With this latest contract, Solideon’s technology is thought to address pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and help to strengthen the national defence of the United States of America.
The collaboration will initially focus specifically on AMtrinsic Nb-Hf-Ti (C-103) and AMtrinsic Nb-Ta-W-Zr (FS-85) powders with the potential to expand into additional AMtrinsic powders.
The space company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the metal 3D printing OEM to reserve a pair of yet to be announced next-generation systems.
The project, which originated as a Navy-funded initiative, was successfully transitioned to the Army following the completion of Phase One and is now entering Phase Two with a 2 million USD contract.
The 3D printed alternatives, which are produced in metal with an ABJ soft seat, are said to have been customised to the specific conditions of each valve casing, and were produced much quicker and cheaper than their conventional counterparts.
In the case, Dr. Tai Ha of Newport Beach Dental Studio successfully rehabilitated a 49-year-old patient who presented with longstanding intrinsic discoloration resulting from childhood exposure to tetracycline antibiotics.
The 2025 TCT Awards saw the fifth TCT Women in 3D Printing Innovator Award presented to Jonné Messer, global additive manufacturing lead at Ford Motor Company.
