Titomic Limited, an Australian company specializing in cold spray additive manufacturing, has confirmed the sale of its Titomic TKF 623 System to a prominent automotive manufacturer. The acquisition underscores the automotive industry’s increasing embrace of advanced AM technologies that improve productivity, performance, and operational efficiency.
“We are proud to support a leader in the automotive market as they adopt next-generation manufacturing capabilities,” said Dr. Patti Dare, President of Titomic, USA. “The TKF™ 623 System delivers unrivalled flexibility and efficiency, and we look forward to enabling our customer’s continued growth and innovation.”
High-Performance Cold Spray for Automotive Applications
The TKF 623 represents one of Titomic’s premier industrial cold spray platforms, engineered for fast production, repair, and metal coating tasks without the distortions or limitations common in conventional methods. Its high-throughput capabilities allow manufacturers to extend component longevity, reduce dependency on parts constrained by supply chains, and speed up the launch of new products.
This transaction marks a key step in Titomic’s growing presence in the automotive space, where lightweighting, sustainability, and innovative manufacturing processes are increasingly prioritized.
3D Printing in Automotive
Metal 3D printing is increasingly being used in automotive production to streamline workflows, reduce costs, and enable complex part designs not possible with traditional methods.
In March, Bosch, the German engineering and technology multinational, opened a new metal additive manufacturing facility at its Nuremberg plant, investing nearly €6 million. Central to the facility is a Nikon SLM Solutions NXG XII 600 metal 3D printer, aimed at producing complex metal parts with greater efficiency. Bosch positions itself as the first Tier-1 automotive supplier in Europe to operate a facility of this performance level.
In July, British automotive manufacturer McLaren Automotive partnered with California-based manufacturing technology firm Divergent Technologies to develop a series of 3D printed suspension components for the McLaren W1, the company’s latest high-performance hybrid supercar. This collaboration leverages additive manufacturing to produce structurally optimized parts—such as the front upper wishbone, aero-profiled lower wishbone, and front upright—engineered to meet stringent requirements for stiffness, durability, and aerodynamic performance.
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Featured image shows Titomic Kinetic Fusion. Image via Titomic Limited.