Headmade Materials
Headmade Materials develops and produces advanced powder-based materials (feedstocks) for industrial metal 3D printing, enabling series production through its Cold Metal Fusion technology.
- CEO / Founder
- Christian Staudigel
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- €13.8M
- Latest Round
- Venture Round
- Key Investors
- Jet Ventures, AM Ventures, European Innovation Council (EIC), btov Industrial Technologies Fund
Technology & Products
Key Products
["Metal powder feedstocks for the Cold Metal Fusion process","Stainless Steel 316L","Stainless Steel 17/4PH","Titanium Ti6Al4V","Tool Steel M2","Inconel 625","Titanium Aluminide TiAl4822"]
Technological Advantage
Headmade's key advantage is its proprietary feedstock that works with standard, widely-available SLS machines, which are typically used for polymers. This significantly lowers the investment cost for producing metal parts, making the technology more accessible and scalable compared to expensive, specialized metal 3D printers.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
To enable the scalable and cost-effective series production of high-quality metal 3D printed parts by leveraging existing Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) infrastructure and established powder metallurgy processes.
How They Differentiate
Headmade Materials differentiates itself with its patented ColdMetalFusion (CMF) technology. This sinter-based process uses a polymer-coated metal powder feedstock that can be processed on standard Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) machines, which are traditionally used for plastics. This approach significantly lowers the initial investment cost for companies wanting to produce metal parts, as they can use existing hardware. Furthermore, the 'green' parts created are robust and can be machined before the final sintering step, offering greater manufacturing flexibility.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Companies requiring serial production of complex metal parts, including contract manufacturers and OEMs in various industrial sectors.
Industry Verticals
["Automotive","Aerospace","Medical","Tooling","Industrial Manufacturing"]
Competitors
Desktop Metal; Markforged; Digital Metal
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Specific growth metrics such as revenue or production volumes are not publicly disclosed.
Major Milestones
["Development and patenting of the ColdMetalFusion (CMF) technology.","Successfully closing multiple significant funding rounds, including a recent €1.8M from Jet Ventures.","Forming a strategic partnership with Nexa3D to expand into the North American market.","Becoming a member of the ColdMetalFusion Alliance to drive industrial adoption.","Qualifying new industrial materials for their process, including Inconel 625 and titanium aluminide (TiAl4822)."]
Notable Customers
KOBRA", "KSB", "Knauf", "Nexa3D