Freemelt ONE for University of Arizona’s advanced aerospace and semiconductor materials research
January 29, 2025
Freemelt AB, based in Mölndal, Sweden, has received an order from the University of Arizona for a Freemelt ONE Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-EB) Additive Manufacturing machine. Valued at approximately $363,000, the AM machine will be used for material research and carries additional strategic significance as part of a collaboration focused on processing TZM (Titanium-Zirconium-Molybdenum) and Inconel 718.
TZM and Inconel 718 are critically important to a wide range of advanced manufacturing industries, including aerospace, defence, and semiconductors.
“This order from The University of Arizona allows Freemelt to contribute to advanced material development in the defence, aerospace, and semiconductor industries and demonstrates the unique capabilities of our [PBF-EB] technology in highly demanding sectors”, stated Daniel Gidlund, CEO Freemelt.
Professor Sammy Tin, Patrick R Taylor Endowed Department Leadership Chair and head of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Arizona, shared, “We are incredibly excited to collaborate with Freemelt and to acquire the Freemelt ONE system. This system is the ideal complement to our existing advanced manufacturing facilities and gives us the unprecedented ability to tailor and fabricate topologically-optimised structures from novel alloys.”
