Sciaky to deliver electron beam additive manufacturing system to EWI

Chicago, Illinois – EWI has purchased an electron beam additive manufacturing (EBAM) system from Sciaky Inc., a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries Inc. (PSI), and provider of metal additive manufacturing (AM) solutions. EWI is a North American engineering and technology organization dedicated to developing, testing, and implementing advanced manufacturing technologies for industry.

 

Sciaky and EWI will work together to produce prototype parts for high-tech manufacturers in a variety of industries across the U.S. Both companies plan to co-market their extensive metal 3D printing capabilities to the marketplace.

 

“Sciaky is very excited to work with an innovator like EWI,” said Mike Riesen, general manager of Sciaky Inc. “Beyond simply selling an EBAM system to EWI, Sciaky will collaborate with EWI to advance and promote EBAM technology into mutual fields of interest. New applications and solutions will surely be discovered under this exciting partnership.”

 

Sciaky’s EBAM systems can produce parts ranging from 8" (203mm) to 19ft (5.79m) in length, but can also manufacture smaller and larger parts, depending on the application. EBAM’s gross deposition rates ranging from 7 lb to 20 lb (3.18kg to 9.07kg) of metal per hour. Plus, with a dual wirefeed option, two different metal alloys can be combined into a single melt pool to create custom alloy parts or ingots. In addition, the mixture ratio of the two materials can be changed to create graded parts or structures.