6K Inc. produces high-quality, sustainable materials for customers in demanding industries, like aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, renewable energy, and more. Its proprietary UniMelt microwave plasma production system produces these unique powders for additive manufacturing (AM) and battery materials, and while I’ve had the technology explained to me before, and even seen the results on a small scale, there’s nothing quite like standing right in front of the UniMelt itself. That’s just what I had the chance to do in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania last week, where the company’s 6K Additive production facility is located.
As Bruce Bradshaw, Chief Marketing Officer for 6K, explained to myself and a few other assembled industry journalists and customers, the division never had the chance to hold a formal grand opening of the facility in 2020 due to COVID. In fact,…