GE Aviation agreed to acquire additional 18% stake in Arcam AB (OM:ARCM) from Elliott Management Corporation and Polygon Investment Group Inc. for SEK 1.3 billion.

Arcam AB is a Sweden-based company that provides additive manufacturing (AM) technology, Electron Beam Melting (EBM), for the production of fully dense metal parts. The EBM technology builds parts layer-by-layer from metal powder using an electron beam. The Company offers a portfolio of EBM machines, such as Arcam A1 for implant manufacturing, and Arcam A2 for the aerospace and defense industries; auxiliary equipment, such as the Power Recovery System, Power Handling trolley and Explosion-protected vacuum cleaner; software, such as Pre-processing software, EBM Build Assembler, EBM Control Software and EBM LogStudio; powder metals, service and maintenance, and training. The Company’s customers include NASA, Airbus, Boeing, Lima, Adler Ortho and FIT, among others. The Company’s main shareholder is GE Sweden Holdings AB, a subsidiary of General Electric Company.