Xact Metal names Mark Barfoot VP – Global Sales

Aiming to expand access to affordable metal 3D printing for small-to-medium-sized companies and decentralize additive manufacturing, Xact Metal reported 30% growth in orders in 2025 versus the same period in 2024 and it named Mark Barfoot VP for Global Sales.

“Our growth strategy and product roadmap to expand the use of metal additive manufacturing by offering a new level of price and performance continues to be welcomed by our customers,” says Juan Mario Gomez, CEO of Xact Metal. “In 2025 orders were up by more than 30% when compared to last year. Our XM200G single- and double-laser metal printer is being well received in defense, plastic injection molding, medical and other manufacturing applications. Plus, we continue to receive positive responses to the launch of our XM200G μHD metal printer—which allows customers to print very small parts using 5-15μm particle size metal powder and has a 25μm laser spot size—and to the development of our XM300G mid-size four-laser printer.”

“To further support our growth plans, we are pleased to announce that Mark Barfoot has been named Vice President - Global Sales,” says Gomez. “Mark brings over 25 years of experience in additive manufacturing. His roles have included VP of Engineering at Voxel Innovations; Director of Additive Manufacturing Programs at the Edison Welding Institute (EWI); Director of Business Development at Javelin Technologies; and Managing Director of Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Lab at the University of Waterloo. In addition, for over 13 years, Mark has been actively involved with AMUG (Additive Manufacturing Users Group), where he served as its President for over two years.”