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  "name": "ValCUN",
  "website": "https://www.valcun.be/",
  "description": "Aluminium 3D printing via Molten Metal Deposition (MMD). Deployable 'Minerva' printer.",
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      "name": "ValCUN",
      "city": "Ghent",
      "country": "BE",
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          "label": "Molten Metal Deposition (MMD) — aluminium",
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              "label": "Minerva Printer (deployable aluminium AM)",
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                  "retrievedAt": "2026-08-22T12:45:12.871Z",
                  "note": "Minerva FAQ"
                }
              },
              "notes": {
                "value": "open-architecture platform; integrated material storage; touch-panel operation",
                "status": {
                  "kind": "value"
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                "source": {
                  "url": "https://www.valcun.be/deployable-aluminium-3d-printer/",
                  "retrievedAt": "2026-08-22T12:45:12.871Z",
                  "note": "Minerva FAQ"
                }
              },
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                "retrievedAt": "2026-08-22T12:45:12.871Z",
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              }
            }
          ],
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            "valcun-al-4043",
            "valcun-al-5082",
            "valcun-al-6061",
            "valcun-al-6082",
            "valcun-al-7xxx"
          ],
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            "url": "https://www.valcun.be/",
            "retrievedAt": "2026-08-22T12:45:12.871Z",
            "httpStatus": 200
          }
        }
      ],
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        {
          "id": "valcun-al-4008",
          "name": "Al 4008",
          "family": "aluminium alloy",
          "processes": [
            "MMD"
          ],
          "source": {
            "url": "https://www.valcun.be/materials/",
            "retrievedAt": "2026-08-22T12:45:12.871Z",
            "note": "materials page (alloy heading)"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "valcun-al-4043",
          "name": "Al 4043",
          "family": "aluminium alloy",
          "processes": [
            "MMD"
          ],
          "source": {
            "url": "https://www.valcun.be/materials/",
            "retrievedAt": "2026-08-22T12:45:12.871Z",
            "note": "materials page (alloy heading)"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "valcun-al-5082",
          "name": "Al 5082",
          "family": "aluminium alloy",
          "processes": [
            "MMD"
          ],
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            "url": "https://www.valcun.be/materials/",
            "retrievedAt": "2026-08-22T12:45:12.871Z",
            "note": "materials page (alloy heading)"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "valcun-al-6061",
          "name": "Al 6061",
          "family": "aluminium alloy",
          "processes": [
            "MMD"
          ],
          "source": {
            "url": "https://www.valcun.be/materials/",
            "retrievedAt": "2026-08-22T12:45:12.871Z",
            "note": "materials page (alloy heading)"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "valcun-al-6082",
          "name": "Al 6082",
          "family": "aluminium alloy",
          "processes": [
            "MMD"
          ],
          "source": {
            "url": "https://www.valcun.be/materials/",
            "retrievedAt": "2026-08-22T12:45:12.871Z",
            "note": "materials page (alloy heading)"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "valcun-al-7xxx",
          "name": "Al 7xxx",
          "family": "aluminium alloy",
          "processes": [
            "MMD"
          ],
          "source": {
            "url": "https://www.valcun.be/materials/",
            "retrievedAt": "2026-08-22T12:45:12.871Z",
            "note": "materials page (alloy heading)"
          }
        }
      ],
      "certifications": [],
      "quantity": {
        "value": null,
        "status": {
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          "note": "not published"
        },
        "provenance": "machine_detected",
        "source": null
      },
      "leadTime": {
        "value": null,
        "status": {
          "kind": "not_disclosed",
          "note": "not published"
        },
        "provenance": "machine_detected",
        "source": null
      },
      "industries": [
        "Aerospace",
        "Defence",
        "Industrial equipment",
        "R&D / research"
      ],
      "openQuestions": [
        "Exact build volume (mm) of Minerva not published on public pages.",
        "No aluminium alloy property tables (tensile/HDT) published.",
        "No certifications found on public pages.",
        "Startup stage — production capacity / throughput not published."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "url": "https://www.valcun.be/",
      "retrievedAt": "2026-08-22T12:45:12.871Z",
      "httpStatus": 200
    }
  ],
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  "validated": false
}