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Lithography-Based Metal Manufacturing: How Incus Is Scaling Metal AM

For decades, the production of small, precise metal components at scale has been largely defined by Metal Injection Molding (MIM), known for its speed, consistency, and cost efficiency. Replicating these characteristics with additive manufacturing has remained a challenge, partic

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For decades, the production of small, precise metal components at scale has been largely defined by Metal Injection Molding (MIM), known for its speed, consistency, and cost efficiency. Replicating these characteristics with additive manufacturing has remained a challenge, particularly in applications requiring high precision and repeatability.

Gerald Mitteramskogler and his team at Incus are addressing this with Lithography-based Metal Manufacturing (LMM). The sinter-based process is designed to combine additive manufacturing’s design flexibility with the precision and production economics traditionally associated with MIM, and is already finding traction in industries from orthodontics to smart electronics.

We spoke with the Incus team about how the technology works, where it is being applied today, and what scaling metal AM for industrial production involves.