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  • Samples of 3D-printed superalloys to be scanned with a neutron beam.

    Subatomic insights improve superalloys

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Oct 15, 2024

    Researchers use subatomic particles to examine and improve 3D-printed superalloys for nuclear, aerospace, automotive, and other industries. As industries push for stronger materials capable of withstanding extreme conditions, researchers are turning to advanced metal 3D printing and atomic-level analysis to create superalloys designed to endure the harsh environments that future technologies may find themselves in. Alloys are created by blending two or more metals to achieve... Full story

  • Ursa Major technician examining the intricate mechanisms of rocket engine.

    Ursa Major secures $25M DOD contract

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Oct 2, 2024

    New partnership advances solid rocket motor production using 3D printing to meet growing defense and space demands. In a strategic effort to enhance national defense capabilities, Ursa Major Technologies Inc. has entered a $25 million partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to advance the production of solid rocket motors using additive manufacturing techniques. With a focus on solving some of the most pressing challenges in aerospace and defense, Ursa Major has...

  • Rendering of 3D printed yellow filter cubes on water.

    Filtering toxins with 3D printed indium

    K. Warner, Metal Tech News|Updated Aug 13, 2024

    Researchers develop scalable, reusable filter that removes 75% of forever chemicals from water. A team from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom has developed 3D-printed indium oxide lattice filters that remove up to 75% of one of the most common persistent chemical contaminants on the planet from water – PFAS. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of manmade chemicals developed in the 1940s to make products that resist water, oil and grease, heat a... Full story

  • Fluent Metal technicians working on printer head.

    Fluent Metal liquid AM drops on the scene

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 11, 2024

    Metal 3D printing startup raises $5.5 million in first-round funding to advance its metal dropper printing technology. Using no lasers or powder, additive manufacturing company Fluent Metal Inc. emerged on the metal 3D printing scene with a $5.5 million financing to bring its unique drop-on-demand approach to the world. "Drop-on-demand technology is an elegant approach to create complex metal components," said Fluent Metal CEO Peter Schmitt. "Whether it's prototype iterations...

  • Man squats next to TitanSPEE3D arm and nozzle.

    SPEE3D revolutionizing heavy 3D printing

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 11, 2024

    Introduces TitanSPEE3D large format metal 3D printer; able to print up to 4,400 pounds. Joining the ranks of SPEE3D's innovative additive manufacturing lineup, the company will soon unveil TitanSPEE3D, a large-format metal 3D printer engineered to produce heavy, high-quality metal parts quickly and cost-effectively. The rapid and highly effective additive manufacturing capabilities of Australia-based SPEE3D's metal 3D printing technology has grabbed the attention of...

  • GRX-810 superalloy powder being poured into a small mound.

    GRX-810 licensed to four U.S. companies

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated May 24, 2024

    NASA offers opportunity with stellar superalloy set to rocket aerospace to new heights. After two years since its debut, NASA's GRX-810 superalloy remains poised for transformative takeoff. Crafted through innovative 3D printing and thermodynamic modeling, this material has captivated the aerospace industry. Now, with the agency licensing GRX-810 to four American companies, a future of sturdier, more resilient aircraft and spacecraft components emerges, signaling a giant leap...

  • A researcher at U of T studying metal 3D printers.

    Scientists seek AI-driven metal 3D printing

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Apr 3, 2024

    U of T researchers begin to compile database for self-printing additive manufacturing. Tapping into the unlimited potential of additive manufacturing, University of Toronto researchers are reevaluating the processes of metal 3D printing to build the framework of a future system where production with printers is completely automated, down to each molecule. Experimenting at the university's first metal 3D printing laboratory, a team led by Professor Yu Zou in the Faculty of...

  • A microscopic picture of the supports built to hold MIT’s metamaterial.

    MIT prints particle-proof metamaterial

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Feb 27, 2024

    Supersonic experiments help identify atomic resilience in metamaterials for spacecraft, vehicles, helmets, or other objects. In a "sound-breaking" study conducted by engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a novel method has been unveiled for rapidly assessing the resilience of metamaterials and their architectures by exposure to supersonic impacts, positioning research toward possible nanoscale particle-proof protective hulls and segments that can withstand... Full story

  • Four unique metal components printed on the ISS.

