Knowledge Center
Insights for Advanced Manufacturing
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.
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 as metal AM programs move from development to production.
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
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.
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 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.
Independent Oregon State University Life Cycle Assessment Quantifies Carbon Reductions for Recycled Nickel Powder in Additive Manufacturing
LCA finds recycled nickel powder production can cut GWP by 58.8%–98.7% versus virgin-based gas atomization—highlighting measurable emissions reductions for AM supply chains.
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.
Case Studies
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.
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.