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Headmade Materials

MaterialsUnterpleichfeld, GermanyFounded 2019· One of 955 Materials companies tracked by AMPulse

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
$13.6M
Latest Round
Series A
Key Investors
AM Ventures, btov Partners, Matterwave Ventures, Jet Investment Group (via Jet Ventures 1 fund), EIC 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

https://www.headmade-materials.de

Why this company matters

Headmade Materials develops and sells advanced metal powder feedstocks designed for its patented Cold Metal Fusion (CMF) process. The company's core insight is that existing Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) infrastructure, typically used for polymers, can be repurposed for metal part production by using a polymer-coated metal powder. This approach avoids the high capital expenditure of dedicated metal LPBF or binder jetting systems, making metal AM more accessible for series production.

The CMF process works by printing a 'green' part on a standard SLS machine, which is then debound and sintered in a conventional furnace. The green parts are robust enough to be machined before sintering, offering additional manufacturing flexibility. Headmade's feedstock portfolio includes stainless steels 316L and 17/4PH, titanium Ti-6Al-4V, tool steel M2, Inconel 625, and titanium aluminide TiAl4822, targeting applications in automotive, aerospace, medical, tooling, and industrial manufacturing.

Headmade positions itself as a materials and technology provider rather than a printer OEM. It is a member of the ColdMetalFusion Alliance, which promotes standardization and industrial adoption of the process. The company has formed a strategic partnership with Nexa3D to expand into North America and counts KOBRA, KSB, and Knauf among its named customers. Key investors include AM Ventures, btov Partners, Matterwave Ventures, and Jet Investment Group.

The company's primary competitive risk is that its process depends on the installed base of SLS machines, which may limit adoption among users who do not already own such equipment. Competitors such as Desktop Metal, Markforged, and Digital Metal offer dedicated metal binder jetting or bound-metal extrusion systems. Headmade's differentiation rests on leveraging existing hardware and powder metallurgy know-how to reduce total cost of ownership for serial metal part production.