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Blog & Industry Insights
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.
Why Small-Batch Alloy Development Is Becoming Strategically Important Again
Learn why small-batch alloy development is re-emerging as a critical capability for aerospace, defense, energy, medical, and industrial manufacturers—and how it bridges the gap between research and full-scale production.
The Next Bottleneck in Metal Additive Manufacturing Isn’t Machine Capacity—It’s Qualification
As metal AM scales into production, qualification is emerging as the industry’s biggest challenge. Learn why material consistency, traceability, and powder quality play a critical role in accelerating adoption.
Custom Foundry Runtime: A Smarter Path from Alloy Development to Production
Custom Foundry Runtime gives teams structured access to atomization runtime for alloy development, process validation, small-batch production, and specialty material programs.
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 Winthrop Sheldon as Chief Revenue Officer
Sheldon will oversee global sales, marketing, business development, and strategic partnerships as Continuum expands its leadership in sustainable metal powders, specialty alloy development, & circular manufacturing.
Continuum Powders Launches Custom Foundry Runtime to Accelerate Specialty Alloy Development and Small-Batch Metal Production
New service model provides secure, flexible access to Continuum’s advanced plasma-gas atomization platform for specialty alloys, precious metals, and development-scale production runs.
Continuum Powders Appoints Jon Cozens as Chief Executive Officer to Lead Next Phase of Growth
Continuum has appointed Jon Cozens as CEO to lead its next phase of growth, focused on scaling its atomization platform, strengthening customer partnerships, and expanding sustainable powder solutions.
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.
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.
Report Highlights the Performance of M247LC Powder for Metal Binder Jetting
Report highlights Continuum Powders’ reclaimed M247LC powder, produced through the Greyhound Melt-to-Powder process, demonstrates strong flowability, spreadability, and consistency for metal binder jet AM applications.
Continuum Powders Overview
Continuum Powders helps manufacturers scale additive and advanced manufacturing with production-ready metal powders engineered for consistency, supply chain resilience, and real-world performance across demanding applications.
Metal Powder Fundamentals
An educational series examining the material properties, testing methods, and process variables that metal powder performance.
How to Read a Metal Powder Datasheet (and What Actually Matters)
This article explains how to read key datasheet values—including particle size distribution, density, flowability, chemistry, and test methods—and why powder selection depends on how those properties work together in real production environments.
Cleanliness and Contamination: Why Trace Elements Matter in Metal Powders
Surface chemistry is a critical yet often overlooked variable in metal powder performance. Learn why it should be evaluated alongside PSD, morphology, and flow behavior for production programs.
Surface Chemistry and Oxidation: Hidden Variables in Metal Powder Performance
Surface chemistry is one of the less visible but highly important variables in metal powder performance. Learn why it should be evaluated alongside PSD, morphology, and flow behavior as metal AM programs move from development to production.