Oerlikon has announced that it will be building a new manufacturing facility in Plymouth Township, Michigan, US, dedicated to producing advanced materials for additive manufacturing and high-end surface coatings.
The new facility will produce the latest materials, such as advanced titanium alloys for the additive manufacturing market and certain high-end thermal spray powders. The site will be fully equipped with next-generation Vacuum Inert Gas Atomization System (VIGA) technology, a versatile method for processing a variety of metals and alloys into powders.
In addition, the facility will house a research & development (R&D) lab for further developments of titanium and other alloys (e.g. nickel, copper, iron and cobalt).