Titomic sells 3D print system to its Turkish JV

Cold spray 3D printer manufacturer Titomic has announced the sale of a TKF 1000 cold spray system to its Repkon Titomic Production Technologies and Trade Co. Inc joint venture for $2.3 million.

Repkon Titomic will operate the hybrid cold spray manufacturing facility in Turkey, which will integrate Titomic’s TKF technology with Repkon’s flow-forming techniques to be used in gun barrel manufacturing.

The facility will offer quicker production times, a broader range of materials with unique properties, lighter components, and enhanced performance, according to a statement.

The Managing Director of Titomic Herbert Koeck said: “The sale of this system is a strong and important step for the Repkon Titomic joint venture toward producing high-performance barrels for the defence sector.

“This represents the first step towards production of barrel blanks and generating ongoing revenues from the joint venture.

“We anticipate the completed facility will provide competitive and novel capabilities for the global defence sector and bolster Titomic’s position as a globally competitive manufacturing provider, expanding on Titomic’s reputation and agreements with major defence players such as Triton, BAE Systems, Boeing, and Airbus.”

The Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF) process will be pivotal to manufacturing high-performance barrels at the facility, replicating the previously validated processes from Titomic’s Melbourne production bureau.

With the TKF 1000 already built in anticipation of this order, the system will be delivered to the facility in the near term, and is the second high-pressure TKF System the company has sold into the defence sector.

Titomic anticipates that a further system will be required by Repkon Titomic joint venture before commercialisation of the barrel manufacturing begins.

Titomic will also sell consumables, including metal powders, to support the TKF Systems.

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