AP&C adds powder manufacturing capacity

Montreal – AP&C in Montreal, Canada, a metal powder manufacturing subsidiary of additive manufacturing (AM) technology supplier Arcam AB, has added capacity by building three new atomizing reactors. The new capacity increase follows growth in 2015 and a surge in demand for AP&Cs titanium powders for AM.

 

AP&C’s plasma technology efficiently converts raw material to powder with properties such as flowability, density, chemistry, and traceability. With the present build-out, AP&C will reach a capacity of at least 500 tons per year.

 

“Arcam is determined to serve the industry through cost-efficient solutions thus converting traditional manufacturing into additive manufacturing. A requisite is to offer highest quality powder for production at competitive cost,” says Magnus René, CEO of Arcam.

 

“With the new reactors and atomizing technology advancements, AP&C will triple production capacity in 2016”, says Alain Dupont, president of AP&C.

 

Arcam offers electron beam melting (EBM) technology for production of metal components via AM.