Inside Arcam

Meet the leader in Metal Rapid Manufacturing.

Ready to use.
Ever since the first idea to challenge what was possible and question
the foundation of the Free Form Fabrication industry, Arcam’s vision
has remained the same: to revolutionize the art of manufacturing
complex parts.
Today, you will find Arcam’s unique technology and services on
three continents around the globe, creating unique complex parts for
its clients on a daily basis. The Arcam EBM machines are used daily
for Rapid Manufacturing of medical implants creating a better life for
patients around the globe.
Arcam facts.
ARCAM HEADQUARTERS
Arcam is the brainchild of a group of dedicated scientists and engineers that in
GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
1997 set out on a quest to create a technology for direct manufacturing of com-
plex parts from metal powder.
The company has its head office in Gothenburg, Sweden, with a subsid-
iary in the USA. The company has representation in, amongst others, the US,
Canada, Germany, UK, Italy, France, Australia, Japan and South Korea.
The company is publicly listed in Sweden.
The Arcam EBM machines are in operation worldwide for applications
within medical implants, aerospace, research, education, and process industry.
Arcam assembles the EBM machines in Gothenburg and uses its highly
skilled service and engineering staff to install the machines at the customer site
to insure the highest level of quality and customer satisfaction. Each machine
that leaves Arcam undergoes extensive testing to guarantee compliance with
the Arcam quality standards.

ARCAM
QUICK FACTS

Year of incorporation: 1997

Headquarters Gothenburg, Sweden
Number of Employees 40
Main owners: Industrifonden and Briban Invest
Vision To revolutionize the Art of Manufacturing
Inside Arcam
and the EBM process.
The basis for the Arcam Technology is Electron Beam
Melting (EBM). During the EBM process, the electron
beam melts metal powder in a layer-by-layer process
to build the physical part. The Arcam EBM machines
use a powder bed configuration and are capable of pro-
ducing multiple parts in the same build.
Arcam’s CAD to Metal® technology provides material
characteristics identical to the target metals used while
maintaining a high build rate. Simply put, Arcam offers
highly productive Rapid Manufacturing machines for
cost efficient production of parts with unsurpassed
material properties.

The vacuum environment in the EBM machine main-

tains the chemical composition of the material and pro-
vides an excellent environment for building parts with
reactive materials such as titanium alloys. The electron
beam’s high power ensures a high rate of deposition
and an even temperature distribution within the part,
which gives a fully melted metal with excellent mechan-
ical and physical properties.
This unique technology is the result of intensive
research and development and has a wide array of app-
lications within Rapid Manufacturing. The Arcam
EBM machines are used for the direct manufacturing
of Medical Implants and a range of products for the
Aerospace and Automotive industries.

Inside the Arcam EBM machines.

Material properties
way beyond average.
Achieving target material properties is essential for fabrication of primary
components for demanding applications. Arcam is committed to ensuring
first-class mechanical properties on all qualified materials. Metal powders
supplied by Arcam undergo extensive testing before release to customers,
and the configuration of the powder is optimised for the EBM process.

Arcam’s high standard metallurgical properties are verified by static and

dynamic testing of mechanical properties, chemical composition and detailed
analysis of microstructures. EBM-produced materials have no remaining
Microstructure of CoCr alloy
layering effects or weld lines from the additive build process, and the micro-
built by Arcam EBM.
structures feature a normal grain structure for each material.

Microstructure of Ti6Al4V ELI

built by Arcam EBM.

Lattice structure.
Image from SEM analysis of lattice
structure on acetabular cup built in
titanium alloy by Arcam EBM.
Ready to use. The unique position of the Arcam EBM is
the simple fact that it is a technology
In real life. available at the push of a button, today.
Ready to be used and used again, only
limited by the imagination of its user.
The number of companies that benefit from Arcam’s EBM technology is rapidly Arcam EBM was chosen Hip stem implant
by Dr. Jules Poukens at the manufactured
increasing and every day new products born from the creativity and demand University Hospital Maas- with Arcam EBM in
see the light of day. tricht , the Netherlands, to Ti6Al4V.
The freedom of using materials such as titanium and cobalt-chrome has manufacture a cranial plate
for reconstruction of the
enabled the medical implant industry, to become one of the fastest growing scull of a female involved in
markets for the company. a car accident. An implant
designed and built from a
CT scan was manufactured
Arcam EBM machines enable a step-change for manufacturers. Examples of in titanium alloy in just
products where the EBM machines are used in manufacturing are: twelve hours.

