D printing and composite Carbon-or Glass-reinforced materials, detailing the pros, cons and design considerations for producing cube satellites, PocketQubes, and deployment systems, will be discussed.
Overview of some space missions that marked new milestone in the small 3D printed satellite arena, and that inaugurated a new era for scientists wanting to use small, highly reliable satellites, such as:
The first PocketQube space-ready functional prototype manufactured using Carbon-reinforced composite material and AM (named Discovery 1a);
The first complete 3D printed satellite deployer launched from the ISS, a unique 3D printed 3U CubeSat and as a dispensing system for two tube satellites (named TuPOD: NORAD ID: 41931 / 41936. Mission dates: Launch December 9, 2016, deployment from ISS January 16, 2017)
A cutting-edge 3D printed satellite dispenser, currently, the only operational, flight-proven PocketQube deployer on the market named AlbaPod v2, with three missions completed and 23 PocketQube payloads launched to orbit.
