LPW Technology, Runcorn, UK, a market leader in the development, manufacture and supply of metal powder solutions for additive manufacturing (AM), has established a new R&D facility located within the Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire. This latest investment will focus on addressing issues of metal powder degradation and contamination during the AM process. The facility will be led by LPW’s technical director, Andrew Florentine who joined the company this summer. 

 

Dr Phil Carroll, managing director and founder of the business commented: “In addition to expanding our powder manufacturing capabilities, we see the future of metal AM in solving the problems associated with how the powder is reused within the AM machine. We call the solution PowderLife -  a metal powder lifecycle management system that strictly controls risk and traceability for AM metal part manufacturers”. Established in 2007, LPW Technology is a market leader in the development and supply of metal powders for additive manufacturing, and provides a broad range of services for the AM industry. www.lpwtechnology.com 

 

 

LPW Technology has expanded into the Campus Technology Hub; below, newly appointed technical director Andrew Florentine