Replies to post #4009 on Arcam AB fka AMAVF

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Nobahamas, flaw in your reasoning. Every buyer of an EBM system does not use APC powder. Correct me if I'm wrong but Avio has machines producing its own powder. Others do also if I recall correctly. So every sold arcam printer will not use up that 750 powder capacity. Same with SLM printers. How many current and new printers will be using APC powder vs their own or other users.

To answer your question, you would have to determine how many current printers are using APC powder, how much in total is that of the 750 capacity and extrapolate an average assumption that the same percentage of new printers, both EBM and others, will also use APC powder and then determine based on the current sales numbers, both ebm and others, how soon will that ratio equal a consumption number equaling the 750 capacity. And try to figure those numbers without any info from RENE who simply has stated based on the last cc that the current ratio between ebm and laser is about 50%.

Myself i'm willing to conclude that the number of printers using apc is increasing and that Rene knows what he is doing in determining the capacity increases. Same with printer sales. I assume Rene knew what he was doing when he increased printer capacity and that sales will evolve to justify that capacity.