Company will Showcase its Patented Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing Process and LightSPEE3D Printer 

Chicago, IL – May 1, 2023 –  SPEE3D, a leading metal additive manufacturing company, announced their presence at the RAPID + TCT Conference – North America’s largest and most influential additive manufacturing event – starting tomorrow through May 4 at McCormick Place. The company will manufacture parts onsite for various uses and industries, showcasing its patented cold spray additive manufacturing technology that enables on-demand production of critical parts in minutes and hours versus days.

Attendees can see the  LightSPEE3D in action printing these parts in copper at booth 3112:

• Rocket Nozzle Liner: A scaled-down example of a rocket nozzle used in the Space industry; 7.3 lbs.; printed in 37 minutes

• Cooling Block: Small heat exchanger block used in a wide range of industries; 2 lbs.; printed in 10 minutes

• Flywheel: A replacement part in a mechanical system used in a wide variety of industries; 6.6 lbs.; printed in 23 minutes

• V8 Manifold Inlet Runner: Printed for an s5000 open-wheeler that was built by Garry Rogers Motorsport and demonstrated at the 2022 Melbourne Grand Prix.â�‹ This part is bolted onto the engine and separates the inlet manifold from the engine while air runs through it between the two; 1.3 lbs.; printed in 32 minutes

SPEE3D will have various other parts on display in the booth made of aluminum, aluminum bronze, and copper.

Additionally, the research article, “What is Good Metal AM? Exploring the Industry’s Value Metrics for Production,” will be distributed as part of  Metal AM’s spring issue (pgs. 137-149) at the SPEE3D booth and the show at large.

The paper was co-authored by Steve Camilleri, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at SPEE3D, along with Andrew Duguid, Sam Katz, and Chris Massar also from SPEE3D; Martin McMahon from MAM Solutions; Victor Champagne from the US Army Research Laboratory; Ozan Özdemir from Northeastern University; Anthony Naccarelli and Timothy Eden from Penn State University; Krishnan Kannoorpatti from Charles Darwin University; and Bruce McLean from the University of Sydney.

In analyzing the value of metal additive manufacturing, the authors first establish the use cases for traditional mass production and supply chain versus those better suited for additive manufacturing, which allows the connection between production and delivery to be handled differently since AM is smaller in scale and allows for distributed versus centralized production.

The authors then propose a framework of critical criteria to assist industrial organizations in identifying which additive manufacturing processes – under the classes of sinter-based AM, direct energy deposition, and powder bed fusion – are appropriate for their specific manufacturing needs. Additionally, they look to open a dialogue with other additive experts to validate their assertions.

Finally, SPEE3D’s valued partners will be at the booth representing their companies and their technologies:

• Alkin: A manufacturer of high-pressure compressors for specialty gases. Alkin and SPEE3D have worked together to develop a custom compressor used exclusively in SPEE3D’s printers.

• Comet: A public-private partnership between New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey Innovation Institute, and US Army DEVCOM AC, advancing innovation, education, and workforce development in Advanced Manufacturing. SPEE3D has partnered with COMET to deliver industry, government, and educational workforce training on Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing.

• Diversitech: A provider of customizable air pollution control solutions that comply with local regulations, ensuring commercial processes are free from harmful pollutants. SPEE3D’s printers use Diversitech dust collectors to ensure that the air exiting SPEE3D systems is clean of any pollutants.