[ASM International, February 25, 2018] Sandvik, Sweden, announces that it will invest about $24.5 million in a new plant for manufacturing titanium and nickel fine metal powders within Sandvik Materials Technology. The investment will complement the existing powder offering and strengthen Sandvik’s position in the rapidly growing markets for metal powder and metal additive manufacturing. Sandvik has an industry leading position already today in the production and sale of fine metal powders. Stainless steel, nickel-base, and cobalt-chromium alloys are manufactured in the United Kingdom and Sweden. Powders are sold across Europe, North America, and Asia through the Osprey brand.
The demand for metal powder for additive manufacturing is expected to increase significantly in the coming years. Titanium and nickel alloys are key growth areas in the field of additive manufacturing, accounting for a significant portion of the metal powder market.
“This investment is an enabler for future growth and means that we are expanding our metal powder offering to include virtually all alloy groups of relevance today. In addition, it will also support the overall additive manufacturing business at Sandvik”, says Annika Roos, Head of product area Powder at Sandvik Materials Technology.
“The metal powder segment and the additive manufacturing business are of increasingly strategic importance to us,” says Göran Björkman, President of Sandvik Materials Technology.
The facility will be located in Sandviken, Sweden, near the in-house titanium raw material supply and the center for additive manufacturing. It is expected to be operational during 2020.
www.sandvik.com
“This investment is an enabler for future growth and means that we are expanding our metal powder offering to include virtually all alloy groups of relevance today. In addition, it will also support the overall additive manufacturing business at Sandvik”, says Annika Roos, Head of product area Powder at Sandvik Materials Technology.
“The metal powder segment and the additive manufacturing business are of increasingly strategic importance to us,” says Göran Björkman, President of Sandvik Materials Technology.
The facility will be located in Sandviken, Sweden, near the in-house titanium raw material supply and the center for additive manufacturing. It is expected to be operational during 2020.
www.sandvik.com
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