First high-strength steel powder manufactured at SSAB in Oxelösund
The first steel powder has now been produced at SSAB in Oxelösund. This is a major step on the journey that SSAB has undertaken to become a player in the rapidly growing market for additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing. Back in October 2020, SSAB in Oxelösund announced that the company was entering an entirely new industry, the additive manufacturing industry, also known as 3D printing. SSAB Oxelösund has now produced the first steel powder in the brand-new production facility. It consists of a gas-atomizing unit that melts the steel, which is then pulverized into