Key quote: CEO Alan Pearce says "The demand signal is outweighing the fear around DED 3D printing."
- Core business: Fastech is an advanced manufacturing services provider specialising in DED and wire-arc additive manufacturing technology, running systems from Gefertec and Meltio.
- Market reach: The company serves aerospace, energy, and motorsports, with Siemens Energy among its most notable customers and an ongoing collaboration in place.
- Technical development: The podcast covers Fastech's non-thermal powder production process and the expansion of its materials portfolio.
Alan Pearce, CEO of advanced manufacturing services provider Fastech, has outlined how the company built its business around DED and wire-arc additive manufacturing technology — and why customer appetite is now driving adoption forward.
'The demand signal is outweighing the fear around DED 3D printing.'
— Alan Pearce, CEO, Fastech
A service provider built on DED and WAAM
Fastech specialises in DED and wire-arc additive manufacturing technology, running equipment from Gefertec and Meltio. The company serves sectors including aerospace, energy, and motorsports — industries where the ability to produce and repair large metal components is central to the value proposition of directed energy deposition.
Pearce discussed the business on episode 256 of the Additive Insight podcast, hosted by Sam Davies, Content Manager at TCT Group. The conversation covered the motivation behind setting up Fastech and the rationale for anchoring its services in DED and WAAM rather than other additive processes.
Materials, process, and growth
The episode examined several threads of Fastech's technical and commercial development. Pearce described the advantages of the company's non-thermal powder production process and detailed the expansion of its materials portfolio — a critical enabler as customers in regulated sectors push for broader alloy availability.
He also addressed how Fastech intends to navigate its short-term growth plans, and provided detail on real-world applications the company has enabled for its customers.
Siemens Energy collaboration
The energy sector relationship sits alongside Fastech's work across aerospace and motorsports, giving the service provider exposure to multiple demanding end markets.
The discussion positions Fastech's trajectory as one shaped less by technology push and more by pull from customers whose demand for DED-based manufacturing is, in Pearce's words, now outweighing the fear that once surrounded the process.
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