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PyroGenesis Canada has announced the signing of a non-disclosure agreement with Rolls-Royce plc as the engineering giant considers the plasma process developers’ additive manufacturing powders.
Rolls Royce has long been interested in 3D printing, having notably flight tested a 3D printed component in 2015 after years of its use for rapid prototyping. With the signing of the NDA, the company is to begin evaluation and discussions with PyroGenesis about the proposal and offer of harnessing the Canadian company’s additive powders.
The partnership sees two successful players in their respective industries come together, and although both sides are pleased to open dialogue on potential dealings, they are keen to stress it is still early days.
“We are very happy to be in discussions with Rolls Royce and look forward, now that the NDA has been signed, to have more substantive discussions on the production of powder for Rolls Royce,” said P. Peter Pascalli, President and CEO of PyroGenesis. “I must caution readers however, not to draw any premature conclusions from this announcement. Though it does signal the interest in our product, and that the interest comes from a very discerning, demanding, and sophisticated party, we are still at the very preliminary stages and there is no guarantee that anything, of any commercial value, will materialise from these efforts.”
PyroGenesis first announced it would become a supplier of powders to the additive manufacturing industry last year. Since, it has also announced the successful completion of the ramp-up of its first plasma atomisation system. During this period of increased production, the company says it has not only received several sample orders, but also developed new Intellectual Property, which effectively enabled the production of narrow particle size distributions at high rates, with ‘little-to-no’ waste. The company believes this could ultimately be more of a breakthrough than its original Plasma Atomisation patent.
