AML3D ARCEMY Wire Additive Manufacturing System

AML3D Limited is an Australian metal additive manufacturing company founded in 2014 by welding engineer Andy Sales and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange since April 2020 (ASX:AL3), with offices in Australia and Ohio, USA. It addresses long lead times, high material waste and supply chain risk in casting, forging and billet machining of large metal parts.

ARCEMY uses the company's patented Wire Additive Manufacturing (WAM) process, a directed energy deposition method that combines an electric arc with certified welding wire and robotics to print medium to large free-form parts in open air with localised gas shielding, so build size is not limited by a chamber. WAMSoft handles path planning and print simulation, while AMLSoft controls wire feed, gas flow and interpass temperatures. Systems come in EDU, Small, Enterprise and X editions and print aluminium, titanium, copper-nickel, nickel alloys and steels for defence, maritime, oil and gas, aerospace and manufacturing customers.

• Patented WAM process: an electric arc and certified welding wire build metal parts layer by layer under directed energy deposition.
• Open-air printing: localised inert gas shielding removes the need for an enclosed chamber and limits on part size.
• WAMSoft: path planning and print simulation generate tool paths for complex geometries.
• AMLSoft: the operating software controls material selection, wire-feed speed, gas flow and interpass temperature.
• Scalable editions: EDU, Small, Enterprise and X editions with robotic cells sized to the parts.
• Wide alloy range: aluminium, titanium, copper-nickel, Inconel, duplex and stainless steels are qualified feedstocks.

Vietnamese shipyards can print copper-nickel pipe fittings, valve bodies and propulsion components on site instead of importing castings. Oil and gas service companies can produce large replacement parts for offshore equipment in nickel alloys or duplex steel. Mechanical engineering universities and research institutes can use the EDU edition to train welding and additive manufacturing engineers.

AML3D states its process supports up to 80% savings in material waste compared with cast and forged methods. Parts can be printed on demand near the point of use, such as in a shipyard, from a digital parts library and wire feedstock, reducing spare inventories and waiting time for replacements. Open-air printing removes chamber size limits, and certifications from DNV, Lloyd's Register and AS 9100D support use in regulated maritime and aerospace work.

Navies, shipbuilders and heavy industry are adopting large-format metal additive manufacturing to replace castings and forgings with long lead times and to rebuild domestic supply chains. Southeast Asia's expanding shipbuilding, offshore energy and heavy engineering sectors face similar shortages of large castings and replacement parts, creating demand for near-site metal printing.

Founded in 2014 in Australia; listed on the ASX (AL3) since April 2020, with a US subsidiary in Ohio. Holds AS 9100D, ISO 9001, DNV Approved Maritime Manufacturer and Lloyd's Register additive manufacturing facility certifications. Has contracts to deploy 14 ARCEMY systems into the US Navy supply chain, including orders from shipbuilder HII Newport News. FY2026 revenue rose 70% to AUD 12.5 million with a first profitable half-year.