We’ve all shaken a jar to mix something. Now imagine doing it 60 times per second, at accelerations reaching 100G, applied to advanced materials used in additive manufacturing. This is Vertical Resonant Oscillatory Mixing (VROM), a technique that many AM teams are adopting to address a frequently overlooked variable: material preparation before a feedstock ever reaches the printer.
Additive manufacturing has moved beyond rapid prototyping into demanding production environments, but materials preparation remains a major constraint. Consistent dispersion, minimized batch-to-batch variability, and reliable scale-up from lab formulations to production-ready feedstocks are persistent challenges across powders, binders, and composite systems.
How can improved mixing methods boost repeatability across development and manufacturing? Where do conventional mixers fall short when processing advanced AM feedstocks? And can one mixing principle effectively support tasks ranging from early-stage formulation to industrial-scale production?
These questions are the focus of an upcoming webinar hosted by 3Dnatives featuring Montana Mixers and Dr. Peter Lucon.
Attendees will learn how resonant mixing differs from traditional methods and where it offers concrete advantages for AM material preparation. The webinar will explain how the same resonant mixing principles apply across development, scale-up, and production environments. It will also cover the Dry Metal Alloying (DMA) process, demonstrating how VROM’s dispersion and coating capabilities enable the creation of LPBF-printable powdered alloys directly from constituent powders.
Meet the Speaker
Dr. Peter Lucon is Chief Innovation Officer at Montana Mixers and a mechanical engineer with deep experience in product development, machine design, and materials processing. He earned a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Montana State University and is listed as an inventor on 16 granted U.S. patents, with additional patents pending. At Montana Mixers, Dr. Lucon leads development and scale-up efforts for resonant mixing technologies tailored to additive manufacturing applications.
If material consistency is a pain point in your workflow, this session will be relevant. Join the webinar on June 25, 2026 at 10 AM EDT / 4 PM CEST and register for a free spot.
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