Arcam

Arcam AB manufactures electron beam melting (EBM) systems for use in additive manufacturing, which create solid parts from metal powders. Arcam also produces metal powder through AP&C[1] and medical implants through DiSanto Technologies.[2]

This article is about the Swedish manufacturer. For other uses, see Arcam (disambiguation).

Arcam AB was founded by innovator Ralf Larson and financier Jarl Assmundson, in 1997.

Arcam AB was a publicly traded company listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange under ARCM[3] but was also commonly quoted as OTC stock under AMAVF.[4] Arcam AB corporate headquarters are in Mölndal, Sweden. EBM has applications in the medical, aerospace and automotive industries.

In September 2016, General Electric announced its plans for acquisition of Arcam AB.[5]

References
  1. "Arcam acquires metal powder manufacturer AP&C from Raymor Industries", Powder Metallurgy Review, 18 December 2013
  2. Heidi Milkert, "Arcam Enters the 3D Printed Medical Implant Space, With Acquisition of DiSanto Technology", 3dprint.com, 3 September 2014
  3. Arcam AB on Wall Street Journal website
  4. ARCAM AB NPV on Google Finance website
  5. "GE Plans to Invest $1.4B to Acquire Additive Manufacturing Companies Arcam and SLM; Accelerates Efforts in Important Digital Industrial Space", GE Aviation press release, 6 September 2016


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