The VALIMET Orchard, Episode 6: Ten seconds of rest.
https://valimet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Feb-22.mp4 (Credit to J.W. Thompson & Grillo B., 1986) #wellbeingatwork #gardening #companyculture #employeeperks #aluminum #additivemanufacturing
Radiant Energy, Aluminum Powders & Propellants Manufacturing (Part 2)
Radiant Energy loss and its implication for the characterization of metal powders combustion in Solid Propellants. The topic is hot. A new paper summarizes the efforts of two research centers, Texas Tech University and NSWC WD China Lake CA. Together with other partners, they produced a series of publications (see the Energetic Materials Technology section…
3D printed Rocket Engine Nozzle at NASA
Something good for the Additive Manufacturing industry just happened. Congrats to the ELEMENTUM 3D team, RPM Innovations, Inc. and Paul Gradl‘s team at NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration. We’re glad that a lightweight Aluminum Alloy is the selected material. This project paves the way for more AM nozzle applications, bringing up a key…
One AM Application area to watch: eVTOLs. The Moore Ranking.
We invite our Additive Manufacturing network to read the article Whisper Aero’s Mark Moore wrote for Aviation Week Network. A lot happened in the eVTOLs arena – you may want a shortcut provided by an expert. First of all, congratulations to Joby Aviation and Archer for their success in the Moore Ranking. Secondly, a call to action to AM parts manufacturers: eVTOLs are a…
Takeaways from the Additive Manufacturing Strategy Summit 2024
4 key topics from a great Additive Manufacturing Strategies Summit in NYC. 1. AM as a Stage-2 Industry. Allow me rewording what I heard from James Hockey (Incodema3D, LLC), Arno Held (AM Ventures), Danny Piper (NewCap Partners), Yoav Zeif (CEO at Stratasys).Calls to action pointing in the same direction: take 2024 as a make-or-break year (Arno Held) and focus on Applications – a.k.a. closing deals.My fellow…
The VALIMET Orchard, Episode 5: “Taking the show to the road”
Our VP of Sales and Marketing, Luigi Alzati, brought a generous sample of wonders from our Citrus Garden. The receivers were James Adams, CEO at Metal Powder Industries Federation and his team.“A Californian present to our sun-deprived, warm weather-starved, thick clothes-wearing friends on the East Coast. As Bill Evans would say, ‘You must believe in Spring’”. A kumquat…
Radiant Energy, Aluminum Powders & Propellants Manufacturing (Part 1)
Did you know?On our Literature web pages we have more than 80 listed Publications that studied VALIMET Atomized Aluminum Alloys. Today, we’d like to highlight a work by Texas Tech University, NSWC China Lake CA and MATSYS Inc. It’s dated March 2023 and just made our list. Check it out here.It is known that propellants manufacturing and optimization rely…
VALIMET’s post in the CSAT Blog
Something about the Cold Spray Action Team:we’d like to invite all Cold Spray professionals in our network to look into CSAT’s activities. They try to push this technology’s limits and welcome contributes to do that. CSAT runs an open source blog where they just published a post from VALIMET, Inc.. On our website’s Literature page we have…
Aluminum Atomization at VALIMET: 1000 Days Accident Free!
Safety First, together. VALIMET, Inc. celebrates 1000 Days Accident Free! Discussing this milestone, we converge on the importance of fighting complacency and helping each other in doing so. #safety #safetyfirst #operations #aluminum #complacency
The VALIMET Orchard, Episode 4: “It never rains here in California”
On a rainy day like the one we’re having, we fight fake news by extracting maximum value when truth unfolds. “Wet days are great for photography – just don’t show the sky” (Christer Carlsson, photographer). See our Citrus Garden in wet conditions: oranges, kumquats, lemons and a baby-grapefruit. The message we’d like to stress is…