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Pat Hindle, Media Director at Microwave Journal, talks with Christopher Kemp, Space Engineer at Fleet Space Technologies, and Joe Dopkowski, Senior Applications Engineer at 3D Systems about how successful space startups are using Additive Manufacturing to build better systems.

Fleet Space together with the 3D Systems Application Innovation Group has built in-house Additive Manufacturing capabilities to produce designs which improve size, weight, performance, cost and delivery for their integrated systems including antennas with 10x improvement in performance.

Fleet Space Podcast

Dr. Chris Kemp quality checking freshly 3D printed metal patch antennas printed in-house at Fleet Space.

Meet the experts...

  • Chris Kemp

    Dr. Christopher Kemp

    Additive Manufacturing Engineer | Fleet Space Technologies

    Dr Christopher Kemp is a 3D printing expert, environmental scientist and electronics technician with a background in martial arts and teaching. At Fleet Space he works with a wide range of engineers and designers to produce space-grade satellite systems and assemblies as well as rugged sensor packages and satellite uplink systems.

  • Joe Dopkowski

    Joe Dopkowski

    Senior Applications Engineer | 3D Systems

    As Senior Applications Engineer at 3D Systems in Littleton, CO, Joe Dopkowski is the first point of contact for new customers and projects spanning from medical to industrial. Joe specializes in helping customers to design for additive manufacturing and successfully reach and scale production from early samples to full technology transfer and training.