‍Dyndrite, Constellium, Elementum 3D, and Sandvik Establish Materials Consortium for 3D Metal Printing‍

• New consortium commits to providing materials parameter sets for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) 3D printers.
• Print parameter sets and related material test data will be contributed to the ASTM Consortium for Materials Data and Standardization (CMDS) initiative and for public access.
• Access enables accelerated qualification of materials, and rapid experimentation and iteration.
• Consortium to work with other metal and plastic powder providers to grow the list of publicly available materials parameters.

SEATTLE, WA, November 2nd, 2023 — Today Dyndrite™, providers of the GPU-accelerated computation engine used to create next-generation digital manufacturing hardware and software, along with additive manufacturing (AM) materials producers Constellium, Elementum 3D, and Sandvik announced the formation of the first industry led, “Materials Consortium” for additive manufacturing. The joint effort is designed to make laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) powder parameters and related testing data for common materials freely and publicly available to end users, enabling increased knowledge sharing, better outcomes, and faster adoption of materials and techniques.

With the increasing use of additive manufactured parts, especially 3D printed metal parts, users are demanding more choice and flexibility in acquiring, innovating, and adapting various materials to their particular applications. Along with the growing capabilities of 3D printing machines, the industry requires knowledge sharing and standardization to accelerate and grow market adoption. Dyndrite along with leading LPBF materials suppliers, Constellium, Elementum 3D, and Sandvik have formed a consortium to increase the accessibility of tested parameter sets by improving the public's access to their most common and frequently used material parameters, and testing data. 

“Materials are a key pillar of additive manufacturing," said Harshil Goel, CEO, Dyndrite. “Unfortunately, maximizing the capabilities of a material, especially as it relates to the geometry being printed, is a black art within our industry. If additive is to become a mainstream manufacturing process, users require transparency and standardization. Public access to a set of trusted, democratized parameters shines a light on the path of adoption.” 

“The business case for being an open architecture metal 3D solution provider is at its core about making our customers more successful,” said Garett Purdon, Vice President of Sales for the Americas at SLM Solutions. “It’s about creating choices for our customers and acknowledging that we can go further, together.”

“Sandvik has manufactured metal powder for about 45 years and powder for Laser - Powder Bed Fusion specifically for more than 20 years, leveraging the widest range of alloy powders on the market. We look forward to working with Dyndrite, Constellium, and Elementum 3D to increase users' access to the knowledge that unlocks the full potential of AM materials,” said Andrew Coleman, Head of Additive Manufacturing, Sandvik. “A rising tide lifts all boats, and we are excited to be a founding member of a group determined to help users, machine vendors, and material suppliers.”

“I’m excited to participate in the launch of the Dyndrite Materials Consortium. The Materials Consortium will make it easier for our customers to benefit from our high performance materials designed specifically for laser powder bed fusion, such as our Aheadd® CP1 aluminum-iron-zirconium powders,” said Ravi Shahani, Chief Engineer, Constellium Additive Manufacturing. “This will help accelerate adoption of aluminum AM across multiple LPBF platforms to produce higher performance components at lower qualification cost and lower production cost. Customers will quickly achieve predictable, robust properties, precise geometries, better surface quality, simplified post-processing and optimized print cycle times.”

Dyndrite recently unveiled a next-generation materials and process development software for LPBF. Users can finely optimize laser and material parameters to account for difficult-to-print features such as overhangs, domes, cantilevers, and thin walls, or to increase print throughput. Dyndrite’s tools simplify and accelerate materials parameter development for leading metal 3D printers, including Aconity3D, EOS, Renishaw, SLM, and more.

“We applaud Dyndrite for their foresight in bringing materials suppliers together in support of the designers and manufacturers. This effort is designed to grow our industry by giving innovators a solid head start for realizing their innovations,” said Dr. Jeremy Iten, Chief Technology Officer, Elementum 3D. “For us, Dyndrite’s LPBF tools have allowed us to increase geometric capability and print quality while dramatically reducing the time it takes to prepare builds. Parameter sets developed using Dyndrite surpassed our previous capability for supportless low angle features, thus expanding the range of applications favoring additive manufacturing. Dyndrite is helping Elementum 3D deliver a more effective product to our customers.”

The members of the Materials Consortium will collaborate on producing, testing, and making publicly available parameters for their materials. 

To learn more about Dyndrite LPBF software visit: https://www.dyndrite.com/laser-powder-bed-fusion-app

Materials suppliers interested in learning more about or joining the consortium can visit: https://www.dyndrite.com/contact

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About Dyndrite:

Dyndrite’s mission is to fundamentally change how geometry is created, transformed and transmitted on a computer. Our Accelerated Computation Engine (ACE) is the world’s first (geometry agnostic), multi-threaded, GPU-accelerated Geometry Engine. We create and license tools that give companies the power, freedom and control necessary to deliver on the potential of digital manufacturing.

Dyndrite democratizes access to a hyper-scalable, geometry-agnostic set of digital manufacturing software tools that deliver eyebrow-raising performance. The company’s team of mathematicians, computer scientists, and engineers exists to help our partners and customers solve the toughest geometry, compute and automation problems so they can deliver AM production at scale. We aim to ignite their purpose. 

Investors include Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused Investment Fund and former Autodesk CEO Carl Bass. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. Dyndrite was named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for 2021. 

For more information visit: www.dyndrite.com

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About Constellium

Constellium (NYSE: CSTM) is a global sector leader that develops innovative, value-added aluminum products for a broad scope of markets and applications, including aerospace, automotive, and packaging. Constellium generated €8.1 billion in revenue in 2022.

About Elementum 3D

Elementum 3D is located in Erie, Colorado. We are an advanced additive manufacturing (AM) materials and parameters development company specializing in the commercialization and supply of groundbreaking high-performance 3D printed metal alloys, ceramics, refractories, and composites. Our goal is to radically expand the extremely limited metal AM materials library.

About Sandvik Group

Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group providing solutions that enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining and infrastructure industries. We are at the forefront of digitalization and focus on optimizing our customers’ processes. Our world-leading offering includes equipment, tools, services and digital solutions for machining, mining, rock excavation and rock processing. In 2022 the Group had approximately 40,000 employees and revenues of about 112 billion SEK in about 150 countries within continuing operations.

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