Skuld
A manufacturing technology company that integrates additive manufacturing with traditional metal casting through its proprietary Additive Manufacturing Evaporative Casting (AMEC) process to produce complex metal parts.
- CEO / Founder
- Sarah Jordan
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- $9.0M
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- LACI Cleantech Debt Fund, Mission Driven Finance, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
Technology & Products
Key Products
["Lightning Metal LM16 (Integrated 3D printing and casting hardware system)","AMEC (Additive Manufacturing Evaporative Casting) Process","Rapid Metal Prototyping & Low-Volume Production Services","Custom Alloy Casting and Metallurgical Consulting"]
Technological Advantage
The AMEC process enables the production of large, complex geometries that are often impossible or cost-prohibitive for Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS). It utilizes lower-cost raw materials (ingots vs. expensive metal powders) and requires significantly less post-processing.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Reduces lead times for complex metal components from months to days by eliminating the need for expensive traditional tooling (molds) while maintaining the superior material properties of cast metal at a lower cost than direct metal 3D printing.
How They Differentiate
Skuld utilizes a proprietary Additive Manufacturing Evaporative Casting (AMEC) process. Unlike Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) which uses expensive metal powders, Skuld 3D prints polymer patterns used in a lost-foam style casting process. This allows for the use of standard, low-cost metal ingots while achieving the complex geometries of 3D printing with the metallurgical integrity of traditional casting.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Aerospace and defense contractors (DoD, AFRL), Tier 1 automotive suppliers, industrial foundries, and research institutions requiring rapid, low-volume metal production.
Industry Verticals
["Aerospace","Defense","Automotive","Energy","Heavy Industrial Machinery"]
Competitors
Desktop Metal (ExOne); Voxeljet; 3D Systems; Relativity Space
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Expanded to a 32,000 sq. ft. production facility in 2024; targeting a workforce of 125 employees by 2029.
Major Milestones
["Selected for the Innovation Crossroads program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2021)","Awarded $1.6M SBIR Phase II contract from the Defense Logistics Agency (2022)","Delivered flagship Lightning Metal LM16 system to the University of Tennessee (2023)","Opened new 32,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Piqua, Ohio (2024)","Received the Winsupply Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence (2024)"]
Notable Customers
U.S. Air Force; Defense Logistics Agency (DLA); University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); U.S. Navy; U.S. Marine Corps