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INDUSTRIAL EDITION CONTENTS Thank You To Our Photo Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Meet the ITA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Welcome Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Forecasts Project Growth and Business Issues For the ‘Erratic’ Global Desalination Market................................................................................................................................9 Industry Spotlight: MetCon LLC .....................................................................................15 ITA Announces anTi Corrosion 2019 at the Mobile Convention Center ..........................16 Longbow Research Forecast: Titanium Market Hits a ‘Sweet Spot’ for Demand .....................................................................................................................18 ITA Honors Russell G. Sherman with 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award........................23 TITANIUM EUROPE 2018 Summary .............................................................................26 Last Chance to Submit Abstracts for Managing Aging Plants MAP Conference .............................................................................................................41 Albert Bruneau, President of NEOTISS joins the ITA Board of Directors October 2018 ...................................................................................................43

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Experts at Two Conferences Focus on Titanium As a Solution to Address Corrosion Challenges ......................................................................................................................46 ITAs Industrial Applications Committee Eyes Finish Line On Four-Year Effort to Update Grade 12 NACE Standards..............................................................................................54 ATI Provides Historical CSC Conference Proceedings to the ITA for Preservation.....................................................................................................................57 Titanium-Experienced Volunteers Needed to Participate in Updating Industry Welding Standards; Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes................................................................59 Press Releases ......................................................................................................................62 Announcements .....................................................................................................................79 New Members ........................................................................................................................80 Buyers Guide .........................................................................................................................86 Advertising Index ..................................................................................................................113

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Thank You To Our Photo Contributers Non-Aerospace Global Industrial Applications Titanium in the 21st century has emerged as a high-performance metal specified for demanding industrial, medical and commercial applications throughout the world. A wide spectrum of applications verify titanium’s strong global profile: aerospace engine components and structural components built in North America and Europe; desalination systems in the Middle East; modern, high-profile architectural structures in Asia; offshore oil and gas exploration throughout the world; and an array of chemical processing and infrastructure projects in all major international markets. Titanium’s properties, in particular its virtual immunity to corrosion in salt, brackish or polluted waters, lead to extremely reliable, highly efficient, cost competitive heat exchangers. Not only are initial costs for titanium attractive relative to other metals, but also life cycle costs are lower because maintenance is reduced. Titanium is readily available in welded and seamless tubing in many alloy grades for shell/tube exchangers, or in pressed form for plate and frame exchangers. There is a major market opportunity for titanium use in plate heat exchangers (PHEs) for food, paper and chemical processing, power generation, refrigeration and ocean vessels. Titanium has corrosion-resistance advantages compared with stainless steel and is preferred in PHE applications that involve seawater cooling. In power plants, refineries, air conditioning systems, chemical plants, offshore platforms, surface ships and submarines, titanium’s lifespan and dependability are proven. In fact, with over 300 million feet of welded titanium tubing in power plant condenser service, there have been no reported failures due to corrosion. Based on its outstanding natural resistance to corrosion and erosion/ corrosion, titanium can be specified for heat-transfer tubing with a zero corrosion allowance, which, with its good strength, permits use of very thin walls. This reduces exchanger size, weight and material requirements and minimizes total cost. In fact, titanium

can be comparable in initial cost to certain copper or stainless steel alloys.

