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Advanced
Manufacturing

Revolutionizing Market Performance with Market-leading, Proprietary Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Via our proprietary CDC (Combustion Driven Compaction) and Laser-Based Multi-material Additive Manufacturing (LBM3D) processes, our customers and partners transcend the limitations of traditional additive manufacturing. Embracing complexity with unparalleled efficiency and functional prowess, we unlock a realm where product performance imagination knows no bounds. From unique material combinations, functionally gradient structures to groundbreaking thermal/physical part performance, our advanced manufacturing processes herald a future where innovation thrives and possibilities are nearly limitless.

Your Diverse Needs: Met By Our Comprehensive Capabilities

Enter our world of uniquely distinguished capabilities, where our trailblazing manufacturing processes and engineering prowess offers near-net shape precision components, and a strategic advantage with harsh-environment component performance, unique material properties, zero material waste and narrow environmental footprint.

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Utron Kinetics’ complementary, though distinct, manufacturing processes unlock component performance that enables our customers to meet the demands of harsh environment applications with extensive part geometry complexity, size and functional gradient needs that set them apart in the market.

History of Innovation

Our clients approached us with a challenge: to create components from  raw material powder and convert them directly to a near-fully finished part, without melting the material or changing its natural properties. This challenge stemmed from a market and physical world limitation: the materials - and components - with the required properties could not be produced from bar stock, billets or blocks. Due to natural, chemical and structural limitations they simply did not exist.  

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To solve this market challenge, Utron Kinetics developed its patented Combustion-Driven Compaction (CDC) process. By combining laser, kinetic and compressive energy, CDC converts photonic and chemical energy to produce components with unique material properties, exceptionally high density and ultra-harsh environment performance. 

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CDC & LBM3D: Redefining Powder-to-Part Manufacturing

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Combustion-Driven Compaction (CDC)

  • Wide range of attributes. Improved materials properties both in green and sintered states. 

  • Consistently over 96% density across full production life.

  • Consistent properties, grain structure, across hundreds of parts every single time.

  • Near net shape or full net shape. No wasted material.

  • 2x the yield and 40-60% material cost reduction vs. traditional processes.

  • In production for over a decade – with zero defects and short lead time

Laser-based, Multi-metal Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing (LBM3D)

  • Robotics-based laser metal deposition 3D-printing with wide range of metal powders, yielding precision components with complex geometries, including honeycomb and fill-ready cavities with load-bearing capabilities. 

  • Functionally gradient materials: multi-material components built with functional gradient structure across full range of part geometry. Mid-build, uninterrupted multi-material build capability.

  • Complex geometries and large-scale structures: Expansive work envelope for wide array of applications, including aerostructures and shipbuilding components. ​

  • Potential for field-based component repair and (re)construction.​

  • Wide range of materials, including Ni- and Co-base superalloys and metal matrix composites.​

Your End-To-End Solution

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As our customer, you leverage our powder-to-part capabilities across the full spectrum of product lifecycle, and vertically integrate them to deliver finished components for demanding applications.

Lifecycle Execution

  • Proof of Concept 

  • Prototype 

  • Production

Components & Applications

In-House Processes

  • Powder-to-Part 

    • Combustion-Driven Compaction (CDC)

  • Sintering 

  • Curing 

  • Testing 

    • Material/grain analysis 

    • Mechanical properties 

    • Hardness testing 

    • Temperature-induced 

  • Post-processing 

  • Value-added services

  • Extensive array of products, components and functional material systems. 

Ready to overcome your toughest challenges?

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