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Revolutionizing Metal Part Production: Magnus Metal’s Plan to Modernize 4,000-Year-Old Methods

Humans have cast metal parts in basically the same way for thousands of years: by pouring molten metal into a mold, often made of compacted sand and clay. To make those parts, Magnus Metals borrows elements of sand casting and 3D printing to perform what it calls digital casting. Magnus Metals plans to sell its machines to customers as well as the proprietary ceramic that’s used to produce the bases. And unlike 3D printing, which usually requires specific feedstocks, Magnus Metals said its system can use customer specified materials. The method doesn’t require expensive tooling to create the bases, unlike molds for sand casting, according to the Magnus Metals.

Kira Kim
April 18, 2024

CES, Enterprise

“Fluent Metal Makes a Bold Entrance into the World of 3D Printing for Metal”

Almost a decade ago, Desktop Metal was one of the early darlings in accessible 3D printing in metal. Last year, Stratasys tried to merge with Desktop Metal in a $1.8 billion deal, but the deal fell through, and these days, Desktop Metal is worth less than $210 million. In June 2020, he split off and started his own thing — Fluent Metal — which is taking a different technology path than Desktop Metal’s technology. It accomplishes this through liquid metal printing technology, which it hopes will set a new standard in additive manufacturing. “In the near term, Fluent Metal will spark the imagination of designers, engineers, and technologists to consider how rapid, on-demand production of custom metal parts could transform their capabilities.