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WAAM3D is pleased to announce the installation and commissioning of two Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing systems at the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) facility in Disputanta, Virginia. This milestone marks a significant step in establishing WAAM3D’s technology footprint in the United States and supporting the growing adoption of WAAM solutions across the U.S. market.

IDMEC/IST — the Institute of Mechanical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico, and one of Portugal’s leading research centres in mechanical engineering, materials, and advanced manufacturing — has acquired a miniWAAM® system from WAAM3D.

WAAM3D is delighted to announce its official membership with the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM). As part of this strategic collaboration, WAAM3D will deploy the first RoboWAAM system in the United States at CCAM’s advanced manufacturing facility in Disputanta, Virginia. This milestone marks a significant step in expanding access to pioneering WAAM technology across the U.S. industrial and research sectors.

WAAM3D today announces a leadership transition as Filomeno MARTINA steps down from his role as Chief Executive Officer after six years at the helm. As one of the founding members of the company, Filomeno has helped shape WAAM3D from its early academic roots at Cranfield University into the thriving commercial entity it is today. 

Accuron Technologies, a global precision engineering and technology group, has announced an additional investment and the acquisition of a majority interest in WAAM3D.

We've won! We’re delighted to have won the ATI Hub Breakthrough Award which celebrates the UK- based start-up that has shown the most potential to impact aerospace and that will support the journey to net zero 2050 for commercial flight.

We're pleased to announce the sale of a RoboWAAM Advanced to Industrial AM, Norway. This brings the number of deposition systems sold since 2020 to 19, reaching as many as ten countries globally. Industrial AM is owned by MOMEK Robotics, Testpartner and Kunnskapsparken Helgeland and works with petroleum, process and mineral industry, aquaculture, and power industry customers to deliver more sustainably produced large-scale metal components.

WAAM3D joins new academic-industrial partnership launched to develop cutting-edge lower-emissions technology and grow the UK’s share of the global aerospace market.

We've announced the v2 release of our signature WAAMCtrl® software. The software has been under development since 2015. This all-encompassing operating system for RoboWAAM® has been designed for aerospace, defence, energy, and research communities.

A business-led, commercially focused consortium, known as the High Productivity Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (HPWAAM) group, has announced it has successfully demonstrated significant advances in technical capability which will enable additive manufacturing to play a greater role in the future of industry.

WAAM3D has been highlighted as a Key Innovator by the European Commission’s Innovation Radar. This is as a result of our work with Cranfield University in creating multi-material add-on software for WAAM systems.

We’ve had an incredibly busy and successful year; we've reflected on some of the highlights.

We have won! A special thanks to everyone at WAAM3D, Cranfield Uni, the extended WAAMMat programme, and our investors Accuron Technologies Limited

Over 60 people, including former course directors Prof John Norrish and Dr David Yapp, met at Cranfield University to celebrate milestone anniversary.