What Happened Rosatom delivered a RusBeam 2800 industrial 3D printer to India.The 3D printer is the country’s largest electron beam wire deposition system operating in a vacuum.. It has been commissioned and will manufacture metal components for India’s aerospace industry.
Why It Matters The RusBeam 2800 produces parts up to 2.8 metres tall, weighing up to four tonnes, at a print speed of 50 mm per second , a 50 kg component can be printed in roughly five hours. Operating in a vacuum-controlled environment, it handles titanium alloys, superalloys, and refractory alloys , materials vital for high-performance aerospace applications. The system will directly support Gaganyaan, the Bharatiya Antariksh Space Station, and Chandrayaan programmes, enabling rapid prototyping and large-scale component production for orbital and deep-space missions.
Industry Context Large-format electron beam additive manufacturing systems are very few. For mission-critical aerospace applications requiring large, complex metal parts, very few systems worldwide can match this capability.
Our Take This delivery is part of a broader technology exchange between India and Russia, as outlined in the Indo-Russian joint statement from December 2025. As India accelerates its space ambitions, having domestic access to this level of manufacturing capability is a meaningful step forward as it reduces dependency on external supply chains for critical aerospace components.
