SPEE3D

SPEE3D is a metal printing company based in Melbourne, Victoria. It makes cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) systems that produce metal parts on site and on demand, in hours or days rather than weeks or months. The company says its open system works with non-weldable, high temperature alloys and does not need dangerous gases or complex infrastructure.

Printers and the Expeditionary Manufacturing Unit

SPEE3D describes its printers by build size. Its larger systems can make metal parts up to 40 kg and around one metre in diameter, while smaller units handle parts up to about 5 kg and roughly 350 mm across. The stated production rate is up to 100 g per minute. The Expeditionary Manufacturing Unit is a transportable system that can be moved to the point of need, so teams can print, post-process and test parts in the field.

Sectors served

• Defence: field repair of battle-damaged vehicles and equipment, and mission-ready parts.
• Maritime: corrosion-resistant parts produced on demand to keep vessels running.
• OEMs and heavy industry: replacement parts and prototypes made in-house to shorten lead times.
• Research and service bureaus: metal parts for scientific work and for customers who outsource printing.

The process produces cast-equivalent metal parts with reliable material properties, and the company says customers can expand in-house capabilities and improve part performance. The site also offers a check on whether one of its printers suits a particular part.

Key facts

• Based in: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Products: Cold spray additive manufacturing printers, Expeditionary Manufacturing Unit
• Markets: Defence, OEM, maritime, heavy industry, research and service bureau customers