Meltio has launched a US-assembled version of its Meltio Robot Cell, a robotic wire-laser metal additive manufacturing system aimed at industrial customers across the Americas. Assembling the cell in the United States is intended to reduce shipping and customs delays tied to importing equipment from Spain and to allow configuration for US industrial requirements.
Key takeaways
- The cell integrates a Meltio metal 3D printing head with an industrial robotic arm inside a laser-safe enclosure, and includes the Meltio Engine, Meltio Space software and a positioner for robotic directed energy deposition (DED).
- It is plug-and-play: only electrical power and an inert gas supply are needed to begin manufacturing, removing the integration process and long assembly lead times. It is intended for controlled indoor industrial environments.
- The open hardware platform can integrate Meltio's print head with industrial ABB robotic arms, and with robotic arms from any brand. Meltio is working with US automation specialist FORCE Automation, its first official ABB Robotics integration partner in the United States.
- Target applications include automotive, aerospace, mining, heavy industry, oil and gas and shipbuilding, covering new component manufacturing, adding features to existing parts, hard-facing and cladding, repair of worn components and on-demand spare parts.
Reported results from earlier deployments include Ferrita cutting production time and costs by roughly 50% on four custom stainless-steel tailpipes, Eurobearings reporting lead-time reductions of 30% to 50% on large industrial components, and Cavalletto Mario reporting cost savings of 67% versus traditional electrode welding and 20% versus conventional mold manufacturing on trimming die and punch repairs.
Source: Robotics & Automation News · Published 2026-09-09T10:30:08 · “Meltio launches US-assembled robot cell for industrial metal 3D printing”