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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.
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.
Circular Manufacturing Isn’t Just Sustainable. It’s Strategic.
Circular manufacturing is transforming metal additive manufacturing by turning high-value alloy scrap into specification-grade AM powder through controlled melt and atomization processes.
Supply Chain Resilience Is Becoming a Material Requirement in Additive Manufacturing
Advanced manufacturing programs increasingly depend on stable, repeatable access to high-performance metal powders, making material availability, feedstock flexibility, and supply continuity critical to long-term production success
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 Expands Alloy Portfolio with New High-Conductivity CuNi 70/30 Powders for Marine, Energy, and Industrial Applications
Continuum has introduced two new high-conductivity CuNi 70/30 powders, OptiPowder C715 and C964, engineered for corrosion resistance, thermal and electrical performance, and reliable additive mfg.
Continuum Powders Welcomes Christine Furstoss to Its Board of Advisors
Bringing more than three decades of experience in materials engineering, and advanced manufacturing, Christine will help guide Continuum’s strategy as it scales for critical industries worldwide.
Continuum Unveils Next-Generation Direct Powder Feeder to Dramatically Reduce Material Waste in Advanced Manufacturing
Continuum unveils next-gen Direct Powder Feeder, enabling unused AM powder to be reclaimed+fed directly back into atomization no intermediate consolidation. Result: dramatically reduced waste, faster processing, & preserved material integrity.
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.
Proven Performance: OptiPowder Ni718 Qualified on Renishaw Metal AM Systems
Discover how Continuum’s OptiPowder Ni718 met Renishaw’s rigorous standards, delivering high strength, consistency, and sustainability for metal AM
Unlock High-Performance Superalloy Binder Jet Printing with Continuum Powders and Desktop Metal
Continuum Powders has achieved a major milestone as the first provider of 100% reclaimed metal powders qualified for use with Desktop Metal’s X25Pro binder jet 3D printer.
Transforming Metal Waste into High-Performance Powders – Continuum Powders and Knust-Godwin
Continuum Powders has achieved a major milestone as the first provider of 100% reclaimed metal powders qualified for use with Desktop Metal’s X25Pro binder jet 3D printer.
Metal Powder Fundamentals
An educational series examining the material properties, testing methods, and process variables that metal powder performance.
Apparent Density vs Tap Density: What These Powder Metrics Really Tell You
Apparent density and tap density affect powder bed packing, sinter quality, and cost. Here’s what the numbers mean and how to spec them for LPBF and binder jet.
How Powder Shape and Particle Size Distribution Influence Flowability in Additive Manufacturing
Powder flowability plays a critical role in additive manufacturing performance. This article explains how particle size distribution and particle morphology interact to influence spreading behavior, powder feeding, packing, and part consistency.
Powder Morphology Explained: Why Shape and Surface Matter in Additive Manufacturing
Particle size isn’t the whole story. Learn how powder morphology—shape, surface texture, satellites, and agglomerates—impacts flowability, layer quality, energy interaction, and repeatability in LPBF, binder jetting, and DED.