We’d like to bring to the attention of the AM community this work by Erfan Maleki, Professor Sara Bagherifard and the team that’s under Professor Mario Guagliano‘s supervision at Politecnico di Milano. Surface deformation, grains refinement and the possibility to design the optimal Compressive Residual Stress profile for a metallic component, based on the fatigue loading that’s expected for it…
Three tips from VALIMET, Inc. on how an Employee-Centric organization can face the Summer heat: Get there prepared, with seasonal fruits ready to be picked in your orchard (apricots, peaches, plums). Give it a nudge, by calling an ice-cream truck on the premises, and offering free solace to the whole team. Build gazebos, have water misters…
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy, has been studying VALIMET, Inc. Aluminum Alloys for AM for several years, with specific focus on Aeronautical applications. “Professor Diego Manfredi is willing to travel the road less travelled and we’re excited that they’ve requested non-obvious material to work together with us. This University has acquired a specific material-process knowledge over the years by…
Another Cold Spray, AM initiative by VALIMET, Inc.: Our VP of Sales and Marketing just visited the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, meeting with Cold Spray experts Professor Mario Guagliano and Professor Sara Bagherifard. Over the years, they have studied VALIMET powders with specific focus on post-processing treatments and physical characterization of coatings. “I’m particularly glad to collaborate with this Center…
Busy CSAT and LSAAT show for VALIMET, in Worcester MA. The Cold Spray Action Team and the Large Scale Additive Action Team have gathered a distinguished set of professionals representing the whole Value Chain, from OEMs to Powder Manufacturers. See you in 2024! #aluminum #aluminium #additivemanufacturing
/image prompt:: create two images of an Industry Association where young guns are introduced to renown experts, discussions are encouraged; where passing the baton among generations is a slow, osmotic process instead of an abrupt loss of know-how. (You can prompt Artificial Intelligence to get the above or simply join Metal Powder Industries Federation events.We at VALIMET, Inc. welcome…
“The Adams of Powder Metallurgy” or “Presidential talks at PowderMet”. MPIF President James Adams and AMAM & VALIMET President Chris Adam busted by a famed paparazzo at the Caesars Palace. They’re both passionate ambassadors of the PM Industry, you know that. You know also that whatever they said, it stays in Vegas. (Too bad). Metal Powder Industries Federation VALIMET, Inc. #additivemanufacturing #aluminum #aluminium
/image prompt:: create a 3D printed Humanoid Robot face, with colorful mustache, smiling and happy to be made with VALIMET Alluminum Alloys. Meet VALMO live at PowderMet/AMPM 2023, booth 302, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. #aluminum #aluminium #additivemanufacturing Metal Powder Industries Federation VALIMET, Inc.
We’d like to address the AM Community with something serious about Cerium. In “Strength mechanisms and tunability in Al-Ce-Mg ternary alloys enabled by additive manufacturing” (ScienceDirect) the authors utilized VALIMET’s Toll Atomization Service to produce several Al-Ce-Mg alloys for potential use in DED. Let’s hear it from our Technology Manager, Ian McCarthy, PhD: “This work showed the…
Our followers are probably aware that VALIMET, Inc. atomizes Aluminum Alloy powders not too far from Lake Tahoe. We’re deeply rooted in our community and recently supported a great cause. Read the news from our VP of Operations Michael Royer: “A Special thanks to VALIMET, Inc. for being a corporate sponsor and supporting me as I rode 100miles around…