6K Additive and Cumberland Additive announce partnership and nickel supply agreement

6K Additive, a sustainable material production additive manufacturing company, and Cumberland Additive (CAI), a manufacturer of volume parts for strategic applications, announced a long-term partnership. 6K Additive will supply CAI with Ni718 powder and expand its offering to include other nickel powders and alloys to support CAI’s growing production needs.

“Our customer base continues to expand, and we need to ensure not only the quality of the powder but also a reliable supply chain that we can be 100% confident we can meet our manufacturing demand,” said Tim Blaisdell, Chief Strategy Officer for CAI. “We’ve worked with the team at 6K Additive over the past 12 months and they have consistently proven to be a reliable partner. Key to our military and defense customer requirements, 6K Additive is a domestic supplier offering sustainably sourced feedstock making this the ideal partnership.”

6K Additive President Frank Roberts added, “We are excited about the partnership with Tim and the team at CAI. As our capacity and capabilities increase, we need to align ourselves with growing organizations like CAI to ensure their strategic AM customers’ goals and needs are met. Securing long-term agreements allows our operation to forecast, plan, and ultimately produce powder at volumes that meet market demands. The LTA with CAI helps our operational efficiencies and builds long-term partnerships that provide mutual success.”

Cumberland Additive is a leader in the AM industry, providing volume production of parts and engineering services for metals and polymer materials using various AM technologies, including powder bed fusion. Locations in Pflugerville and Pittsburgh serve aerospace, defense, energy and industrial customers.

6K Additive is the first manufacturer of AM metal powders from sustainable sources, offering premium powders such as nickel, titanium, copper, stainless steel, aluminum alloys and refractory metals. 6K’s UniMelt system is the only production-scale microwave plasma system that produces powders with high uniformity and no impurities.

Find out more about 6K Additive at 6kinc.com.

For more information about Cumberland Additive, please visit cai-3d.com.