Vertical integrated titanium alloy powder production plant in Australia

Amaero international, an Australian metal additive manufacturing company, plans to invest US $8 million in Victoria to establish the world's first titanium alloy powder manufacturing plant.

The newly built plant uses the company's patented additive manufacturing technology to produce aviation grade titanium powder. Amaro international has signed a memorandum of understanding with global metal powder suppliers and plans to achieve annual sales of US $30 million. In addition, the company is supported by large defense contractors around the world. This shows that Ti6Al4V powder has great potential demand in both national defense and commercial fields.

The new titanium alloy powder manufacturing plant brings value-added space to Amaro international, making it not only a manufacturer of 3D printing equipment and 3D printing titanium parts, but also the only Titanium 3D printing company with complete vertical integration in the world. In addition to manufacturing and supplying titanium alloy powder, the new plant can also produce small and large titanium alloy parts.

According to amaero international, the production cost of the new plant is expected to be half that of competitors. The company will provide stable, safe and low-cost product supply, so as to further improve the additive manufacturing capacity in national defense and other fields.

Dr. James Sears, the company's technician, is responsible for the operation of the new plant. Dr. Sears has worked for GE research, carpenter Technology Corporation and Lockheed Martin.

In November 2019, Amaro international issued 40 million new shares to the market through its initial public offering, raising a $8 million. On the first trading day after listing, the share price rose by more than 120% compared with the issue price of a $0.2 per share.

Amaro engineering, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amaro international, was established in 2013 to commercialize the technology developed by the additive manufacturing center (MCAM) of Monash University and manufacture aerospace parts through 3D printing technology.

Amaero international uses laser based additive manufacturing process to manufacture large format and complex parts made of metal. In addition, it plans to expand its business to the tool industry and begin distributing ampro 3D printers in North America.

Compared with its peers, amaero international has many advantages. First of all, through the establishment of a cooperative relationship with Monash University, share resources and services, including the use of 3D printers and related equipment, obtaining access rights of professionals and licensing of some intellectual property rights, and developing customized solutions for customers.