Montana Mixers to host webinar on resonant mixing for AM materials from lab to production

Montana Mixers, a Montana-based developer of vertical resonant oscillatory mixing (VROM) technology, will host a free webinar on June 25, 2026, in partnership with 3Dnatives. The session, led by Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Peter Lucon, will cover how VROM - which mixes materials at up to 100G and 60 oscillations per second - addresses batch-to-batch variability in advanced AM feedstocks. The webinar will also detail the Dry Metal Alloying (DMA) process, where VROM’s dispersion and coating capabilities enable LPBF-printable powdered alloys to be mixed directly from elemental constituents, bypassing traditional atomization routes.

This event addresses a persistent but often overlooked bottleneck in AM production: material preparation consistency. As AM moves from prototyping into serial production, especially in aerospace and medical verticals, the ability to scale formulations from lab to production without introducing variability becomes a qualification-critical factor. Montana Mixers’ VROM approach competes with conventional tumbling, ball milling, and high-shear mixers, but claims advantages in speed, uniformity, and the ability to handle dry powders, binders, and composite systems without contamination. The DMA process, if validated at scale, could reduce material supply chain complexity by allowing end users to blend custom alloys on-site rather than relying on pre-atomized powders from specialized suppliers.

For AM material engineers and production managers, the practical takeaway is that mixing technology can be a lever for both development speed and production repeatability. The webinar will provide concrete data on how VROM scales from lab-scale formulation to industrial batch sizes, which is the kind of operational detail that separates credible process improvements from marketing claims. Attendees should come prepared to evaluate whether the DMA process fits their specific alloy systems and qualification workflows, as the technology’s value depends on demonstrated repeatability across multiple batches and material types.