LPW Technology, a developer, processor and supplier of metal powders for additive manufacturing, whose US headquarters are located in Pennsylvania, has created a new research division focused on the design of alloys and microstructures.
Professor Rivera will transfer from his position as Assistant Director of Research, SKF University Technology Center, Cambridge University. With LPW he will conduct research into the engineering of new, high-performance materials, harnessing thermodynamic and kinetic modelling with neural networking and genetic algorithms.
At the AM PowderLab, the researchers will lean on the AM PowderSolve traceability software tool so as to ensure maximum intelligence in powder performance. The metal powder alloys at the center of the research will be fully characterized, collated, tested and the resulting data will be used to gauge their performance.