Meltio reports on 2024, anticipates a strong 2025, for its DED technology
February 18, 2025
Meltio, Linares, Spain, recently highlighted several milestones it says underline the strength of its business and the global impact of its wire-based Directed Energy Deposition (DED) Additive Manufacturing technology, including the National SME of the Year Award 2023, granted by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Banco Santander, and presented by His Majesty King Felipe VI in recognition of Meltio’s innovation and contributions to the industrial sector.
Lukas Hoppe, Head of Research and Development at Meltio, stated, “Looking back to 2024, I would say that from a technological point of view it has been the most important year in our history since the launch of the first products back in 2019. With the launch of the new Meltio M600 and Meltio Engine Blue metal 3D printer with the new blue laser system and a completely new hardware platform that has been in development for the past three years, we are now able to meet the needs of industrial users with fast, reliable and easy-to-use solutions”
During 2024, the company launched its advanced M600 and Meltio Engine Blue, an industrial machine enabling the integration of Meltio’s build head into robotic arms and CNC machines.
“The past year has confirmed the trend in the incorporation of Additive Manufacturing technology as a mass manufacturing technology in industries around the world,” stated Angel Llavero Lopez de Villalta, CEO of Meltio. “Meltio is becoming worldwide thanks to our technology as a reliable alternative or complement to traditional manufacturing technologies. The past fiscal year has been the turning point where advanced manufacturing technologies are starting to gain strategic weight among industries not for prototyping but for defined final parts with high reliability rates.”
New leadership and expansion strategies
The company is reported to have increased its turnover by more than 50% in 2024 compared to the previous year.
Ildefonso Fuentes, Meltio’s CFO, explained, “Last year, we continued to maintain our clearly upward trend in terms of results, achieving an increase of more than 50% in our turnover compared to FY2023. I would like to emphasise that our year-over-year growth is fundamentally based on clear organic growth. Our strategic decision taken by the management to work on organic growth in the current context of global market uncertainty is particularly key to the long-term success of Meltio’s business”.
In light of the current international geopolitical landscape, Fuentes underlined his belief that Meltio’s continuing development of materials and technologies will support its growth during 2025.
“Looking ahead to 2025, we foresee developments that could surpass the significance of our 2024 breakthrough,” Hoppe stated. “Our goal is to fully exploit the potential of laser wire deposition through cutting-edge software solutions, which will redefine the way our technology is used. On the hardware side, we are focused on adding new capabilities and delivering even greater performance for the M600 and Meltio Engine Blue, ensuring that these platforms remain at the forefront of innovation in industrial manufacturing.”
The future
Looking ahead, Meltio plans to expand the capabilities of its platforms, focusing on the development of advanced software solutions that maximise the potential of its technology.
With over 500 of its Additive Manufacturing machines installed, a range of industries have incorporated Meltio’s technology into their production lines. Meltio’s AM is said to reduce costs in industrial production lines and offer optimised built parts in terms of definition and density.
