Meltio expands US defense manufacturing network with certified partners

Meltio is widening its U.S. defense footprint through a partner base built around certification, compliance, and shop-floor integration, turning its wire-laser metal deposition systems into something closer to deployable manufacturing infrastructure than a distant industrial demo. The company says the network now runs through Force Automation, Snowbird Technologies, Phillips Corporation, and Fastech LLC, with the pitch centered on faster replacement parts for legacy military systems and damaged components.

Each partner brings a different piece of the defense-ready stack. Meltio describes Force Automation as ITAR-registered, with a Type 7 Federal Firearms License and SAM registration. Snowbird Technologies is described as an ISO 9001:2015-certified small business with more than 30 years of experience supporting the U.S. Department of Defense, along with NIST 800-171 compliance and CMMC Level 1 requirements. Phillips Corporation, through its Phillips Federal division, is listed as ITAR-registered and ISO 9001-certified, while Fastech LLC is described as ISO 9001:2015-certified, ITAR-registered, and operating a U.S. reference site for Meltio systems. Meltio says that broader ecosystem extends certified sales, support, and integration services to more than 60 countries.

The network has been filling in fast. On January 22, 2026, Meltio and Snowbird Technologies announced a containerized hybrid manufacturing system for defense built around the Meltio Engine Blue. On June 5, 2025, Meltio said Phillips Corporation became the first Meltio partner worldwide to integrate the Meltio Engine Blue into a Haas CNC machine. Then on October 14, 2025, Meltio and Fastech held an event marking Fastech as the first Meltio Additive Manufacturing Reference Site in the United States. Taken together, those moves point to a strategy built on bringing metal additive capability closer to the machine tools and maintenance hubs that already serve defense customers.

Meltio says the logic is simple: wire-laser metal deposition can cut lead times for replacement parts from weeks or months to hours. The company also says its technology has been validated in defense projects across Asia, Europe, and the United States, including work tied to the USS Somerset and USS Arleigh Burke. For U.S. defense manufacturing, the story is no longer just about what Meltio can print, but who can install, support, and certify the system when a part has to move fast.