Spee3D is working with the United States Department of Defense to deploy 3D printers and equipment training for the Ukrainian army, helping bolster Ukraine’s efforts in its ongoing war. Spee3D printers were supplied to Ukraine by the Department of Defense through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and will be deployed in various locations throughout the […]
Spee3D brings metal cold spray AM to Japan’s military
Spee3D recently announced a contract with the Japan Ministry of Defense to provide WarpSpee3D and XSpee3D printers for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). The WarpSpee3D is a large-format metal 3D printer, enabling significantly faster, more cost-effective, and more scalable production than traditional manufacturing. The recently launched XSpee3D printer is custom-built for defense, offering a […]
SPEE3D chosen by British Army for the US Army’s Project Convergence
SPEE3D, makers of the world’s fastest metal 3D printers, announced that the British Army has requested their support throughout the U.S. Army Future Command’s Project Convergence 2022 as part of a concept assessment. SPEE3D is one of the first additive manufacturing companies to partner with the British Army. Together, they will showcase the WarpSPEE3D printer’s […]
An all-in-one, containerized metal 3D Printer
SPEE3D, makers of fast metal 3D printers, unveiled its XSPEE3D printer – a containerized, ruggedized, and deployable cold-spray metal 3D printer that provides all of the necessary functions to print metal parts from anywhere in just minutes. XSPEE3D was designed based on extensive fieldwork and collaboration with the Australian Army. XSPEE3D is fully transportable as […]
SPEE3D releases high velocity Phaser Nozzle for its metal 3D Printer
PEE3D announced the launch of the SPEE3D Phaser nozzle – a new ultra high energy nozzle designed to work with a wider range of hard phase materials, and with a significant increase in deposition velocity. The nozzle will be revealed this week at the CSAT (Cold Spray Action Team) 2022 Conference in Worchester, Massachusetts. SPEE3D’s […]
SPEE3D’s metal 3D technology to print military maritime parts to help reduce supply chain issues
SPEE3D announced that the US Navy has selected them to take part in their MaintenX exercise to manufacture deployable metal 3D printing technology at both port and sea. The US Navy’s goal is to validate metal 3D printing technology to reduce and eliminate supply chain issues and address maintenance operations to improve ship material conditions […]
SPEE3D showcases first cold spray metal 3d printed wheel at Rapid + TCT conference
On the back of the announcement from US President Joe Biden to boost additive manufacturing through the AM Forward Program, SPEE3D – a leading supplier of the world’s fastest metal 3D printers – will be showcasing technology to enable SME’s to manufacture parts on-site or in the field. SPEE3D will be at the RAPID + […]
Race fans watch cars race and be fitted with 3D printed parts on site
Australian additive manufacturing company, SPEE3D, showcased its world-leading metal 3D printing technology at the Melbourne Grand Prix. The company claims its flagship product, the WarpSPEE3D, is the world’s fastest metal 3D printer and can produce parts up to 1000 times faster than traditional methods. Thus, it suits on-demand production and rapid prototyping applications. For the […]
SPEE3D metal 3D printers to be installed at EWI’s new Cold Spray Center of Excellence
EWI has announced which additive manufacturing technologies will be added to their new Cold Spray Research Center opening in 2022, and Australian company, SPEE3D, has made the list. The company’s WarpSPEE3D printer will be installed at EWI’s Buffalo Manufacturing Works facility in New York, where it will be used to support EWI’s cold spray initiative […]
SPEE3D inaugural winner of US Military Expeditionary Manufacturing Award
The outstanding contribution SPEE3D’s technology has made to furthering the manufacturing capability of Defense was recognised by the US Defense Strategies Institute (DSI) at their 6th Military Additive Manufacturing Summit, which took place in Tampa, Florida. At the summit, SPEE3D was announced as the inaugural winner of the Defense Strategies Institute’s Award for Expeditionary & […]
SPEE3D and Australian Army team up for tough 3D metal printing trial
The Australian Army is rapidly developing their metal manufacturing capability with SPEE3D’s award-winning metal 3D printing technology. The Australian Army announced a $1.24 million investment in a pilot of SPEE3D technology in February 2020 with a 12-month trial of the WarpSPEE3D Tactical printer. The trial was designed to test the feasibility of deploying metal 3D […]
Elementum 3D adopts cold spray metal 3D printing technology
Elementum 3D, an additive manufacturing (AM) research and development company that specializes in the creation of advanced metals, composites, and ceramics, has acquired cold spray metal 3D printing technology developed by SPEE3D. The acquisition will allow Elementum 3D to offer more capabilities within its current services by expanding into metal cold spray technology. With the […]
