3DM Surface Finishing
Develops Electro-Ablation, an enhanced high-current-density electropolishing system for rapid, selective surface finishing of metal additive manufactured parts without contamination, enabling scalable post-processing from small complex geometries to large components.
- CEO / Founder
- Dean Klower
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Active
- Latest Round
- Seed
- Key Investors
- Melbourne Angels
Technology & Products
Key Products
3DM Electro-Ablation
Technological Advantage
CLAIMED: Step-change improvement over traditional post-processing methods (machining, grinding) for complex metal AM geometries — faster, cleaner, and scalable from small intricate parts to large components. Supports automation pathway. VERIFIED: Technology developed with AMTIL Additive Manufacturing Hub support. DEFENSIBILITY: Unknown — no patents identified in available sources; advantage may be replicable.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Eliminates the metal AM post-processing bottleneck by delivering high-speed, selective electropolishing across diverse metals and geometries without contamination or need for specialized operator training, replacing slow and geometry-limited conventional machining and grinding methods.
How They Differentiate
Electro-Ablation specifically addresses the inability of conventional machining and grinding to uniformly finish complex or large metal AM geometries; offers selectivity, high removal speed, and contamination-free processing that traditional subtractive post-processing cannot match on intricate additive structures.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Metal AM manufacturers producing complex or large metal parts requiring surface finishing, particularly in aerospace/defense and mining verticals
Industry Verticals
Industrial; Aerospace/Defense; Mining
Competitors
Hirtenberger Engineered Surfaces (Hirtisation electrochemical finishing for metal AM parts, Austria); PostProcess Technologies (automated surface finishing for AM parts, USA); AMT - Additive Manufacturing Technologies (PostPro chemical vapor smoothing for AM parts, UK)
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Surface finish of <4 Ra roughness achieved in under 5 minutes vs. 30–60 minutes with traditional methods; finishing cost reduction of 50–90% vs. manual grinding (e.g., dental implant post-processing reduced from $2,000 to $200–$1,000 in labour); two funding rounds from Melbourne Angels (Seed in 2019 + follow-on round circa 2022)
Major Milestones
Developed Electro-Ablation technology with support from AMTIL Additive Manufacturing Hub; Secured initial seed investment from Melbourne Angels (amount undisclosed); Secured seed follow-on investment from Melbourne Angels (amount undisclosed); Selected to exhibit at Formnext 2025, Frankfurt, Germany