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
- Consulting and holistic process planning
- From the initial idea to the functionally optimized metal 3D printed component

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Special metal powder
- Production, preparation and testing of special metal powder
- Steels, nickel and copper-based materials
- Metal powder trading of standard alloys

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LPBF process
- Metal 3D printing for prototypes and series
- TÜV-certified additive manufacturing with high flexibility and reproducibility
- Over 50 qualified materials for the LPBF process

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Heat treatment
- Optimization of the mechanical-technological component properties
- Access to a wide range of ovens and thermal processes

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CNC Finishing
- Processing functional surfaces in accordance with drawings
- Eroding and machining on over 40 machining centers

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Surface finishing
- Selection of different processes to improve the surfaces
- Individual selection for your project
- Glass bead blasting, vibratory finishing, shearing, MMP finishing, and much more.

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Material analysis
- Testing of components and test specimens in our own metallurgy laboratory
- Microsections, static and dynamic test methods and full chemical analysis

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.

