3DEO: Reinventing Low-cost Metal 3D Printing

3DEO are a unique new metal 3D printing company that are combining scalable aspects of traditional manufacturing, and applying them to 3D printing. Though they don’t currently sell their own 3D printers, 3DEO’s technology allows them to create parts at a lower cost than competitors, giving them an advantage. We spoke to Lance Kallman, 3DEO’s head of business development, about their technology, future plans, and more.

3DN: Introduce yourself, and tell us how you got involved in 3D printing!

My name is Lance Kallman and I lead business development for 3DEO. In my previous role, I was an executive recruiter at a large public firm and was focused on serving clients in the advanced manufacturing sector. Metal 3D printing is one of the most exciting technologies under the advanced manufacturing umbrella, and I was eager to join a team trying to lead this additive manufacturing revolution.

3DN: How did 3DEO get started in the 3D printing industry?

3DEO has three founders – two PhDs from the University of Southern California (USC) and an MBA grad from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Despite the school rivalry, they we able to come together for the shared vision of creating an affordable metal 3D printing technology. What began as an idea for a prototype, quickly became a functional technology and has now been commercialized. We are excited to be printing complex metal parts for our customers in production quantities.