Optimising Space Manufacturing through 3D Printing: An Interview with Peter Sefont

An interview with Peter Sefont, Technical Director for Zenith Tecnica, a contract manufacturer specialising in Titanium 3D Printing using Electron Beam Melting (EBM) technology.  Zenith Tecnica produces a myriad of additively manufactured parts for industries around the world; including large structural hardware for spacecraft and satellites.Peter graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelors of Engineering – Mechatronics degree and has also worked for Fisher and Paykel Healthcare prior to joining the Zenith Tecnica team.Recently, Zenith Tecnica manufactured space components for NASA's highly anticipated Psyche asteroid mission.ResourcesZenith TecnicaPsyche MissionPress Release on Psyche MissionAussie Grit: My Formula One by Mark WebberHow to Build a Car by Adrien NeweyTotal Competition: Lessons in Strategy from Formula One by Ross BrawnHosted by: Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Co-Founder and CEO, SpaceBaseMusic: reCreation by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons (3.0)If you like our work, please consider donating to SpaceBase through the SpaceBase Open Collective. Or be a SpaceBase Patreon sponsor.  (E.g. $3 dollars a month or $36 NZD a year will go a long way in supporting the production of the podcast.) 🚀Support the show