Heavy-weight 3D printing

Research institute Swerim and Kanthal have joined forces to invest in ultra-modern pilot atomizing equipment. ”This will give us unique possibilities within powder metallurgy”, says Dilip Chandrasekaran, Business Development Manager at Kanthal.

The pilot atomizer will enable atomizing of powder batches up to about 85 kg – to be used mainly for development of hot isostatic pressing applications. ”To put 85 kg in context, Kanthal at the moment has a pilot melting facility that can handle two kg", says Dilip.

“Kanthal has a unique materials portfolio and expertise within powder metallurgy”, he says. “But we can go even further and create an even stronger market position thanks to the joint development around gas-atomization together with Swerim.”

“By continuously investing in R&D and working closely with Marketing, Production and Sales, our ambition, at Kanthal, is to shorten the time to market”, Dilip says. “For metallurgists and materials engineers there are a lot of great opportunites at Kanthal since we have the whole range from traditional metallurgical processes – AOD melting, casting, rolling – to powder metallurgy”.