IperionX confirms use of Wayland’s Calibur3 PBF-EB machine for US defence projects
IperionX, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, reports that it is now using a Wayland Additive Calibur3 Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-EB) machine for work being conducted for the US Department of Defense. IperionX’s development and production of titanium components is centred at its 6,500 m2 titanium manufacturing campus in Halifax County, Virginia.
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Wayland’s PBF-EB machine uses a technology the company calls the NeuBeam process, which stabilises electron beam melting by neutralising charge build-up in the powder bed, enabling more consistent energy input and better process control. Operating under vacuum, this supports higher-temperature builds and larger layer thicknesses for faster production, while also reducing oxidation to produce cleaner parts. The approach is also said to expand the range of processable materials, particularly high-performance alloys, and to improve powder-handling efficiency, as there is no need to sinter the surrounding unused powder, making powder removal and reuse easier.
In addition to the Wayland machine, IperionX operates three Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) machines, including one from EOS and two from SLM Solutions. It also operates two Binder Jetting (BJT) machines from Desktop Metal.
In the company’s March 2026 quarterly report, IperionX also confirmed the US Government-supported 1,400 tpa titanium expansion programme continued to progress, including the full obligation of the $47.1 million Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) award to build a fully integrated, domestic titanium ‘mineral-to-metal’ supply chain.
It was stated that strong US Government support continues, including around 290 metric tons of titanium scrap transferred to IperionX at no cost (equivalent to around 1.5 years of titanium feedstock). An SBIR Phase III Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with additional task orders, is also progressing.
The SBIR Phase III IDIQ contract provides a contracting pathway for project-specific task orders for ‘low-cost domestic titanium for defense applications’ in the United States, up to a maximum ceiling of $99 million. To date, one task order of $1.3 million has been issued under the IDIQ contract to support pressing production equipment. IperionX is in negotiations regarding a potential second, larger task order, expected to span across advanced manufacturing, R&D, scale-up activities and defense industrial base production requirements.
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