The partnership has already reportedly launched a first project to develop and industrialise a stainless steel alloy for the 3D printing process. It plans to develop more materials to help drive the industrialisation of additive manufacturing in metal.
“In the past, we have had some limitations in how the melting process could be controlled, but with the new machine and a new software that another partner provides, we will be one of the first users in the world with this type of equipment,” said Lars-Erik Rännar, research leader at the university. “Overall, it opens up completely new ways of melting metal powder into solid material that will give us fantastic research opportunities and hopefully useful results for Swedish industry.”