2019 Pittsburgh AISTech

Production of High-Grade Metal Powder for Additive Manufacturing by Using the Powder Atomization Plant of SMS group GmbH (Room 414)

To control all major steps of metal additive manufacturing (AM), SMS group has set up a full-scale powder atomization plant for the production of high-grade metal powders to gain detailed operator know-how and production expertise to develop and produce different AM powders. A fully equipped laboratory guarantees high qualities for further processing using a laser-based powder bed fusion printer. The main goal is to analyze different influencing factors during atomization, further processing and correlating properties during printing. By this full-liner approach for the entire value chain of additive manufacturing, SMS can bring the best value to its customers.