{"id":31194,"date":"2026-04-22T21:27:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/?p=31194"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:27:35","slug":"orbits-and-overheads-how-the-upm-sat-3-project-reduced-administrative-friction-through-digital-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/en\/case-study-en\/31194\/","title":{"rendered":"Orbits and overheads: how the UPM-Sat 3 project reduced administrative friction through digital manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31194\" class=\"elementor elementor-31194\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d4986 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12d4986\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d97f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51d97f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">At a public university in Madrid, researchers are developing the UPM-Sat 3 satellite as part of their aerospace programme. For Ignacio\u00a0Torralbo\u00a0Gimeno and his team, the main obstacle was not technical complexity but administrative delay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Although the institute had worked with MISUMI for 15 years on standard components, manufacturing custom parts remained difficult. Public procurement involved extensive paperwork and slow processes. Traditional workshops often resisted single, bespoke aerospace parts. 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Previously, each design revision required waiting for a price from a supplier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">With meviy, uploading a STEP file generates immediate pricing and feedback. This speed is essential in a student-led research setting, where designs evolve weekly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791b189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"791b189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-quote\">\n    <p>\u201cFor us, it has completely changed how we deal with manufacturing all of these small parts. We iterate a lot; we are changing the design from one week to another because changes happen and we work with students. It was very difficult to find companies willing to produce just a very small, single piece, but now we can just update the CAD model directly into the platform and get an instant quotation without having to bother anyone.\u201d \u2014 Ignacio Torralbo Gimeno, Technical Lead<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n.elementor-custom-quote {\n    background-color: #f4f7f9;\n    border-left: 5px solid #000000;\n    padding: 20px 25px;\n    margin: 20px 0;\n}\n\n.elementor-custom-quote p {\n    margin: 0;\n    font-size: 15px;\n    color: #000000;\n    line-height: 1.6;\n    font-weight: 500;\n    font-family: inherit;\n}\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f456bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f456bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #333333;\">The logic of the &#8220;batch size of one&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">In aerospace R&amp;D, mass production is an afterthought; the &#8220;batch size of one&#8221; is the daily reality. Traditional local workshops in Madrid often resist these tiny, complex orders or apply exorbitant fees to justify the machine setup time.\u00a0meviy\u2019s\u00a0automated infrastructure removes this hurdle, treating a single bespoke bracket with the same efficiency as a full production run.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #333333;\">When outsourcing is a capex avoidance strategy\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">One of the most compelling insights for the institute was that using a professional digital platform was\u00a0frequently\u00a0more cost-effective than &#8220;doing it yourself.&#8221; While the institute\u00a0possesses\u00a0a large router (primarily used for hydrodynamics research like bridges and stadiums) and a small internal CNC, they lacked the rigidity for aerospace-grade stainless steel and the qualified personnel to run professional equipment full-time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">By using meviy, the university effectively avoids the massive Capital Expenditure (CapEx) of a \u20ac100k 5-axis mill and the associated maintenance. 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Before meviy, we tried to do it ourselves with a small mini-machine, but we didn&#8217;t have qualified personnel to stay with it full-time. Now, it is so much cheaper than what we were paying\u2014sometimes it is even cheaper to send it to the platform than to try and produce it ourselves internally.&#8221; \u2014 Executive Stakeholder, Public Research Institute<\/p><\/div><p><style>\n.elementor-custom-quote {<br \/>\n    background-color: #f4f7f9;<br \/>\n    border-left: 5px solid #000000;<br \/>\n    padding: 20px 25px;<br \/>\n    margin: 20px 0;<br \/>\n}<\/p>\n<p>.elementor-custom-quote p {<br \/>\n    margin: 0;<br \/>\n    font-size: 15px;<br \/>\n    color: #000000;<br \/>\n    line-height: 1.6;<br \/>\n    font-weight: 500;<br \/>\n    font-family: inherit;<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n<\/style><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b96e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b96e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TVAC-testing-Hybrid-balun-UPMSat3-1-1024x769.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31198\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TVAC-testing-Hybrid-balun-UPMSat3-1-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TVAC-testing-Hybrid-balun-UPMSat3-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TVAC-testing-Hybrid-balun-UPMSat3-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TVAC-testing-Hybrid-balun-UPMSat3-1-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TVAC-testing-Hybrid-balun-UPMSat3-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c23d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31c23d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534440c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"534440c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #333333;\">Meeting space standards\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">UPM-Sat 3 is built for orbital conditions. It requires tolerances and surface finishes that many online platforms cannot achieve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The institute benchmarked meviy against other companies. For precision milling in aluminium and stainless steel, both essential for space-rated hardware, Ignacio found\u00a0meviy\u2019s\u00a0quality \u201cmuch higher\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">That precision directly affects thermal control.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The team relies on meviy for black anodising. This finish manages thermal optical properties. In orbit, infrared emissivity and solar absorption\u00a0determine\u00a0whether a satellite overheats in direct sunlight or freezes in Earth\u2019s shadow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">By meeting strict European Space Agency (ESA) standards (ISA), meviy supports the mission\u2019s technical integrity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #333333;\">Reclaiming the engineer\u2019s time<\/span><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The broader implication for any high-tech organisation is the decoupling of manufacturing from administrative delay. Digital manufacturing is no longer a luxury; it is a necessity for reclaiming an engineer&#8217;s most valuable resource: focus. By purging the &#8220;huge paperwork&#8221; and the manual quotation loop, the Madrid team has shifted from managing machine maintenance to managing mission success. This shift ensures that testing campaigns stay on track and that specialised researchers\u00a0remain\u00a0researchers, not machine operators.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #333333;\">The Future of\u00a0orbital\u00a0efficiency\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The partnership may extend to joint testing of thermal optical properties for surface treatments. 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