VALIMET has been invited to participate in a panel discussion at the Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC), focused on Aluminum–Scandium alloys – particularly in light of emerging domestic sourcing of Scandium. On Thursday, April 2, our VP of Sales & Marketing, Luigi Alzati, will speak on the role of atomization within the additive manufacturing value chain.…
‘From Mine to Prime’ or ‘the state of Domestic Scandium’ at AMUG (Additive Manufacturing Users Group). We had the pleasure to organize a panel discussion with Rachel Levine. It brought attention to a family of Aluminum Alloys which is going to find several applications in the US, as a domestic value chain is being deployed.…
Stealing the show at AMUG (Additive Manufacturing Users Group), Day 4: the LEGO Group Keynote, by Ronen Hadar. Where does AM make sense in a large volume-oriented business like LEGO’s? WHY Metal AM people SHOULD HAVE ATTENDED ‘All you need to know in order to innovate in your Industry lays in other Industries’. I happen…
Stealing the show at AMUG (Additive Manufacturing Users Group) – the Key Note by Steve Fournier at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Scott Sawyer at Divergent. That’s something that extends the series of ‘reasons to be cheerful’ that started at Additive Manufacturing Strategies last month, we heard a powerful application & business case. WHAT OTHERS…
VALIMET, Inc. has been awarded a SBIR Phase II contract for the project: “Scandium-Aluminum Alloy 3D-Printed Parts: Developing & Validating a Domestic Value Chain.” “We are immensely grateful to the Defense Logistics Agency for the trust placed in our capabilities and in our commitment to deliver with our partners Scandium-Aluminum components to U.S. end users.…
A Domestic Supply Chain for Scandium Aluminum Alloys is now LIVE. We are honored to have organized a Panel discussion together with Rachel Levine and AMUG (Additive Manufacturing Users Group). No more taboo, no more fear on Scandium sources. The extraordinary properties of Scandium-Aluminum alloys are now for grab. A Panel discussion will take place on Thursday, March…
We publish here a LinkedIn post by Additive Manufacturing expert Alex Kingsbury. We consider it valuable to get a picture of the current state of investments in AM. Let’s talk about how capital flowing into the additive market today is reshaping the AM business and technology landscape. It’s been a year of big raises, strategic acquisitions,…
VALIMET, Inc. invites all manufacturers and users of #EnergeticMaterials to join the 2026 MPPA Winter Business Meeting, organized by the Metal Powder Industries Federation. The focus is primarily Safety. At the initiative of VALIMET’s President, Chris Adam, an Energetic Materials Subcommittee has been established within the Metal Powder Producers Association (MPPA). Dedicated discussion sessions will take place throughout the afternoon…
The oracle has spoken. No interpreter required. Yet, one section of Arno Held‘s remarks at Additive Manufacturing Strategies was particularly intriguing: “AM is not a platform game. It’s an application monopoly game.You have to own a niche application.” Using the word monopoly so explicitly — almost a taboo in many contexts — is a bold choice, in my…
Original post by The LISTENERS!: The 3rd LISTENERS Dinner in NY 2026.Casting a net along the Value Chain. Nothing could stand in the way of our annual dinner. Fellow Listener Luigi Alzati held a speech that resonated with the struggles connected with this year’s Snow storm and the imperative to face the destiny of AM – that is what Arno…