    ESA testing metal 3D printing in space

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Feb 16, 2024

    Building the infrastructure that can sustain life is the first step to living outside of Earth's atmosphere. Seeing as it is currently impractical to launch hundreds of rockets laden with all the equipment and supplies needed for a space colony, the European Space Agency is testing extraterrestrial additive manufacturing with the first metal 3D printer delivered to the International Space Station. Although several 3D printers already exist on board the ISS, the first of which...

  • Metal 3D printed parts made from high entropy alloy.

    Testing the limits of high entropy alloys

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Feb 6, 2024

    DOE national lab verifies stronger and more flexible 3D-printed metal. As additive manufacturing continues to shift from hobbyist to mainstream, research has ramped up to delve deeper into its expansive applications. A significant focus lies in the materials, such as those being called high-entropy alloys, that unlock unprecedented compositions unattainable through conventional methods. This innovation being explored by scientists has now been examined to its very atomic...

  • A metal 3D printed chair using liquid metal printing developed by MIT.

    MIT flips the metal 3D printing script

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Feb 5, 2024

    Introducing yet another innovation out of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, researchers have developed an additive manufacturing technique that can rapidly print liquid metal into large-scale parts like table legs and chair frames in a matter of minutes. To date, nearly 20 different methods of 3D printing are being utilized, most employing a technique of heating the material after it has been prepared. This is due to various factors, but generally because the material in...

  • Large-scale aerospike being metal 3D printed at RPM Innovation facility.

    Aluminum built to withstand rocket power

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Nov 25, 2023

    Exploring the potential of near-infinite geometries, engineers from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has partnered with Elemuntum 3D to print rocket engines from a metal that, for all intents and purposes, is not ideal for millions of pounds of thrust – aluminum. The capabilities of additive manufacturing, however, may just unlock a different future into the stars. Aluminum has many of the hallmarks of an ideal metal for building rockets – lower density, high-strength, and... Full story

  • A truck hauling a SPEE3D metal 3D printer built into a Conex.

    WarpSPEE3D printers deployed to Ukraine

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Nov 23, 2023

    Contributing to the ongoing war effort in Ukraine, Australia-based SPEE3D, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense via the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, will provide the war-torn country with seven of its WarpSPEE3D metal 3D printers to support the fight against Russia's invasion. "We're focused on giving Ukrainian soldiers resources to fortify the maintenance and repair capabilities when and where it counts most," said SPEE3D Vice President of Defence...

  • Seurat employees inspecting printing equipment.

    Seurat raises $99M for metal 3D printing

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Nov 8, 2023

    Metal 3D printing pioneer's Series C funding attracted major automakers and tech giants, including Honda and Nvidia, which led the financing. Featured in some of the most influential publications, winner of several prestigious awards, and holder of nearly 300 patents, additive manufacturing visionary Seurat Technologies Inc. has raised US$99 million in its Series C funding led by tech giant Nvidia. Getting its start with a metal 3D printing technology designed to aid fusion en...

  • MIT PhD student Alexander O’Brien posing for a picture.

    Next generation drives future fusion tech

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Oct 31, 2023

    Young scientists brings lifetime of passion, curiosity, hope to producing better materials for fusion energy. Spurred by next-generation thinking, innovative uses of composite metal-ceramic 3D printing in the field of nuclear may just be the "Eureka!" moment needed to unlock one of Man's greatest accomplishments – fusion. When Alexander O'Brien sent in his application for graduate school at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Department of Nuclear Science and E...

  • An extremely sophisticated rocket engine 3D-printed by AMCM.

    AMCM is metal 3D printing rocket engines

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Oct 18, 2023

    Specializing in customization and tailor-made 3D printers, AMCM GmbH utilizes its expertise in additive manufacturing to bring cutting-edge technologies to industries that seek to push their own boundaries in innovation – this time with its latest M 8K model 3D printer. Headquartered out of Bavaria, Germany, AMCM (Additive Manufacturing Customized Machines) was started based on two main objectives: to provide solutions for clients whose needs were not being met by s...

  • Artist rendering of future Missouri Protoplex.

    Missouri S&T takes charge of supply chain

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Sep 6, 2023

    Show-Me State now shows US; developing hub for innovation, education to support holistic manufacturing. Due to ongoing difficulties in the supply chain, Kummer Institute's Center for Advanced Manufacturing at Missouri University of Science and Technology decided to ignore the chain altogether and purchase a large-format metal 3D printer from SPEE3D for its future manufacturing campus to support local business by giving them the environment and education to make on their own....

