--- title: "NJII purchases DMC-3 from Foundry Lab" url: https://www.voxelmatters.com/njii-purchases-dmc-3-from-foundry-lab/ date: 2024-11-26 modified: 2024-11-26 lang: en author: "Edward Wakefield" description: "The defense team at the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) has purchased a DMC-3 system from Foundry Lab, a next-generation casting company, to deploy as part of the COMET (Collaborative,..." categories: - "Hybrid Manufacturing" - "Metal Additive Manufacturing" - "Metals" tags: - "future" image: https://www.voxelmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/673ea14484dfb2ac5c0c0dfa_NJII-First-Sale-Announcement-Blog-Image-640x360.jpg word_count: 718 --- # NJII purchases DMC-3 from Foundry Lab The defense team at the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) has purchased a DMC-3 system from [Foundry Lab, a next-generation casting company](https://www.voxelmatters.directory/company/foundry-lab/), to deploy as part of the COMET (Collaborative, Operationalized, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Training) initiative - a Public Private Partnership with the [US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center (DEVCOM AC)](https://www.voxelmatters.com/spee3d-participates-in-us-armys-devcom-demonstration/), NJII, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The initiative aims to enhance advanced manufacturing innovations and workforce development efforts for Defense and Homeland Security Objectives. This milestone marks a significant step in the Foundry Lab’s mission to modernize manufacturing processes with a faster, more cost-effective approach to producing production quality cast metal parts - supporting the push for [reshoring manufacturing in the United States](https://www.voxelmatters.com/biden-administration-celebrates-celebrates-am-forward-program/) to ensure sovereign capability and supply chain resiliency. Its digital metal casting technology empowers manufacturers to create production-quality metal parts within a single day, without the expense and time demands of traditional foundries. “We are excited about the opportunity to partner with Foundry Lab to reshore metal casting and aid the limited foundry/casting houses in the US. There are many casting applications for our partners and a key element is energizing a new workforce that has limited, hands-on experience with casting. We pride ourselves on being in the early adopter program to bring Foundry Lab’s technology to the Northeast and our partners," said Thomas Murphy, Director of Defense Manufacturing Technology at NJII. ![NJII purchases DMC-3 from Foundry Lab - leveraging 3D printing to reshore metal casting and aid the limited foundries in the US.](https://www.voxelmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/673563481d2f1e50c97b5944_DMC-3EA-e1732600819685.jpg) “[The defense team at NJII](https://www.voxelmatters.com/spee3d-partners-with-new-jersey-innovation-institute-njii/) is an ideal partner as they’re pushing forward the boundaries of what’s possible in additive manufacturing and have a long history of fostering advanced innovation. Together, we’re setting a new standard for speed and efficiency in metal casting,” said David Moodie, Founder and CEO of Foundry Lab.‍ ## Strengthening sovereignty According to Foundry Lab, over the past few decades, offshoring and foundry consolidation has reduced the number of metal casting facilities in the US from 6,150 in 1955 to just 1,750 (and declining) today. Reshoring efforts to rebuild the US metal casting ecosystem are underway, and Foundry Lab is well positioned to be a cornerstone technology in this effort. Increasing domestic metal casting capabilities in the US is essential for strengthening national security, ensuring supply chain resilience, and supporting economic growth. ## ‍Defense demand NJII’s defense team selected [Foundry Lab’s digital metal casting system](https://www.voxelmatters.com/foundry-lab-casting-metal-parts-for-power-management-company-eaton/) to streamline prototyping and production cycles, particularly in high-demand, specification-intensive environments where lead times are critical. By shifting from conventional casting methods to Foundry Lab’s system, NJII will reduce prototype lead times and production part casting from years or months to mere hours. ![NJII purchases DMC-3 from Foundry Lab - leveraging 3D printing to reshore metal casting and aid the limited foundries in the US.](https://www.voxelmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/636dc9d693894cc23b2b3529_1-Print-p-1600.jpeg) “The ability to create cast metal parts so quickly is a game-changer in the defense sector where agility, streamlined production, and rapid creation of replacement parts - especially on site - are essential. This is about empowering engineers and casting teams to work faster, innovate more freely, and eliminate bottlenecks that once slowed timelines,” said Moodie. ## Digital Metal Casting (DMC) DMC reportedly 'leapfrogs' [metal 3D printing](https://www.voxelmatters.com/voxelmatters-metal-am-focus-2024-ebook/) to rapidly deliver metal castings. Reducing lead times from many months to hours, Foundry Lab’s DMC-3 system is poised to revolutionize prototyping and production cycles for leading manufacturers - quickly replacing one-off parts and swift ramp-ups in production. The proprietary technology solves for speed and quality with a solution that isn’t simply a ‘workaround’. While 3D metal printing produces ‘look-alike’ parts, it currently can’t replace real casting. The Foundry Lab system produces a hands-free metal casting – without the need to pour molten metal - in a fraction of the time and cost. ![NJII purchases DMC-3 from Foundry Lab - leveraging 3D printing to reshore metal casting and aid the limited foundries in the US.](https://www.voxelmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/636dc9d6c0125c595a407134_4-Cast-p-1600.jpeg) ## Looking forward With NJII’s defense team as its first commercial customer, Foundry Lab expects its order book to quickly expand to manufacturers from other industries. It already has strong interest from both the defense and industrial manufacturing sectors. “Digital metal casting is about more than just speed,” said Moodie. “It’s about rebuilding the backbone of metal casting in the United States, empowering businesses to innovate without waiting months for cast parts, to experiment without high costs, and to ultimately deploy this new technology at scale for production, increasing efficiency and sustainability. We’re thrilled to see this vision come to life with NJII.” Foundry Lab is backed by [Rocket Lab](https://www.voxelmatters.directory/company/rocket-lab/) founder Peter Beck, Motional chief executive Karl Iagnemma, and former Autodesk chief executive Carl Bass, as well as venture capital firms GD1, Blackbird, Founders Fund, Promus Ventures, WNT Ventures, Icehouse, and K1W1.