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Power an additive manufacturing revolution through experimentation, validation, and knowledge transfer.


Leverage the world’s most flexible metal AM research platform

It’s true that Cold Spray has been used for over a century for coatings and repairs, but our system is the only true end-to-end Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing (CSAM) solution, enabling you to build parts directly from a CAD file or scan. Additionally, our open-system philosophy provides academic researchers with nearly unlimited avenues of inquiry.

  • Develop your own metal powders
  • Experiment with different elemental or alloy powders
  • Access all the print parameters to truly control each variable
  • Simulate everything with our proprietary TwinSPEE3D software

Help us push the boundaries of CSAM

We’re actively looking for academic partners interested in taking full advantage of CSAM’s speed and flexibility to drive groundbreaking innovation. Our open systems enable you to accelerate research and publish more data.

  • Reach deposition rates of up to 100g/minute (3.5oz/minute)– a faster process means quicker results and more data to publish
  • Lower operating costs by sourcing metal powders from 3rd parties and eliminating the need for expensive gases
  • Minimize post-processing requirements down to heat treating and/or aging in electric furnaces

Accelerate training and workforce development

As industries continue to embrace additive manufacturing, the need for a skilled workforce will continue to rise. Because our printers operate at fast speeds and low operating costs, they provide a unique opportunity to maximize hands-on training in the classroom—and help fill this critical pipeline.

  • Enable students to make mistakes without exhausting your budget
  • Translate powder handling skills and safety training to LPBF and binder jetting
  • Access workforce development grants by teaching transferable skills across AM technologies

Academic work featuring SPEE3D

Explore peer-reviewed work featuring SPEE3D technology and our patented process, and how SPEE3D, and our partners, are leading ground-breaking discoveries in Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing research.

NameDate PublishedFree AccessLink
Cold spray as a powder metallurgy process for production of nickel aluminium bronze2025YesEn savoir plus
Repeatability and reproducibility of liquid-phase sintered Al-bronze 3D-printed parts using cold spray additive manufacturing2025YesEn savoir plus
A Residual Stress-Based Model for Viscoplastic Self-Consistent Simulation of Cold-Sprayed Al6061 2024YesEn savoir plus
Corrosion Behaviour of Heat-Treated Cold Spray Nickel Chromium/Chromium Carbides2024YesEn savoir plus
3D printing austenitic stainless steel 316L by cold spray process: optimum post-spraying heat treatment conditions 2024YesEn savoir plus
11 – Applications of cold spray 2023NoEn savoir plus
Life Cycle Assessment of Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing and Conventional Machining of Aluminum Alloy Flange 2023YesEn savoir plus
Advances in Cold Spray: A Coating Deposition and Additive Manufacturing Process [book]2023YesEn savoir plus
Barriers to sustainable innovation adoption: A qualitative investigation of metal additive printing from supply and demand perspectives 2023YesEn savoir plus
Antimicrobial property, corrosion resistance and tarnish resistance of cold-sprayed additive manufactured copper-nickel alloy 2023YesEn savoir plus
Environmental impact of cold sprayed 3D-Printed aluminium metal parts 2022YesEn savoir plus
Thermal spray copper-based coatings against contamination of thermoplastic surfaces: A systematic review 2022YesEn savoir plus
COVID-19: Current challenges regarding medical healthcare supplies and their implications on the global additive manufacturing industry 2022YesEn savoir plus
Metal Additive Manufacturing Technology Applications in Defense Organizations 2021NoEn savoir plus
The Impact of Post Processing Heat Treatments on Elemental Distribution and Corrosion Properties of Cold Spray Printed Al Alloys 2021YesEn savoir plus
Sintering of Cold Spray Additively Manufactured Aluminum 6061 2021YesEn savoir plus
3D Printing Solutions in the Fight Against Covid-19 Pandemic2021NoEn savoir plus
Antimicrobial 3D Printed Objects in the Fight Against Pandemics 2021NoEn savoir plus
Effect of build orientation and post-build heat treatment on the mechanical properties of cold spray additively manufactured copper parts 2020YesEn savoir plus
Particle Velocimetry, CFD, and the Role of Particle Sphericity in Cold Spray 2020YesEn savoir plus
Correction to: Effect of build orientation and post-build heat treatment on the mechanical properties of cold spray additively manufactured copper parts 2020NoEn savoir plus
Application of a Cold Spray Based 3D Printing Process in the Production of EDM Electrodes 2020YesEn savoir plus
Residual Stress Distributions in Cold-Sprayed Copper 3D-Printed Parts2020YesEn savoir plus
Sars-CoV-2 (COVID-19) inactivation capability of copper-coated touch surface fabricated by cold-spray technology 2020YesEn savoir plus
Dimensional comparison of a cold spray additive manufacturing simulation tool 2018YesEn savoir plus
Characterization of Cold-Sprayed Copper Coatings and comparison with Wrought Copper using Miniaturized Shear Punch Tests (SPT) 2018YesEn savoir plus

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Cet investissement souligne l'importance du développement de la main-d'œuvre et de la collaboration entre les universités et les fabricants du Missouri pour adopter les technologies de fabrication avancées.

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