This company manufactures Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) equipment designed for high-quality part production. Their machines integrate proprietary optics, intelligent controls, and advanced process monitoring to streamline qualification and validation. They provide a scalable, high-quality additive manufacturing solution for mission-critical defense and aerospace components.
Funding
$200K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
The U.S. defense sector faces challenges due to diminishing domestic manufacturing capacity and labor shortages, leading to grounded aircraft and low military readiness. Traditional manufacturing methods struggle to meet the demand for critical precision components, especially with reactive materials like magnesium, resulting in long lead times and supply chain vulnerabilities. Existing laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) equipment architectures have limitations in scalability, qualification, and certification, hindering their widespread adoption.
Solution
Precision Additive addresses these challenges by providing deployable advanced manufacturing gigafactories that leverage next-generation 3D+ printing technology. Their proprietary Selective Stepped Laser Melting (SSLM) process, combined with innovative laser optics design and in-situ quality monitoring, enables the production of airworthiness-certified parts for defense and aerospace applications. The company's focus on quality assurance, intelligent controls, and data-driven validation streamlines qualification and accelerates the adoption of LPBF for mission-critical components. Precision Additive's hybrid additive manufacturing capabilities, which integrate 3D printing with CNC machining, further enhance precision, surface finish, and material integrity, particularly when processing reactive materials.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes defense contractors, aerospace primes, and other organizations requiring high-quality, airworthiness-certified metal parts for critical military applications.
Features
- Proprietary Selective Stepped Laser Melting (SSLM) process for superior melt-pool control and layer accuracy
- Capability to process reactive materials, including magnesium alloys, providing an alternative supply source
- Unconventional, innovative optics design for enhanced precision and control during the printing process
- Predictive and in-situ monitoring technology for real-time quality assurance and process optimization
- Precision Additive Qualification (PAQ) software solution that aggregates and analyzes data for comprehensive LPBF process assessment
- Optional hybrid additive manufacturing capabilities, combining 3D printing with CNC machining for improved surface finishing and dimensional accuracy
- End-to-end production solutions, from initial design consultation to final product delivery
- On-demand manufacturing services for rapid prototyping and full production runs