Ann: Titanium Powder Approved for 3D Printing, page-15

Further to the linked article from my previous post (replying to myself is failing). It seems to describe a process to produce titanium powder very similar to that (as I understand it) that Zirontech have developed and now owned of course by ASM. Take a look at the extract below and see the similarities. I better take a look at Metalysis and see if they are a potential competitor?

In our latest report on the opportunities of titanium in AM, SmarTech Publishing describes electrolysis, a process for producing metal powders in development at Metalysis.

Electrolysis offers both economic and environmental benefits over traditional metal production methods. The process works by introducing metal oxides into a molten salt bath where it is electrolyzed to form metal powders and could result into one possible way to produce titanium powder directly from oxide feedstock, thereby eliminating the expensive and toxic Kroll process utilized to produce typical titanium feedstock forms which are then atomized. Electrolysis has the potential to significantly increase production volumes as it uses less energy and also promises that titanium and other innovative alloys can be tailored to have the desired properties for specific applications.