Metallic Powder Works (MPW) is to produce powders to Westinghouse because the power firm explores the additive manufacture of components made with their materials inside the nuclear sector.
The 2 firms have signed a contract – not materials from a monetary perspective – after preliminary assessments of MPW’s metallic powders had been carried out by Westinghouse.
Metallic Powder Works produces metallic powders in small batches through its high-yield and defect-free DirectPowder course of. Since launching the enterprise, MPW has and continues to have interaction with numerous main industrial and authorities companions, with assessments ongoing with potential prospects within the aerospace, defence and power sectors.
“This contract with Westinghouse marks a major milestone for Metallic Powder Works,” John Barnes, Co-founder and Managing Director of Metallic Powder Works, mentioned. “The nuclear sector locations among the most stringent calls for on materials high quality and displays the precision and reliability of our DirectPowder course of. We imagine additive manufacturing has a transformative function to play in next-generation nuclear applied sciences, and we’re proud to be assessed by an business chief to assist ship these options.”
Earlier this yr, Metallic Powder Works entered a strategic collaboration with Titomic, which might see it optimise the compatibility of its DirectPowder course of with the OEM’s chilly spray additive manufacturing know-how. In recent times, MPW has additionally aligned with 6K Additive, the College of Pittsburgh and Solvus World. As a resident of Neighborhood 91, the corporate additionally works carefully with the likes of HAMR and Cumberland Additive.
