MATERIAL

MATERIAL (Material Hybrid Manufacturing Inc.) is a Miami, FL-based advanced manufacturing startup founded in 2023 that is fundamentally reimagining how energy storage is made. Rather than designing products around rigid cylindrical or pouch battery cells, MATERIAL's proprietary HYBRID3D™ platform 3D prints full-stack batteries - anode, cathode, separator, and casing - directly into the contours of any product structure. This chemistry-agnostic process merges the precision of semiconductor manufacturing with the flexibility of additive techniques, enabling conformal batteries that consume up to 90% of available interior volume and deliver leap-forward energy density gains without adding mass. The company's first commercial printer is slated to debut in October 2025, with pilots already underway across drones, mobility, consumer electronics, defense, medical devices, and wearables.

MATERIAL's technology is particularly significant for the US energy and defense supply chain. The company holds a Phase II SBIR contract with the US Air Force worth $1.25 million, collaborating with defense developer PDW to integrate conformal batteries into Class I unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Projections show MATERIAL's approach can increase pack-level energy density by over 50% and reduce module weight by more than 22% compared to conventional cylindrical cell arrays - a transformative advantage for military platforms. The company also operates a Texas Advanced R&D facility at San Marcos STAR Park (between Austin and San Antonio), and envisions deploying containerized manufacturing units to produce mission-critical power supplies on demand, directly addressing fragile global supply chain dependencies.

On the commercial side, MATERIAL has already brought products to market through a partnership with Nimble - a foldable charger sold at Apple and Verizon stores that charges three devices simultaneously using MATERIAL's conformal battery technology. The company's roadmap extends well beyond batteries to include embedded circuits, supercapacitors, sensor-loaded substrates, printable lighting, and fully integrated power-frames for autonomous systems. By decoupling energy storage from rigid form factors, MATERIAL positions itself not as a competitor to traditional gigafactories, but as a category-defining platform for high-performance, geometry-flexible energy storage - a critical capability for US manufacturing sovereignty in drones, defense, robotics, and next-generation consumer electronics.