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Continuum Powders and INDO-MIM Inc Achieve Qualification of Ni718 for Binder Jet Production
Milestone marks U.S. qualification of Inconel 718 binder jet production, enabled by Continuum’s US produced precision powders and HP’s Metal Jet S100 system Test Blocks OptiPowder 718 test blocks printed by INDO-MIM Houston, TX, Oct. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continuum Powders today announced that INDO-MIM Inc, a U.S.-based service provider qualified Continuum Powders’ OptiPowder Ni718 using its HP Metal Jet S100 binder jet system. In extensive evaluations, INDO-MIM Inc achieved sintered part
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