Supplier for defense technology

Additive manufacturing in defense technology

Highest quality for safety-critical applications

Rosswag Engineering stands for certified, innovative and reliable solutions in the field of additive manufacturing - especially for defense applications. Thanks to our DIN 2303 approval for welding work on safety-relevant components in classes Q1 and Q2, we meet the highest requirements for military applications. 

Our qualifications at a glance

DIN 2303 Manufacturer qualification 

  • Additive manufacturing according to process 52 (LPBF - Laser Powder Bed Fusion) For
  • Component class BK1 (highest safety class) 
  • Material groups A, B, D, F according to DIN ISO 24394 
  • Operator qualification according to DIN EN ISO/ASTM 52926-1 
  • Welding supervision by qualified personnel

Many years of experience in defense technology

  • Edelstahl Rosswag has been supplying military customers with forged special components for critical applications for decades. 

Material diversity and material expertise

  • Processing of high-strength steels, aluminum alloys and nickel-based materials 
  • Development and qualification of innovative high-performance materials for special requirements 

Material and manufacturing expertise from a single source

Our strength lies in the combination of decades of metallurgy expertise at Edelstahl Rosswag and the cutting-edge production technology of Rosswag Engineering. We support our customers from material selection and component design through to the series production of additively manufactured components - customized, certified and traceable.

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Engineering

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Special metal powder

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LPBF process

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Heat treatment

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CNC Finishing

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Surface finishing

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Material analysis

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Areas of application in defense technology

  • Structural components for military vehicles and systems 
  • Cooling and high-temperature components made from nickel-based alloys 
  • Functional lightweight components made of aluminum 
  • Prototype development with fast iteration cycles 
  • Substitution solutions for hard-to-find spare parts 

Qualification & quality assurance

Our in-house testing procedures and laboratory capacities enable seamless quality assurance:

  • Microscopy, hardness testing, metallurgical testing, non-destructive testing methods 
  • Proof of machine capability for series components 
  • Traceability across the entire process chain with our own Manufacturing Execution System 
  • Over 50 qualified materials on SLM 280 2.0 systems from Nikon SLM Solutions. 

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Unique selling points

Metal 3D printing systems at Rosswag

Rosswag Engineering uses four SLM® 280 Twin LPBF systems from SLM Solutions Group AG for additive manufacturing in qualification and series production projects.

280 x 280 x 350 mm3

Installation space [x/y/z]


2x 400 W

Laser power


20-100 µm

Layer thickness


40 cm3/h

Max. Construction speed


± 0.1 - 0.2 mm

Dimensional accuracy


Ra 8-12 µm

Surface roughness


> 99.9 %

Material density


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