6K Additive Acquires Specialty Metallurgical Products
Acquisition expands product portfolio for metal alloys business for aerospace, automotive and medical industries.
6K Additive’s Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, facility. Photo Credit: 6K Additive
6K Additive, a division of 6K, a provider of sustainable advanced materials for energy storage, additive manufacturing (AM) powders and metal alloying additives, has acquired Specialty Metallurgical Products (SMP), which is based in Red Lion, Pennsylvania. SMP specializes in titanium and zirconium tablets used as a grain refinery for the metal alloys market.
The acquisition augments 6K Additive’s existing line of Ty-Gem compacts used in similar applications and markets. The new product enables 6K Additive to expand commercial relationships into both new and existing companies for titanium customers while developing new applications and customers for zirconium additives. The company says the acquisition further solidifies 6K Additive as a premier supplier of metal alloying additives to primary and secondary aluminum producers worldwide.
“We have over 20 years of experience supplying our Ty-Gem grain refining products to the aluminum industry. Adding SMP’s titanium products to our portfolio will complement our existing offering while enhancing our expertise in the process,” says Frank Roberts, 6K Additive president. “The acquisition will also add an entire new product line to our current portfolio in zirconium tablets. The quality products SMP brings to 6K Additive enable us to go broader and deeper with our customers, providing a quality, sustainable alloying solution.”
SMP has a long history of supplying titanium additives to the industry. “Becoming part of the 6K Additive team ensures our customers are provided with the same quality product, but backed by a larger organization that has the logistics and operational infrastructure to support our rapid growth,” says Jim Clark, former SMP president and now 6K Additive strategic advisor.
6K Additive employs proprietary technology to recycle titanium scrap from machining operations into essential inputs for metal alloys. 6K Additive has over 20 years of experience supplying Ty-Gem compacts to the aluminum industry with the capability of processing over 3 million lbs of titanium scrap that directly contributes to over 3 billion lbs of aluminum at primary and secondary aluminum producers worldwide.
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