AM 4 AM, a Luxembourg-based supplier of metallic powders for additive manufacturing, has accomplished a profitable seed funding spherical for 1.3 million Euro to develop its manufacturing capabilities.
The funding comes from Luxembourg House Sector Growth, EIT Uncooked Supplies, with additional help from the “Younger Modern Enterprise” initiative from the Ministry of Economic system of Luxembourg.
Maxime Delmée, CEO of AM 4 AM, commented: “With this funding, AM 4 AM is coming into a brand new part in its growth. The long run infrastructures we are going to put in place will permit us to reinforce manufacturing capability, broaden our product portfolio, and speed up our innovation efforts.”
Delmée based the corporate in 2019 with a know-how that allows powder modification with chilly plasma to enhance as-printed properties. AM 4 AM has developed HiperAL, an aluminium alloy, which it believes to be one of many strongest in the marketplace
Delmée continued: “The 3D printing market is increasing quickly, but there stays a scarcity of appropriate metallic supplies. With HiperAL, our high-performance aluminum, we have demonstrated a groundbreaking capacity to supply metals with the required properties, assembly the calls for of this rising sector.”
This injection of funding will go in direction of exploration of recent supplies and markets, and scaling its manufacturing capability, which incorporates the set up of an entire powder growth platform at its facility by the tip of the 12 months.
The funding, led by Luxembourg House Sector Growth Fund, is alleged to align with a wider mission to bolster Luxembourg’s area ecosystem. AM 4 AM’s course of and high-performance powders are considered nicely suited to the additive manufacturing of area functions.
Bernd Schäfer, CEO and Managing Director of EIT RawMaterials, added: “Corporations like AM 4 AM who work on advancing uncooked supplies play a vital position in the way forward for the European financial system and its sustainability. EIT RawMaterials’ give attention to innovation and AM4 AM’s mission present good synergies, and I’m excited that we’re a part of this journey.”
