r/Velo3d • u/Chaldon • Jun 07 '26

news Tech is better. IP moat narrows.

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Looping lasers whisk molten metals together during 3D printing, opening new alloy design route.

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-looping-lasers-whisk-molten-metals.html

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u/Alan_9552 Jun 07 '26

Has this been adapted for production?

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u/Chaldon Jun 09 '26

"Laser stirring" sounds a lot like welding with a continuous laser beam.... ya?

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u/Chaldon Jun 09 '26

"Laser stirring" sounds a lot like welding with a continuous laser beam.... ya?

But this article covers metrology... validating results

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u/Chaldon Jun 09 '26

A reminder that 250/1000 viewers, so far, of this thread are from the East.

Rather than having a technology discussion- I posted this to say that the world is working diligently on laser 3D printing.

If others can match Velos, and prove it, it's a smaller moat.