– Mass production of acetabular cups for hip replacements

– Customized implants for trauma surgery
– Spacecraft components for the return of mankind to the moon
– Race car components and prototypes
– Aircraft components for the next generation commercial airplanes

Race car gearbox

manufactured
Acetabular cups with integrated with Arcam EBM in
network structure for improved bone Ti6Al4V.
in-growth. Manufactured with
Arcam EBM in Ti6Al4V ELI.

Shrouded impeller for rocket engine development.

Manufactured with Arcam EBM in Ti6Al4V ELI.
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Machines for manufacturing.

The Arcam EBM machines are designed for Rapid Manu-
facturing of metal parts from a range of metal powders.
Arcam builds the machines to the highest standards
using components and subsystems from well-recognized
suppliers.
The electron beam gun is capable of delivering an
energy beam up to 4000 W while maintaining a scan
speed that allows the melting of several points nearly
simultaneously. Arcam designs the vacuum system to
maintain a vacuum level around 5x10-4 mBars or better
throughout the entire build cycle. The productivity is
high and the resulting material properties are superior
to other additive manufacturing processes.
The Arcam EBM machines are the ultimate Rapid
Manufacturing solution for the digital age.

ARCAM EBM TECHNICAL DATA

Build envelope 200 x 200 x 350 mm (W x D x H)

or 300 x 200 mm (Ø x H)
Build speed Up to 60 cm 3/h
Layer thickness 0.05–0.20 mm
Vacuum pressure <5 x 10 –4 mBar
Electron Beam power Up to 4000 W
Electron Beam accuracy ±0.05 mm
Electron Beam scan speed ~1000 m/s
Electrical connection: 3 x 400 V, 32 A
Certification CE

Visit www.arcam.com for more information

about the Arcam EBM machines.
Included features. And more. Service and maintenance
Arcam offers maintenance agree-
ments to insure the performance
of the machine throughout its
lifetime. Maintenance agreements
Arcam offers a complete portfolio of equipment, software, metal powder,
are offered at different levels and
service and training to support our customers. include spares, updates, phone/
mail support, emergency support and regular visits for
Powder Recovery System preventive maintenance by our highly qualified field ser-
The Arcam Powder Recovery System (PRS) makes it vice engineers.
possible to recover 95–98% of the metal powder used in
the Arcam Electron Beam Melting (EBM) process. The Training
process removes the powder that surrounds the parts Arcam offers basic training packages with every machine Arcam Advanced Training. The training
produced in the Arcam EBM process. By using the same delivery. Arcam also provides Customized Advanced at Arcam provide in-depth knowledge of
powder used to build Training packages for customers who require extra train- the Arcam EBM technology and builds
parts as the blasting close relationships between Arcam and its
ing, or where the applications necessitate special training. customers
media, Arcam eliminates Arcam tailors the Advanced Training Packages to the
the contamination of any customers’ individual needs.
kind of additives in the
powder recovery process.

Ergonomically designed, Materials

The Powder Recovery Materials supplied by Arcam are extensively tested
System features minimal before release to customers and the configuration of
The Arcam PRS in action.
(Powder Recovery System). dust generation for safe the powder is optimised for safe and reliable operation Titanium powder.
operation, closed loop of the EBM process. Materials offered include:
material recovery and elimination of magnetic materials
and fine particles. A filter screen separates coarse par- – Ti6Al4V
ticles and contamination from the clean powder. – Ti6Al4V ELI
– Ti Grade 2
After the recovery process the recycled powder is ready – CoCr
for re-use in the EBM process.
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Arcam provides Free Form Fabrication machines
for Direct Manufacturing of metal parts.
The technology offers ultimate geometric freedom
combined with first class material properties.
Arcam is guided by our vision to revolutionize
the art of manufacturing.

Arcam AB | Krokslätts Fabriker 27A, SE 431 37 Mölndal, Sweden | Phone: +46 31 710 32 00 | Fax: +46 31 710 32 01 | info@arcam.com | www.arcam.com