Zetamix to Make Metal Parts on Board Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier

Zetamix’s metal 3D printing solution is to be used aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The $3 billion carrier, built in 2002, has a complement of 1350 and an additional 600 troops working on the aircraft. Capable of carrying up to 30 aircraft, the carrier is special because precious few countries can operate carriers. France has one, so using Nanoe’s bond filament solution is prestigious indeed. And aboard these complex ships, a lot of stuff breaks very often, so this could come in very handy.

The French Fleet Support Service (Service de Soutien à la Flotte – SSF) and Naval Group implemented the project. Naval is a $4 billion revenue, 15,000-staff company mostly owned by the French state that manages and maintains much of the French fleet. With a history dating back 395