October
Elementum 3D expands equipment breadth and depth
The significant increase in equipment purchases in 2021 correlates with rapid growth in human resources during COVID-19. Both contribute to Elementum 3D’s agility, responsiveness, and dedication to our customers.
Investments in production and research equipment maximize our capability to directly impact customer experience through increased versatility, efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. Furthermore, access to new technology will expand our technician’s knowledge of and experience on additive manufacturing related equipment, strengthening Elementum 3D’s ability to accommodate our customer’s unique needs and timeframes.
This boost in new equipment has already increased the quantity and quality of our products and services and our ability to offer more value to our customers.
New Equipment in 2021
Production Equipment:
- EOS M400-1kW System (Qty: 4)
- Spee3D Cold-Spray Printer
- Elcan Hi-Sifter Advanced sieving System
- Addiguru In-Situ Process Monitoring System (Qty: 4) (combination of AM process imaging with artificial intelligence (AI) based analysis to identify and log potential build issues and provide real-time notifications)
Research Equipment:
- EXUM Massbox Laser Ablation Laser Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer (LALI-TOF-MS)
- Phenom ParticleX AM Desktop Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
- Sandridge Granite surface plate with precision height gauge
- QSonica Ultrasonic System
Elementum 3D is now an America Makes member!
We are honored and highly motived to collaborate with America Makes and the extraordinary technical minds in the additive manufacturing community. As a member, Elementum 3D joins the small-, medium- and large-sized enterprises, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, and government agencies with the collective goal to advance our great nation’s global manufacturing competitiveness and accelerate mainstream adoption of additive manufacturing.
Access to America Makes vast resources, including valuable intellectual property, technical presentations, and project calls, are beneficial assets and we have wasted no time in actively establishing connections with fellow America Makes members to develop relevant and trusted strategic and operating partnerships.
Exchanging ideas on-site at FormNext 2021!
On-line/virtual trade shows may be an effective route when there is a global pandemic, but unfortunately, they simply do not measure up to in-person events and face-to-face interactions. Missing is the human connection, body language, and most of all, the ability to hold and inspect a cool part!
Elementum 3D is thrilled to be exhibiting on-site at Formnext, the world’s leading Additive Manufacturing trade fair, and welcomes the opportunity to build new relationships and deepen existing ones. Our team of materials experts are eager to exchange ideas with attendees and discuss how those ideas might resonate with our technologies, products, and services.
Please contact us for complementary tickets if you are planning on attending the event. Formnext 2021 will be held at Messe Frankfurt Hall 12 on November 16-19 in Frankfurt, Germany. We look forward to seeing you at our booth – 12.1-E18.
Staff update
OCTOBER 2021 NEW HIRES
Orlando Hale – Facilities Technician
Luke Collier – CAD Technician
Noah Wieber – Engineering Technician
OCTOBER 2021 PROMOTIONS
Jason Garner – promoted to AM Technician II
CURRENT JOB POSTINGS
Supply Chain Specialist (Full-time)
Phase III Expansion awarded by NASA
Elementum is excited to begin work printing new GRCop-42 propulsion components for NASA MSFC. This work is an expansion of our Phase III SBIR contract with NASA and will utilize one of our EOS M400 systems with the advanced process parameters we have previously developed in this contract.
The scope of the project includes process development for large format print quality and speed, and property characterization of rocket engine components.
Custom aluminum bronze material development on track
Aluminum bronze is not a common alloy, but the combination of optimal hardness and corrosive resistance makes it an exceptional material for hydraulic and aquatic applications. Recently, a customer approached us to transition their aluminum bronze bushing from traditional manufacturing to the versatile additive manufacturing (AM) process. The research and development activities required to tailor the material properties to their specific needs were achieved faster than the customer expected.
The success of printing the aluminum bronze bushing rested on Elementum 3D’s ability to achieve the exact hardness requirements along with meeting a variety of other material properties. Extensive heat treatment development proved to be instrumental in producing a bushing that would maintain a tight seal while pressed up against the stainless-steel section of the application.
We are in the final stages of the bushing development and the customer is extremely pleased with the progress. Furthermore, they are impressed with the surface finish and the gold-like color of the finished material.
Elementum 3D staff doubles during COVID-19
For the past 18-months, the coronavirus outbreak has threatened how we live and work. Finding ways to adjust to the new normal has tested all organizations. Interestingly, though, the disruptive impact of the pandemic has unexpectedly advanced the adoption of additive manufacturing. This unique moment has propelled Elementum 3D to embrace a bold action to scale up human resources to support corporate initiatives.
We have doubled our staff since April 2020, to sustain our core initiative, provide a world-class experience at every Elementum 3D customer touch point. Positions at every level have been filled to seamlessly accommodate our customer’s unique needs and timeframes. We are honored to equip them with the knowledge and tools to succeed, even if that means pointing them to possible solutions outside of Elementum 3D’s products and services
Staff update
SEPTEMBER 2021 NEW HIRES
Stanley Baldwin – Engineering Lab Technician I
Christopher Morales – Financial Controller
James DeGracia – Sr. VP Operations
Ryan Fletcher – Additive Manufacturing Technician I
Hunter McCarley – Additive Manufacturing Technician I
Steven Gunn – Additive Manufacturing Technician I
Joshua Lavold – Additive Manufacturing Technician I
CURRENT JOB POSTINGS
Facilities Specialist (Full-time)
IT Support Technician (Full-time)
Additive Manufacturing Technician (Full-time)