NanoSteel expands material capabilities

PROVIDENCE – The NanoSteel Co. has expanded its additive manufacturing (AM) material capabilities to support metal 3D printing of complex high hardness parts, as well as to customize properties layer-by-layer through gradient material design.
“By delivering these properties in functional parts, NanoSteel takes a significant step in the development of metal powders that enable affordable, robust industrial components produced on-demand through the 3-D-printing process,” the company said in a press release.
Nanosteel worked with Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology to generate part samples using free-form direct laser deposition.
As a result of the new technology, NanoSteel said it is offering original equipment manufacturers more design flexibility to meet part-performance requirements. It also is more efficient, as it creates less inventory and results in lower transportation costs, the company said.
The company’s targeted markets for its AM powder portfolio are tool and die, energy, automotive and agriculture.
“Proprietary metal alloys that support the cost-effective 3D printing of high-quality parts will help accelerate the transition from subtractive to additive manufacturing across applications such as wear parts, bearings and cutting tools,” Harald Lemke, NanoSteel’s general manager of engineered powders, said in a statement. “The company’s AM powder offerings make it possible to design exclusively for the function of a high hardness part, releasing designers from the limitations of conventional production processes and opening new opportunities to improve performance.”

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