Velo3D Partners with Praxair

Velo3D™ (Campbell, CA) announced their partnership with Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc. (PST; Indianapolis, IN), a leading producer of premium specialty alloy-based systems for the aerospace industry and other key markets. Under the partnership, Velo3D will develop process parameters for new alloys with Praxair’s TruForm™ powders and will qualify PST as an approved supplier of powder for released parameter sets for Velo3D’s additive manufacturing (AM) systems. Two TruForm powders — 718 and 64 — have already been validated with Velo3D’s Sapphire™ system.

“We are constantly looking for ways to help expand the number of applications that are addressable by metal AM, and they are a great company to partner with in this effort,” said Andy Shives, the business manager for AM at PST. “Their technology enables the building of difficult geometries, which opens up new opportunities for additive manufacturing across a broad range of applications. We have a focus on advancing powder and atomization technology, and this goes hand-in-hand with our focus on advancing the laser powder bed process. Both companies are supporting efforts around process and quality control, which are critical for faster adoption of metal AM, and we look forward to pushing the envelope together.”

Stefan Zschiegner, Velo3D’s chief product and chief marketing officer, remarked, “Our company was founded to enable customers to manufacture any design they can conceive. Praxair is a trusted alloy solution provider and the right kind of partner for our rigorous standards for metal powder quality. Together, we drive adoption of AM.”

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