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3-D Metal Printing Gaining Traction
Small metal injection molded (MIM) parts are common in firearms, but the decades-old process for lower-pressure components may be short-lived if the latest figures from 3DEO are any indication. The Los Angeles-based company, which specializes in high-volume metal 3D printing technology, experienced 600-percent growth in revenue from 2019 to 2020, with orders increasing 394 percent during the same period and staff increasing by 172 percent to meet that demand. It now has 25 engineers working on research and development.
3DEO is barely four years old, and although its products are usually taken for granted by most enthusiasts, firearm manufactures have taken note. MIM requires molds, which are costly and time consuming to change. The company’s Intelligent Layering Technology allows 3D prints to change overnight, while holding tighter tolerances and yielding better-quality components.
Although 3DEO is producing triggers, bolt releases and other components for gun companies (that Sand was not at liberty to divulge), the company also manufactures a variety of other 3D metal products for other industries.
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Small metal injection molded (MIM) parts are common in firearms, but the decades-old process for lower-pressure components may be short-lived if the latest figures from 3DEO are any indication. The Los Angeles-based company, which specializes in high-volume metal 3D printing technology, experienced 600-percent growth in revenue from 2019 to 2020, with orders increasing 394 percent during the same period and staff increasing by 172 percent to meet that demand. It now has 25 engineers working on research and development.
3DEO is barely four years old, and although its products are usually taken for granted by most enthusiasts, firearm manufactures have taken note. MIM requires molds, which are costly and time consuming to change. The company’s Intelligent Layering Technology allows 3D prints to change overnight, while holding tighter tolerances and yielding better-quality components.
Although 3DEO is producing triggers, bolt releases and other components for gun companies (that Sand was not at liberty to divulge), the company also manufactures a variety of other 3D metal products for other industries.
An Official Journal Of The NRA | 3-D Metal Printing Gaining Traction
Small metal-injection-molded (MIM) parts are common in firearms, but the decades-old process for lower-pressure components may be short-lived if the latest figures from 3DEO are any indication.