  • The XSPEE3D mobile metal 3D printer is built into a typical shipping container.

    British Army to deploy SPEE3D print tech

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Apr 21, 2023

    When examining additive manufacturing solutions, the military requires technology that can quickly produce parts from well-known metal alloys to address real-time needs and in the field wherever armed services are typically located – this is where Australia-based SPEE3D enters the battlefield. Founded in 2015, SPEE3D spun out of a successful engineering venture that provided the capital necessary for the founders to explore their next undertaking – additive manufacturing. What...

  • A metal sample portioned from a larger piece of 3D printed bronze-steel.

    Skoltech prints alloy ideal for jet engines

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jan 10, 2023

    Researchers from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, or Skoltech, in Moscow, Russia, have leveraged 3D printing to forge an unlikely union between one of Man's oldest known alloys, bronze, and one of its relatively newer discoveries, steel, that could be used to manufacture combustion chambers for aircraft and rocket engines. This 3D-printed Skoltech alloy, simply named bronze-steel, simultaneously benefits from steel's ability to withstand extreme temperatures and...

  • The outside of the sleek and sophisticated Bentely Mulliner Batur.

    Bentley showcases 3D printed gold Batur

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Dec 20, 2022

    While additive manufacturing has thus far focused on the more industrial metals to produce components or parts, little attention has been paid to precious metal 3D printing, keeping to more traditional craftsmanship methods – until now. Though commemorative coins, statuettes, and even jewelry have been designed and printed, with the novelty of having something crafted with a new technology giving it a unique value, ultimately, the intangible element of having something made t...

  • VulcanForms co-founders John Hart (left) and Martin Feldmann (right).

    From 3D printing to digital manufacturing

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Dec 6, 2022

    VulcanForms is elevating metal 3D printing to the next stage of AM industrialization. Spun out from a Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumnus and professor duo, VulcanForms is pushing the boundary on digital manufacturing as a service for companies using its proprietary laser powder bed fusion metal 3D printers to build industrial products at scale. While cutting-edge additive manufacturing offers a world of possibilities for companies looking to transform their...

  • Desktop Metal Production System class metal 3D printer for industrial scale.

    Desktop Metal receives $9M printer order

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Nov 29, 2022

    One of several frontrunners in the race for additive manufacturing prevalence, Desktop Metal Inc. has garnered a $9 million order from a major German automaker for its binder jet 3D metal printing systems to support digitally casted powertrain components for a popular car line. Founded in 2015 by leaders in advanced manufacturing, metallurgy, and robotics, Desktop Metal sought to address the unmet challenges of speed, cost, and quality to make additive manufacturing an...

  • The suite of equipment that operates Meltio's newest Horizon software.

    Meltio's new tools ease metal 3D printing

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Nov 15, 2022

    From the minds behind the fully articulated robotic arm 3D printing delivery system, Meltio introduces two new innovations designed to increase the reliability of metal additive manufacturing – Meltio Horizon software and Laser Calibration System. "We have developed the Meltio Horizon software and the Laser Calibration System with the aim of facilitating the use of Meltio's metal 3D printing technology for industries around the world," said Meltio CEO Ángel Llavero. "It sh...

  • The USS Bataan is the first aircraft carrier to install a metal 3D printer.

    Navy adds first metal 3D printer to Bataan

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Nov 8, 2022

    Advancing efforts to become truly self-sufficient at sea, the United States Navy recently announced the installation of the first metal 3D printer aboard the USS Bataan. Installed under a joint effort between Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, and Navel Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Technology Office, the newest printer includes a Phillips Additive Hybrid system, which integrates a Meltio3D laser wire deposition head on a Haas TM-1 computer numerical control mill. The...

  • Metal 3D printed dice made with Fused Filament Fabrication printers.

    Microwaving metal with The Virtual Foundry

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Nov 1, 2022

    To help spur the introduction of metal 3D printing, metal filament manufacturer The Virtual Foundry introduced a new method of debinding and sintering printed components – with a microwave. Still in a developmental stage, Virtual Foundry's Metal Microwave Sintering technology is among the first of its kind involving the use of a commercial microwave instead of a kiln or furnace to heat prints inside of a crucible. Though only tested on the company's own Aluminum 6061 F...

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