Rapidia
A two-step metal 3D printing system using a water-based metal paste that eliminates the need for a separate debinding step.
- CEO / Founder
- Artem Bylinskii
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- $300K
- Latest Round
- Seed
- Key Investors
- Innovate BC
Technology & Products
Key Products
Metal Paste Deposition (MPD) 3D printing system, including the Rapidia AD2 printer.
Technological Advantage
Eliminates the lengthy and hazardous solvent-based debinding step common in other bound metal processes, reducing the total process time from several days to as little as 24 hours. This makes the system office-friendly, faster, and more cost-effective, lowering the barrier to entry for metal AM.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Offers a faster, simpler, safer, and more affordable office-friendly metal 3D printing process by eliminating the lengthy and hazardous debinding stage.
How They Differentiate
Rapidia differentiates itself by offering a simple two-step process (print and sinter) compared to the three-step process (print, debind, sinter) of its main competitors. Its use of a water-based paste is safer and more environmentally friendly than powder-based or polymer filament-based systems, and it allows for the creation of fully solid metal parts without infill. They also highlight their ability to produce parts with complex internal structures using proprietary evaporative polymer supports.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Industrial manufacturers, machine shops, and research institutions.
Industry Verticals
["Industrial","Automotive","Aerospace","Medical","Research"]
Competitors
ExOne (now Desktop Metal), Markforged, Desktop Metal
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Re-emerged as an independent brand in 2022 after its partnership with ExOne concluded. The company is expanding its international reseller network, highlighted by partnerships with Nexa3D for furnace distribution.
Major Milestones
["Development of the water-based Metal Paste Deposition (MPD) technology.","Launch of the Conflux 1 system.","Strategic partnership with ExOne to sell the system under the ExOne brand (2021-2023).","Re-launched as an independent company and brand (2022).","Partnership with Nexa3D for furnace distribution."]
Notable Customers
The University of British Columbia (UBC)