can be thin-walled, its cost competitive with copper/nickel, which it far surpasses in life. It’s also used in the rejection, heat In many corrosive process environments, titani- recovery and heat input stages. um proves to be the most economical solution. Its natural corrosion resistance helps maximize Titanium indeed has come of age as a equipment life, reduce downtime and improve global material of choice. Industry prooverall plant performance. Hearth melting is fessionals gather at the annual TITANIUM now used to economically produce high quality conference and exhibition series, hosted titanium from nearly any mix of raw material on 3 continents regularly, which is orgaand titanium scrap. Fabrication and welding are nized and sponsored by the International well understood. Titanium Association, bringing news of titanium developments and success stoTitanium’s seawater corrosion resistance, light- ries. Visit www.Titanium.org for upcoming weight, high strength and low modulus make it events. ideal for a variety of applications in offshore oil and gas exploration and production. Topside, titanium tubing and pipe is used extensively in fire main and service water systems, because it eliminates difficult, expensive offshore maintenance, repairs and replacement. Its high strength-to-weight ratio and low modulus make This edition’s ITA Industry Spotlight feait well suited for dynamic production and drilling tures Kurt Faller, CEO of MetCon, a young riser systems, where every pound of weight company pioneering the electrochemical saved below the surface also saves three to processing of titanium. five pounds on the platform and anchoring system. “Pickling is a term that’s broadly used to be an acid cleaning on metal,” said Kurt Titanium provides an ideal solution to the Faller, MetCon’s president and CEO. problems that have traditionally characterized “There are two typical techniques – one is seawater applications. It’s unsurpassed in a straight hydrofluoric acid bath, and the corrosion immunity for marine service and is more common approach is a hydrofluoric not subject to pitting, crevice corrosion, stress and nitric acid bath.” corrosion cracking or microbiologically influenced corrosion in natural seawater. Coupled According to Faller, it’s all about simple with its low density, high strength and erosion math – yield and yield losses. Pickling as resistance, this means unexcelled performance opposed to grinding or machining reduces in terms of service life, weight savings and reyield losses, and the process is also faster duced maintenance costs for the marine design than the traditional method. engineer. In fact, titanium performs so well that producers can offer warranties as long as 100 “What has historically been a grinding years in certain seawater applications. step, we are reducing the time it takes. You eliminate an entire step,” Faller said. Beyond its metallurgical characteristics, titani“We’re also detecting more defects that um’s availability, low life-cycle cost and ease of are subsurface or hidden.” fabrication make it a prime candidate for ship propellers, shipboard heat exchangers, piping Visit page 15 to learn more about systems, and ballast, waste, drain and sprinMetCon’s unique pickling process. kling systems. It’s also being used on everything from ferries and fishing boats, to naval ships, deep-sea submersibles and submarines. A titanium commercial ship hull has been built and tested, and—although its initial cost is higher than a conventional hull—its long life, lower maintenance costs, and reduced fuel consumption could make it more cost effective over the entire life cycle of a ship. Excellent resistance to corrosion/erosion and high condensation efficiency make titanium the most dependable material for critical segments of multi-stage evaporation desalination plants. Because welded titanium condenser tubing

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MEET THE ITA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Donald E. Larsen Interim Plant Manager Ti-Ingot, Director Special Projects Arconic Engineered Structures ITA Vice President

Henry S. Seiner Vice President – Business Strategy TIMET, Titanium Metals Corporation ITA President

Brian J. Malloy Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Carpenter Technology Corporation ITA Director

Michael G. Metz President, VSMPO Tirus US ITA Director

Wade Leach Senior Vice President, Commercial, ATI Specialty Materials ITA Secretary Treasurer

Dawne S. Hickton ITA Past President, President & Founding Partner of Cumberland Highstreet Partners. Former CEO RTI International Metals, Inc., TITANIUM USA Conference Chair

Edward J. Newman Senior Vice President United Alloys & Metals, Inc. ITA Director

Prof. Markus Holz President, AMG’s Engineering Systems Division CEO, ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH ITA Director Education Committee Co-Chair Titanium Europe conference chair

Brett S. Paddock President and Chief Executive Officer President & CEO T.I. (Titanium Industries, Inc.) ITA Director Nominating Committee Chair

Frank L. Perryman President and Chief Executive Officer Perryman Company ITA Director

ITA STAFF Edward Sobota, Jr. President, TSI Titanium ITA Director Grant and Achievement Award Committee Chair

Graham P. Walker Business Consultant Ametek Specialty Metal Products ITA Director Education Committee Co-Chair

Michael Stitzlein President Tricor Metals ITA Director

Jennifer Simpson Executive Director

Jennifer King Operations Manager

Karina Graziani Member Services Administrator

ITA COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Safety: Robert G. Lee President Accushape, Inc.

