Huddersfield, West Yorkshire - Wayland Additive Limited, a leader in electron beam 3D printing, announced today that it has raised $5,717,000 in funding from Longwall Ventures, Parkwalk Advisors, ACF Investors, and Metrea Discovery. The funding round was not disclosed.

The company's founder, Will Richardson, expressed his excitement about the funding, saying, "We are thrilled to have the support of these leading investors as we continue to push the boundaries of electron beam 3D printing. With this funding, we will be able to accelerate our research and development efforts, and bring our cutting-edge technology to even more industrial end-users."

Wayland Additive Limited is based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, and is focused on developing, manufacturing, and selling metal additive manufacturing (3D printing) machines to industrial end-users, such as major players in the aerospace and medical industries.

The company's technology is based on highly sophisticated evolutions from the worlds of scanning electron microscopy and electron beam lithography. This technology allows for higher productivity, unparalleled process monitoring and control, and versatility in materials.