Sintavia (www.sintavia.com), a leading Tier One metal additive manufacturer based in Davie, Florida, has achieved National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) approval for its laser and electron-beam powder-bed fusion applications, after a year-long application process.

Doug Hedges, Sintavia’s president, said: “As the only Tier One additive manufacturer with NADCAP, AS9100 Rev D and ISO 17025 accreditations, we are understandably proud of this major quality achievement.

“Our customers know that we offer high-quality cost-effective metal AM production, and the NADCAP accreditation is an outstanding third-party validation of this.”

Sintavia is a leading supplier of metal AM components for a variety of industries, including aerospace, defence, oil and gas, automotive and power generation.

As well as high-speed ‘printers’, post-processing equipment and mechanical testing equipment, the company has a comprehensively equipped metallurgical and powder laboratory.