{"id":58301,"date":"2024-07-02T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T08:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/?p=58301"},"modified":"2024-07-02T17:59:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:59:27","slug":"6k-additive-sustainable-metal-powders-additive-manufacturing-020720245","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/6k-additive-sustainable-metal-powders-additive-manufacturing-020720245\/","title":{"rendered":"6K Additive Shows Its Sustainable, Metal Powders for Additive Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It goes without saying materials and additive manufacturing go hand in hand. Whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/the-metal-3d-printing-guide\/\">metals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/plastics-used-3d-printing110420174\/\">polymers<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/3d-printing-material110420174\/\">ceramics<\/a>, the right material is critical for ensuring that users can produce parts with the right properties and characteristics. This is especially the case in metal additive manufacturing. For that reason, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/6k-additive-rapid-tct-2024-130520244\/\">6K Additive<\/a> has been dedicated to the creation of better metal powders for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/direct-metal-laser-sintering100420174-2\/\">laser powder based processes<\/a>. Including creation solutions that allow for recycled metals in order to promote more eco-friendly 3D printing processes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">To learn more, we spoke with Leslie Frost, Senior Director of Marketing, who discussed 6K Additive&#8217;s pioneering work in sustainable and advanced materials for additive manufacturing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/rapid-tct-2024-what-were-the-key-takeaways-from-the-event-010720244\/\">RAPID + TCT 2024<\/a>. Furthermore, with her, we were able to explore their breakthrough UniMelt technology, which enables the production of high-quality powders from sustainable sources. Check out the video below to learn about 6K Additive and its presence at RAPID + TCT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3eGWTx6UrQA?si=4EGIzHqvf4y2etP9\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What do you think of 6K Additive? Were you able to see them at RAPID + TCT 2024? <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Let us know in a comment below or on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/4987104\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/3Dnatives\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3Dnatives_en\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Twitter<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> pages! Don&#8217;t forget to sign up for our free weekly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/3d-printing-newsletter\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">newsletter here<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">for the latest 3D printing news straight to your inbox! You can also find all our videos on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCMWrNpdLOXa7BffRKXZoaZw\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">YouTube<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> channel<\/span><\/p><div class=\"dnati-inside-article-leaderboard dnati-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"dnati-689300407\"><div id=\"dnati-3355347266\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/3dnatives-lab-giveaway-win-a-3d-printer\/?utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=flashforge_adventurer5mpro&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LB (EN)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/LB-EN-1.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"850\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dnati-after-content dnati-entity-placement\" id=\"dnati-872650835\"><div id=\"dnati-3737439963\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/npe.org\/become-an-exhibitor\/?utm_campaign=9317304-NPE2027%20Exhibitor%20Prospect%20Communications&#038;utm_source=3Dnatives&#038;utm_medium=banner%20ad&#038;utm_term=apply%20today_3D\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"NPE2027_Feathr Ads_850x150 (1)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/NPE2027_Feathr-Ads_850x150-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/NPE2027_Feathr-Ads_850x150-1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/NPE2027_Feathr-Ads_850x150-1-600x106.png 600w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/NPE2027_Feathr-Ads_850x150-1-768x136.png 768w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/NPE2027_Feathr-Ads_850x150-1-160x28.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" width=\"850\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It goes without saying materials and additive manufacturing go hand in hand. Whether metals, polymers or ceramics, the right material is critical for ensuring that users can produce parts with the right properties and characteristics. 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