VALIMET exhibiting at AMPM 2024 in Pittsburgh PA

Promoting the use of Aluminum Alloys in a Steel town. What could possibly go wrong? We at VALIMET, Inc. would like to offer two reasons to attend AMPM2024:1. This is the AM show that offers technical sessions with reviewed papers. R&D engineers should seriously prioritize this event as their peers have vibrant discussions among each…

The VALIMET Orchard, Episode 12: GIMME CHERRIES!

We have cherry trees and bing cherry trees.It’s that time of the year. Delicious.Employees and Visitors share the harvest with an unknown number of jay birds, blue birds, humming birds, swallows, sparrows, falcons, bald eagles.They all flock to the VALIMET Orchard. You’d better hurry: it’s so on. #gardening #wellbeing #wellbeingatwork #companyculture #california

VALIMET exhibiting at CSAT/LSAAT 2024

Worcester, anyone?Cold Spray, Large Scale Additive Manufacturing will be discussed at CSAT & LSAAT, in less than one month. Meet us there: our Sales Manager Autumn Hatten and our VP of Sales and Marketing Luigi Alzati are attending the show. #aluminum #aluminium #additivemanufacturing  #coldspray Cold Spray Action Team; Large Scale Additive Action Team

Celebrating Zero Lost Time Accidents in Three Years

Atomizing Aluminum Alloys requires a Safety-first mindset and attitude.Fighting complacency, looking out for each other, seeing something-saying something. It’s a constant effort. We would like to congratulate our Production and Maintenance teams, under Michael Royer’s Leadership, for hitting a Safety-related milestone:Three Years without Lost Time Accidents! #safetyfirst #aluminum #aluminium #companyculture

Aluminum Alloys AM parts in Space and the Space Tech Expo 2024

Space Tech Expo USA 2024, anyone?There’s a growing amount of Aluminum Alloy parts in Space. Why is that? Let us list 7 benefits of Aluminum Alloys in Aerospace applications: lightweight, high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, thermal conductivity, compatibility with composites, relative cost-effectiveness (for instance, in comparison with Titanium Alloy parts). Additive Manufacturing of Aluminum Alloy powders…

The VALIMET Orchard Episode 11: The forty-two Oleanders

Green-thumbed President Chris Adam v. an asphalt-ugly fence. A Californian story in few shots:1. Jumping over (assaulting) an Oleanders-carrying truck;2. Recruiting volunteers (air-quote “volunteers”);3. Being exemplar in working hard (ok, we’ll give him that);4. Appointing someone trusted to check the progress (and that’s Charlie). Our new 42 Oleanders look healthy and already started blooming.We might have a…

3D Printing with Metal Filament in Outer Space

“The sky is the limit” or “3D printing in outer Space”.Spare parts manufactured when needed on a Space Station.Can it be done? We at VALIMET, Inc. would like to congratulate Tricia Suess, Bradley Woods and the team at The Virtual Foundry for embarking on this journey. #aerospaceindustry #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing #aluminum #aluminium Original Post by AFRL Regional Network – Midwest “Metal Printing and…

VALIMET and the Federal Acquisition Regulation trainings

A shootout to the Federal Publications Seminars: over the recent years, this organization has trained a few of our employees on the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Our most recent FAR-DFAR trainee, Luigi Alzati – VP of Sales and Marketing, was lucky enough to enjoy the experience and the real-life cases shared by the instructor, Michael Killham – pills of wisdom accumulated…

The VALIMET Orchard, Episode 10: Presidential Avocados

Our President, Chris Adam, has foreseen growing demand for VALIMET-grown avocados from our employees as well as from visitors.He allocated two plants in the south-east corner of our Orchard, that he’s currently renovating: a new walking path is being designed, new mulch is being spread. We guess that more plants may follow, as Chris’ face seemed…