Fomas Group, based in Osnago, Italy, has formed a joint development agreement with Austrias Inteco Group to produce metal powders for Additive Manufacturing. Metal powder production will begin at Fomas plant near Osnago and Inteco group member Thermal Technologys plant in Santa Rosa, California, USA.
Both sites incorporate Intecos powder production plant, which it states enables new possibilities in terms of powder production compared to existing technology.
Besides the production of already established powder grades, the main focus of the new plants will be on highly specialized powders, customized and developed in close cooperation with the customer.
Fomas will distribute its metal AM powders under the brand name Mimete, beginning 2018. The new brand will target various markets, primarily biomedical, power generation, aerospace and racing.