Redefining wear resistance by Additive Manufacturing

VBN offers 3D printed metal components made with five unique materials for additive manufacturing, named Vibenite®. With our patented production process specific metal powders turn into materials with extreme wear and heat resistance. Compared to traditional materials, they often give an application increased performance and significantly improve the lifetime of a component. As a customer you can either order finished components from us according to your design, or get a licence which gives you the right to produce Vibenite® components in your own factory.

Benefits:

Extreme hardness levels (up to 72 HRC)
Excellent wear resistance
No porosities and full hardness all the way through
Uniform material microstructure, thanks to the AM-HSS™ process
Very fast product development
3D printable

The Vibenite® materials share several benefits. Thanks to the additive manufacturing process, you have the chance to design complex geometries, combine several parts into one, add channels for media, reduce weight, or add other features to your component without any soft machining. You can also look forward to fast product development since your ideas can be easily implemented by simply creating a new 3D CAD drawing!

All Vibenite® materials are extremely wear resistant and hard due to the ultrafine and uniform microstructure. The hardness and toughness can be tailored by the heat-treating steps in individual ranges. The high performance combined with less unnecessary material use leads to long lifetime, high productivity, and cost savings.