Collaboration to ‘push the boundaries of steel AM’

ArcelorMittal, a global leader in sustainable steel solutions, and HP, a renowned 3-D printing company with extensive expertise in additive manufacturing (AM), have announced a strategic collaboration to advance the field of steel AM. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in developing innovative solutions that will shape the future of 3-D printing.

ArcelorMittal acknowledges HP’s technical expertise by selecting the latter’s Metal Jet S100 technology to develop steel additive manufacturing. This adoption underscores ArcelorMittal's commitment to leveraging advanced technologies to enhance its manufacturing capabilities. HP credits ArcelorMittal with promising results with its steel powders, demonstrating robustness for the binder jetting technology. These powders have shown immediate good performance without changing printing parameters, highlighting the synergy between the two companies.

By combining HP’s expertise and existing production in 3-D printing with ArcelorMittal’s leadership in sustainable steel solutions, the collaboration aims to promote steel AM. The collaboration will focus on the following key pillars: lower cost per part — adopting a holistic approach to unlock a range of accessible parts for 3-D printing, particularly in the automotive sector; and extending material options — eveloping steels with unmatched properties that are impossible with conventional manufacturing.

The proposed working model involves HP and ArcelorMittal collaborating to bring new steel solutions to a sufficient technology readiness level (TRL) and then leveraging the ArcelorMittal Research Center for breakthrough applications as an incubator for new applications developed in collaboration with customers, saving them the initial investment to evaluate and qualify the technology until the process can be transferred to a contract manufacturer for final industrialisation and production.

High quality, sustainable solutions
This collaboration represents a significant step forward in advancing steel AM as it combines the strengths of two industry leaders to drive innovation and deliver high quality, sustainable solutions.

Aubin Defer, chief marketing officer at ArcelorMittal Powders, said: “We are thrilled to collaborate with HP in advancing steel AM. This collaboration leverages our combined expertise to develop innovative solutions to drive the industry forward. The promising results of our steel powders with HP’s binder jetting technology are a testament to the potential of this partnership.”

Alexandre Tartas, HP’s global leader of metals sales and go to market, at HP, added: "We are excited to join forces with ArcelorMittal to push the boundaries of steel AM. This collaboration will enable us to leverage our technical expertise and ArcelorMittal’s leadership in sustainable steel solutions to create ground-breaking advancements in the industry. Combining the steel expertise of ArcelorMittal and HP Additive Manufacturing positioning in high-volume production offers a unique value proposition for the manufacturing industry.”

Visitors to Formnext 2024, taking place 19-22 November in Frankfurt, can learn more about this collaboration, by visiting the stands of HP (Hall 12.1, Stand D41) and ArcelorMittal (Hall 11.0, Stand C21).