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Magnus Metal wants to revamp the 4,000-year-old way metal parts are made

The startup is developing a technology it claims is as fast and energy efficient as 3D printing at a cost that can compete with sand casting.

“Over time, as our reliability and utilization of the machine will rise, I think we are going to be competitive for parts that are not very simple,” Magnus Metals co-founder and CEO Boaz Vinogradov told TechCrunch. Magnus Metals’ layer-by-layer technique is similar to 3D printing, but Vinogradov said that his company’s approach is faster, which helps lower costs. The method doesn’t require expensive tooling to create the bases, unlike molds for sand casting, according to the Magnus Metals.

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