Trends in Metal 3D Printing
Metal 3D printing is growing, but slower and more selectively than predicted. What independent reports show for 2025 and 2026, who drives growth and what it means for companies in the region.
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Analysis by Svetozar Kolesar
Latest news
Freemelt lands SEK 28 million order for 7,000 printed tungsten parts from ESS
Swedish electron beam specialist Freemelt has won a SEK 28 million order (about $2.8 million) from the European Spallation Source. It covers 7,000 tungsten parts for the facility's target wheel, delivered over 14 months, mostly in 2027. The order is production volume for a metal that is still mostly handled in research and qualification projects.
EOS trains Brazilian rocket startup BIZU Space in design for metal AM
EOS and the Brazilian space startup BIZU Space have agreed to cooperate on metal additive manufacturing. BIZU Space engineers will receive Design for Additive Manufacturing training through the Additive Minds Academy, plus support from EOS application experts. The startup works on propulsion for a Brazilian privately developed orbital launcher.
Horizon Microtechnologies targets volume production of metallised micro parts for satellite RF
Horizon Microtechnologies is working to produce metal-coated 3D printed micro components for satellite radio frequency systems in larger quantities. After talks at European Microwave Week in London, the company reports growing interest in concrete applications and in solid qualification data. The focus is on antenna parts, where mass, geometry and electrical behaviour are closely linked.
Indian startup Othisis fires 3D printed 5 kN methane and oxygen rocket engine
Othisis, a two-year-old Indian startup, has carried out a stationary test-fire of a 5 kN rocket engine made with selective laser melting. The engine burns liquid oxygen and methane and is meant for a reusable vertical take-off, vertical landing vehicle. The test followed several failed attempts.