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With ColdMetalFusion (CMF) technology and the qualification of the Sinterit Lisa X platform, manufacturers can now explore metal 3D printing without investing in traditional metal printers, using a polymer SLS system instead.
This development represents a major shift toward accessible, scalable metal manufacturing.
ColdMetalFusion (CMF) is a sinter-based metal additive manufacturing technology developed by Headmade Materials.
Unlike laser-based metal printing technologies, CMF separates the process into two clear stages:
1️⃣ Green Part Printing
Metal feedstock containing metal powder and a thermoplastic binder is printed on a polymer SLS system.
Only the binding powder is melted during printing at low temperatures below ~80°C while the metal powder remains solid.
2️⃣ Debinding & Sintering
The printed green parts are debound then processed in a furnace, where the binder is removed and metal particles fuse into a dense, fully metallic component.
Key difference:
Metal properties are achieved during sintering, not during printing.
CMF feedstocks are engineered to work specifically on polymer powder bed fusion (SLS) platforms.
During the printing process:
This enables:
The result is a simpler, more flexible metal AM workflow compared to conventional metal printing.
New in SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2026, Angular Rotations can now be plotted as radians or degrees. This plot type is available in studies containing solids, shells, or beams, but is not available in mixed meshes.
It will display the angular rotation relative to an axis. This allows for a clear and precise way of understanding the deformation present in a study.
Next, the shell definition process has been improved. An option is now available to globally decide whether thick or thin shells will be defined by default in new studies.
This results in faster study creation when regularly working with thick shells.
New in Simulation 2026, it is now possible to view connector forces from a pin connector being used in a random vibration study. This will also allow you to view a response graph showing resultant forces across the entire range of vibrations.
Beam meshes can simplify complicated structures, and they save a tremendous amount of processing time. In the past, there were limitations to only being able to apply a force as per item load. Now, in Simulation 2026, the ability to apply total force spread across multiple beams is available. When setting the load value to be per unit length, the load type will automatically switch back to per item if it was set to total.
Response spectrum analyses are a great way to analyze the seismic response of a structure. In SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2026, remote masses can now be included in the response spectrum analysis.
This enhancement dramatically increases performance by allowing complex bodies to be simplified and treated as masses, rather than requiring the geometry to be part of the study.
Buckling is always a concern when working with structures. The buckling analysis evaluates the likelihood of buckling and includes a factor of safety to clearly show the load at which a structure is likely to buckle. In Simulation 2026, the results become even clearer with the ability to filter out negative buckling load factors to only show real risks of failure.
With this new feature, you can automatically filter out modes that pose no risk of failure and focus on what could actually be a concern.
Distributed coupling is a great way to accurately and efficiently model connectors like bolts, rods, and bearings. Distributed coupling performance has been improved in SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2026, resulting in up to 28% solve time reduction over last year.
Beyond performance improvements, connectors have been made more robust, allowing more face facets to be connected by the connectors, uncapping the previous coupling limit of 800 facets
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