MCADCafe Industry Predictions for 2023 – Meltio3D

By Angel Llavero, the CEO of Meltio

Angel Llavero

“We believe that 2023 will be the year of consolidation among the companies developing the different additive manufacturing technologies in the market. In recent months we have witnessed processes of concentration of companies, workforce reduction, industrial relocations, price increases due to the impact of global inflation and increased production costs due to the uncertainty of the war in Ukraine and the slow supply of raw materials after the hard years of the Covid pandemic.

The global 3D printing industry is continuing to mature. Messy business conditions add complexity and consolidation to an industry moving away from its roots in labs and maker spaces and more into boardrooms and stock exchanges.

At Meltio, we end the year with our sights set on new challenges to remain an indispensable partner that enables industrial local metal parts production at the point of need and cost reductions. Our wire-laser metal 3D printing technology (DED) has become a reliable partner for applications such as material research, prototyping, tooling, final parts, and repairs across various industries, from defense and mining to automotive and consumer goods.

We are convinced that our unique wire laser metal 3D printing technology will help more and more industries around the world – automotive, aerospace, mining, oil and gas, and many others – to become more productive, to revolutionise their metal part manufacturing processes with lower costs and greater supply chain effectiveness than older, more costly types of manufacturing. Faced with this situation of global uncertainty, Meltio foresees a continuous development of innovations, especially in our industrial segment of metal additive manufacturing, and to give a response increasingly focused on reliability and to offer our customers a disruptive technology that helps them to reduce costs and participate in the industrial revolution that metal additive manufacturing and, in our case the wire laser metal 3D printing technology, allows them to successfully achieve their parts compared to traditional manufacturing methods”.

About Author:

Angel Llavero is the CEO of Meltio. He is a Spanish lawyer and specialized in additive manufacturing during the last 15 years. Meltio is  a multinational company based in Linares (Spain) and founded in 2019 specialized in applying additive manufacturing and 3D scanning to industrial sectors such as aerospace, architecture, automotive, medical, education, electronics, and machining. It was set up in mid-2019 as a joint venture with the participation of Additec, an American company based in Las Vegas, Nevada and Sicnova, a Spanish company with a vast history in the 3D field. Meltio’s product portfolio offers several complementary alternatives, turning Meltio into a global partner for companies willing to implement 4.0 solutions targeted to make their workflows more efficient. The products catalog includes Meltio M450 metal 3D printer with wire-laser metal 3D printing (DED), and also hybrid systems (CNC/robotic engines). Meltio has set up since the beginning as an international company with a clear global vision with its many facility located in Linares, Spain.

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