MANSUS
Mini-Series

Explore our collection of expert-led podcasts and videos offering deeper dives into the real-world experiences of organizations seeking to address the sustainability challenges facing manufacturing today. MANSUS Mini-Series are brought to you in collaboration with our partners, offering in-depth perspectives on industry challenges and solutions. They are designed to provide relevant, actionable knowledge for professionals looking to drive sustainable practices in their organizations.

Critical Material Production with Plasma

MANSUS Mini-Series with 6K

Making manufacturing both commercially and environmentally sustainable means managing a wide range of variables across the supply chain. Energy and materials are recurring themes in the conversation. So how do we solve these complex problems? In this three part Mini-Series we deep dive into the topics of materials and energy – two areas that 6K Inc is focused on through it’s different business units: 6K Additive, 6K Energy and 6K Next. In episode one we explore 6K’s UniMelt technology. We ask ‘what is plasma, how do they harness it and what are the sustainability implications?’ We learn about the value of partnerships in solving sustainability challenges in episode two and in episode three we hear from HR and recruitment and the process of building a new manufacturing facility from the ground up.

Episode One — Welcome to the Plasma Age

In this episode we talk to Saurabh Ullal, CEO at 6K Inc; Mike Kozlowski, R&D Director at 6K Inc; and Greg Wrobel, Technical Program Manager at 6K Energy.

The team talk about:

  • What exactly is plasma

  • How do they harness its power

  • The inherent sustainability of the system

  • The different divisions of 6K Inc

  • Some of the challenges and... 'learning opportunities' along the way!

Episode Two — Partnerships

Critical Material Production with Plasma is a mini-series from MANSUS and 6K Inc. In this episode we talk to Frank Roberts, President at 6K Additive and John Barnes the (amongst other things) Founder and CEO of Metal Powder Works.

We discuss:

  • Origin stories

  • Differences and similarities of UniMelt and Direct Powder tech

  • Coopetition and the power of partnerships

  • Compounding sustainability benefits

  • Reasons to be cheerful: AM edition

  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Perfect Place for Powder Production

Episode Three — Factory from Scratch

Critical Material Production with Plasma is a mini-series from MANSUS and 6K Inc. In this episode we talk to Rob Davies, COO of 6K Energy and Amy Carter, Enterprise HR & Talent Director at 6K Inc.

They talk about:

  • What is the PlusCAM plant

  • What does it do?

  • The journey from 120 sites to the final one

  • Why housing multiple battery chemistries is so rare

  • Recruiting and training for success

  • How important the local community is for success

  • Lightsabers!

MANSUS Twenty Minute Talks

Ep 006 – Driving Sustainability in Critical Materials: A Conversation with Bruce Bradshaw, 6K

We sat down with Bruce Bradshaw, Chief Marketing Officer at 6K Inc for the TMT podcast series. If you want to learn more about 6K the company this is a great place to start.

In the episode Bruce talks about the three divisions: 6K Additive, 6K Energy and 6K Next and the work they are doing to drive sustainability using their UniMelt platform. You can watch, listen or read to learn more.

More from MANSUS and 6K

At RAPID + TCT 2024, Nick Pflugh, Chief Commercial Officer at 6K Additive, provided us with some insight into the company’s production of metal powders using sustainable methods. These powders, sourced from recycled materials, are gaining attention within the additive manufacturing industry for their efficiency and environmental benefits.