SPEE3D

About

SPEE3D builds transportable cold-spray metal additive manufacturing systems (WarpSPEE3D) that deposit high-velocity metal powder to produce large field-operable parts and is extending into 3D-printed rocket engine hardware via SPAC3D.

Mission

SPEE3D develops patented cold spray additive manufacturing systems that deposit metal powder at high velocity to build parts without heat-based processes. Its WarpSPEE3D printers can produce large metal parts (up to 40 kg) at speeds around 100 g/min and have been demonstrated to print a 17.9 kg copper rocket nozzle liner in three hours for under $1,000. The systems are designed to be transportable and field-operable (operational in under 30 minutes), and have been trialed successfully by the Australian Army and Royal Australian Navy. SPEE3D has applied its technology to defense supply-chain use cases and won the ADMA Foundation’s Land Forces SME Innovation Award. The company is now expanding into space hardware manufacturing through its SPAC3D project to produce low-cost, 3D printed rocket engines and will conduct hot-fire tests and validation for commercial space vehicles. Government grants are underwriting the initial SPAC3D work, indicating public-sector support for the company’s manufacturing scale-up.

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