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Equispheres

MaterialsOttawa, Ontario, CanadaFounded 2015· One of 961 Materials companies tracked by AMPulse

High-performance, non-explosive aluminum powders engineered for additive manufacturing with consistent particle size distribution and enhanced safety.

CEO / Founder
Kevin G. Nicholds
Team Size
11-50
Stage
Active
Total Funding
$36.5M
Latest Round
Series B
Key Investors
Martinrea International, HG Ventures, BDC Capital, SDTC

Technology & Products

Key Products

High-performance aluminum powders for additive manufacturing, optimized for consistency, safety, and tailored solutions.

Technological Advantage

Optimizes powder properties to reduce waste, enhance throughput, and meet stringent non-explosive safety standards in 3D printing.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Delivers consistent, ultra-high-performance aluminum powders optimized for 3D printing, significantly improving throughput, safety, and part quality.

How They Differentiate

Focuses exclusively on ultra-high-performance aluminum powders optimized for additive manufacturing, offering superior consistency, safety, and tailored solutions, with a focus on significantly improving throughput, safety, and part quality.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Aerospace, Automotive, Defense, and Advanced Manufacturing industries

Industry Verticals

["Aerospace","Automotive","Defense","Industrial Manufacturing"]

Competitors

Metalysis, Elementum 3D, ExOne, Optomec

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

Expanding partnerships and transitioning into revenue generation with integration into Fieldmade's NOMAD03 system.

Major Milestones

["Secured $30M Series A funding round in April 2020","Partnered with Fieldmade to enable on-demand aluminum parts production","Achieved successful testing of aerospace-grade, non-explosive aluminum powder","Completed initial close of Series B financing totaling C$20M in May 2024","Launched oxygen-free copper powder for AM applications"]

Notable Customers

U.S. Army (recognized as strategic enabling technology), MDA, Bombardier, Pratt and Whitney (as part of a Canadian aerospace initiative)

https://equispheres.com

Why this company matters

Equispheres addresses a critical bottleneck in metal additive manufacturing: inconsistent powder quality that leads to variable part properties and process inefficiencies. Its proprietary production technology yields aluminum powders with highly uniform particle size distribution, which improves flowability, packing density, and laser absorption during LPBF. The company also emphasizes safety, offering powders that meet stringent non-explosive standards, a differentiator in a market where fine metal powders pose handling risks.

The core product line consists of ultra-high-performance aluminum powders optimized for 3D printing. By controlling particle morphology and size distribution, Equispheres claims to reduce waste, increase build throughput, and enhance final part quality. The powders are tailored for aerospace, automotive, defense, and industrial manufacturing applications, where repeatability and mechanical performance are critical.

Equispheres has secured notable customers and partners, including the U.S. Army, which recognized the powder as a strategic enabling technology, as well as MDA, Bombardier, and Pratt & Whitney through a Canadian aerospace initiative. A key partnership with Fieldmade integrates Equispheres powders into the NOMAD03 mobile printing system for on-demand aluminum parts production. The company has raised $69.3M from investors including Martinrea International, BDC Capital, HG Ventures, and SDTC.

The company's exclusive focus on aluminum powders for AM creates a clear positioning but also exposes it to shifts in material demand and competition from broader metal powder producers. Its non-explosive powder technology and partnerships with defense and aerospace primes provide a defensible niche, though scaling production to meet industrial volumes remains an open question.