Arceon, Goodman Technologies to progress melt-infiltrated CMC

Arceon (Delft, Netherlands) and Goodman Technologies (Largo, Fla., U.S.) have announced a collaboration on developing melt-infiltrated ceramic matrix composites (CMC) for the U.S. market, in addition to expanding operations in Europe.

Melt-infiltrated CMC are high-density materials made by filling porous ceramic preforms with a molten liquid. They are often used in aerospace and space applications due to their multifunctional properties and ability to withstand high temperatures.

Arceon specializes in Carbeon, a family of carbon-silicon carbide matrix (C/C-SiC) materials engineered for highly demanding environments. Arceon believes that CMC manufactured via melt infiltration are not yet fully explored in the U.S. and present a significant potential to meet the high production demands of its space and defense sectors. Read, “Carbeon C/C-SiC ceramic matrix composites without fiber coating” for more information.

Goodman Technologies LLC focuses on additive and robotic manufacturing using nanocomposite materials to advance U.S. government and commercial products across space, air, land and sea domains for extreme environments (read “Goodman Technologies, partners scale up AI-empowered 3D printing of nanocomposites for spacecraft TPS”). The company provides technologies and procedures for printed, additively manufactured and robotically manufactured laminate nanocomposites using materials from ceramics to polymers and even a carbon nanotube nanoforest. 

Goodman says it is well-equipped to provide systems engineering, design and analysis, product development, systems architecture development and integration, as well as initial mission and operational concepts for next-generation solutions in these domains and environments.