“This agreement will be instrumental in entering the Additive Manufacturing Markets. It will exploit synergies between our two companies and bring on the market a worldwide offer, it will be a structured process, powered by the achievements shared between us,” said Dr. Jacopo Guzzoni, VP & CEO of FOMAS Group. “We are pleased to join forces with INTECO Group (to us a very valuable and reliable partner since 2007) in our mutual vision to develop a new market.”
Under the joint agreement, the two will invest in human resources, and in next generation plants that will become new production sites for metal AM powders. One of the identical plants will be located near FOMAS headquarters in northern Italy, while the other will be with INTECO Group member Thermal Technology in Santa Rosa, California. INTECO will be developing the plants, which will open up new possibilities in powder production and include the following capacities:
- advanced technologies for process and product control
- capacity to develop tailored alloys and supply different batch sizes, which allows for customer flexibility
- constant availability of backup
- reduced batch sizes to guarantee process stability, constant powder quality, and predict properties of 3D printed parts
- shared and qualified sourcing point
The FOMAS and INTECO groups have worked together for a long time, and this new agreement, coupled with the new MIMETE startup, will give the companies several advantages in the metal AM powder field, including an established supply chain, large scale, the use of proven technologies, and excellent logistics.
“This cooperation will set new standards on the metal powder market by elevating quality and the degree of customization available,” said Dr. Harald Holzgruber, the Managing Director INTECO Group. “Our combined strengths of innovative plant technology and profound knowledge in metallurgical processing will step by step lead us to success.”
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