GEFERTEC Debuts arcTitan, a Titanium-Only WAAM 3D Printer

A Four-Machine Family With a Titanium Specialist

GEFERTEC has launched arcTitan, a wire-arc additive manufacturing system built from the ground up for titanium, aluminum, and nickel-based alloys. The machine is the second tier in GEFERTEC's current four-system lineup. The arc10X handles general industrial WAAM production. The arc80X targets large components with build volumes up to 8 cubic meters. The arcLab serves research and training environments at a lower price point. arcTitan slots between the arc10X and arc80X, but its real distinction is material specialization rather than size.

All four systems share GEFERTEC's 3DMP process monitoring, automated ignition-error correction, and Siemens SINUMERIK ONE control. The company describes the whole range as CE-certified and built to integrate into existing manufacturing workflows. arcTitan's sealed chamber creates an inert gas atmosphere around the weld pool, which is critical for titanium. The metal reacts aggressively with oxygen at high temperatures, so any ambient air exposure during printing ruins the part's mechanical properties.

Why a Dedicated Titanium Machine Matters

Titanium's biggest barrier to additive manufacturing adoption is process repeatability under regulatory scrutiny. Aerospace and energy buyers will not qualify a general-purpose machine with a titanium mode for production parts. They want a system engineered end to end for one material, with traceable process data and a clear path to certification.

GEFERTEC is not the only company to reach that conclusion. Cranfield University spin-out WAAM3D built its reputation on titanium-specific WAAM engineering. The company produced a titanium tank for Thales Alenia Space that saved 200 kilograms of material, cut costs by 65 percent, and reduced CO2 and energy use by 80 percent compared with conventional manufacturing. Norsk Titanium took a different approach, partnering with Spirit AeroSystems to produce titanium parts for Boeing aircraft using Rapid Plasma Deposition, a wire-fed directed energy deposition variant.

Owning the Full Stack

GEFERTEC's argument is that controlling the entire machine, rather than just the material science, is what turns titanium WAAM from a research capability into a qualifiable production process. The company has not disclosed commercial availability or named any customers already testing arcTitan. If the system delivers on its specifications, it should find buyers in aerospace, energy, and defense, where large titanium structures are common and conventional forging lead times remain long.