Posts by Rubén de las Heras
From 10 hand-welded pieces to one printed pipe: Incredible Deere’s turbo manifold
A Dutch tractor-pulling team swapped a hand-welded carbon-steel turbo pipe for a 316 stainless part 3D printed on Meltio's IR Engine. Two welds instead of seven.
Metal part repair with Wire LMD: A Technical Guide
Explore how Wire Laser Metal Deposition restores critical industrial components. Review technical use cases demonstrating up to 77% lead time reduction and total supply chain autonomy.
Building open impeller blades with Wire-Laser Metal Deposition (LMD)
How Meltio wire-laser LMD and precision machining combine to produce 316L open impellers: near-net-shape blades, a 1.5 mm finishing pass, and no casting tooling.
How Ferrita customized a Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren exhaust using Wire-LMD
Discover how Ferrita used Meltio metal 3D printing to create custom McLaren SLR tailpipes, cutting tooling costs by 50 percent and speeding up production.
Transitioning from manual welding to automated metal 3D printing for tool repair
Discover how Cavaletto Mario S.p.A. utilizes Meltio wire-laser metal 3D printing to automate tool repair, achieving significant material savings in steel forging.
Meltio strengthens U.S. defense manufacturing readiness through certified partners
Meltio expands U.S. defense manufacturing readiness via certified ITAR/ISO partners. Get secure wire-laser DED technology for mission-critical metal part production and repair.
Point of need manufacturing: Metal Additive Manufacturing in Defense
Review field data from AM Village 2026 demonstrating how Wire Laser Metal Deposition outperforms legacy systems in programming speed and operational deployment for military logistics.
Additive Manufacturing in Oil & Gas: ExxonMobil’s transition to LMD for Titanium components
Discover how ExxonMobil Louisiana achieved a 42% cost reduction and cut lead times from 6 weeks to 58.8 hours
Additive Manufacturing in Architecture: IALC adopts Meltio for custom metal cladding
Discover how IALC and Steeltech use Meltio metal 3D printing to fabricate complex architectural cladding and 6 meter totems, replacing expensive solid milling.
SUMMSEED, a new industrial project is born: Unifying research and private companies to create sustainable steels for mining and heavy industries with wire metal 3D printing technology
SUMMSEED stands for SUstainable Medium Manganese StEEls for...