Rosatom ships RusBeam 2800 electron beam 3D printer to India for aerospace use
Russian nuclear corporation wins international tender to supply EBAM system to Indian space program
Rosatom‘s Fuel Division has delivered its RusBeam 2800 industrial 3D printer to India, in a deal that marks the Russian state corporation’s entry into the Indian additive manufacturing market.
The machine, based on Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) technology, has been commissioned and will be used to produce metal parts for the country’s aerospace sector.
The RusBeam 2800 is now the largest electron-beam wire deposition 3D printer operating under vacuum in India. Custom-built for the Indian client and running on software developed by Rosatom, the system can fabricate parts up to 2.8 meters in height and weighing up to four tonnes, including components with complex geometries.
With a print speed of up to 50 mm/s, the machine can produce a 50 kg part in approximately five hours. It is compatible with titanium-, nickel-, and cobalt-chrome-based alloys, as well as other refractory and reactive materials.
Aerospace and space program applications
The printer is intended to support Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) programs, including the Gaganyaan crewed mission, the Bharatiya Antariksh Space Station, and Chandrayaan lunar missions, with the system’s high deposition rate and vacuum-controlled environment expected to reduce lead times for aerospace structures while maintaining the material integrity required for space applications.
The machine’s integration into ISRO’s manufacturing operations is a part of the organization’s rapid prototyping and production goals for future orbital and deep-space programs.
Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, stated: “Rosatom is making a pivotal contribution to the strategic technological partnership between Russia and India. Following the December 2025 summit of our leaders, Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi, their joint statement highlighted the prospects of cooperation in peaceful nuclear energy and space, including plans to deepen cooperation on non-energy nuclear applications and new non-nuclear products.
“We won this tender offering not only cutting-edge Russian hardware but also our technological expertise, materials, and service, all tailored to the customer’s requirements. We are already in discussions with our Indian partners regarding further supplies, joint R&D in additive technologies, as well as potential localization of equipment manufacturing in India.”
