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Wire 3D printing material developerFortius金属has been awarded $2 million in seed funding by leading additive manufacturing VC firmAm Ventures。
Fortius金属specializes in the development of high-performance alloys capable of meeting the demands of aerospace and robotic welding customers. Having gained $2 million in funding, the firm says it now plans to “scale manufacturing capacity, grow the company and accelerate its go-to-market strategy.”
Developing aerospace-grade metals
Fortius金属was spun-out by Colorado-based material developerElementum 3Dwith the aim of developing next-generation wire alloys for large-format metal 3D printing and robotic welding firms. Utilizing a technology already patented by its parent firm for powder bed fusion users, Fortius Metals is capable of creating welding wires that specifically meet clients’ requirements across various alloys.
According to the company, its process allows for the creation of materials with an ideal metallurgy for “welding the unweldable,” including alloys like 1xxx, 2xxx, 6xxx, and 7xxx series aluminum, by solving hot tearing and hot cracking issues. Fortius Metals also boasts that its metal customization approach enables the production of lighter, stronger parts, with “properties that help optimize users’ designs.”
While adopters are free to acquire the materials and deploy them in-house, the firm does market a prototyping offering as well. As part of this service, customers are able to order a wire to specification, before working with Fortius Metals on the development of challenging builds, who can then prototype them if desired.
Fortius Metals继续用其材料（例如航空航天，防御和电动汽车（EV）部门）瞄准“高影响力”行业。前者已经被证明是该公司技术的肥沃领域，NASA， 这美国空军， 这US Navy， 这美国军队，以及几层航空空间OEM部署了Essentium 3D开发的材料以推进其设计。
AM Ventures的200万美元Fortius投资
Back in 2013, AM Ventures was set up by Hans Langer, the founder of leading 3D printer manufacturerEOS，确定具有大众市场潜力的有希望的初创企业。从那时起，该公司背后的团队利用了深入的3D打印专业知识和连接来帮助超过20个初创企业在行业内建立自己。
Am Ventureshas previously invested in businesses likeMetShape，，，，Conflux Technology，，，，Lightforce Orthodontics，，，，andHeadmade Materials，，，，which have since gone from strength to strength. Earlier this year, the company also closed a1亿欧元3D打印风险基金，，，，with the aim of backing further start-ups developing industrial-grade 3D printing hardware, software, materials, and applications.
Out of the more than 2,400 3D printing start-ups that AM Ventures has evaluated to date, Philip Schultheiss, a Senior Associate at the firm, says it has backed Fortius Metals due to the aerospace and defense potential of its technology.
Schultheiss解释说：“ Jeffrey（Lints）和他的才华横溢的团队不仅开发了一种使高强度金属容易用于大规模打印和传统焊接的方式，而且还提高了其机械性能，而且投资只是合乎逻辑的。”“ Fortius Metals作为技术尖端航空航天的潜在供应商的地位和国防客户启发了AM冒险，以驾驶复杂的CFIUS清除规则，以便为与Fortius建立长期合作的投资。”
Just like Elementum 3D and Fortius Metals, several other firms market wire feedstocks for the aerospace, automotive and defense metal 3D printing markets. For its Laser Metal Deposition technology,Meltio launched its own wire materialsearlier this year, which are designed to enable higher repeatability and streamline users’ experiences.
作为“ FastWiream”研发计划的一部分，混合制造技术(HMT) is also developing anew compact wire-feed system用于基于激光的3D打印。当该计划于去年启动时，HMT承诺与之合作TWIand wire feedstock producerEpoch Wires，以优化材料的性能并加速其采用。
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Featured image shows a spool of Fortius Metals-developed wire feedstock. Photo via Fortius Metals.
