Advanced Laser Materials, LLC was formed in late 2003 by a group of chemical, processing, and engineering experts to commercialize developments in specific high temperature capable rapid manufacturing (RM) material systems under a technology license from the University of Texas at Austin.
Over the past three years, the scope of ALM’s work has broadened to include thermoplastic Rapid Prototyping (RP) and RM materials as well as specialized research and development projects for our clients. We have a talented engineering and development staff with extensive experience working with polymer and petrochemical manufacturing processes in the RM and RP industry.
Our Objectives
Materials development, particularly in powdered RP/RM materials, has been somewhat stagnant over the past few years, offering customers very few options in material choices.
At ALM we believe that the future of the RP/RM industry lies in rapid manufacturing applications. There is opportunity in the current market for development of new materials for powder-based rapid manufacturing platforms. To achieve this, specific focus must be given to:
Producing materials with the performance properties required
for manufacturing applications.
Lowering the cost of production grade materials to enable our
clients to use rapid manufacturing technology across a broader range of part families.
Manufacturing raw materials to high quality standards and with
high consistency.
Our Philosophy
Since its formation, the foundation of our business has been on listening to our customers and then delivering effective material systems to meet their individual requirements. To accomplish this we have a global supply chain in place that will allow us to manufacture material systems in both large and small batches. Most uniquely, we will have the added flexibility to deliver many of our materials in customized lots on a per-customer basis. We also have newly developed technology to modify material properties for custom applications. This type of customized service has not been available in the RP/RM materials market before. We plan to offer a broad range of products that will appeal to both the general user as well as those with very specific business requirements.
Over the past three years, ALM has developed a unique, patent pending technology that will open up a broad range of material options for virtually all existing powder-based rapid manufacturing platforms. Secondly, we have leveraged the extensive experience of our staff and our founders to develop a comprehensive global supply chain to provide us with a wide range of material choices as well as the ability to custom synthesize materials for our clients. Our development staff has 60 years of commercial research and development experience, yet our company is small enough to be responsive to individual needs. We strongly believe that our success is dependent on our ability to listen and work closely with our customers to develop material systems that provide measurable value to your business.
At ALM, we strive to produce Performance Chemicals specifically designed to meet our customer requirements. It’s a custom industry, so why not expect custom results?
