LPW Technology Opens $26M Metal Powder Production Site

Additive manufacturing materials maker LPW Technology recently opened a new, 90,000-sq-ft metal powder production plant in Widnes, UK with a ceremony attended by the Duke of Gloucester, a June 22 company press release announced.

LPW Technology invested £20 million, or about $26.5 million, in the project. Metal powders produced at the manufacturing plant will be used by customers in aerospace, automotive, and biomedical industries for 3D printing.

A range of powder production equipment, including atomizers for melting feedstock, was installed at the site, as well as metal powder testing equipment for material characterization. The company also designed the facility to prevent contamination of powders.

“Separate cells, protected with air locks and operating as clean rooms, enable clear segregation of materials. The facility is fully equipped with LPW’s PowderLife, metal powder lifecycle tracking system, to ensure that from raw material to customer site the material is strictly controlled,” the company said in its release.

The company opened another metal powder production facility in the U.S. earlier this year in Imperial, PA.

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