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$Freemelt Receives Refractory Metal Prototype Study Order$

2026. 10. 20.

Freemelt Receives Refractory Metal Prototype Study Order

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Freemelt received a feasibility-study prototype order related to additive manufacturing of refractory metals.

What is new?

Freemelt will conduct a feasibility study for a defense company operating in Sweden, exploring additively manufactured components made from refractory metals. The announcement concerns prototype research rather than confirmed serial production.

3DPS perspective

Real-world suitability should be evaluated against production, cost and reliability data as these become available.

Source: Original report and cover-image reference.

2026. 10. 28.

Xact Metal XM300G: Orders Open for a New Mid-Size Metal Printer

Xact Metal has opened orders for the XM300G metal printer, offering a 300 × 300 × 300 mm build volume and one or four lasers, with deliveries targeted for mid-2027.

2026. 10. 27.

Meet InfiMech: The Little-Known Brand Betting on Tool Changing and Automated Build Plates

Six or eight automatically selectable tools, induction heating and automated build plates: meet InfiMech’s TX, EX, MX and MX Pro printers.

2026. 10. 27.

AIM3D ExAM A 510 Targets Aerospace Parts with ULTEM Pellets

AIM3D has adapted its pellet-fed ExAM 510 for aerospace applications. The A 510 variant targets ULTEM 9085 parts and a documented, repeatable manufacturing process.

2026. 10. 26.

BigRep ALTRA 670 Launches as the Company Leaves the Stock Exchange

BigRep is leaving the stock exchange while introducing the ALTRA 670, an industrial printer with a 1200 × 700 × 800 mm build volume and extruders rated to 450 °C.

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New printers

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Technology

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