Arcam, founded in 1997, provides Electron Beam Melting (EBM), a unique Additive Manufacturing technology for the production of fully dense metal parts. The EBM technology builds parts layer-by-layer from metal powder using a powerful electron beam. The EBM process is carried out in vacuum at an elevated temperature allowing for first-class material properties, mechanically and chemically.

Since the birth of Arcam, their vision has remained the same: to revolutionize the art of manufacturing complex parts. Their technology is the result of intensive research and development and has a wide array of applications within the Medical Implant industry and the Aerospace & Defense industry. In addition to the industrial applications, the EBM technology is also a platform used for very active academic research.

Arcam offers a complete portfolio of EBM machines, auxiliary equipment, software, powder metals, service and training to support their customers.  Arcam today has about 60 installations throughout the world. The systems are predominantly used in aerospace and implant applications.

Additive Manufacturing is steadily gaining acceptance for the production of critical components in different industries. Arcam is at the forefront of this development, with an increasing number of production applications within both Aerospace and the Medical Implant industries.

Production cases usually revolve around parts with complex geometries and sometimes also the use of materials that are difficult or expensive to process with conventional methods. The inherent production challenges of such parts create a drive to look for innovative production methods. In the orthopedic field such challenges are present in two obvious areas, patient-specific (custom) implants based on CT data and press-fit standard implants with advanced porous materials. In the Aerospace industry the constant drive for light-weight designs also leads to parts with very complex geometries.