December 2024

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Elementum 3D and Höganäs announce powder distribution agreement at Formnext

Hoganas LogoThis year’s Formnext was extra special, it proved again to be the best place to connect with the global AM community and the perfect event to announce our powder distribution agreement with Höganäs. As an official partner and distributor of Elementum 3D products, Höganäs, a leader in manufacturing and suppling metal powders, will be the primary distribution source for Elementum 3D products world-wide.

This agreement supports the steady growth in demand for Elementum 3D’s powders around the world, enabling direct supply chain access of high-performance RAM powders. Höganäs will benefit through expansion of material offerings, including enhanced performance nickel powders and well-established high-strength aluminum alloy powders.

“This exciting collaboration brings together Elementum 3D’s RAM powders with the extensive distribution networks of Höganäs, ensuring both that companies will benefit from reaching a wider range of consumers,” said Dr. Jacob Nuechterlein, Elementum 3D CEO and Founder.

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Patrick Callard Chief Marketing Officer

Patrick Callard earned a B.B.A. in advertising from Western Michigan University in 1990. He provides over 30 years of experience in marketing communications, new business development and market outreach.
He has managed multiple marketing projects and budgets for a variety of services and products.

Patrick also successfully grew an IT consulting business from a two-man basement business to a profitable eight employee business in 4-years. Patrick’s daily focus is to unify customer experience, brand purpose, creative communication, and marketing technology to drive the growth of the business.

Tyler Blumenthal

Tyler Blumenthal

Sales Manager, RPM Innovations, Inc.

Tyler’s message will key on blown powder Directed Energy Deposition (L-DED) for AM and repair and why this process is being realized by industry as one of the key pillars in printing thin wall part structures and large part envelope requirements.

Shawn Allan

Shawn Allan

Vice President, Lithoz America, LLC

Shawn will reveal how Lithography-based Ceramic Manufacturing (LCM) is producing high resolution, high performance technical ceramics that can serve a wide range of applications and structural materials, such as alumina, zirconia, and silicon nitride. He will also touch on how LCM has progressed into multi-material components incorporating ceramics and metals.

Jeff Lints

Jeff Lints

Founder/CEO, Fortius Metals, Inc.

Jeff’s presentation will focus on the advances in wire DED, including welding processes for wire DED (arc, laser, and e-beam), next-generation alloys for large format metal 3D printing, and use cases that can benefit from replacing large forgings, replacing large machined billets, and producing advanced tooling — enabling next generation designs.

Dr. Jacob Nuechterlein

President/Founder Elementum 3D

Dr. Jacob Nuechterlein is the founder and president of Elementum 3D in Erie, CO. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy at the Colorado School of Mines. Jacob has been researching, teaching, or consulting on topics such as casting and powder metallurgy for the last 14 years. Elementum 3D’s work with powder bed laser additive manufacturing is based on these principles. In addition, is thesis work in thermodynamics and formation kinetics of metal matrix composites is directly related to all 3D printing processes.