AFSD

MELD Spins off Metal 3D Printing Service Bureau

Just as Virginia Tech was awarded a U.S. Department of Defense grant for the purchase of an additive friction stir deposition (AFSD) system, the only commercial provider of AFSD equipment, MELD…

Virginia Tech Receives $800K DoD Grant to Research Friction Stir Metal 3D Printing

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has granted Virginia Tech $800,000 to research a form of metal 3D printing known as additive friction stir deposition (AFSD). Virginia Tech will use…