Meld Creates Spinoff Additive Printing Service Company

Meld Manufacturing Corp. has spun off a new business to create Meld PrintWorks Corp. The new company will utilize Meld’s patented 3D printing technology as an additive printing service to address the needs of multiple industries that struggle to get forgings, castings and other metal parts.

“Our customers need greater access to printed parts,” says Nanci Hardwick, Meld Manufacturing Corp. CEO. “Our Meld machine customers and prospects have universally stated a need to offer our technology as a service. We have listened and responded by providing a dedicated resource in the Meld PrintWorks Corp. Given the constraints many industries are experiencing in sourcing forgings, castings and raw materials in general, we are excited to support this transition of Meld printing technology to a production environment.”

Meld Manufacturing Corp. says it will also continue its focus on delivery of technology through machines, training and certification. 

Meld PrintWorks Corp. will have a singular focus on serving customer demand for printed parts made with the Meld technology. The new company is an independent organization with separate management and operating teams. The company wasas launched in a Virginia facility separate from the current Meld Manufacturing Corp. factory.

“We spun out this company to provide a source for our many customers eager to have more access to Meld-printed parts,” Hardwick says. “We feel it important to have a hard separation between Meld Manufacturing and Meld Printworks so that the goals and focus of each company can be prioritized.”

In addition, Robb Hudson has been named CEO/president of the new company. In this position, Hudson will be responsible for ensuring PrintWorks customers receive outstanding printed parts produced with the Meld technology, on time and with a level of quality that exceeds their expectations. In this role, he will lead the PrintWorks team to meet the needs of its customers, including those who struggle to obtain forgings, castings and other metal parts due to time constraints and supply chain issues.

Most recently, Hudson served as president and CEO of Aerodyn Engineering in Indianapolis, Indiana. Previously, he also served as CEO for Mitsui Seiki USA. He has spent his career in the machine tool and manufacturing industries learning conventional and nonconventional machining processes primarily focused on the aerospace and turbine industries. 

Meld Manufacturing Corp. is the inventor of the Meld process for 3D printing metal which does not melt the metal being printed. The thermo-mechanical Meld process creates enough flow in the material to combine it and create parts that otherwise appear to be forged. The process is said to versatile because it uses any metal, while it’s also simple and offers predictable results. The process is also fast, able to print large parts and has the ability to repair existing parts.

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