Spee3d looks to mass produce metal 3D printed rocket engines in Australia
Manufacturing space components is a billion-dollar industry that forecasters claim is set to experience strong growth in demand over the next five years. A challenge, though, is the long lead times to develop production-ready rocket engines. One solution is additive manufacturing. The Modern Manufacturing Initiative is looking into SPEE3D’s metal cold spray technology to print […]
Penn State University acquires SPEE3D metal 3D printing technology
Penn State University’s latest investment into a LightSPEE3D Cold Spray metal 3D printer will allow the institution to advance its Additive Manufacturing (AM) capability. The Applied Research Laboratory adopting SPEE3D’s high-speed metal 3D printing technology as the latest tool for new research and development opportunities in the U.S. “Our collaboration with SPEE3D is an excellent […]
Making replacement parts made easy with 3D scanning and 3D printing
An important application of additive manufacturing is its ability to produce hard-to-find and hard-to-repair replacement parts. To produce a single part quickly and viably, Nissan Australia needed a different solution to traditional manufacturing. The part, used in the exhaust system of a vehicle upstream of its catalytic converter, was complex and contained internal cooling channels […]
SPEE3D releases SPEE3DCraft, an additive manufacturing simulator
SPEE3D released SPEE3DCraft, a downloadable simulator that gives craftspeople and 3D printing enthusiasts the opportunity to discover real-life metal 3D printing workflows using the same technology and equipment developed by SPEE3D. Through this intuitive, gamified simulator, individuals can engage with additive manufacturing techniques virtually anywhere and for free. Craftspeople often require direct access to a […]
A virtual view into metal 3D printing
This April SPEE3D will release SPEE3DCraft, an end-to-end metal manufacturing simulator. SPEE3DCraft gives craftsmen and 3D printing enthusiasts an intuitive virtual experience into metal 3D printing methods using the same tools and equipment developed by SPEE3D. SPEE3DCraft was built by an in-house team and reviewed by Additive Manufacturing (AM) experts to provide users the most […]
Royal Australian Navy installs metal 3D printing capability
A large-format SPEE3D metal 3D printer was installed by the Fleet Support Unit (FSU) at HMAS Coonawarra Navy Port, making the Royal Australian Navy the latest Australian Defence service with the capability to print their own metal parts, on demand. Sustainment, or the repair, maintenance and overhaul of equipment makes up a substantial proportion of […]
The Australian Army gives metal 3D printer a field trial
In a first, a ‘WarpSPEE3D’ 3D metal printer was rapidly deployed and put through its paces by the Australian Army during a field exercise in the Northern Territory this week. The successful trial demonstrated the potential for this cutting-edge metal 3D printing technology to be deployed to the field by the Australian Defence Force. WarpSPEE3D […]
3D printed ACTIVAT3D copper deployed to fight the spread of COVID-19
The Northern Territory Department of Trade, Business and Innovation has become the first organisation to deploy antimicrobial ACTIVAT3D copper throughout their building to help fight the spread of COVID-19. Tests confirmed ACTIVAT3D copper ‘contact kills’ 96% of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in just two hours. Darwin company SPEE3D recently announced the successful development […]
Could coating surfaces with copper kill the COVID-19 virus?
Australian company SPEE3D is reporting that it has successfully developed and tested a fast and affordable way to 3D print anti-microbial copper onto metal surfaces. Laboratory tests have shown that touch surfaces modified by this process ‘contact kills’ 96% of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in just two hours. The process, known as ACTIVAT3D […]
SPEE3D demonstrates a metal 3D printing production cell at Formnext
SPEE3D, a manufacturer of metal-based additive manufacturing technology, will launch its new SPEE3Dcell product at Booth E02 in Hall 12 from November 19 to 22, 2019, at Formnext in Frankfurt. The speed, affordability and flexibility of this additive manufacturing cell will be demonstrated with the production of copper parts live on the tradeshow floor. SPEE3Dcell […]
3D printing metal parts without heat
One of the advantages of attending the RAPID + TCT Show is the opportunity to see new technology in action. One example is Spee3D, an Australian firm that has developed a new way to build metal parts layer by layer. It’s a type of cold fusion, so not only are the parts fully dense, users […]
New additive manufacturing technique uses Mach 3 speeds to build parts
An innovative and new additive manufacturing approach was shown at the recent RAPID + TCT show in Ft. Worth, TX. This new additive manufacturing technology uses supersonic deposition. Material is shot through a jet engine nozzle at speeds to Mach 3, and deposited in geometric patterns layer by layer. SPEE3D introduced this technology, referred to […]