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AI-controlled multi-laser metal printing factory

USprivateest. 2018freeform.co (opens freeform.co)Checked 25 Sep

The brief

Analyst view
  • Sells printed metal parts, not printers, running its own factory as a service.
  • Moving from its 18-laser GoldenEye to Skyfall, designed for hundreds of lasers and thousands of kilos of parts a day.
  • Raised $67M in Feb 2026. Backed by NVIDIA's NVentures and Founders Fund.

Technical approach

As reported
Control

AI steers the lasers

Sensors watch the melting metal and AI adjusts laser power and path thousands of times a second to prevent defects.

Scale

Many lasers per machine

More lasers means faster printing. Coordinating hundreds of them is the core challenge of Skyfall.

Programs

Freeform, one program

Updated 19 Feb 2026
Research · Proto · Pilot · Deploy · Scaling

Open technical problems

Open · Active · Partial
  • Lasers interfereActive research

    Neighbouring lasers heat and spatter each other's work; controlling that across a huge build plate is unsolved.

Peers

Metal 3D printing · 4

Company & funding

1 round · as reported
Raised
$67Mdisclosed private rounds
Last round
Series B19 Feb 2026
HQ
US
Founded
2018
DateRoundAmountPost-moneyLead
19 Feb 2026Series B$67M——

Partners & customers

2 investors

People

Key people
  • Erik PalitschCo-founder & CEO
  • Thomas RonacherCo-founder
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