6K Additive, a division of 6K Inc. and a leader in the sustainable production of additive manufacturing materials and metal alloys, announced that Seurat Technologies has qualified 6K Additive’s 316L stainless steel powder for the company’s Area Printing platform.
“Our partnership with 6K Additive is beneficial for Seurat on several fronts,” said Ben Fotovvati, Additive Manufacturing Process Engineer at Seurat Technologies. “Not only are we partnering with a supplier that can meet our powder quality requirements, but we are also teaming with a leader in sustainably sourced materials, which aligns perfectly with our decarbonization mission.”
6K Additive is one of the first producers of sustainably sourced AM powders, offering a comprehensive range of high quality powders including nickel, titanium, copper, stainless steel, aluminum alloys and refractory metals such as tungsten, niobium and rhenium. Its patented UniMelt system is the world’s only production-scale microwave plasma system that offers a highly uniform and precise plasma zone, zero contamination, outstanding performance compared to atomization technologies and high throughput capacities.
Powered by 100% green energy, Seurat is revolutionizing the shift back to production with Area Printing technology. Originating at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, this 3D metal printing technology enables high-precision, high-volume, decarbonized manufacturing that Seurat expects could directly save up to 100 million tons of CO2 by 2030.
“Our ability to leverage machining scrap, used powders, and other revert feedstock for a wide variety of metal powders sets us apart from any other powder supplier in the industry with regards to sustainability. Backed by the efficiency of our UniMelt process, it’s clear why 6K Additive is considered a leader in sustainable powder production for AM,” commented Nick Pflugh, Chief Commercial Officer for 6K Additive. “Customers now have a very compelling reason to work with Seurat for part production, powered by the world’s most sustainably sourced powder from 6K Additive.”
6K’s UniMelt platform offers multi-faceted sustainability benefits that are unique in the material production market. 6K Additive has already published two life cycle assessments for titanium and nickel powders, conducted by Foresight Management. These studies quantify the environmental impact of printable metal powder production and provide a direct comparison to conventional atomization processes. It was found that the UniMelt process for Ni718 powder enables an energy saving of 91% and a reduction in carbon emissions of 92% compared to traditional processes.
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