The US-based manufacturer Xact Metal reports significant growth in incoming orders for the year 2025. According to the company, orders were around 30 percent higher than in the comparable period of the previous year. The company views this as confirmation of its strategy to make metal-based additive manufacturing economically accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises and to further decentralize production capacities.
A key driver of this development is the portfolio of compact laser powder bed fusion systems.
“Our growth strategy and product roadmap to expand the use of metal additive manufacturing by offering a new level of price and performance continues to be welcomed by our customers,” said Juan Mario Gomez, CEO of Xact Metal. “In 2025 orders were up by more than 30% when compared to last year. Our XM200G single- and double-laser metal printer is being well received in defense, plastic injection molding, medical and other manufacturing applications. Plus, we continue to receive positive responses to the launch of our XM200G μHD metal printer—which allows customers to print very small parts using 5-15 μm particle size metal powder and has a 25 μm laser spot size—and to the development of our XM300G mid-size four-laser printer.”
The offering is complemented by the XM200G μHD, which was developed for processing very fine metal powders with particle sizes between 5 and 15 micrometers and operates with a 25-micrometer laser focus. This enables the production of components with high detail resolution, for example for microcomponents or delicate functional structures.
In parallel, Xact Metal is working on the further development of the XM300G, a mid-sized system with four lasers that targets higher build volumes and productivity. With this, the company is responding to users who want to integrate additive manufacturing step by step into existing production environments without immediately relying on large-scale systems.
“To further support our growth plans, we are pleased to announce that Mark Barfoot has been named Vice President – Global Sales,” said Gomez. “Mark brings over 25 years of experience in additive manufacturing. His roles have included VP of Engineering at Voxel Innovations; Director of Additive Manufacturing Programs at the Edison Welding Institute (EWI); Director of Business Development at Javelin Technologies; and Managing Director of Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Lab at the University of Waterloo. In addition, for over 13 years, Mark has been actively involved with AMUG (Additive Manufacturing Users Group), where he served as its President for over two years.”
The current figures indicate that metal 3D printing is increasingly establishing itself as a viable option for specialized series and small-batch production, particularly where cost control and process reliability are key priorities.
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