2014
• Avimetal was founded in Zhongguancun, Beijing, launching the venture of advanced metal powder materials;
• Put the first set of EIGA furnace MT-E50 into production;
2016
• Established Hebei subsidiary;
• Put the first set of VIGA furnace MT-V100 into production;
• Participated in the revision of China's first aerospace standard for metal additive manufacturing.
2017
• Successfully developed titanium alloy powder TA15 for aerospace equipment, achieving import substitution;
• Developed superalloy powder for C919 large aircraft engine, entering the supplier system.
2018
• Established Jiangsu and Guangdong subsidiary;
• Developed the first set of PREP furnace MT-P2500;
• Put VIGA furnace MT-V250 into production;
• Put research oriented SLM equipment MT-250 into production.
2019
• Company headquarters moved to Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone;
• Designed and developed the first PA furnace MT-P100 in China;
• Got approved to build the "Technology Innovation Center for Additive Manufacturing and New Materials in Beijing Economic and Technological Development Area";
• Put research-oriented SLM equipment MT-CL M2 into production.
2020
• Jiangsu subsidiary moved to new location and production base started operation;
• Established Hongkong subsidiary;
• Designed and developed the first set of high-capacity VIGA furnace MT-V500;
2021
• Put 500kg high-capacity VIGA furnace MT-V500 into production;
• Made a breakthrough of key technology IN718 in the China-Europe Horizon 2020 aviation science and technology cooperation project;
• Received the title of "Small Giant" enterprise of national specialization and innovation;
• Got approved to build Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center of New Metal Powder for Additive Manufacturing;
• Delineated the development strategy of "14th Five-Year Plan" and entered the field of additive equipment
2022
• Received strategic investment of nearly 300 million RMB from Beijing Municipal State-Owned Enterprise Jingcheng Machinery & Electric, lauching a new journey;
2023
• Designated as an enterprise under the Science and Technology Reform Program by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council
• Undertake the task of the subject of the national key research and development project "Research on the Preparation Technology of High-quality Airworthy Titanium Alloy Powder"
• Selected into the "List of Typical Application Scenarios of Additive Manufacturing in 2023" by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China
• Independently and successfully developed the large-scale ultra-high-speed "Plasma Rotating Electrode Atomization Powder Production Equipment AVI-PREP-3W"
• Unblocked the technical route for the crushing and refinement of titanium
2024
• Recognized as a benchmark enterprise among the "Science and Technology Reform Enterprises" by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council
• The MT400M has been included in the first set of major technical equipment in Beijing in 2024
• The plasma torch atomization powder-making equipment AVI-PA30 has been launched on the market, leading the industry in completing the industrialization upgrade
2025
• Strategic cooperation with Panthera & Magics
• Dr. Tobias Abeln, ex-CTO of EOS Germany, joined
• Series C financing completed