Women in Titanium: Michelle Pharand Vice President Sales & Supply Chain Astral Air Parts LLC

Consumer Applications: Edward Rosenberg CEO / President / Lead Designer Spectore Corporation

EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTORS

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Global Industrial Applications: Charles Young Business Development Manager / Metallurgist Tricor Metals

Medical Technology: Viv Helwig President Vested Metals International, LLC

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Welcome Letter

Welcome to Titanium Today

Charles Young Business Development Manager / Metallurgist Tricor Metals Thanks for reading this quarter’s edition of Titanium Today which is focused on global industrial markets. It has been my pleasure to serve as the Chair of this ITA committee for the past 2 years. I want to take this opportunity to thank those who served on the committee with me and participated with me in some great accomplishments: The development of the International anTi Corrosion conference, focused on the Global Industrial Market, which was held in 2017 and will be held again in September, 2019. Re-Balloting efforts on NACE MRO175 standard testing of titanium grade 12. NACE MRO 175 specifications represent a standard for the petroleum and natural gas industries regarding the use and performance of industrial materials in a corrosive, hydrogen-sulfide work environment. The hope is that updating these Grade 12 requirements will open up significant business opportunities for this titanium alloy in oil and gas production which would include valves, pipes, fittings and heat exchangers. Such components, under MRO 175, must be certified to resist “catastrophic cracking” and failure when operating in a corrosive hydrogen sulfide environment. ITA will host all of the historical ATI / Wah Chang Corrosion Solutions Conference (CSC) proceedings in our on-line library. These documents contain a wealth of knowledge on the corrosion resistance and use of titanium and other reactive metals in industrial applications. Any member of the public will have access to these important, historical documents in a searchable pdf file format. The committee has continued to organize and support a corrosion roundtable summit which is called “TEG 120X Reactive Metals Fabrication Roundtable” as part of the technical agenda at the annual NACE convention, featuring speakers focused on industrial topics. November 13-14, 2018 in Houston, in conjunction with KCI and MTI, the committee is sponsoring a track of speakers at the Managing Aging Plants conference. ITA will have a booth and committee representatives will be volunteering their time to answer any technical questions. The next chair of the ITA Global Industrial Markets committee will be Robert Henson, Manager, Business Development for VSMPO-Tirus US. If you have suggestions or comments on Industrial Markets committee activities, Rob and I look forward to hearing from you. TITANIUMTODAY

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Forecasts Project Growth and Business Issues for the ‘Erratic’ Global Desalination Market When it comes to monitoring and forecasting the use of titanium in potentially large-volume industrial applications, the global desalination market typically attracts a high level of interest by many stakeholders in the titanium industry. Countries in the Middle East represent a major segment of this market, ing up for building desalination systems. Albert Bruneau, president of Neotiss, a leading producer thoughts on global trends for titanium industrial markets during the TITANIUM EUROPE 2018 conference and exhibition, which was held May 13-15 in Spain, sponsored and organized by the International Titanium Association (ITA). During his presentation, ing an estimate for the current overall level of demand of the

worldwide industrial titanium market at 27,000 metric tons. He projected that titanium demand for the industrial sector would reach 30,000 metric tons in 2021. The industrial market encompasses applications in the process, power generation, automotive and desalination industries, with process accounting for roughly half of the overall sector in terms of titanium volume.

Bruneau sees the potential for opportunities in power generation, especially in plans for nuclear power projects in India and China. To illustrate the erratic track record of the global desalination market, Bruneau provide a chart that showed sharp peaks and valleys of titanium consumption, from levels recorded in 2011 to projected consumption levels in 2021.

Bruneau said in recent years, desalination has been an erratic and unpredictable market for titanium Albert Bruneau “DESALINATION: FACTS” consumption with an uncertain status for several proposed deIn addition, Bruneau indicated salination facilities in the Middle the reverse osmosis desaliEast. By way of comparison, nation process, which uses little titanium, has become the favored technology for this industrial market, compared

Albert Bruneau “DESALINATION: FACTS”

distillation, which typically requires a high volume of titanium tubing, pipes and valves. However, he did note that there are opportunities in the global desalination market, such as projects that utilize a mix of reverse osmosis and multiple-effect evaporation systems. The TITANIUMTODAY

Forecasts Project Growth and Business Issues for the ‘Erratic’ Global Desalination Market (continued)

Albert Bruneau “DESALINATION: FACTS”

design trend to downsize mulwhile increasing the operation temperature indicates that the demand for titanium tubes would increase, he said. The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant is Carlsbad, Calif., is an example of a major reverse osmosis desalination facility, as referenced by Bruneau. The $1 billion plant went online in December operation produced nearly 15 billion gallons of fresh water, according to a press release posted on the Carlsbad website (www.carlsbaddesal.com). “The Carlsbad plant uses reverse osmosis to produce a highly reliable supply, day-in and day-out, regardless of weather or climate conditions, and it is blended with water from other sources for regional distribution.” In a separate presentation at TITANIUM EUROPE 2018, Brian Mercer, global sales and marketing director of Ametek Specialty Metal Products, addressed issues regarding 10

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“Industrial Applications for Titanium Tubing.” Mercer said that while engineers are attracted to titanium’s “natural cache” of properties (strength-to-weight, biocompatibility and corrosion resistance), “customers often need a solution not a tube dimension. Arriving at a solution needs supportive technical marketing data. Even though demand growth for titanium tubing is positive, factors that may hinder growth are capacity and lead time (for seamless tubing), sustainable, validated manufactured routes, and seamless versus welded ecoA Business Wire article posted May 28 reported that Research and Markets, a business market and research company based in Dublin, Ireland, issued an outlook report titled “Global Desalination System market – Segmented by Technology of Separation, Application and Geography; Growth, Trends and Forecast (2018-2023),” which indicated that “the global desalination system market is expected to witness a compound annual growth rate

(CAGR) of approximately 14.7 percent during 2018 to 2023. Middle Eastern economies have nearly $42 billion worth of water and wastewater projects in the pipeline for the next 10 years. (Governments have) taken many initiatives to deal with water scarcity and for promoting economic growth. There has been an increase in commercialization of new concepts for desalination, including forward osmosis, membrane distillation, tri-hybrid tration and low-temperature distillation.” The online article stated that the outlook for the desalination market is segmented by technology of separation and application. “Based on technology of separation, the market can be segmented into thermal technologies, membrane technologies and others. Membrane technology accounts for the largest share—more than 2 million cubic meters per day, which is approximately more than 92 percent of the annual contracted capacity. Desalination is mainly used for municipal application, and so it accounts for about 68 percent of the global desalination capacity.” In a separate outlook report, this one posted online by Reuters and issued by Dallas-based Orbis Research (“Global Water Desalination Market: 2018-2025 Key Industry Insights, Segments, Opportunities, and Forecasts”)

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Forecasts Project Growth and Business Issues for the ‘Erratic’ Global Desalination Market (continued)

expects that the global desalination market size will grow at a 8 percent CAGR over the forecasted time period spelled out in the title of the report. According to the Orbis report, the global water desalination industry reached 99.8 million cubic meters per day (m3/d) in 2017. Rising shortage of potable water has been one of the primary factors driving the global water desalination market, according to the Orbis forecast. As fresh water reserves are depleting fast, there are several initiatives being undertaken by regulatory bodies to install desalination plants to cover the supply-demand gap. The increasing potable water shortage will drive the global desalination market. The Orbis report points out that “market dynamics in the Middle East vary enormously from the rest of the world. Desalination in this region is a mature market, driven typically by its constant utilization in the oil and gas industry. Asia illustrate an exponential growth in terms of water utilization, especially in the manufacturing sector. Presence of a large industrial base in the region and substantial freshwater requirements across various manufacturing and processing sectors including metallurgy, oil and gas, 12

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and chemicals are likely to fuel water desalination demand in the region. Seawater desalination dominated the global water management industry primarily due to the prominent abundance of salt-water sources. The rising number of projects in the municipal utilities sector is expected to fuel the demand for desalination from seawater. Reverse osmosis, the memhas emerged as the largest and fastest growing technology for desalination, although thermal desalination is being practiced widely across the world, Orbis said. Several large and established players operate in the global water desalination industry including General Electric, Suez Environnement S.A., Veolia Environnement S.A., the Dow Chemical Company, and Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction.

corrosion resistance to seawater and high strength make it a material of choice for the worldwide desalination industry. There are two basic technology categories for desalination systems: membrane processes (primarily the reverse osmosis technology) and thermal distillation (evaporation). Thermal distillation is broken out into three sub categories: multi-

(MED) and mechanical vapor compression (MVC). Titanium the thermal distillation category, used for tubing, valves and plate heat exchangers. By contrast, titanium has only limited use in reverse osmosis systems, primarily in pump heads. Industry estimates suggest about 60 percent of desalination plants in the world use the reverse osmosis process (like the Carlsbad plant mentioned ergy consumption.

