Chemical substances firm Elkem and its venture companions VTT, Siemens, Stellantis and Gemmate Applied sciences have developed a 3D printing powder for EV motors.
The event is a part of the SOMA venture, which goals to develop light-weight options for e-mobility through the use of additive manufacturing for mushy magnetic alloys. Elkem has developed a brand new specialised iron silicon powder (with components) for printing. The fabric is mushy magnetic, making it simple to magnetize and de-magnetize for electrical motors. A small-scale pilot atomizer on the Future Supplies Norwegian Catapult Centre in Kristiansand produces it.
The powder has been used to 3D-print elements for analysis of the standard and manufacturing of demo gadgets. The 3D printing and half qualification has been carried out at VTT in Finland and Siemens in Germany. The ultimate use case was to provide a motor for an electrical scooter. The use case was supported by modeling carried out by Gemmate-Applied sciences and VTT.
“The powder developed within the SOMA venture will now be launched to the market by Elkem for evaluating the product for future business manufacturing,” mentioned Jan Ove Odden, Challenge Lleader at Elkem. “The product is at the moment accessible in small take a look at volumes.”
Supply: Elkem