AMAZEMET, a company advancing research and development in materials science and additive manufacturing and proven track record with ultrasonic atomisation for metal powder production, announced the official launch of its new business line: Atomization Service. This on-demand service is designed to provide researchers with cost-effective, small-batch production of high-quality, custom metal powders.
Ultrasonic atomisation with Plasma (left) and Induction Melting (right) using rePOWDER
The development of new materials for Powder Metallurgy technologies, especially for Additive Manufacturing (AM), is a complex and expensive process, demanding powders with exceptional qualities such as sphericity, flowability, lack of satellites, narrow particle size distribution (PSD) and low oxygen content.
Al 7075 atomized using the rePOWDER induction module and MS-1 Maraging steel atomized from used powder feedstock using Powder2Powder Technology
Conventional atomisation methods, such as gas or plasma atomisation, have limited efficiency in the given powder size range, like 15-63 µm. Optimised for large-scale production, these techniques require minimum feedstock quantities of tens of kilograms, which makes them economically impractical and inefficient for the small, experimental batches needed in R&D. The challenge is even bigger when developing next-generation alloys that incorporate high-value elements like Scandium, Hafnium, or Rhenium, where material costs can exceed €1,000 per kilogram.
AMAZEMET’s ultrasonic atomisation service directly addresses this challenge, providing a cost-effective and highly efficient alternative that enables researchers to rapidly and economically explore innovative compositions.
The new Atomisation Service by AMAZEMET includes:
- Low Barrier to Entry – Budgets starting from €1,000 and minimum material quantities of just 50 grams, making novel alloy development highly accessible
- High Process Efficiency – Up to 80% of the feedstock is converted into powder within the target particle size distribution , maximising the use of valuable materials
- Advanced Material Capability -Expertise in processing highly reactive and high-temperature materials, including magnesium, titanium, rare earth elements (like Gadolinium), and refractory alloys
- Unique Recycling Options – A novel Powder2Powder™ Technology to re-atomise used or out-of-spec powders, combined with the ability to atomise bulk scrap—such as broken samples or mechanical testing pieces – directly into powder without preprocessing.
- Pre-Alloying Service – In-house arc-melting to create and homogenise custom alloys before atomisation, ensuring compositional accuracy.
- Multi-Material Orders – The ability to process several different materials within a single order at no additional cost, providing maximum flexibility for research projects.
In a significant move toward research collaboration, AMAZEMET commits to full transparency by sharing all relevant processing parameters with the client. The company’s application team, consisting of materials science experts (PhDs and PhD candidates), will also provide support in preparing research papers.
Ultrasonic atomisation is the key technology to speed up the development of new alloys for AM technologies. Thanks to AMAZEMET Atomisation Services, access to new spherical powder alloys with tailored chemical composition is easier than ever before.
The Atomization Service is available immediately. Need a quote? Send us an enquiry.