LEAM Technologies
Develops LED-based Directed Energy Material Extrusion (DEMEX) technology for industrial 3D printing, enabling 100% material strength through molecular fusion between layers.
- CEO / Founder
- Patrick Consul
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- Undisclosed
- Latest Round
- Strategic Investment
- Key Investors
- ESA BIC Bavaria; TUM Venture Lab Additive Manufacturing; EXIST Forschungstransfer (BMWK grant program); Siemens
Technology & Products
Key Products
DEMEX (Directed Energy Material Extrusion) system - LED-based plug-and-play retrofit module for large-format polymer 3D printers; enables 100% material strength through molecular fusion between layers; integrates with Siemens Industrial Edge platform and SINUMERIK controls; processes demanding plastics like PEEK for industrial serial production
Technological Advantage
Achieves 100% material strength; enables large-format printing of high-performance plastics like PEEK; integrated with Siemens Industrial Edge and SINUMERIK controls.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Eliminates layer adhesion weaknesses in polymer AM by achieving 100% material strength (vs 40-60% industry standard), allowing for serial production of high-performance parts like PEEK.
How They Differentiate
Achieves 100% material strength compared to 40-60% in conventional polymer extrusion methods by using high-intensity LEDs to heat surfaces before layer deposition.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Industrial manufacturers in oil & gas, aerospace, and automotive sectors requiring high-strength polymer serial production.
Industry Verticals
Oil & Gas; Aerospace; Automotive; Marine; Molds & Tooling
Competitors
Carbon; BigRep; Essentium; Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) extrusion-based competitors
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Published SAMPE Europe 2025 / NLR-LEAM results on leam.tech: LFAM Z-direction often 50-75% lower than X/Y; trials show up to +457% Z tensile (unreinforced LMPAEK) and +70% (reinforced LMPAEK) with controlled surface temperature; ≥2 confirmed DEMEX installs (NLR, University of Exeter) plus further industrial pilots; Siemens Xcelerator / Industrial Edge integration; Formnext 2024 live demo; continued LFAM conference/webinar presence into 2026
Major Milestones
Founded late 2023 as TUM/LCC spin-off; Siemens partnership contact August 2022; February 2024: LFAM thermal control research results presented at industry webinar (CompositesWorld); Kicks For Edge project October 2024; Siemens Xcelerator marketplace launch November 2024; Formnext 2024 DEMEX demo at Siemens booth; first commercial DEMEX installs at NLR and University of Exeter; SAMPE Europe 2025 co-authored paper with NLR on interlayer temperature control for LFAM high-performance thermoplastics; Feb 2026 MTC/IMechE/AMUK LFAM webinar (Patrick Consul); May 2026 CompositesWorld coverage of LED interlayer remelt strength results; 2026 website rebuild around application-fit positioning
Notable Customers
NLR Netherlands Aerospace Centre (first DEMEX commercial install, aerospace LFAM research with CEAD/KUKA); University of Exeter / Exeter Technologies Group (second install, DEMEX on large-format extrusion); additional industrial pilot engagements reported in oil & gas, aerospace, and automotive (names not publicly confirmed)