Alcoa opens 3D printing metal powder plant

• State-of-the-art, 3D printing metal powder production facility located at Alcoa's Technology Center outside Pittsburgh, PA

• Alcoa will produce proprietary titanium, nickel and aluminum powders optimized for 3D printing aerospace parts

• Builds on more than a century of experience in metal alloy development and metal powder production

Lightweight metals leader Alcoa has opened its state-of-the-art, 3D printing metal powder production facility. Located at the Alcoa Technology Center, the world's largest light metals research center, the Company will produce proprietary titanium, nickel and aluminum powders optimized for 3D printed aerospace parts. Alcoa also has invested in a range of technologies to further develop additive processes, product design and qualification.