US Defense Manufacturer, Elmet Technologies, to Streamline Supply Chain for Rapid Production of Hypersonic Vehicle Parts with 3D Systems DMP Flex 350 Triple

• Made adva ceme ts fo C103 mate ial with 3D Systems AIG G oup
• Expects fast qualificatio a d ce tificatio of machi es a d mate ials
• Focuses o a fast, st eamli ed domestic supply chai

ROCK HILL, S.C., July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) a ou ced that Elmet Tech ologies, a wholly ow ed subsidia y of The Elmet G oup (Nasdaq: ELMT) (“Elmet”), is deployi g the DMP Flex 350 T iple metal additive ma ufactu i g machi e (lase powde bed fusio ) fo the apid p oductio of adva ced ae ospace pa ts fo hype so ic vehicles. Utilizi g a high-pe fo ma ce C103 mate ial, the Elmet team expects to apidly qualify a d ce tify the system to begi p oductio i 2026.

High-pe fo ma ce C103 Mate ialElmet Tech ologies has spe t the last 8 yea s with 3D Systems’ Applicatio I ovatio G oup (AIG), a team of expe t e gi ee s who co sult, guide a d assist custome s with adva ced developme t of p ocesses a d mate ials. As pa t of this wo k the team developed p ocessi g pa amete s fo C103 mate ial specifically fo this deployme t. C103 is a iobium-based alloy composed p ima ily of iobium with haf ium a d tita ium, desig ed fo ext eme high-tempe atu e a d ae ospace applicatio s.

“We collabo ated with AIG o the pa amete sets fo the C103 mate ial,” said Scott Ohm, R&D Ma age , Elmet Tech ologies. “The wo k was do e o a ea lie 3D Systems metal 3D p i te a d we expect that p io esea ch wo k will make it ve y easy to begi p oductio o the DMP 350 Flex T iple.”

Selecti g the DMP 350 Flex T ipleThe DMP Flex 350 T iple suppo ts a 350 x 350 x 350 mm build size, with 3 lase s fo g eate p oductivity. A best-i -class low oxyge e vi o me t mai tai s <25 ppm oxyge , typically ~0-6 ppm oxyge . This low oxyge (a d othe i te stitial eleme t) e vi o me t allows fo exceptio al powde euse ates alo g with tight co t ol of metal chemist y a d supe io su face fi ishes.

Elmet Tech ologies i te ds to use this system fo the p oductio of la ge heat excha ge s fo hype so ic vehicles. Elmet Tech ologies selected this adva ced metal 3D p i te fo a umbe of easo s:

• Ve y low oxyge co te t mai tai ed withi the system makes it a st o g choice fo ve y high-quality, co siste t a d epeatable pa ts p oductio usi g ef acto y metals
• The la ge build size helps to meet the g owi g equi eme ts of custome s
• The 3-lase system ca e able la ge p oductio volumes, quickly
• It wo ks with Elmet’s ovel i -house mate ials
• It is a ticipated to e able fast qualificatio a d ce tificatio

“This machi e, mate ial a d p ocess should achieve qualificatio withi a couple of mo ths,” said Ohm. “We a ticipate NASA 6030 ce tificatio a few mo ths afte that. This is ve y fast a d i dicative of the quality of this e ti e solutio , as well as co fi matio of the sou d busi ess case fo collabo atio 3D Systems’ Ae ospace a d Defe se expe ts to st eamli e the qualificatio a d ce tificatio p ocess.”

Di ect P oductio of Mo olithic Metal Pa tsMetal 3D p i ti g f om 3D Systems e ables the desig a d ma ufactu e of highe pe fo ma ce heat t a sfe st uctu es that a e accu ate, complex, a d leak tight with less assembly, sho te lead times, educed costs, highe yield, a d bette compo e t eliability ve sus legacy p ocesses like b azi g. The use of Di ect Metal P i ti g (DMP) educes elia ce o exte ded supply chai s a d helps p otect i tellectual p ope ty while delive i g compo e ts that ca ot be p oduced usi g t aditio al methods i cludi g thi walls, i c eased su face-to-volume atios a d maximal heat t a sfe with acceptable p essu e d op.

“This collabo atio with Elmet is a sta dout example of usi g metal additive ma ufactu i g to c eate ew adva tages i ae ospace desig a d p oductio ,” said Mike Shepa d, Vice P eside t of Ae ospace & Defe se, 3D Systems. “The low oxyge a chitectu e of ou DMP se ies metal additive machi es is ideal fo ma ufactu e of complex compo e ts f om highly eactive metals, like C103 a d othe ef acto y alloys.”

Secu i g the Supply Chai By i teg ati g i -house mate ials with 3D Systems’ DMP Flex 350 T iple, Elmet is wo ki g to secu e its supply chai fo the US defe se i dust ial base, e abli g fast, tool-f ee localized p oductio of adva ced ae ospace pa ts.

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Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme ts

Ce tai stateme ts made i this elease that a e ot stateme ts of histo ical o cu e t facts a e fo wa d-looki g stateme ts withi the mea i g of the P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995 i cludi g stateme ts ega di g the timi g of p oduct lau ches, egulato y app ovals, ma ket oppo tu ities, expected eve ue impact, a d sha eholde value. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i volve k ow a d u k ow isks, u ce tai ties a d othe facto s that may cause the actual esults, pe fo ma ce o achieveme ts of the compa y o Elmet to be mate ially diffe e t f om histo ical esults o f om a y futu e esults o p ojectio s exp essed o implied by such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. I ma y cases, fo wa d-looki g stateme ts ca be ide tified by te ms such as “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “estimates,” “i te ds,” “a ticipates” o “pla s” o the egative of these te ms o othe compa able te mi ology. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e based upo the compa y’s o Elmet’s, as applicable, ma ageme t’s beliefs, assumptio s, a d cu e t expectatio s a d may i clude comme ts as to the compa y’s o Elmet’s espective beliefs a d expectatio s as to futu e eve ts a d t e ds affecti g thei espective busi esses a d a e ecessa ily subject to u ce tai ties, ma y of which a e outside the co t ol of the compa y o Elmet, as applicable. The facto s desc ibed u de the headi gs “Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme ts” a d “Risk Facto s” i the compa y’s a d Elmet’s fili gs with the Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio , as well as othe facto s, could cause actual esults of the Compa y o Elmet, as applicable, to diffe mate ially f om those eflected o p edicted i fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Although the espective ma ageme t of the compa y a d Elmet believe that the expectatio s eflected i the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e easo able, fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e ot, a d should ot, be elied upo as a gua a tee of futu e pe fo ma ce o esults, o will they ecessa ily p ove to be accu ate i dicatio s of the times at which such pe fo ma ce o esults will be achieved. The fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i cluded a e made o ly as of the date of the stateme t. Neithe 3D Systems o Elmet u de take a y obligatio to update o eview a y fo wa d-looki g stateme ts made by thei espective ma ageme t o o eithe ’s behalf, whethe as a esult of futu e developme ts, subseque t eve ts o ci cumsta ces o othe wise.

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