Mitsubishi Power: Full-scale start of laminated modeling business: With France Aubert & Duval
Mitsubishi Power:
2020-11-27
We have signed a license agreement with Ober Duval, a major metal powder manufacturer, for materials for laminated metal molding.
◆ Established development and manufacturing bases at Mitsubishi Power Hitachi Plant
◆ Utilizing the unique high-temperature and high-strength material technology cultivated in the thermal power generation system business,
◆ Develop new business areas
Aubert & Duval:
A major manufacturer of special alloys and metal powders in France.
Mitsubishi Power grants technical licenses for specific composition and manufacturing of metal powders.
Develop new business areas:
Mitsubishi Power will open up new business areas by utilizing the unique material technology cultivated in the thermal power generation system business such as gas turbines.
Development / manufacturing base: “AM-Zone®”
This time, we completed “AM-Zone®” in September of this year at the Hitachi Plant (Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture) as a development and manufacturing base.
Equipped with powder manufacturing equipment and metal lamination modeling equipment
From the development of powder materials and wires
From metal lamination modeling to product finishing
We have a system in place that enables integrated production.
Mitsubishi Power’s original material technology:
We have our own material technology in metal lamination molding.
It is possible to provide the optimum formulation of raw materials for each purpose.
Gas atomization system:
We have “technology to significantly improve the performance of powder manufacturing equipment” by “incorporating our original high-performance gas nozzle” into the gas atomization system.
AD: Metal powder supplier
AD is “a leading European supplier of high performance alloys and metal powders”.
Aerospace,
energy,
For each market such as defense
Providing reliable metallurgical solutions.
In order for us to develop our AM business, we can say that we have the conditions for a suitable partner.
https://power.mhi.com/jp/news/20201127.html
Mitsubishi Power Concludes Licensing Agreement
with
Aubert & Duval, Leading Manufacturer of Additive Manufacturing Metal Powders-
– Preparing for Full-Scale Launch of AM Business –
Development and manufacturing base established at Mitsubishi Power Hitachi Works ･ New business to emerge applying proprietary high-temperature,
high-strength material technologies accumulated through experience in thermal power systems YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (November 27, 2020)
Mitsubishi Power, Ltd., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group,
has concluded an agreement with Aubert & Duval, a leading European manufacturer of special alloys and metal powders,
on technology licensing related to the specific composition and manufacturing of metal powders used as materials for metal additive manufacturing (AM)(Note).
The agreement paves the way to full-scale inauguration of Mitsubishi Power’s AM business
in which the company will apply its proprietary technologies accumulated through its operations in gas turbines and other thermal power systems.
In September this year, Mitsubishi Power
created the AM-Zone® within its Hitachi Works in Ibaraki Prefecture to serve as a development and manufacturing base for the AM business.
This new facility
is equipped with powder manufacturing equipment and metal AM systems of all kinds, and is capable of fully integrated production – from the development of powder and wire materials to metal AM and product finishing.
Aubert & Duval is a leading European supplier of high-performance alloys and metal powders,
provides highly reliable metallurgical solutions for
aerospace,
energy defense and
other demanding industries.
For this reason, Mitsubishi Power believes that Aubert & Duval meets all conditions as a collaborative partner in developing its AM business.