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…
“We could be together…Printing on the Moon”(Re-writing a classic song by ‘The POLICE’ for those who belong to the Apollo Generation and their heirs, the Occupy Mars Generation). Cold Spraying powders enables Coating/Repairs but also Additive Manufacturing of components – you probably know that by now. If you have a thing for Space Exploration, we recommend you…
US-based Aluminum powders atomizer VALIMET, Inc., will be exhibiting at the 2024 Hypersonics Weapons Summit in Bethesda, MD. It’s organized by IDGA, Institute for Defense and Government Advancement. We’re looking forward to engaging in New Development conversations. Our Aluminum Spherical powders serve Ordinance, Decoy flares and Propellants manufacturers. We also atomize standard and custom Aluminum Alloy powders for Additive Manufacturing.