Bodycote PLC Bodycote Launches Powdermet Technologies (5614L)
July 20 2017 - 1:00AM
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Bodycote PLC
20 July 2017
20 July 2017
BODYCOTE LAUNCHES GAME CHANGING Powdermet(R) TECHNOLOGIES
Additive manufacturing processes that can dramatically reduce
production time and cost of 3D printed parts
Bodycote, the world's largest provider of heat treatment and
specialist thermal processing services, introduces Bodycote
Powdermet(R) technologies, a group of additive manufacturing
processes used in the production of complex components using powder
metallurgy.
Bodycote has decades of experience creating complex, high
integrity components from powdered metal. Bodycote Powdermet(R)
technologies now incorporate new, patent-pending techniques that
combine 3D printing with well-established net shape and near net
shape techniques. This new technology dramatically reduces the
manufacturing time and production cost of a part compared to
producing the same part using 3D printing alone.
Powdermet(R) technologies ensure complete powder consolidation,
achieve structural homogeneity, and eliminate internal porosity and
unconsolidated powder flaws. The process can produce components
with varying surface features and thicknesses, with higher
structural integrity than alternative production techniques. The
need for brazing or welding parts together to form larger
structures is eliminated. Instead, the finished article can be
produced as one seamless component and largely avoid the size
limitations imposed by the constraints of 3D printing. Different
parts of a component can be formed from different alloys presenting
the ideal and most cost-efficient solution. Component design can be
tailored to the actual requirements for performance and not limited
by subsequent machining operations.
Stephen Harris, Group Chief Executive, commented that "the
recent breakthroughs are truly game changing technologies for
component design and manufacturing. Industry applications are wide
ranging with early adoption expected in aerospace, oil and gas,
power generation and mining".
Bodycote continues to invest in resources and capital for
development in additive manufacturing technology to create
significant value for customers and meet the future growth demands.
As well as its Powdermet(R) technologies, Bodycote provides a full
range of heat treatment, hot isostatic pressing (HIP) and
electrical discharge machining (EDM) services across North America
and Europe tailored specifically to support the needs of companies
manufacturing metal components utilising 3D printing.
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About Bodycote
With more than 180 accredited facilities in 23 countries,
Bodycote is the world's largest provider of heat treating and
specialist thermal processing services. Through heat treatment,
metal joining, surface technology and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP),
Bodycote improves the properties of metals and alloys, extending
the life of vital components for a wide range of industries,
including aerospace, defence, automotive, power generation, oil
& gas, construction, medical and transportation. Customers in
all of these industries have entrusted their products to Bodycote's
care for more than 30 years. For more information, visit
www.bodycote.com.
For further information, please contact:
Bodycote plc Tel No +44 (0) 1625 505300
Stephen Harris, Group Chief
Executive
Dominique Yates, Chief
Financial Officer
FTI Consulting Tel No +44 (0) 20 3727
1340
Richard Mountain
Susanne Yule
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