Callaway Golf will spend $15 million on a 3D printing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, focused on titanium. The site is meant to move the company's printed club work from internal prototypes towards U.S. production, starting with custom products in 2028. It shows a large consumer brand treating additive manufacturing as a production route, not only a development tool.
What is Callaway building in Fort Worth?
Callaway Golf Company announced on 6 November 2026 a $15 million investment in a new additive manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas. It will extend the company's titanium research and manufacturing capacity, so engineers can pursue shapes and internal structures that conventional processes cannot make. The press release does not name machine types, suppliers or the number of systems.
What is the timeline?
The building sits next to Callaway's North America Distribution Center and is due to start operating in the middle of 2027. It is planned to cover part of Callaway's U.S. product needs from 2028, initially custom titanium products. The company states that the plan depends on completing the facility and establishing printed production, and that timing may shift.
How does this fit Callaway's earlier work?
Callaway says it has worked on additive manufacturing for about seven years. Since the end of 2022 it has built prototypes and custom models in house and gathered titanium printing know-how. Fort Worth is presented as the step to dedicated production capability. The company also cites more than $100 million invested over recent years in its golf ball plant in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
What it means
For manufacturers weighing AM, the notable point is the staging: years of internal prototyping, then a dedicated site, then a limited first product range of custom titanium items. Production volumes, part costs and qualification routes are not disclosed, so no business case can be derived from the release. For smaller EU firms the lesson is the sequence, building process knowledge in house before committing capital, and starting with low-volume, high-value parts where AM economics are most defensible.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Callaway investing in 3D printing?
Callaway Golf announced $15 million for a new additive manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
When will Callaway print production parts in Fort Worth?
The facility is expected to open in mid-2027 and to supply part of U.S. product needs from 2028, starting with custom titanium products.
Which material is the focus?
The release centres on titanium research and manufacturing, but does not name printers or processes.