Albert Bruneau “DESALINATION: FACTS”

Previous executive summary reports on global desalination, issued by the ITA, underlined the fact that titanium’s superior

Thermal distillation is the main desalination techtech nology used in the Middle East. Two of the world’s largest thermal distilladistilla tion desalination projects will be located in Saudi Arabia. The Ras Al-Khair MSF desalination plant is providing 1 million cubic meters per day (m3/day) of water to 3.5 million people in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh region. Thirty percent of this plant’s output will be produced by re-

Forecasts Project Growth and Business Issues for the ‘Erratic’ Global Desalination Market (continued)

verse osmosis. Separately, the Yanbu 3 MSF plant will supply 550,000 m3/day of water to nearly 2 million people in the industrial city of Yanbu and the nearby Medina region. Each desalination plant in Saudi Arabia will use between 5,000 and 6,000 metric tons of titanium. Doosan Heavy Industries of South Korea served as the prime contractor for both projects. Australia is a major global desalination market, but most plants there—such as Victorian Desalination Plant on the Bass Coast—use reverse osmosis technology, which favors the use of high-grade stainless steel. Executives at the International Desalination Association (IDA), that the basic goal for thermal desalination technology is to evaporate and condense seatubes are the heart of the MSF process. As for MED, seawater is sprayed on the outside of titanium tubes and vapor is condensed inside the tube. As the name suggests, there are multiple stages of evaporation and condensation in the MED process. In MED, the feedwadenser tubing are made from titanium. The operating range for MED is 65 to 75 C (150 to 170 F). In order to remain cost competitive with other metals, titanium must continue to strive for thinner-wall tubing. “Hybrid” desalination is a trend that has emerged in recent

years, where a facility installs thermal and reverse osmosis/ membrane technologies (a 70/30 mix), which provides cost

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Orbis report: Another potentially lucrative business trend for applications in the United States involves redeploying thermal desalination technology for hydraulic “fracking” (injecting water and chemicals deep underground) to extract natural gas from underground shale deposits. A major environmental concern for fracking involves the disposafter underground injection, which has a higher salt content than seawater. Thermal desalination can be used to clean up to be reused for another fracking project. The IDA (www.idadesal.org), a scribes itself as the world’s leading resource for information and professional development for the global desalination industry. Last year the IDA selected Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), as the host for its 2019 World Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse, which will be held Oct. 20-24, 2019. Held once every two years, the IDA World Congress is attended by nearly 2,000 delegates from both the public and private sectors, and world leaders in all areas of desalination and water reuse, usually hailing from more than 60 nations.

https://www.reuters.com/brandfeatures/venture-capital/article?id=28962

Research and Markets report: https://www.businesswire.com/ news/home/20180528005071/ en/Global-Desalination-System-Market-Analysis-Growth-Trends

Dubai Selected by IDA for 2019 conference: http://www.waterwastewaterasia.com/en/news-archive/ dubai-will-be-the-site-of-the2019-ida-world-congress-international-desalination-association/972

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ITA shines a ‘Spotlight’ on Metcon The International Titanium Association (ITA) is launching its “Industry Spotlight” series, a new communications and information tool for the global titanium industry. This Industry Spotlight segment features Kurt Faller, President and CEO of MetCon Headquartered in Monaca, Pa., MetCon is a young company pioneering the electrochemical processing of titanium. “Pickling is a term that’s broadly used to be an acid cleaning on metal,” said Kurt Faller, MetCon’s president and CEO. “There are two typical techniques – one is a straight hydrofluoric acid bath, and the more common approach is a hydrofluoric and nitric acid bath.” Through this process, MetCon is able to better detect and sometimes correct sub-surface defects. “In final products, it’s often required by customers to have a final product pickle, and that’s a surface cleaning/surface contamination removal, as well as to some extent smooth the surface so that it can have better cold-form ability,” Faller said. According to Faller, it’s all about simple math – yield and yield losses. Pickling as opposed to grinding or machining reduces yield losses, and the process is also faster than the traditional method. “What has historically been a grinding step, we are reducing the time it takes. You eliminate an entire step,” Faller said. “We’re also detecting more defects that are subsurface or hidden.”

