Ditzingen (dpa / lsw) - The Federal Government believes that the further development of space technology offers local companies a great opportunity. Space can be further industrialized and commercialized, said the federal government's coordinator for German aerospace, Anna Christmann (Greens), on Monday during a visit to Trumpf, a mechanical engineering company. For example, companies from the aerospace industry rely on lasers from the company from Ditzingen (Ludwigsburg district).
According to the Swabian company, aerospace companies weld rocket tank components made of special metal alloys together so precisely that the rocket does what it is supposed to do even under extreme conditions when launching or flying through the atmosphere. "No rocket can fly into space without a laser. Commercialization of space travel is not possible without 3D printing," said Christian Schmitz from the Trumpf board.
According to the Ministry of Economics in the southwest, about 40 percent of the approximately 9,300 people directly employed in the German aerospace industry work in Baden-Württemberg.
