Swedish Metal 3D Printing Company Freemelt Wins Defense Prototype Order to Test Performance of Heat-Resistant Metal Parts

On October 16, 2026, Nanjixiong learned that Swedish metal 3D printing company Freemelt had received a prototype order from a defense company operating in Sweden. The two companies will study whether additive manufacturing can improve the performance of heat-resistant metal components for defense applications, rather than merely make them easier to produce. Freemelt will use electron beam powder bed fusion (E-PBF) to manufacture parts with several geometries for testing and evaluation.



Freemelt CEO Daniel Gidlund said the study goes beyond assessing whether existing parts can be printed. It aims to explore how combining digital design, advanced materials and additive manufacturing can optimize part performance and shorten development cycles. The previous month, Freemelt had received an order for tungsten components from the European fusion organization Fusion for Energy.

Freemelt has two divisions, production systems and manufacturing, with operations spanning medical, defense and fusion applications. Previously, Freemelt and HAMR Industries demonstrated a tungsten-alloy armor-piercing projectile printed on a Freemelt ONE at MILAM 2025 for high-speed impact applications.

Nanjixiong observation

Heat-resistant metal additive manufacturing is moving from "can it be printed?" toward performance optimization and qualification. Defense and fusion energy are currently key drivers of application.

AI-translated from an article by Kuaixiong on Nanjixiong, originally published on 2026-10-18. Text and images retain the original source attribution.
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