Arcam AB fka AMAVF

[mauser96]

The design of electron optical systems has evolved over the past decades through a process of optimisation and development of best design practice. It is anticipated that with adoption of the techniques described in this paper characteristics will be quantitatively assessed and designs evolution will be accelerated to rates at least an order of magnitude greater.

One of the key advantages of electron optics analysis software is that it allows electron trajectories and fields to be visualised in way that could never be directly observed on a gun design. This also carries with it the risk that the designer does not verify the model predictions with the observed performance,

http://www.twi-global.com/technical-knowledge/published-papers/effective-design-of-electron-beam-processing-systems-by-trending/ june 2012


note that “order of Magnitude better “
There are not many investments where we get a chance at that level of improvement.


The fact that EBM lends itself well to computer modeling is a real plus too. Because computers and software are also improving at a rapid rate. Arcam is not dependent on trial and error and thanks to the EU the underlying science is being figured out .SAt no cost to Arcam.


I think Arcam is in the second inning of the metal 3DP game.
But the market is mostly ignoring it. Almost all the analyst and boards I see link it with 3DP of plastics, whereas I think there is little real world linkage.