Arcam AB, Sweden, announces that a third plasma atomization reactor at its powder manufacturing subsidiary AP&C in Montreal is now operational. The expansion will add significant capacity to its titanium powder manufacturing operation. With this new investment, AP&C now has two production lines encompassing reactors and related sieving and mixing equipment fully dedicated to titanium products. A third reactor is dedicated to Inconel and other alloys. The new reactor brings AP&C titanium alloy atomization capacity to over 150 tons per year.
“The need for high end titanium powder is driven by the fast growth and adoption of additive manufacturing,” says Arcam CEO Magnus René. “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.”
“With this investment in capacity, we continue to drive AP&C’s mission to be the reference for high quality titanium and other high-melting point alloy powders for the aerospace and medical industries,” adds Jacques Mallette, President of AP&C.
