ATI Celebrates Commissioning of AM Products

ATI Inc. recognized the commissioning of its Additive Manufacturing Products facility, bringing on-line advanced large-format, metal additive manufacturing capabilities. The vertically integrated greenfield build includes design, printing, heat treating, machining and inspection capabilities under one roof.

“Layer by layer, additive manufacturing gives us the ability to produce high-performance, highly complex components for our customers—faster, with less waste,” says Kimberly A. Fields, ATI president and CEO, commemorating the grand opening with customers, community supporters and industry leaders. The new operations—built upon nearly a decade of additive manufacturing expertise—is capable of printing tall parts: up to 1.5 meters in geometries.

“ATI is a metallurgical leader, developing new alloy powder materials specifically for additive manufacturing. In this new facility, we've brought our materials science and forging expertise together with additive manufacturing production acumen, delivering high-quality production at scale,” says Fields. “From design to finished product, we've formed a powerhouse that solves our customers' most difficult challenges for the most demanding markets—aerospace, defense and space.”

Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. (BPMI) awarded ATI its first contract to be produced at the new facility, for engineered part solutions in support of the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.

Along with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, grand opening attendees toured the 132,000-squ.-ft. facility to see the advanced manufacturing operations in action, including laser powder bed fusion printing.

About ATI

ATI is a producer of high-performance materials and solutions for the global aerospace and defense markets, and applications in electronics, medical and specialty energy.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.