Norsk Titanium will partner with Bosch Rexroth AG to provide customized drive and control solutions for Norsk’s patented rapid plasma deposition (RPD) machines in Europe and to fulfill orders bound for the U.S. market. Bosch Rexroth’s customized solution for Norsk’s RPD motion control involves 10 servo axes configured to control the titanium part build platform, feeding and handling of titanium wire entering the machine, the real-time control of multiple plasma-arc torches and other features. Norsk Titanium has recently undergone several facility expansions to meet customer demand ahead of a planned groundbreaking for an industrial-scale additive-manufacturing factory in the U.S.