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Our blog explores the technical, operational, and strategic topics impacting advanced manufacturing today. Discover insights on metal powder fundamentals, additive manufacturing trends, specialty alloys, material performance, circular manufacturing, and supply chain resilience from the Continuum Powders team and industry experts.
What the ATFs New Suppressor Guidance Means for Manufacturers
ATF’s new suppressor guidance changes certain NFA approval, registration, and transfer requirements. Here’s what manufacturers should know about compliance, demand, production readiness, and material supply.
The Next Supply-Chain Advantage is Qualified Material, Not Just Domestic Material
Domestic material capacity is only part of the supply-chain equation. As metal AM moves into production, qualified material availability, consistency, flexibility, and long-term supply continuity are increasingly important.
As Metal AM Scales, Can the Powder Supply Chain Keep Up?
As metal AM moves into higher-volume production, powder supply becomes critical. Explore how availability, consistency, flexibility, utilization, and recovery must evolve alongside faster, more productive AM systems.
News & Company Updates
Stay up to date on the latest announcements from Continuum Powders, including new material developments, strategic partnerships, technology advancements, event participation, and industry collaborations supporting the future of advanced manufacturing.
Continuum Powders Appoints Laurie Richards as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
Continuum has appointed Laurie Richards as VP of Strategic Initiatives. Richards brings more than two decades of experience in operations, organizational leadership, and process improvement, and will help strengthen cross-functional execution.
Continuum Powders Reports Major Nickel and Titanium Production Gains, Advances Houston Expansion and Process Automation
Continuum Powders reports major Ni718 and Ti64 Grade 23 production gains, expands its Houston, TX operations, and advances atomization process automation as it prepares to introduce its next-generation system at Formnext 2026.
Continuum Powders and Mastrex Partner to Validate Sustainable Metal Powders for Mastrex LPBF Systems
Combining Continuum’s materials expertise with Mastrex’s LPBF technology, the companies aim to deliver optimized parameters, repeatable print performance, and technical data that help manufacturers reduce material-adoption time and confidently move to production.
Technical Resources
Access datasheets, white papers, application guides, eBooks, and other technical resources designed to support material evaluation, powder qualification, and advanced manufacturing decision-making.
Our resource library helps engineers, manufacturing leaders, and materials teams better understand powder performance, process compatibility, and evolving industry best practices.
When the Right Alloy Exists, but the Right Powder Doesn’t
When standard alloys or powder formats fall short, small-batch development offers a practical path forward. Learn how to structure a custom alloy trial, evaluate powder data, and prepare for production.
Strengthening Supply Chains for Defense and Critical Manufacturing
Continuum Powders is strengthening domestic material supply for defense and critical manufacturing through U.S.-based processing, material traceability, and circular material recovery.
Circular Manufacturing for Metal Additive Manufacturing
Explore how circular manufacturing is moving from concept to performance. This playbook examines reclaimed feedstock, melt-to-powder processing, and independent benchmarking that shows how reclaimed superalloy powder can support demanding AM applications.
Metal Powder Fundamentals
An educational series examining the material properties, testing methods, and process variables that metal powder performance.
Powder Reuse in Additive Manufacturing: What Changes, What Doesn’t, and What to Monitor
Metal powder reuse can reduce material loss and improve AM economics, but there is no universal reuse limit. Explore what can change, what should be monitored, and when reclamation or reprocessing becomes the better path.
Directed Energy Deposition Powders: What Makes the Feedstock Different?
DED places unique demands on metal powder. Learn how particle size distribution, morphology, feeding behavior, chemistry, and powder delivery influence stable deposition and repeatable DED performance.
Binder Jetting Powders: What Makes a Powder Printable and Sinterable
Binder jetting requires powders engineered for more than printability. Learn how PSD, packing density, spreadability, morphology, and sintering behavior influence dimensional accuracy, density, and repeatable production outcomes.