Metal 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing

3DEO Ships 150,000 Production Parts, Breaking Ground in Metal Additive Manufacturing

Los Angeles, CA: June 9, 2020. 3DEO, a metal 3D printing technology company has shipped 150 thousand production parts for end-use applications. This represents a significant milestone for the company, which was founded in 2016 specifically to compete in high-volume metal manufacturing markets against conventional manufacturing techniques like CNC machining and metal injection molding.

According to Matt Sand, 3DEO’s President, “150 thousand parts is a terrific milestone for 3DEO. It validates our patented technology, our unique business model, and our mission to break metal additive manufacturing (AM) into high-volume production. Today, we routinely win bids against traditional manufacturing because of our competitive cost structure and material performance.”

Topics: Design for 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing, News, Industry Trends, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Metal AM Processes, metalam, 3DEO's Specialities, press release

“The ISO 9001 certification is a terrific milestone for 3DEO. A strong quality management system is the backbone of any world-class production line,” commented Matt Petros, CEO of 3DEO. “The ISO certification marks an important step in realizing 3DEO’s long-term vision of leveraging next-generation technologies to build the world’s highest quality, data-driven factory of the future. In the previous generation of manufacturing, spot checks and random sampling were best of class. 3DEO is building a dynamic production line with real-time streaming data that allows ongoing monitoring and end-to-end closed-loop feedback. For 3DEO, ISO is the starting point of what we expect to become the next generation of manufacturing.”

Topics: Manufacturing, Metal 3D Printing, Industry Trends, Stainless Steel, Powder Metal, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Metal AM Processes, Product Development, Faster Development Cycles, Traditional Manufacturing, Small Metal Parts

3DEO Achieves ISO 9001:2015 with Best-In-Class Process Control

3DEO, a metal 3D printing company based in Los Los Angeles, California, has received ISO 9001:2015 certification in order to further the commercialization of its technology.

Matt Petros, 3DEO’s CEO, commented, “The ISO 9001 certification is a terrific milestone for 3DEO. A strong quality management system is the backbone of any world-class production line. The ISO certification marks an important step in realizing 3DEO’s long-term vision of leveraging next-generation technologies to build the world’s highest quality, data-driven factory of the future. In the previous generation of manufacturing, spot checks and random sampling were best of class. 3DEO is building a dynamic production line with real-time streaming data that allows ongoing monitoring and end-to-end closed-loop feedback. For 3DEO, ISO is the starting point of what we expect to become the next generation of manufacturing.”

Topics: Design for 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing, News, Industry Trends, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Metal AM Processes, metalam, 3DEO's Specialities, press release

Continuing its annual growth, 3DEO’s new business model has enabled a 600 percent increase in revenue for 2019 over 2018. This coincides with a 394 percent increase in the number of parts shipped in 2019 over 2018 as well. Approximately 40 percent of those parts were customers in the defense industry, whereas 35 percent were for medical and 25 percent for aerospace.

Topics: Manufacturing, Metal 3D Printing, Industry Trends, Stainless Steel, Powder Metal, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Metal AM Processes, Product Development, Faster Development Cycles, Traditional Manufacturing, Small Metal Parts

3DEO Posts Triple Digit Annual Growth with Next Generation Metal 3D Printing

Los Angeles, CA: May 5, 2020. 3DEO started as a 3D printing company with its revolutionary metal 3D printing technology, Intelligent Layering®, at the core. But in order to compete in high-volume traditional manufacturing, the company evolved into a vertically integrated, next generation factory. This new business model meant manufacturers could gain the cost savings, design freedom, and manufacturing flexibility they need to compete – without having to shell out millions of dollars for a metal 3D printer and the supporting infrastructure.

As evidenced by 3DEO’s success metrics for 2019, this paradigm shift could be a forerunner to building the factory of the future.

Topics: Design for 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing, News, Industry Trends, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Metal AM Processes, metalam, 3DEO's Specialities, press release

Gina DiMassa, Brand Orbit Marketing Communications, (626) 791-7954   ginadc@brandorbit.com

For technical questions, call Matt Sand (424) 732-9596

3DEO President Matt Sand to speak at MD&M West on metal 3D printing

Los Angeles, CA: February 7, 2020. With the explosive growth of medical device manufacturing, greater numbers of industry leaders are engaging more with additive manufacturing as a solution to gain speed to market and lower costs. 3DEO President Matt Sand has been invited to discuss how manufacturers can leverage metal 3D printing to bring products to market faster and for less at MD&M West – the world’s largest medical design & manufacturing event next week, February 11-13, 2020 in Anaheim, California. 

Topics: Conferences, Design for 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing, News, Industry Trends, Medical Device, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Healthcare, Surgical Instruments, Dental, Metal AM Processes, metalam, 3DEO's Specialities, press release

As you may or may not know, the Intelligent Layering, a proprietary technology developed by 3DEO, provides the best as-printed surface finish in metal 3D printing. Customers have compared our surface finish to a "very nice cast finish" in that it's matte silver and silky smooth. While it's good enough in the as-printed state for many applications, there are also a number of options to improve or change the surface post print.

Topics: Manufacturing, Metal 3D Printing, Cost, Metal AM Processes, Surface Finish, metalam, 3DEO's Specialities

You might not think that a 3D printer and a sculptor have anything in common, but you’d be wrong. While 3D printing companies usually focus on the automated parts of their process, there can be a tremendous amount of labor and post-processing required to finish a part. This depends on the metal 3D printing process, of course, but the idea is generally the same--parts require a lot of finishing work after the print. While such things are usually straight-forward, the flexibility of AM and importance of post-processing adds another layer of complexity to the process.

Topics: Metal 3D Printing, CNC Milling, Industry Trends, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Metal AM Processes, Traditional Manufacturing, Small Metal Parts, metalam, Stainless Steel Parts

While metal AM brings with it a host of positive advantages, it’s important to understand the realities of as-printed surface roughness. This understanding will help design/engineering teams understand the costs associated with bringing 3D printed parts to a suitable finish.

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Metal additive manufacturing is quickly making a name for itself as an up-and-coming manufacturing technology. The shift in transitioning from traditional manufacturing to metal 3D printing is being driven by a variety of advantages, including product-development flexibility and the ability to produce parts so complex they’d be impossible using conventional methods. While these positives are significant, there’s one area in which metal AM has historically struggled relative to other techniques: surface finish.

Topics: Cost, Metal AM Processes, Surface Finish

Overview of Intelligent Layering®

The first metal AM technology competitive with traditional manufacturing

Intelligent Layering® is the only metal 3D printing technology that beats traditional manufacturing in cost, quality, and turnaround. Buyers struggle to source small, complex metal parts due to high up-front costs, long lead times, and locked-in designs. 3DEO’s patented technology solves this by competing on price and quality with no up-front costs, short lead times, and unlimited design freedom.

Topics: Metal 3D Printing, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Metal AM Processes