Progresja S.A.

Company (SME)

Katowice, Poland

About

Progresja S.A. specializes in Additive Manufacturing (LPBF) services for the aerospace, aviation, and chemical industries. The company offers comprehensive post-processing capabilities - including CNC machining, EDM, HIP, welding, PVD, and heat treatment - as well as advanced quality control techniques such as SEM, CT, CMM, EBSD, mechanical testing, and space-specific evaluations (e.g., outgassing and helium leak testing). The team includes three PhD-level experts in additive manufacturing.

Progresja’s dedicated subsidiary, Progresja New Materials has developed a proprietary technology for converting solid-state titanium scrap into spherical powders suitable for LPBF.

Projects and Expertise:

ESA Projects:

o Study on metal parts additive manufacturing in simulated space conditions

o Development of metal Selective Laser Melting technology for microgravity environments using colloid-like feedstock
(project budgets: €200k and €175k respectively)

Upcoming ESA projects:

o Complex shape additively manufactured heat pipes

o Advanced manufacturing of the thrust chamber for nitrous oxide-based propulsion

M-ERA.NET Projects:

o Powder feedstock production and 3D printing of refractory metals and alloys for aerospace applications

o Additive manufacturing and projected parts using recycled powder from scraps

National R&D Projects (budget: €1.2–1.3M), executed by Progresja New Materials:

o Development and optimization of a powder production process for additive manufacturing technologies using production waste as feedstock

o Modified light alloy powders as a new feedstock for additive manufacturing technologies

These projects are now forming the basis of the Progresja R&D Team.

Delivery of AM parts for propulsion systems and chemical process environments

HORIZON-EUSPA-2025-SPACE-02

52: Innovative space-based applications enhancing capabilities for a resilient Europe

HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE

SPACE-72: Space Critical Equipment and Related Technologies for EU non-dependence

Representatives

Adrian Kukofka

Vice president

Progresja S.A.