Mitsubishi Power
Metal additive manufacturing division of Mitsubishi Power producing AM powders and finished metal AM parts for gas turbine and industrial applications.
- CEO / Founder
- Yasuhiro Kawabe
- Team Size
- 201-500
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- Undisclosed
- Latest Round
- Acquired
- Key Investors
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Technology & Products
Key Products
Mitsubishi Power offers a wide range of products including gas turbines, steam turbines, boilers, air quality control systems, generators, control systems, and fuel cells. They focus on solutions that integrate with renewable energy sources, energy storage, and smart technologies, and provide upgrades and retrofits for existing turbine fleets.
Technological Advantage
In-house 'AM-Zone' facility for end-to-end metal AM production; specialized in high-heat-resistant materials for 1,650°C-class gas turbines.
Patent position
Mitsubishi Power has 35 patent families across all years, compared with 182 for Siemens Energy Additive Manufacturing. AMPulse analysis
- Filing momentum
- 4 families filed 2022–2024, 27 in 2019–2021
- Filed in
- WO 31%US 26%JP 23%EP 17%CN 9%
- Named competitors, AM patent families
- Siemens Energy Additive Manufacturing 182
35 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Reduces lead times for critical power plant components and enables advanced cooling designs that improve turbine efficiency and fuel flexibility, supporting the transition to hydrogen power.
How They Differentiate
Deep vertical integration within the power sector; proprietary alloy development specifically for AM; focus on large-scale industrial applications rather than general-purpose printing.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Energy sector for power generation
Industry Verticals
Energy; Power Generation
Competitors
GE Vernova, Siemens Energy
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Part of MHI's Energy Domain; AM-Zone facility serves as a global hub for power-gen AM innovation.
Major Milestones
2018: Spun off from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' energy segment
Notable Customers
JERA; Entergy; TVA
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 40
- Granted
- 11
- Families
- 35
Leading domains: process (39), material (38), application (18)
Filings by year: 2024: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 1
- Gas Turbine Combustor and Fuel Nozzle Manufacturing Method20210301723 · US
- THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA GENERATION METHOD FOR SCREWS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL LAMINATE SHAPING2023085288 · WO
- コバルト基合金製造物および該製造物の製造方法06935579|1994935579 · JP
- METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COBALT-BASED ALLOY STRUCTURE, AND COBALT-BASED ALLOY STRUCTURE OBTAINED THEREBY03964308 · EP
- コバルト基合金製造物、該製造物の製造方法、およびコバルト基合金物品WO2020179080 · JP