ProMateria Launches Additive Manufacturing of Metal Parts in Germany

en.Wedoany.com Reported - Recently, ProMateria, a company under the German steel and metal processing group GMH Group, launched the industrial production of additively manufactured metal components. After approximately 12 months of production planning, equipment deployment, and process validation, the first batch of ready-to-install spare parts will be produced within the coming weeks and will initially be applied to equipment maintenance and production processes at companies within the GMH Group.

The first batch of parts has completed technical qualification validation, and production will transition from prototype development to batch application within the group. The GMH Group has not yet disclosed specific part types, batch quantities, or equipment application scenarios. The current business focus is on validating the dimensional accuracy, mechanical properties, and operational stability of additively manufactured parts in real industrial environments, providing a basis for the subsequent development of standardized spare parts manufacturing processes.

ProMateria uses the MoldJet forming technology and sintering processes to produce complex metal components. MoldJet builds part blanks layer by layer using metal paste, and after forming, the finished products are obtained through debinding, sintering, and machining. This process is suitable for internal cavities, undercuts, and fine structures that are difficult to manufacture using conventional methods. The company also has heat treatment, machining, surface finishing, cleaning, and packaging capabilities, enabling the processing of printed blanks into ready-to-install industrial components.

The production system configuration previously announced by the company includes six rotary manufacturing platforms, each with a build space of 375 mm × 210 mm × 110 mm, covering prototype parts, spare parts, and small-batch components. Processable materials include high-nitrogen steel, stainless steel, tool steel, low-alloy steel, nickel-based and titanium alloys, copper alloys, and engineering ceramics. Among these, the high-nitrogen steel feedstock is supplied by an affiliated company of the GMH Group and features corrosion resistance, high strength, high hardness, and nickel-free properties.

At the current stage, ProMateria will accumulate process and operational data through spare parts production within the GMH Group, and will subsequently offer parts manufacturing services to industries such as mechanical engineering, energy, aerospace, and medical technology. The production facility has reserved interfaces for equipment expansion, allowing additional manufacturing cells to be added based on order demand. This announcement did not disclose the project investment amount, designed annual capacity, or external customer orders.