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6K Additive Appoints New COO to Strengthen Global Operations and Capacity Expansion

2026-05-06

6K Additive has appointed Brandon Davis as Chief Operating Officer. With over two decades of manufacturing executive experience, he will oversee global operations, including metal powder production and alloy addition business. Davis will manage all company facilities, covering the Burgessstown headquarters in Pennsylvania and multiple sites in California and Missouri, reporting directly to CEO Frank Roberts. Previously, Davis served as Vice President of the Components Division at Dexter Axle, managing a $500 million business, reducing the recordable incident rate from 2.0 to 0.13, and increasing EBITDA by over 20%. He also served as President and CEO of EVRAZ Stratcor, leading National Oilwell to win the Best Plant Award in North America. 6K Additive is expanding its Burgessstown headquarters, focusing on metal powder production for additive manufacturing, with decades of experience in the alloy addition industry. Davis will drive the transformation of the manufacturing campus into a high-profit, safety-first organization, accelerating automation, and his factory operations expertise will help the company achieve both safety and efficiency improvements.

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6K Additive任命新COO强化全球运营与产能扩张

6K Additive任命布兰登·戴维斯为首席运营官。他拥有二十余年制造业高管经验，将负责全球运营，包括金属粉末生产与合金添加业务。戴维斯将管理公司所有工厂，涵盖宾州伯吉斯敦总部及加州、密苏里州等多处基地，直接向CEO弗兰克·罗伯茨汇报。戴维斯此前在德克斯特车轴公司担任部件部门副总裁，负责管理5亿美元业务，将可记录事故率从2.0降至0.13，并使EBITDA增长超20%。他还曾任EVRAZ Stratcor总裁兼CEO，带领国民油井公司获得北美最佳工厂奖。6K Additive正在扩建伯吉斯敦总部，专注于增材制造用金属粉末生产，在合金添加行业有数十年经验。戴维斯将推动制造园区向高利润、安全优先组织转型，加速自动化进程，其工厂运营专长将助力公司实现安全与效率双重提升。

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