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…
Engines are roaring at Additive Manufacturing Strategies. Understanding why optimism is now a thing requires re-assessing what End Users need today. And yet: inconvenient truths announced by an undisputed Lighthouse for the AM Industry, Arno Held from AM Ventures. It’s all about the Applications – we’ve quoted him before. At VALIMET, Inc. we’re considering dropping the word “Additive” in our external…
“Beast in the Machine” (BITM) was presented by Red Thread X in DC, in a side-event during the Association of the United States Army – AUSA show 2025. I read it cover to cover and will avoid spoilers. What is it 246pp. of text and 29pp for notes: a well-documented essay. It’s at once: a History book, covering over 100 years…
Original post by The LISTENERS!: A few of our favorite things: gathering Powder suppliers, Labs/Universities, Systems Manufacturers and one Investor. Listen…all we do is picking from different steps of the Value Chain. Also, the conversations that move the needle have to involve Applications Development. Thanks to our guests and to our fellow #LISTENERS! who organized…
Original post by The LISTENERS!: Three of The LISTENERS! founders threw a small dinner in Tampa, just before the MILITARY AM show, #MILAM 2026.We think you should Listen here. Mac Brown, Luigi Alzati, Noah Mostow discussed with Charlie Beecher, Michelle M. Meyer, SCPro™ and revered expert Donald G Godfrey. Is the AM industry promoting itself the right way? Lighter, stronger, with unique design, possibly smaller…
Phases containing Prince Hamlet’s favorite metal, Boron, positively impact Aluminum behavior across processing routes, environments, and performance targets. See these three case studies: 1. COLD SPRAY “Cold-Sprayed Boron-Nitride-Nanotube-Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composites with Improved Wear Resistance and Radiation Shielding” Denny John et al. (November 2024) at Florida International University. This work examines the incorporation of boron nitride nanotubes…