Replies to post #3792 on Arcam AB fka AMAVF

[investorhub123]

And that if a company bought a machine today it would take them 6 to 12 months to get their first up to spec parts

Arcam's Contract Business-DiSanto, can help bridge that gap by helping with getting a company up to speed with designing and making parts.
AM will be a cost saver in the long run and a huge competitive advantage in many industries. With a Fly to Buy ratio of nearly 1, the scrap and weight reductions will be to hard to pass up.


According to this, AM powders are going to grow from nearly 1000 tons in 2016 to nearly 15,000 Tons by 2025

http://www.prunderground.com/metal-powder-shipments-for-additive-manufacturing-to-reach-520-million-by-2019/0049975/

I think Arcam will make sure of powder supply for their customers as we have seen the APC powder business expand up and will be up to 500 tons by the end of the year.
That could be a competitive advantage for Arcam.

[Tom Joad]

Maintenance for laser verses electron beam should be compared. Obtaining good laser printed metallurgical results should be no less daunting than when using electron beam so training should be as much of an issue there. We need a comparison there as well. Also, lasers have mechanical mirrors to aim the beam which means there must be a maintenance cost. Mechanical things wear out. I'm betting the laser units have comparable costs.