US Army Validates Foundry Labs Digital Metal Casting with Startups First Sale – 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing [Video]

Just one year after publicly debuting its technology, New Zealand-born Foundry Lab has sold its first Digital Metal Casting (DMC) system. The DMC-3 will go to the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), who will deploy it as part of its Collaborative, Operationalized, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Training (COMET) initiative, a public-private partnership with the U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. This partnership signals a pivotal step in revitalizing U.S.-based manufacturing capabilities, particularly in the defense and homeland security sectors. To learn more, we spoke to David Moodie, Founder and CEO of Foundry Lab.

How Digital Metal Casting Works

Foundry Lab’s technology is as innovative as it is practical. The process begins with binder jet printing a ceramic mold. After setting the mold in a furnace, a metal slug is loaded and cast inside the mold using microwave energy. The use of microwave enables Foundry Lab to manipulate metal inside the mold, allowing for precise control over the casting process, …