Meltio Brings Tech to Mexico

Sitres Latam, Alar and the technological center Tecnológico de Monterrey announce that wire-laser metal 3D printing solutions developed by Meltio have arrived in Mexico. 

Meltio's technology, based on wire-laser metal deposition, enables ability to create, transform and repair functional metal parts with materials such as stainless steel, titanium, Inconel and copper, the company reports. The parts produced maintain densities and properties equivalent to traditional processes. 

The method does not use metal powder, but welding wire, validated by sectors such as automotive, aerospace, defense, energy, naval, mining and oil and gas. Sitres, Meltio's official distributor in Mexico, brings more than a decade of experience driving additive manufacturing technologies, Meltio reports

Alar reinforces this alliance as a pioneer in emerging technologies, being the first Mexican company to integrate the Meltio M600 industrial 3D printer, according to Meltio. This machine operates autonomously 24/7 and allows the production of final parts with a range of metallic materials.

The university, Tecnológico de Monterrey, is actively participating with its Meltio M450 industrial metal 3D printer. With this new technological incorporation, Tecnológico de Monterrey reports that it enables students to work with industrial-level metal 3D printing tools.

“In addition to strengthening academic training, we seek to achieve a direct impact on the productive ecosystem, since companies that require it will be able to collaborate with Tecnológico de Monterrey to take advantage of this innovative 3D metal printing technology to develop their own prototypes, explore industrial applications and train in the use of additive manufacturing technologies,” says Dr. Ciro Ángel Rodríguez González, professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Materials and Leader of the Industrial Transformation Research Nucleus of the School of Engineering and Sciences of the Tecnológico de Monterrey System. 

"Sitres, as official distributors of Meltio technology in Mexico, we are deeply excited about this collaboration that brings together three key players: a cutting-edge company like Alar, an academic institution of reference like Tecnológico de Monterrey, and the world-class innovation that Meltio represents," says Sebastian Saidman, CEO of Sitres Latam. "Seeing this synergy take shape, with M600 equipment already operational at Alar and TEC validating the capabilities of the M450, confirms to us that we are on the right path to transform the way metal parts are designed, manufactured and repaired in our country."

"This alliance with Sitres and the participation of Tecnológico de Monterrey are fundamental pillars to continue promoting real and functional solutions in metal 3D printing," says Andrea Alarcón, CEO of Alar.

Companies that collaborate with the Tec will be able to prototype parts, develop customized solutions and train in additive manufacturing technologies. 

The arrival and consolidation of Meltio's metal 3D printing technology in Mexico represents allows creation of new parts and modification or restoration of existing components.

Alar and Tec de Monterrey already offer access to this technology for companies and institutions interested in developing functional parts. Sitres reaffirms its commitment to lead industrial innovation in Mexico, Meltio says.

"The advances in the adoption of Meltio's disruptive metal additive manufacturing technology allows our company to continue growing in Mexico thanks to this type of very interesting agreements," says Gabriel Ortiz, Meltio's sales manager for Latin America and North America. "Our Meltio 3D metal printing solutions adapt to each customer's needs, and this agreement with Sitres, Alar and Tecnológico de Monterrey is a good example of how industry and knowledge, in this case education, can be combined. We will continue to move forward in Mexico and help the automotive, defense, aerospace, oil and gas, mining, energy and other industries in their strategies for manufacturing metal parts with a disruptive technology and with higher productivity compared to traditional manufacturing methods."

The metal 3D printer Meltio M600 was unveiled for the first time in Mexico at International Automotive Industry Supply Summit 2025 in Querétaro.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.