Nexa3D offers Metal 3D Printing in Partnership with Headmade Materials

3D printer manufacturer Nexa3D announces its entry into the field of sinter-based additive metal manufacturing with ColdMetalFusion. With this move, the company enables its customers to break the productivity barriers in metal part manufacturing by making Headmade Materials‘ feedstock technology compatible with its QLS line of fast cycle SLS 3D printers.

Following the acquisition of XYZ’s SLS technology earlier this year, the company is expanding its SLS capabilities and entering the metal additive space through a strategic collaboration with Headmade Materials. Using feedstock technology for ColdMetalFusion, Nexa3D customers can now produce metal components using the company’s high-performance QLS 230, QLS 236 and QLS 820 SLS printers.

“We are impressed by the speed and throughput capabilities of Nexa3D technology and couldn’t be more excited to partner with them to expand access and adoption of ColdMetal Fusion technology,” said Christian Fischer, Co-CEO of Headmade Materials.

In collaboration with Headmade, Nexa3D will leverage the ecosystem around ColdMetalFusion and offer its customers access to decades of experience in sintering and traditional industrial manufacturing. Both companies will be able to provide services, equipment, materials, software and expertise to customers in the metalworking industry.

The QLS Series printers offer the most flexible industrial SLS platform for polymer and metal part production. With a 24-hour cycle speed using a single 30-watt CO2 laser, the QLS 230 can produce metal parts with reliable properties similar to metal injection molding. MIMplus Technologies, GmbH, has already successfully used the QLS 230 in combination with ColdMetalFusion technology to print industrial cutting tools, achieving significant production savings compared to traditional manufacturing methods.

“We are thrilled to partner with Headmade for ColdMetalFusion because we believe it provides our customers with best-in-class production economics for manufacturing metal components,” stated John Calhoun, Head of SLS Business Development at Nexa3D.