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Sandvik and Renishaw collaborate to qualify new AM materials
Renishaw, an engineering company based in the UK, is collaborating with Sandvik Additive Manufacturing to qualify new additive manufacturing (AM) materials for production applications. Sandvik has been in the news this year, notably when it unveiled the first 3D printed…
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Renishaw, an engineering company based in the UK, is collaborating with Sandvik Additive Manufacturing to qualify new additive manufacturing (AM) materials for production applications. Sandvik has been in the news this year, notably when it unveiled the first 3D printed diamond composite material at Rapid + TCT in May. Recently, the two companies announced they will be working together to qualify new alloy compositions that are optimised for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) technology.
This is not the first time the two companies will be working together. In fact, Sandvik has worked with Renishaw AM systems since 2018 at its Additive Manufacturing Centre in Sandviken, Sweden. During this time, the two companies have worked together to develop process parameters for a range of Sandvik metal powders, including stainless and maraging steels, and the latest Osprey nickel-based superalloys.
The Sandvik and Renishaw partnership | Credits: Renishaw
Mikael Schuisky, VP R&D and Operations at Sandvik Additive Manufacturing explains: “Sandvik now offers the widest range of AM materials to the market. Renishaw’s open machines have enabled us to rapidly optimise process parameters for our alloys for use in many different applications.” Optimising process parameters for the alloys has meant optimising the mechanical properties of LPBF components. Examples of this include a maraging steel with enhanced strength and hardness, and a crack-free Osprey HX nickel superalloy.
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