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Vilory Opens Metal Powder Research and Testing Center

November 5, 2026 Materials 3DPTimes Editors | Jiangsu Vilory Advanced Materials 9 Share to X.com

The center opened on October 20 with more than 10 laboratories and over 40 sets of equipment for powder characterization, chemical analysis and mechanical testing.

Research image. A modified laser powder bed fusion machine and a photographed powder layer from a separate study. Vakifahmetoglu and Hasdemir, Materials, Figure 1, CC BY 4.0, unchanged. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15010205

What the new center can test

Jiangsu Vilory Advanced Materials opened a research and testing center on October 20, 2026 to support alloy development and quality control. The company says the facility covers more than 1,000 square meters and houses more than 10 specialist laboratories. Its more than 40 sets of equipment include a scanning electron microscope, a plasma emission spectrometer and a high-frequency infrared carbon and sulfur analyzer. The facility also supports mechanical testing.

Cover image. A modified laser powder bed fusion machine and a photographed powder layer from a separate study. Vakifahmetoglu and Hasdemir, Materials, Figure 1, CC BY 4.0, unchanged. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15010205 | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Why consistency matters from lot to lot

A powder specification has to hold across lots. Particle size distribution and particle shape can affect how a recoater spreads powder. A microscope can reveal irregular particles and smaller particles attached to larger ones. Chemical measurements answer a different question by checking whether the material matches its composition limits. Mechanical testing on printed specimens adds evidence about how the material performs under a defined printing process.

Image below. Scanning electron micrographs show 17-4 stainless steel powder at left and cobalt-chromium powder at right. The samples are from independent NIST research. Slotwinski and colleagues, Figure 10, 2014, U.S. public domain. https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.119.018

How test results can guide production

The business value of the lab will depend on how measurements feed back into production. Consistent sampling and traceable test results can help a supplier spot drift and investigate it before releasing a lot. Vilory’s opening announcement describes equipment and laboratory capacity. Results across successive production lots would show how consistently the supplier can meet a given specification.

Sources
Jiangsu Vilory Advanced Materials, center opening announcement, October 20, 2026
https://www.wllxcl.com/Company-News/153.html
NIST, Characterization of Metal Powders Used for Additive Manufacturing, 2014
https://www.nist.gov/publications/characterization-metal-powders-used-additive-manufacturing