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Sandvik has acquired a significant stake in BEAMIT, with the right to further increase its stake over time. BEAMIT is a leading European-based Additive Manufacturing service provider which will complement and further strengthen Sandvik’s existing offer in metal Additive Manufacturing.

Global engineering company Renishaw is collaborating with Sandvik Additive Manufacturing to qualify new additive manufacturing (AM) materials for production applications. This encompasses a broad range of metal powders, including new alloy compositions that are optimized for the laser powder-bed fusion (LPBF) process and which provide superior material properties.

Sandvik and BEAMIT join forces at Formnext 2019 in Frankfurt to showcase the strength of the two companies’ combined offering in metal powder and additive manufacturing. Together, the companies have leading capabilities across the whole additive manufacturing value chain, from metal powders to finished components.

With the right powder he can print almost anything, and with the right spices he perfects his cooking. Listen to Nikhil Dixit, Additive Manufacturing Engineer, when he shares his story in this episode of Meet Sandvik – Employee Stories.

About 150 people participated in the grand opening of Sandvik’s highly automated titanium powder plant in Sandviken, Sweden, last week – including customers and other key stakeholders. With this investment, Sandvik has now closed the only material gap left when it comes to metal powders for Additive Manufacturing.