Lightning Metal Model LM16: Your On-Site Micro Foundry.
Make your own parts. On-site. In hours.
Tooling-Free Manufacturing
Precision Results
Material Versatility
Proven Performance
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Good-Bye 16+ Week Waits
Hello 1 Day Parts w/ New Additive Manufacturing Process
Lightning Metal™ combines additive manufacturing and metallurgical precision to deliver fully dense, high-performance metal parts at your plant, on your terms, in hours instead of weeks.
Developed and manufactured by Skuld, the Lightning Metal platform brings our patent-pending AMEC process (Additive Manufacturing Evaporative Casting) from our shop to your facility.
Developed and manufactured by Skuld, the Lightning Metal platform brings our patent-pending AMEC process (Additive Manufacturing Evaporative Casting) from our shop to your facility.
How It Works — The AMEC Process
Additive Manufacturing Evaporative Casting (AMEC) merges polymer 3D printing with Skuld’s advanced lost foam casting expertise.
The result: net-shape castings with the microstructure and mechanical properties of conventional metal parts — without the tooling, powder handling, or post-processing typical of other additive systems.
Why Lightning Metal
Lightning Metal™ bridges additive and traditional foundry methods to make casting faster, more flexible, and more cost-effective than ever.
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Innovation from the Skuld Foundry
From DARPA’s Rubble to Rockets initiative to U.S. Navy and Air Force SBIR programs
Lightning Metal™ is part of Skuld’s broader commitment to advancing U.S. manufacturing.
Our engineers and metallurgists combine additive manufacturing, foundry science, and materials R&D to create faster, safer, and more efficient ways to produce mission-critical components.
Our engineers and metallurgists combine additive manufacturing, foundry science, and materials R&D to create faster, safer, and more efficient ways to produce mission-critical components.
Get Started
Have a project that demands speed, precision, and performance?
Let’s discuss how Lightning Metal™ and the AMEC process can help you get from prototype to production — faster.
Let’s discuss how Lightning Metal™ and the AMEC process can help you get from prototype to production — faster.
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918 S Main St
Piqua, OH 45356
