SSAB Enters into Partnership with the Application Center for Additive Manufacturing

SSAB is a global steel company specializing in advanced high-strength steels, including steel powders tailored for additive manufacturing (AM). Their membership will broaden the center's expertise in powder manufacturing, and provide key insights into the journey of launching additive manufacturing as a viable alternative alongside traditional metalworking processes. A transition that many sectors of Swedish industry are currently navigating.

“We are very excited to welcome SSAB to the center. Their extensive knowledge in advanced high-strength steels and steel powder manufacturing is highly valuable to us and will greatly support our efforts to democratize and industrialize additive manufacturing. It’s also great to see that SSAB shares our strong focus on a sustainable metal industry, not least in AM, giving us much common ground to build on,” says Marie-Louise Bergholt, Director of the Application Center for Additive Manufacturing.

Jesper Vang, Head of Powder Technology at SSAB, expresses his enthusiasm about joining:

“We are thrilled to be part of the center. I believe that centers like this, with strong industry connections, are essential for achieving realistic progress in additive manufacturing. Having access to the entire value chain, along with the technology spectrum and expertise, is immensely valuable to us,” he says.

As a center partner, SSAB seeks to deepen their knowledge of AM processes, strengthen industry collaborations, and ultimately provide added value to their customers. 

“We view additive manufacturing as an evolution of traditional manufacturing – not as a replacement but as a complementary and enabling technology that will eventually become as mainstream as bending and welding. The objective of our AM venture is to enhance component functionality, provide added value to users, and unlock new performance capabilities. By being part of AM Center, we hope to gain a deeper understanding of the entire additive manufacturing chain and use that insight to further refine our powder designs for printing.”

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