Snowbird Technologies named as Meltio sales partner

Meltio, a manufacturer of wire-laser metal 3D printheads, has named Snowbird Technologies as a sales partner. The printheads are offered as standard components on the Snowbird Additive Mobile Manufacturing Technology (SAMM Tech) platform.

SAMM Tech is a patented additive manufacturing system that is built and operates inside a shipping container. Designed to be transportable and deployable to any location in the world, the system supports warfighters and industrial operators by advancing in-the-field production of large-format metal parts for equipment repairs on-site and on demand.

The Meltio system features a directed energy deposition process that functions by stacking layers of weld beads when introduced into the laser-generated melt pool. The bulk of the 3D printing process is built around wire, and users have the option to print dual wire for hardfacing or anticorrosion applications.