We design and build laser powder bed fusion systems, and we use them to produce metal parts for aerospace and defence applications. Our focus is process control and the build data that supports certification.
The PA-300, our first production system.
We work with customers from first prototype through production, on one process and one set of controls.
Accurate prototypes produced on the same machine architecture that will build your production parts, so the process does not change underneath you.
Metal parts built to order, reducing lead times for components that are difficult to source through conventional supply chains.
Our own LPBF equipment, with proprietary optics and integrated process monitoring built into the machine architecture.
Critical precision components are increasingly hard to source, and defence programmes face both fragile supply chains and a shrinking domestic manufacturing base. Additive manufacturing is an obvious candidate to help.
What has held it back is not the ability to melt powder. It is the time, cost and evidence required to qualify and certify a part built that way. Our systems are designed with that step in mind: monitoring, controls and optics developed together rather than added afterwards.
The PA process is configured to print magnesium, tungsten and copper alongside conventional alloys. Magnesium in particular is lightweight and highly reactive, and has historically been difficult to process additively — it is a focus for us and a route to domestic supply of components that are otherwise hard to obtain.
We are committed to providing reliable, high-quality additive manufacturing systems and parts that meet the requirements of the aerospace and defence industries, through continuous improvement, regulatory compliance and operational discipline.