6K Additive Expands International Reach with New Distribution and Agent Partners
New partners will cover select countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, ensuring customers in these regions have optimum access to 6K Additive’s full suite of additive manufacturing metal powders.
Accelerating its market leadership in the sustainable production of advanced materials for additive manufacturing, 6K Additive – a division of 6K – today announced new partnerships with distributors and agents to create a global commercial network. Specifically:
- Broder Metals Group will distribute material in the UK and Ireland.
- Advance Metal Powder will distribute materials in India.
- Infotron/Plastosel will cover Turkey.
- Intelligent AM will supply powder in Israel, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
6K Additive plans to selectively add more distributors and agents over the coming months, based on market demand and alignment with its brand values.
Nick Pflugh, Chief Commercial Officer for 6K Additive, said:
“The breadth of material offerings we have, the quality standards, and the sustainability benefits have attracted customers globally to 6K Additive. Having local professionals who not only understand customer requirements but also understand materials and applications for metal additive manufacturing is crucial to support the international market.
Our new network of agents and distributors each excel at helping customers qualify the right material for the right application. We are excited to welcome them to the extended team of 6K Additive.”
6K’s UniMelt® plasma production system is uniquely capable of converting metal scrap and end-of-life parts into high-performance metal powders for additive manufacturing, metal injection molding, and other powder metallurgy processes. This provides access to a vast domestic supply of strategically important metals and alloys such as nickel, titanium, C103, tungsten, and others critical for hypersonic and nuclear applications.
The patented 6K Additive process cleans, prepares, and spheroidizes scrap alloys into high-quality powders with superior performance compared to atomization technologies.
The expanded distribution network announcement follows 6K Additive’s life cycle assessment projects for titanium and nickel powders. An independent study found that 6K’s UniMelt process delivers a 91% reduction in energy consumption and a 92% reduction in carbon emissions compared to traditional atomization methods for Ni718 powder.
The independent study can be downloaded from the 6K Additive website.
