All I can say is that how many Steel companies are in the world? I think the AM market will support several powder companies. I think AP&C is trying to become the biggest supplier first (think Amazon here) in the AM market. I also think the plans to expand is because Magnus is working very closely with some of the biggest Aerospace companies in the WORLD.
See the below link for the several different ways to produce powder starting at 3.2
APC produces a high Quality product which is very consistent with the size of each particle, very important in the AM process.....especially in the Aerospace market....
Just to add a bit... my neighbor got out of the Navy and went back to school for his mechanical engineering degree... I have a little project going that requires 3D printing of plastic parts and I asked him if he was up to speed on Auto Desk or any other CAD software and if he had printed objects using that software... his answer was NO... it was hard for me to believe someone could be getting a degree today in Mechanical Engineering and not be totally up to speed on 3D printing.. they are obsolete before they even start their career...
You mentioned that you thought Arconic would be "especially aggressive" and I expect you are right there... All I am asking is for Arcam to be "especially aggressive" right now.. don't wait until an Arconic or DDD is eating your lunch... they have everything they need to set the world on fire right now... they should be into Injection Mold production, finding value adds in other verticals... DiSanto should be the head of the spear in this effort... they should be helping many industries to leverage this technology...
Growing such a small base of business by mid to high double digits with such a great technology should not be that hard at this stage in their development...
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