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The journal of hp tooling is an english, global publication on all aspects of high precision tools, accessories and their applications.

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materials & tools<br />

Pushing forward boundaries of<br />

additive manufacturing with new<br />

metal powders and components<br />

Sandvik and BEAMIT joined forces at Formnext<br />

2019 in Frankfurt to showcase the strength of<br />

the two companies’ combined offering in metal<br />

powder and additive manufacturing. Together the<br />

companies have leading capabilities across the<br />

whole additive manufacturing value chain, from<br />

metal powders to finished components.<br />

Earlier in 2019, Sandvik acquired a significant stake in<br />

BEAMIT - a leading European additive manufacturing<br />

(AM) service provider. The joint Sandvik-BEAMIT booth<br />

at Formnext featured several industrial additive customer<br />

use-cases in a wide range of materials, produced via different<br />

additive processes - along with Sandvik’s wide range of<br />

Osprey ® metal powders, now also including nickel-based<br />

superalloys and titanium. These high-grade powders can<br />

be used to produce light, but extremely durable components,<br />

with some incredible internal geometries that maximize<br />

their performance characteristics, making them suitable<br />

for use in demanding industries such as aerospace,<br />

automotive and energy. With these additions to the material<br />

program, Sandvik now offers one of the widest alloy<br />

programs on the market for additive manufacturing. In<br />

addition, the company’s additive machine park includes<br />

all relevant additive manufacturing processes for metals -<br />

meaning that Sandvik can tailor the powder to any printing<br />

process.<br />

High-profile 3D-printed components<br />

The Sandvik-BEAMIT booth featured some high-profile<br />

3D-printed components which underline the tremendous<br />

pace of technological advancement in the additive manufacturing<br />

sector. These include the world’s first 3D-printed<br />

diamond composite. This super-hard material is produced<br />

using an advanced proprietary Sandvik-process, printing<br />

in a slurry consisting of diamond powder and polymer,<br />

using a method called stereolithography, where complex<br />

parts are produced, layer by layer, using ultraviolet<br />

light. A tailor-made, post-processing method then makes it<br />

possible to achieve the exact properties of the super-hard<br />

diamond composite.<br />

“Until now, the production of super-hard diamond materials<br />

has only allowed for a few simple geometric configurations<br />

to be formed. But the new process means it<br />

is now possible to 3D-print diamond composites into almost<br />

any shape, which can revolutionize the way industries<br />

use the hardest natural material on the planet”, says<br />

Mikael Schuisky, VP and head of R&D and operations,<br />

Sandvik Additive Manufacturing. Another innovation on<br />

display at Formnext 2019 was the world’s first 3D-printed,<br />

smash-proof guitar (in titanium, of course), tested by rock<br />

legend Yngwie Malmsteen, and produced earlier this year<br />

as a means of showcasing the highly precise and amazing<br />

durable nature of the additive manufacturing process - and<br />

the strength of titanium.<br />

Revolutionizing milling cutter in titanium and<br />

3D-printed parts in super duplex<br />

Another innovation on display from Sandvik is the 3Dprinted<br />

lightweight CoroMill ® 390 titanium milling cutter,<br />

which is produced through additive manufacturing,<br />

reducing its weight by 80 % and increasing its productivity<br />

by up to 200 %. Sandvik has also produced 3D-printed<br />

parts in super duplex steel Osprey ® 2507-AM, with hardness<br />

and corrosion resistance properties that make them ideal<br />

for the harsh conditions encountered in the offshore and<br />

marine industries.<br />

Yngwie Malmsteen testing the<br />

3D-print smash-proof titanium guitar<br />

information: www.additive.sandvik<br />

no. 1, <strong>2020</strong>, March<br />

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