Vuecason

Vuecason, Inc. is a Santa Monica, California-based company founded in 2021 that is developing a novel approach to metal additive manufacturing. The company was founded by Dival Banerjee, with Maximilian Liese and Anirudh Bali joining as co-founders. Banerjee's interest in engineering was sparked early on by his father, an electrical engineer who worked at Bell Labs. His hands-on experience began with a robotics team in high school and continued at the University of Cincinnati, where he was involved with the Hyperloop UC team and an electric racing team before dropping out to focus on Vuecason.

Vuecason is creating a combination metal 3D printer and machine tool designed to make the fabrication of physical objects more akin to software development. The core of its technology is a proprietary wire-fed process that uses an induction coil to heat metal directly as it passes through a nozzle, similar to how plastic is extruded in more common 3D printers. This method is designed to be significantly faster and more cost-effective than existing metal 3D printing technologies like binder jet and DMLS, aiming for a 10x speed increase and a 5x cost reduction. By combining additive (3D printing) and subtractive (CNC manufacturing) processes, the system aims to produce large, high-strength metal parts with minimal need for post-processing.

The company's primary target markets are the aerospace and tool manufacturing industries, which have high-leverage applications for rapid prototyping and iteration of complex parts like rockets and aircraft components. Vuecason also sees applications in the defense sector by enabling on-demand manufacturing to enhance mission readiness and reduce supply chain costs. The business generates revenue by selling these advanced manufacturing machines. The company holds patents for its technology, including one for a "Three-dimensional printer head for printing metal articles." The name "Vuecason" is a tribute to Jacques de Vaucanson, the inventor of the first all-metal lathe, a critical invention for the Industrial Revolution.

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing, 3D printing, CNC machining, rapid prototyping, advanced manufacturing, aerospace components, defense manufacturing, industrial tooling, wire-fed 3D printing, induction heating, Dival Banerjee, hardware startup, high-strength metal parts, on-demand manufacturing, supply chain solutions, manufacturing technology, industrial automation, robotics, hardware iteration, venture capital-backed