For decades, VALIMET, Inc. has proudly supplied Atomized Aluminum Powder to Aerospace and Defense applications.As we celebrate Memorial Day, we would like to salute all those that have fallen in the defense of Freedom and all of those who have served or currently serve in our US Military. Thank you for your service! We wish…
Vegas, baby. The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) organizes an Additive Manufacturing conference centered on technical papers. VALIMET, Inc. is proud to participate in the event with Chris Adam, President at MPIF’s Association for Metal Additive Manufacturing (AMAM), Luigi Alzati, Industry Development Board Member at MPIF and Ian McCarthy, PhD, Session Chairman. We’ll be glad to discuss the latest two…
Safety First, together. We at VALIMET, Inc. achieved 2 Years Accident Free. Should we name just one thing that brought us here, what would that be? Our VP of Operations, Michael Royer, said: “Focus”. We want to help each other keep Focus on Safety as the way forward to serve our Colleagues, Families and Customers. #safety #safetyfirst #operations …
Closing thoughts on RAPID + TCT 2023. What can help an Industry evolve? (from the Latin e-volvo, ‘I roll forth’).Some answers collected on the shop floor: Close connection between End Users and supply chain players (a trait of the Additive Manufacturing ecosystem); Trade Shows and Associations that help the cause (we’re witnessing proliferation of both – many…
Day 1+2 at RAPID + TCT. You should know by now that the show starts when you shake hands with our Chicago host, James Hockey, from Incodema3D, LLC. Our Luigi Alzati and Chris Adam had a nice conversation with James on the growth of Additive Manufacturing (AM): Some projects are simply ‘winners for years to come’. Yet, slowdowns are to be…
Employees Appreciation Day at VALIMET, Inc. is when our President becomes ‘Chef Chris‘, gets help from Bill, Michael, Luigi and Zina, but the applause is all for the employees’ great job. #teambuilding #companyculture #appreciation
RAPID + TCT expects you to introduce new solutions. hallenge accepted: Chris Adam and Luigi Alzati will discuss a new addition to VALIMET’s AM Portfolio: AM 2219, an Aluminum-Copper alloy for High Temperature, High Strength applications. Join us in the Windy City! #additivemanufacturing #metalam #aluminum #copper #hightemperature #aerospacemanufacturing #thermalspray
For over a decade Purdue University has been studying Energetic Materials using VALIMET Aluminum powders.Professor Steve Son’s team is working on hot stuff and the Rocket Motors industry should carefully check on their upcoming publications. In a recent hybrid meeting, Chris Adam, Ian McCarthy and Luigi Alzati reviewed with Purdue’s team (including Tim Manship, Caleb Harper, Metin Örnek) the state of their studies in Aluminum for…
A well-made April fools – kudos to Fabbaloo. Actually, the direct involvement of titans like Apple and The Walt Disney Company could be a win for the Additive Manufacturing Industry. It would bring attention, ideas, outlets, beside capital. And more big players might join the game. Since it was fake news, nobody discussed it at RAPID + TCT… Desktop…
1 I walked the floor asking the same questions and here is my take: What matters now for Additive Manufacturing?– High Interest Rates are hitting AM investments in the US. The impact of that will be evaluated when the storm is over.– Proprietary, custom alloys keep proliferating. We at VALIMET, Inc. welcome this trend as toll Atomization…
