Freemelt has entered into an agreement with Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), to collaborate on accelerating the industrialization of metal 3D printing in the USA. TEES began using the Freemelt ONE machine in October 2023 for tungsten and titanium material development, and the parties have agreed to further strengthen the collaboration to advance the development of high-temperature materials in Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion technology (E-PBF), a technology that is rapidly advancing areas for metal 3D printing. Freemelt has several years of successful material development in both tungsten and titanium.

As a part of this collaboration, Freemelt will contribute with know-how and solutions within E-PBF printing, and extensive knowledge in the manufacturing of high-temperature materials including tungsten and titanium alloy applications. TEES is a state research agency of the Texas A&M University System that solves problems through applied engineering research and development and collaboration with industry, government and academia, including Texas A&M University. Dr. Mohsen Taheri Andani, an assistant professor in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University will supervise the collaboration on behalf of TEES.