Equispheres unveils oxygen-free copper powder for serial Additive Manufacturing
Equispheres, Inc, based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, has announced a new oxygen-free copper powder designed for Additive Manufacturing serial production in aerospace, automotive and semiconductor industries.
Validation testing of Equispheres’ North American-made Cu-OF (C10200) powder is reported to demonstrate high sphericity, high flowability, and excellent processability, with published data available on the AconityX Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing machine.
“At Equispheres, we’ve harnessed our proven expertise in advanced powder technology, demonstrated through our success with aluminium AM, to introduce a next generation of copper powders,” stated Kevin Nicholds, CEO of Equispheres. “By applying the same breakthrough technology that set our aluminium powders apart, we’ve achieved remarkable results in copper. We’re excited to offer manufacturers a new benchmark in quality and performance.”
Equispheres’ powder production technology is designed to precisely control copper particles during formation to achieve high purity and optimised characteristics for industrial applications. High sphericity, ultra-thin oxide layer, and controlled particle size enable consistent spread density and energy absorption in the PBF-LB process.
Equispheres is also working to develop other copper alloy powders intended to address manufacturers’ diverse requirements, including strength, conductivity, wear and oxidation resistance.
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