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Grid Logic

ServiceLapeer, MI, USAFounded 2008· One of 2176 Service companies tracked by AMPulse

Develops and fabricates multi-material metal and ceramic parts using proprietary binder-free selective powder deposition 3D printing combined with hot isostatic pressing (AM-HIP), enabling complex, high-performance components for aerospace, energy, and defense applications.

CEO / Founder
Matthew Holcomb
Team Size
11-50
Stage
Established
Total Funding
$4.45M
Latest Round
Grant
Key Investors
National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy

Technology & Products

Key Products

Multi-material part fabrication services; Custom AM-HIP systems development; Advanced materials R&D; Binder-free 3D printing technology

Technical position · AMPulse analysis

Patented multi-material AM powder bed technology enables fabrication of diffusion-bonded parts with distinct material properties in a single build, eliminating post-processing waste and enabling geometries impossible with conventional methods.

Patent position

Grid Logic filed 6 patent families in 2022–2024, rose 20% from 5 in 2019–2021, while tracked AM filings in the same patent offices fell 27%. Its 22 families across all years trail Fabric8Labs' 29 but exceed Fathom's 5. AMPulse analysis

Filing momentum
6 families filed 2022–2024, 5 in 2019–2021 (+20%); all tracked AM filings in the same offices -27%
Focus, 2019–2021 → 2022–2024
Materials 100% → 100%
Filed in
US 68%WO 14%CN 9%EP 9%
Named competitors, AM patent families
Fathom 5Fabric8Labs 29

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

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Reduces lead times and costs for complex multi-material parts by eliminating binders and enabling direct fabrication of pure metal/ceramic composites with 100% material utilization, achieving full density via HIP consolidation.

How They Differentiate

3x material flexibility vs. single-material LPBF systems, enabling pure multi-metal parts (e.g., Inconel/copper) without binders, compared to Aerosint's polymer-based multi-powder deposition; offers full-service fabrication vs. Fathom's broader AM services.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Industrial firms requiring advanced multi-material components, aerospace/defense contractors, energy sector manufacturers

Industry Verticals

Aerospace; Defense; Energy; Industrial Manufacturing

Competitors

Fathom Digital Manufacturing; Aerosint; Fabric8Labs

Growth & Milestones

Major Milestones

Showcased multi-material powder 3D printing at RAPID + TCT 2022 and 2024; Received U.S. Department of Energy grant for large-scale energy part fabrication; Operates Michigan facility with additive/conventional fabrication systems

https://www.grid-logic.com

Official records

Filings, certifications, and programme counts AMPulse can show for this company.

  • [F] SBIR/STTR · 8 AM awards · latest 2023
  • [F] Part Fabrication Using Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing · 2023 · USD 1,150,000
  • [F] Additive Manufacturing of Functionally Graded Parts for High Performance Applications · 2023 · USD 1,800,000
  • [F] MWMSS Expeditionary Additive Manufacturing: Metallic Based Systems · 2020 · USD 671,977
  • [F] Expeditionary Additive Manufacturing: Metallic Based Systems · 2019 · USD 107,911
  • [F] Scalable, Open-Environment Additive Manufacturing of Metal Parts · 2018 · USD 149,974
  • [F] Advanced Micro-Induction Energy Source and Controls for Quality Metal Additive Manufacturing · 2017 · USD 80,000

AM patents

AM-relevant patents linked to this company.

Patents
25
Granted
11
Families
22

Leading domains: material (25), process (25), equipment (21)

Filings by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2

  1. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING20190084075 · US
  2. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING20140363326 · US
  3. MULTIPLE FLUX CONCENTRATOR HEATING20160158841 · US
  4. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING20220009021 · US
  5. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSURE PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING PARTS120303074 · CN

Funding rounds

  • GrantSource: Crunchbase

Equipment deals on record

Publicly disclosed purchases or installs only.

All equipment activity

Why this company matters

AMPulse analysis, not a company disclosure

Grid Logic occupies a niche position in additive manufacturing by combining binder-free selective powder deposition with hot isostatic pressing (HIP). Unlike conventional binder jetting or LPBF systems that require binders or are limited to single materials per build, Grid Logic's process deposits pure metal and ceramic powders in precise patterns without binders, then consolidates them to full density via HIP. This eliminates post-processing steps such as binder removal and sintering, enabling 100% material utilization and diffusion-bonded interfaces between dissimilar materials.

The company's core technology is a patented multi-material powder bed process that can simultaneously deposit powders such as Inconel 625, 316L, and Ti-6Al-4V in a single build. This allows fabrication of components with graded or discrete material properties—for example, a copper heat exchanger bonded to an Inconel structural shell—without the contamination risks or post-joining steps typical of multi-material LPBF. Grid Logic offers part fabrication services, custom AM-HIP system development, and advanced materials R&D, primarily serving aerospace, defense, and energy customers.

Grid Logic's competitive differentiation lies in material flexibility and purity. Compared to single-material LPBF systems, it offers roughly three times the material combinations in a single build, and its binder-free approach avoids the porosity and contamination issues inherent in polymer-based multi-powder deposition methods used by competitors like Aerosint. The company has received grants from the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation, and has demonstrated its technology at RAPID + TCT. A key open question is whether the AM-HIP process can achieve the throughput and cost structure needed to scale beyond prototype and low-volume production for aerospace primes and defense contractors.

The company operates from a facility in Lapeer, Michigan, with a team of 11 to 50 employees. Its partnerships with HIPEX, universities, and national laboratories support ongoing process development. With $4.45 million in total funding from government sources, Grid Logic remains a capital-efficient player in the multi-material AM services space, though its long-term growth may depend on securing commercial production contracts and expanding its system sales business.