SPEE3D and Missouri University of Science and Technology form Partnership

Australian metal 3D printing specialist SPEE3D announced that it has partnered with Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) to bring its metal additive manufacturing technology to the university’s Kummer Institute Center for Advanced Manufacturing.

The university and SPEE3D are jointly researching cold-cast technology. The WarpSPEE3D, a large-format metal 3D printer, enables much faster and scalable production than traditional methods.

“SPEE3D has been grateful to partner with leading academic institutions worldwide, and we’re thrilled a forward-thinking academic institution like Missouri S&T will bring the printing capabilities of the WarpSPEE3D to their students and the community,” said Steven Camilleri, Co-Founder, and CTO at SPEE3D. “The partnership will showcase our unique cold spray technology, giving academia and businesses the ability to print large-scale parts quickly that would otherwise not be available.”

“The manufacturing academia community is quickly adopting new technologies such as additive manufacturing to train the future of the workforce and address real-world supply chain business needs,” said Bradley Deuser, Assistant Research Professor and Manufacturing Engineer for the Kummer Institute Center for Advanced Manufacturing at Missouri S&T. “Understanding the capabilities of SPEE3D’s WarpSPEE3D printer will help us address different use cases for industry needs such as castings and forgings, which will help drive lower lead times, and drive domestic US manufacturing, including locally here in Missouri.”

The WarpSPEE3D will be positioned in the Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies and later displayed in the new Missouri Protoplex, which will open in 2025. Protoplex will serve as a center for industrial and academic collaboration to explore new materials and methods, create prototypes and test manufacturing processes.