“A nice milestone for Additive Manufacturing powders and a family memory revolve around Ferrari super-sports cars. In early March 1984, at the Geneva International Motor Show, Ferrari presented the limited edition 288 GTO. Instant cult. I remember the conversation with my uncle Eugenio Alzati, back then Ferrari’s General Manager. See him on the far left in the…
Aluminum Spherical powders for Solid Propellants, Energetic Materials, Decoy Flares; Aluminum Alloy Powders for Additive manufacturing and Cold Spray. As a manufacturer, VALIMET, Inc. brings Consistency and Customization to the table. Our VP of Sales and Marketing, Luigi Alzati, will be attending #AUSA2024. Reach out to him and find out the solutions we can offer: lalzati@valimet.com Association of the…
Combustion in all its forms and applications is a tremendously fascinating subject. It’s no surprise: Greek philosopher Heraclitus (5th-6th century B.C.) even built a cosmology centered on the idea of Fire as the Arche’, the principle of everything.Cool.(Not exactly) We at VALIMET, Inc. would like to salute all the professionals working at Zucrow Laboratories Purdue University. Energetic materials, Propellants for…
VALIMET, Inc. is located near the Wineries of Lodi CA; many of its employees are car guys & gals. That’s how we became proud sponsor of the Ironstone Concours d’Elegance, taking place on the hills of Ironstone Vineyards. It’s a charity event, promoted by Lodi-born John & Gail Kautz. Beside growing winegrapes, they started the Concours also…
“Flipping a cup doesn’t require a PhD”. Really? Summer End party at VALIMET, Inc.: families, ball game, fireworks from the field. And a team with 2, say 2 PhDs running for the flip-a-cup contest. Needless to say: we won, with a successful single-shot flip.A blast in the stadium: we’re Champions. In the first picture you can…
“Having a consistent voice advocating for AM in DC” – the guy to see is Mark Burnham. An informative panel at #IMTS2024, introducing real life application: the FormAlloy Technologies, Inc. case was represented by its CEO, Melanie Lang. The company got repositioned by opening an Application Development Center as a showcase and leveraging on the connections and activities of the Additive…
Follow the Money. Essentially meaning: Listen to the Money talk.Investors like Danny Piper and Arno Held do talk, on stage as well as along the aisles of AM trade shows. Words like darts – just few and to the point. I think that the #AM Community is lucky to have their insights so accessible. At #IMTS2024 I mostly spoke with Danny and two…
Powerful slide by Peter Zelinski at #IMTS2024, Chicago: if you don’t ‘get’ it, 2 things might happen: you might miss the true nature of #additivemanufacturing, a technology treated by OEMs with a mixed bag of Make AND Buy decisions. you might miss a key reason why AM has a growth path ahead: this technology is considered THAT good…
We are thrilled to announce that we were awarded a Phase I grant by the Defense Logistics Agency. Out of 180 proposals received, VALIMET’s one was among of the ten winners. The solicitation was “for research to expand production of Scandium-containing material. These alloys have superior damage tolerance compared to current industry standard alloys and can…
Breaking News: Dustin Hickman, PhD, has joined VALIMET, Inc. on September 3rd, 2024 as Materials & Process Engineering Manager. Dustin worked at Ames National Laboratory/Iowa State University as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the “Powder Group.” He conducted research on Al, Ca (metallic), and Cu powder to parts in the form of deformation processed metal matrix composites (DMMCs). Dustin is…