Xact Metal sees 30% order growth in 2025, names Barfoot VP of Global Sales
Xact Metal, a manufacturer of metal Additive Manufacturing machines headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania, USA, has reported a 30% increase in orders in 2025, compared to 2024. The company has also appointed Mark Barfoot as Vice President of Global Sales.
“Our growth strategy and product roadmap to expand the use of metal Additive Manufacturing by offering a new level of price and performance continues to be welcomed by our customers,” stated Juan Mario Gomez, CEO of Xact Metal. “In 2025 orders were up by more than 30% when compared to last year. Our XM200G single- and double-laser metal printer is being well received in defence, plastic injection molding, medical and other manufacturing applications. Plus, we continue to receive positive responses to the launch of our XM200G μHD metal printer—which allows customers to print very small parts using 5-15 μm particle size metal powder and has a 25 μm laser spot size—and to the development of our XM300G mid-size four-laser printer.”
“To further support our growth plans, we are pleased to announce that Mark Barfoot has been named Vice President – Global Sales,” added Gomez. “Mark brings over 25 years of experience in Additive Manufacturing. His roles have included VP of Engineering at Voxel Innovations; Director of Additive Manufacturing Programs at the Edison Welding Institute (EWI); Director of Business Development at Javelin Technologies; and Managing Director of Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Lab at the University of Waterloo. In addition, for over 13 years, Mark has been actively involved with AMUG (Additive Manufacturing Users Group), where he served as its President for over two years.”
