At Powderloop, we specialise in advanced powder characterisation, ensuring every batch of feedstock delivers the quality and performance needed for demanding applications, such as additive manufacturing, thermal spraying and metal injection moulding. Our services focus on analysing key powder properties that directly impact production results.
Our laboratory services cover a full range of powder characterisation tests to help manufacturers and researchers achieve consistent, reliable performance.
We provide consultancy and project management services for developing high-performance hardmetal powders for hardfacing and additive manufacturing applications.
Combining deep materials science expertise with practical industry experience, we can support you from concept to production, ensuring that the powder characteristics are optimised to meet your specific requirements.
The quality of your powder feedstock directly affects process consistency and product integrity. Poor powder properties can result in:
Interrupted and fluctuating powder feeding.
Irregular material microstructures.
Defects in the final product.
Processes such as additive manufacturing and thermal spraying require precise powder characteristics. These applications demand spherical particles for optimal flow and melting, with narrow particle size distributions typically between 15–45µm or 45-105µm.