期间Formnext 2019，瑞典全球工程小组Sandvik宣布它正在与英国的金属3D打印机制造商合作雷尼沙to qualify new additive manufacturing materials for production applications.
这两家公司包括一系列Sandvik金属粉末，为激光粉末床融合（LPBF）增材制造过程优化了合格合金组成。“ Sandvik现在以鱼鹰品牌为市场提供最广泛的AM材料，”副总裁R＆D及Sandvik添加剂制造公司的运营Mikael Schuisky评论说。
“ Renishaw的开放式机器使我们能够快速优化合金的过程参数，以在许多不同的应用中使用。”
在Formnext会议上的另一次合作中，Sandvik还与意大利金属3D打印服务提供商联手Beamit展示许多用于添加剂制造的新金属粉末。两家公司从联合摊位展出，正在引入基于镍的超合金和钛粉，并与Sandvik的Osprey系列添加剂制造材料一起展示了许多案例研究。
Qualifying metal additive manufacturing powders
Sandvik’s Additive Manufacturing division has been collaborating with Renishaw since 2018, when it was announced that the company had invested in severalRenam 500Q添加剂制造系统。Renishaw的3D打印机安装在Sandvik的2500万美元专家增材制造材料生产工厂, which is situated close to its研发中心。
桑德维克（Sandvik）购买了这些机器，以提高其用于金属添加剂制造的能力，并加速用钛和镍制成的优质金属粉末的生产，从而促成了桑德维克现有的Osprey粉刷品牌。Renishaw和Sandvik都宣布，他们正在共同开发增材制造材料和后处理技术。
Since Formnext 2018, when theSandvik添加剂与Renishaw之间的合作关系was announced, the two companies have developed process parameters for a range of Sandvik metal powders, using Renishaw’s additive manufacturing systems. This includes stainless steel and maraging steels, as well as Osprey nickel-based superalloys.
“Much of the innovation in AM in the next few years will come from the pairing of enhanced machine performance with improved alloys,” explained Stephen Crownshaw, AM Business Manager at Renishaw. “Better alloys mean better material properties, enabling AM components that are even more efficient and cost-effective. The consistency of Renishaw’s latest AM systems, combined with Sandvik’s material expertise, provides tremendous opportunities to advance AM processes and to make a stronger business case for AM.”
Through the development of the parameters, Sandvik has identified opportunities to make important changes to the composition of its alloys. These changes are said to help improve the mechanical properties of the material once 3D printed through the LPBF process. For example, the company has been able to create a crack-free version of its Osprey nickel superalloy.
最近开幕了最先进的雾化植物，Sandvik现在专注于将这些合金用于工业和医疗应用的资格。2019年10月，该公司宣布正在添加titanium additive manufacturing powder它是其商标的鱼鹰品牌的材料品牌，该品牌将在雾化器和粉末加工设施上生产。
Beamitand Sandvik join forces
Sandvik has continued to demonstrate a strong presence in metal additive manufacturing throughvarious partnerships今年。最重要的事态发展之一是桑德维克（Sandvik）收购在Beamit中有明显的股份，于2019年7月举行。
两家公司现在都在今年的Formnext上从一个联合摊位展出，展示了它们在金属粉末添加剂制造中的合并产品。展出的是Sandvik的一系列鱼鹰金属粉末，包括新的基于镍的Superalloys和Titanium系列。借助其新材料，该公司声称将提供市场上最广泛的合金计划之一。
Using its new Osprey powders, Sandvik states that users can produce light, durable components with complex internal geometries that can be used in industries such as aerospace, automotive and energy. The stand also features several additive customer use-cases in a wide range of materials, produced via different 3D printing processes, to showcase the桑维克金属粉的性能特征。
“通过在Formnext进行共同探索，我们的客户将有机会体验和讨论Sandvik和Beamit的互补和综合力量，” Sandvik增材制造业总裁Kristian Egeberg说。“添加剂制造业正在快速发展，并且需要AM特权参与者，具有帮助工业客户开发和启动其AM计划所需的高级技能和资源。”
访客可以在11.0厅的formnext上找到Sandvik - Beamit摊位，B19和B11。
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