Metals
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6K, a developer of microwave plasma technology for the production of advanced materials, and its 6K Additive division have been awarded a Phase ll SBIR program from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), following the strong success of its Phase I. The Phase II program supports the development and commercialization of…
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5N Plus, a Canadian specialty chemicals and engineered materials firm based in Montreal, entered the additive manufacturing market by launching a broad portfolio of metal powder products. The company’s recent ambition is a new addition to the Canadian AM space, where 5N Plus promises to offer power materials with melting…
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Honeywell Aerospace, a leader in aerospace innovation and design, is testing high-temperature alloys from Alloyed for aerospace applications because the materials are not prone to cracking at extreme temperatures. This partnership leverages the Alloys By Design brand, which is a series of metals developed by Oxford University researchers. Honeywell is…
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British digital metal solutions company Alloyed and German materials manufacturer TANIOBIS have entered into a partnership through which they will identify, develop, manufacture and use high quality titanium and refractory alloy metal powders for additive and other advanced manufacturing applications. The companies will be presenting their new collaboration at the…
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MELD Manufacturing announced a new machine model, the L3, a medium-sized machine that lets MELD target intermediate-sized manufacturing applications. The company’s small and large machines have been used for scalable manufacturing; the new machine promises similar scalability while capturing businesses that need medium-sized metal additive manufacturing beds. The L3 is…
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Metal powder manufacturer Sandvik has obtained ISO 13485:2016 medical certification for its titanium powder plant in Sweden. The state-of-the-art facility, which was inaugurated in October 2019, can now supply Osprey titanium powders for medical additive manufacturing applications, like 3D printed implants. Keith Murray, Vice President and Head of Global Sales…
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ALTANA, a Germany-based specialty chemicals company, is expanding its stake in the additive manufacturing sector with the acquisition of two companies: Germany’s TLS Technik GmbH & Co. Spezialpulver KG, a manufacturer of metal powders for 3D printing; and Britain’s Aluminium Materials Technologies Ltd. (AMT). The acquisitions will expand ALTANA’s ECKART…
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As part of a collaborative effort between Honeywell and SLM Solutions, newly developed parameter sets for aluminum alloy F357, a new beryllium-free version of AlSi7Mg0,6 (A357), have led to considerably improved material properties compared to parts produced through die-casting. The work between Honeywell and SLM Solutions, announced in 2019, was…
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Metal 3D printer manufacturer VELO3D has qualified a new material for its Sapphire system: Hastelloy X, a nickel-based alloy which is particularly well suited for the production of combustion-zone components in gas turbine engines. The newly qualified Hastelloy X metal powder has a number of beneficial properties for gas turbine…
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After Elementum’s own aluminum alloys, APWORKS‘s Scalmalloy aluminum alloy has now also been officially approved by the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) and added to the Formula 1 regulation as one of the additive metal materials. Given that APWORKS is based in Germany it seems safe to assume that the…
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