Atomik-AM

Liverpool-based Atomik-AM, which creates sustainable materials and patented technologies to support scalable and efficient advanced manufacturing, was founded in October 2022 by Professor Kate Black, a professor of manufacturing at the University of Liverpool.

Since then, Kate has scaled the business to a team of 10 people, working in partnership with multi-nationals Unilever and Ricoh, as well as developing and patenting its own IP.

Atomik-AM has raised the money from NPIF II – Praetura Equity Finance, which is managed by Praetura Ventures as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II, to grow its Liverpool City Region-based team by 40% and explore larger premises, as it looks to scale further in region.

Atomik-AM is in the process of patenting a series of new and innovative manufacturing products, including its Universal Binder, a “glue” used specifically in 3D metal printing to help companies in the automotive, aerospace and energy sectors produce key parts at scale.

Atomik-AM has also developed a sustainable process for turning aluminium metal waste into more durable products than their aluminium alloy counterparts, with the excess waste from this process then recycled into energy, representing a more end-to-end approach to sustainability.

The company, which also produces inks for 2D sensor printing and specialist pastes used to in electronic coatings, has delivered solutions to help companies remove unnecessary resources like water out of their manufacturing processes, with water a scarce commodity in parts of the world.

Professor Kate Black, CEO and Founder of Atomik-AM, said: