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• Additive Manufacturing drives spherical powder development at PSI

  September 27, 2023

  PSI Ltd, based in Hailsham, UK, is probably best known for the design, manufacture and installation of gas atomisers to make spherical powder for use in metal AM and other Powder Metallurgy applications»

• 6K Additive awarded five-Year metal powder purchase agreement with US Army

  September 26, 2023

  6K Additive, a division of 6K Inc. headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, USA, has been awarded a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) from the Army Contracting Command»

• ACEA responds to Euro 7 adoption of emissions regulations

  September 26, 2023

  The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, has responded to the recent adoption by the Council of the EU on the Euro 7 regulations relating to the emissions»

• Taniobis and Alloyed receive 2023 Gustaf Ekeberg Award for tantalum research

  September 26, 2023

  The authors of 'Tailored Niobium-Based Alloys for Additive Manufacturing: From Powder Production to Parameter Optimization', jointly published by Taniobis GmbH, a subsidiary of JX Metals Corporation»

PyroGenesis Additive: Making waves in plasma atomised metal powder production once again

With the promise of ‘next-generation’ plasma atomisation technology, a large order announced for its titanium powder from the AM industry, and reports of a supply partnership with a major aerospace OEM on the cards, the future looks good for Canada’s PyroGenesis Additive.

In this article, Alan Smith reports on the company’s history in metal powders, its vision for the future, and how a combination of the rise of Additive Manufacturing, a drive towards decarbonisation by heavy industry, and concerns around commodity security have fundamentally changed the landscape for metal powder producers.

Outokumpu: Bringing a new dimension to Additive Manufacturing with stainless steel powders

Outokumpu Oyj, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, is the largest producer of stainless steel in Europe. The development of a new atomisation plant in Krefeld, Germany, marks the company’s entry into the field of metal powders, with the Additive Manufacturing market in its sights.

Here, Outokumpu’s Andoni Sanchez-Valverde Erice, explains how spherical stainless steel powder feedstock can offer high-quality, customisable and sustainable solutions. He also introduces 904L powder, a super austenitic stainless steel, as an alternative to nickel-base alloys in highly demanding applications.

Shaping the future: Winners in the 2023 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards

The annual Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards competition, organised by the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), is an opportunity for PM part producers to showcase the capabilities of the full range of metal powder-based technologies to a global audience.

This year’s winners were announced at a special ceremony at the International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials (PowderMet2023), held in Las Vegas from June 18-21. This report reviews the winners in the conventional PM category and the metal Additive Manufacturing category.