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Aurora Labs 3D

HardwarePerth, Western Australia, AustraliaFounded 2014· One of 1636 Hardware companies tracked by AMPulse

Aurora Labs is an Australian publicly-listed manufacturer of metal 3D printers and 3D-printed propulsion systems for defence, aerospace, and industrial applications.

CEO / Founder
Rebekah Letheby
Team Size
11-50
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$12.0M
Latest Round
Grant

Technology & Products

Key Products

AL250 metal 3D printer (1500W fibre laser, Laser Powder Bed Fusion, advanced research capabilities); RMP1 Rapid Manufacturing Printer (MCP technology); 3D-printed gas turbine propulsion systems; industrial print services (prototypes, proof-of-concept, serial production); energetic devices and complex thermal structures

Technical position · AMPulse analysis

Multi-level Concurrent Printing (MCP) technology for high-speed metal deposition; Laser Powder Bed Fusion with up to 1500W multi-laser configuration; vertically integrated design-to-production capability; ISO9001:2015 certified; ASX-listed with established defence partnerships.

Patent position

Aurora Labs 3D has 17 patent families overall, more than AML3D and Titomic at 2 each but fewer than EOS at 185. AMPulse analysis

Filing momentum
0 families filed 2022–2024, 2 in 2019–2021
Filed in
EP 53%US 53%WO 47%CN 6%
Named competitors, AM patent families
AML3D 2Titomic 2EOS 185

17 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

High-speed metal 3D printing via patented Multi-level Concurrent Printing (MCP) technology, vertically integrated from printer design through to propulsion system production, targeting defence and aerospace sovereign capability.

How They Differentiate

Combines metal 3D printer manufacturing with in-house propulsion system production and qualification — not just a printer vendor but also an application developer; MCP technology claims substantially higher print speeds (350 kg/day) versus conventional metal AM; strong focus on Australian sovereign defence manufacturing capability.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Defence organizations, aerospace OEMs, industrial manufacturers, research institutions

Industry Verticals

Defence; Aerospace; Energy; Mining; Infrastructure; Utilities

Competitors

AML3D (ASX: AL3); Titomic (ASX: TTT); EOS GmbH

Growth & Milestones

Major Milestones

2014: Company founded; 2016-08: IPO on ASX (A3D) raising $2.9M AUD; 2016-12: Shipped first S-Titanium 3D printer; 2018: Demonstrated Multi-level Concurrent Printing (MCP) technology; 2019-2020: Raised $5M placement, launched RMP1 Beta printer; 2024-2025: Pivoted to defence propulsion systems; 2025: Successful maiden flight of 3D-printed gas turbine; 2026-05: Teaming Agreement with MBDA; 2026-06: Won $1M AUD Defence Industry Development Grant

Notable Customers

MBDA (teaming partner); Curtin University (Spiropak case study); AdditiveNow Pty Ltd (first RMP1 beta customer)

https://www.auroralabs3d.com/

Recent coverage of Aurora Labs 3D

AM patents

AM-relevant patents linked to this company.

Patents
29
Granted
3
Families
17

Leading domains: process (29), material (27), equipment (23)

Filings by year: 2019: 3 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 2

  1. 3D PRINTING METHOD AND APPARATUS03390014 · EP
  2. 3D printing method and apparatus11167494 · US
  3. 3D printing method and apparatus11685112 · US
  4. 3D Printing Method and Apparatus20180361665 · US
  5. 3D Printing Method and Apparatus20220379558 · US

Funding rounds

  • Grant$1.0M2026-06Lead: Australian Government · Source: Web (listcorp/marketindex)
  • Venture Round$5.0MSource: Reuters/VoxelMatters
  • Venture Round$5.5MSource: Web (australianmanufacturing.com.au)
  • GrantAU$544,333Lead: Australian Government · Source: LinkedIn (Kapitales Research)