AIM Sweden shortens valve manufacturer’s lead times with Additive Manufacturing

ApplicationsNews
February 16, 2023

February 16, 2023

Ramén is using Additive Manufacturing to build a range of industrial control valves (Courtesy Ramén Valves)
Ramén is using Additive Manufacturing to build a range of industrial control valves (Courtesy Ramén Valves)

Ramén Valves, Bromma, Sweden, is using Additive Manufacturing to build a range of industrial control valves from titanium Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5). The components are produced at AIM Sweden AB, based in Frösön, utilising Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-EB) technology.

The use of AM has allowed Ramén Valves to deliver valves such as the Ramén Ball Sector (shown below) within four weeks from receiving the order, regardless of dimension, shortening the timeline of other traditional methods which can take up to a couple of months. The company also highlighted the sustainability and shortened design time as key benefits when adopting Additive Manufacturing.

The Ramén Ball Sector valve can be manufactured within four weeks from order (Courtesy Ramén Valves)
The Ramén Ball Sector valve can be manufactured within four weeks from order (Courtesy Ramén Valves)

Ramén Ball Sector Valves are used as isolating and control valves for fluids, gases, turbid media and sludge, especially in the mining industry, pulp and paper industry and chemical industry. Abrasive slurries of iron ore, coal, lime and fly ash are also controlled with this type of valve.

“We are proud to be at the forefront when it comes to the development and production of valves using Additive Manufacturing,” the company stated.

www.ramenvalves.com

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Ramén is using Additive Manufacturing to build a range of industrial control valves (Courtesy Ramén Valves)
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