Meltio is expanding metal additive manufacturing in the aerospace sector

Almost a year ago, a new player in metal additive manufacturing arrived on the market. Meltio, based between Las Vegas and Spain, has managed to strengthen the metal AM market’s offering – a market that experienced a growth of almost 80% according to Wohlers’ 2018 report. We met with Brian Mathews, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, to talk about Meltio in the aerospace sector, and more generally about its metal additive manufacturing projects. How important is the arrival of a metal 3D printer in space? How would its arrival change current International Space Station missions?

Celebrating the one year anniversary of the arrival of the brand’s 3E Metal Deposition technology, the company will participate in the virtual event, ADDITIV digital World, taking part in the panel on aerospace with two other big names in the industry, NASA and Virgin Orbit.

3DN: Can you introduce yourself and tell us about your first experience with 3D printing?

Brian Matthews

I hold a postgraduate degree in nuclear physics with over 23 years of experience in advanced nuclear energy systems design and analysis as well as advanced manufacturing for a wide range of industries and applications. I founded a nuclear consulting company in 2012, founded a vertically integrated metal additive manufacturing company in 2015, and co-founded a global additive manufacturing company (Meltio) in 2019. I have been serving as the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer for Meltio and oversee the R&D, special projects, and technology incubation activities of the company. I hold several patents related to multi-laser AM and have served as the PI on several first-of-a-kind projects related to AM in micro-gravity.