6K Additive Acquires Global Metal Powders, LLC

Metal Powder Works Acquires K-TIG Advanced Welding Systems

February 27, 2025

Manufacturing

Metal Powder Works (MPW) has merged with and assumed operations of Australian-based K-TIG Advanced Welding Systems in an approximately A$10 million deal, with the combined business to operate under the Metal Powder Works name. The transaction brings together MPW's DirectPowder metal-powder technology and K-TIG's automated welding systems and global distribution network; MPW also announced plans to list on the Australian Stock Exchange under the ticker MPW.

AMPCO METAL Acquires Schmelzmetall Group

November 6, 2024

Manufacturing

AMPCO METAL S.A., a global maker of copper-based alloys, has acquired Switzerland-based Schmelzmetall Group, a producer of high-performance copper alloys and metal powders. The acquisition expands AMPCO METAL’s capabilities in additive manufacturing, vacuum-cast alloys and other specialized copper materials to better serve aerospace, defense and advanced manufacturing customers.

Kymera International Acquires Assets of Royal Metal Powders

February 27, 2024

Manufacturing

Kymera International has acquired the majority of the assets of Royal Metal Powders after Royal decided to close its Maryville, Tennessee plant. Kymera — a Palladium Equity Partners–backed specialty materials platform — will continue limited operations at the Maryville facility under Royal leadership while transferring production into Kymera’s plants in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Germany to ensure continuity of supply.

Metal Powder Products (MPP) Acquires Proform Powdered Metals, Inc.

July 26, 2021

Manufacturing

Metal Powder Products, LLC (an MPP portfolio company of Mill Point Capital) has acquired Proform Powdered Metals, Inc., a Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of sintered bronze bearings, bushings and spacers. The add-on strengthens MPP's powdered metallurgy platform by broadening its product offering and manufacturing capabilities to drive operational synergies and expanded market reach.

Precision Metal Holdings Acquires General Metals, LLC

January 7, 2022

Manufacturing

Precision Metal Holdings, a Farragut Capital Partners portfolio platform, has acquired General Metals, LLC — a North Carolina-based precision metal fabricator — with Farragut providing subordinated debt and preferred equity and Everside Capital Partners joining as a co-investor. The deal is an add-on to the Precision Metals platform that expands the company’s geographic footprint in the Southeastern United States and enhances its capabilities in stamping, forming, welding, precision machining and electromechanical assembly.

ADDMAN Acquires Forecast 3D from GKN Powder Metallurgy

January 6, 2026

Manufacturing

ADDMAN Engineering LLC, a portfolio company of American Industrial Partners, has acquired Forecast 3D, a Carlsbad, California-based polymer additive manufacturing firm formerly operated by GKN Powder Metallurgy. The deal expands ADDMAN's West Coast polymer capacity and digital quoting capabilities, increasing its industrial additive fleet to over 160 systems and advancing its strategy to build a comprehensive North American additive manufacturing platform.