6K

6K’s UniMelt® microwave plasma develops advanced materials across a wide spectrum of markets including metal powders for additive manufacturing and advanced materials for battery storage. It’s positioned to replace today’s traditional processes, which are environmentally unfriendly. 6K overcomes these limitations, delivering a significantly lower cost, more sustainable approach. In additive manufacturing, the UniMelt utilizes materials like CNC scrap and turns it into premium powder. With close to 100% yield, energy is saved and waste eliminated throughout the process. Competing technologies create 70-75% scrap and are forced to either send it to landfill or put it back into the supply chain, increasing energy and carbon waste dramatically. It’s a similar story with battery materials. Traditional processes generate large amounts of pollutants, consume huge quantities of water, use energy-intensive processes and take 2-3 days for production. The UniMelt produces material in 1-2 seconds, produces zero hazardous waste, achieves a 6X reduction in water usage, and a 3x reduction in power usage and CO2 emissions.

Website

http://www.6Kinc.com

External link for 6K

Industry

Chemical Manufacturing

Company size

51-200 employees

Headquarters

North Andover, Massachusetts

Type

Privately Held

Founded

2014

Specialties

Microwave based plasma system, Market applications-Additive Mfg, LED, QD, Batteries, Thermal Barrier Coatings, Advanced Materials production-micron and nano size, Production/Processing of -Oxides, Nitrides, Borides, Metal and Metal Alloys, Additive Manufacturing Metal Powders, Battery Materials, Recycling Battery Materials, and Refractory powders