Titomic receives purchase order from Iowa State University for ISB-11 cold spray system

Titomic Limited, the ASX-listed Australian cold spray additive manufacturing company, has received a purchase order from Iowa State University for a Titomic 623 ISB-11 Integrated Spray Booth system. The turnkey platform combines medium-pressure cold spray capability with integrated material handling and dust extraction, designed for both research and industrial repair applications. Dr. Sougata Roy, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State, stated the system will support fundamental science on novel composite materials for critical components in space, defense, and energy applications, as well as applied research to validate formulations for large-scale use. Dr. Patti Dare, President of Titomic USA, confirmed the order reflects growing demand for flexible cold spray solutions within leading research institutions.

This order fits the recurring pattern of research-academic adoption serving as a precursor to industrial qualification, particularly in defense and energy verticals where cold spray is gaining traction for repair and coating of high-value components. The ISB-11 sits at the intersection of metal-ded (cold spray is a solid-state DED variant) and industrial-tooling, offering a lower-barrier entry point for universities to build materials science expertise before scaling to production environments. Titomic's parallel moves—a $3 million powder supply deal with Amaero for refractory and titanium spherical powders, and its broader US expansion strategy—suggest the company is building a vertically integrated cold spray ecosystem from powder supply through applied research to eventual defense-program deployment. The Iowa State installation provides a visible academic reference that can accelerate adoption in adjacent industrial and government labs.

For Titomic, this is a low-revenue but high-signal transaction: university systems rarely generate immediate margin, but they create trained graduates, published research, and specification references that lower the qualification barrier for future industrial buyers. The company's next execution challenge is converting this academic foothold into follow-on orders from the space, defense, and energy programs Dr. Roy cited, while ensuring its Amaero powder partnership delivers consistent material quality for those applications.