Dipl.-Ing. Michael Kügelgen

Presentation 66th Technical Conference and Expo

St. Louis City / October 29, 2019 – 2:15 pm

Innovation and the Race to Space

I. Investment Casting is 5.000 years old

I. Investment Casting is 5.000 years old

What changed during the last 5.000 years ?

I. Investment Casting is 5.000 years old

What changed during the last 5.000 years ?

What changed during the last 5.000 years ?

I. Investment Casting is 5.000 years old

New Materials

Automatisation

I. Investment Casting is 5.000 years old

What changed during the last 5.000 years ?

Challenges

1. Sofisticated process

2. Expensive

3. Technical competition

4. Competition from Asia /

Follow Sand Casting?

Solutions

• Be creative and innovative

• Optimize

• Be open and think out of the box

II. Key Innovation from MK

Vacuum Chamber with differential pressure

Cyclone

Hight 12 Meter, Weight approx. 65 Tons

3-Meter-Autoclave

e-VTOL

Video e-VTOL

1. Be willing to do it

III. 9 Rules

1. Video Be willing to do it

III. 9 Rules

1. Video Be willing to do it

III. 9 Rules

2. Aim for breakthroughs

9 Rules

2. Aim for breakthroughs

9 Rules

3. Take Risks

9 Rules

3. Take Risks

9 Rules

4. Have confidence in nonsence

9 Rules

5. Accept to have failures

9 Rules

5. Accept to have failures

Apollo 1 – 27. Januar 1967

9 Rules

6. Keep it simple - KISS

9 Rules

6. Keep it simple - KISS

9 Rules

7. Have Fun

9 Rules

7. Have Fun

9 Rules

8. Right Timing

9 Rules

8. Right Timing

9 Rules

8. Right Timing

9 Rules

9 Rules

9. Bad Times lead to Breakthroughs

9 Rules

• Eruption of the Tambora 1815 volcano

9. Bad Times lead to Breakthroughs

9 Rules

• Eruption of the Tambora 1815 volcano

• Cooling of the world‘s climate till 1819

9. Bad Times lead to Breakthroughs

9 Rules

• Eruption of the Tambora 1815 volcano

• Cooling of the world‘s climate till 1819

• Bad Harvests – Livestock die

9. Bad Times lead to Breakthroughs

9 Rules

• Eruption of the Tambora 1815 volcano

• Cooling of the world‘s climate till 1819

• Bad Harvests – Livestock die

• Baron von Drais invents impeller and draisine

9. Bad Times lead to Breakthroughs

9 Rules

• Eruption of the Tambora 1815 volcano

• Cooling of the world‘s climate till 1819

• Bad Harvests – Livestock die

• Baron von Drais invents impeller and draisine

• James Watt Dampflokomotive Rocket

9. Bad Times lead to Breakthroughs

9 Rules

• Eruption of the Tambora 1815 volcano

• Cooling of the world‘s climate till 1819

• Bad Harvests – Livestock die

• Baron von Drais invents impeller and draisine

• James Watt Dampflokomotive Rocket

• Justus von Liebig develops the mineral fertilizer

9. Bad Times lead to Breakthroughs

1. Be willing to do it

2. Aim for breakthroughs

3. Take risks

4. Have confidence in nonsence

5. Accept to have failures

6. Keep it simple – KISS

7. Have Fun

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1. Right Timing

2. Bad times lead to breakthroughs

9 Rules

Race to Space – Elon Musk

Video First Landing