EOS announced a collaboration on October 29, 2026, to give engineers at Brazilian aerospace startup BIZU Space Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) training through its Additive Minds Academy. No hardware or printer purchase is attached to the deal. BIZU Space is evaluating metal 3D printing for combustion chambers and closed-cycle turbopumps as part of Brazil’s MLBR microlauncher program, funded by FINEP and the Brazilian Space Agency to give the country independent access to low Earth orbit for small satellites.
BIZU Space already builds liquid rocket engines in-house and flew the FTL-Perseu, which the company describes as the first Brazilian rocket to fly on liquid propulsion alone. It also operates T8, a private hotfire test facility it built itself. The EOS deal adds engineering support from Additive Minds specialists directly to BIZU’s propulsion team, on top of the DfAM coursework.
EOS, based in Krailling, Germany, has made metal and polymer AM systems since 1989 and frames this as a skills program rather than a sales pitch: Michael Wohlfart of EOS said the goal is for engineers to “fully leverage the advantages of industrial 3D printing” for propulsion work. BIZU co-founder Raphael Galate said the partnership will help the company “strengthen the expertise needed to support future space applications.”
The pattern isn’t new. Europe’s ESA-backed Future Launchers Preparatory Programme led to a hot-fire test of the printed BERTA demonstrator at DLR, and Orbex commissioned AMCM to build what it called Europe’s largest industrial 3D printer for engine and turbopump production. India’s Skyroot reached orbit in July with 3D printed Raman-1 engines. BIZU Space’s step is training, not a flight-qualified part, so the article names no timeline for when printed hardware reaches the test stand.