Interested in Hosting an ITA Industry Spotlight for your Company? Contact Jennifer Simpson, ITA ITA associates will interview executives of member companies, creating a short video profile of the company’s operations. During the interview segment, executives will talk about the company’s genesis and history, their current business strategies, as well as the products and services they offer as part of the global titanium supply chain. The videos are online for ITA members, industry observers and stakeholders and will be included in the quarterly online editions of Titanium Today.

ITA is currently scheduling video interviews for the Industry Spotlight series for the remainder of 2018. Interested in Hosting an ITA Industry Spotlight for your Company? Contact Jennifer Simpson, ITA

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ITA Announces Call for Abstracts 2nd International anTi-Corrosion Conference DENVER, Colorado —International Titanium Association (ITA) is set to host the second “International anTi-Corrosion Conference. The event will be held in conjunction with TITANIUM USA 2019, on September 22 – 25, 2019 at the Mobile Convention Center in Alabama. TITANIUM USA 2019 and International anTi Corrosion are both hosted by the International Titanium Association. This continuing event is for the reactive metals industry. Distinguished speakers from the chemical processing and other industries using Titanium and other Corrosion Resistant Alloys will discuss topics of interest to owners, design, plant, maintenance, reliability and quality assurance engineers. Conference registration includes optional tours of the USS Alabama Memorial Park and the Airbus Mobile Final Assembly Line. More details about the event can be found online at www.Titanium.org. Questions may be directed to Jennifer Simpson, ITA 1-303-404-2221 Telephone or ita@titanium.org Email ----------------------------About The International Titanium Association (ITA) ITA provides a forum for the exchange of ideas within the industry and educates the public on every aspect of using titanium metal within their design. From life cycle costing to welding; from metallography to metallurgy, ITA offers literature, webinars and in-person instruction on all aspects of education. ITA is considered the center of excellence for all information on titanium metal and currently hosts over 200 member organizations representing North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

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Longbow Research Outlook - Market Hits a ‘Sweet Spot’ for Demand The global titanium market is entering a “sweet spot” in demand at the midway point of 2018, driving restored mill pricing leverage. Industry volume growth is back to the strongest levels since 2011. Industrial growth for titanium in 2019 will increase 8 to 10 percent (compared with 2018), supported by more favorable industrial and energy activity and stronger aerospace demand. ings in an outlook report, “Midyear titanium market update, highlighting trends in 2018, and by Chris Olin, vice president, senior research analyst, Longbow Research, Cleveland. Longbow projects total Western World titanium market demand at 240 million to 245 million pounds in 2018, up 6-7 percent compared with 2017, with the global outlook (including China and Russia) at 375 million to

380 million pounds, up 6 percent, year over year. “We do not see a peak (in the global industrial titanium sector) before 2021-2022, assuming the aerospace original equipment manufacturers hit the long-term delivery targets and the macro environment stays relatively healthy,” Olin wrote in the report. “Titanium sponge and melt operating rates should start moving higher. Based on the updated modeling assumptions we are raising our two-to-three year pricing outlook.” The Longbow report indicated industrial demand should trend higher based on four key assumptions. It’s expected that there will be good growth in the shipbuilding market, which helps demand in Russia. There will be a 25-30 percent upside for the oil and gas market, which represents about 8-10 percent of industrial consump-

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“Titanium sponge and melt operating rates should start moving higher. Based on the updated modeling assumptions we are raising our two-tothree year pricing outlook.” -Olin tion. There are no major desalination projects impacting the global market until the year 2020 (and then desalination will add up to 3 million pounds to industrial demand). Finally, consumer price index (CPI) demand growth is anticipated to be 1 percent, which could result in an upside for industrial demand. CPI generally is deines the weighted average of prices of consumer goods and services, typically used to track Olin said the consensus outlook on titanium growth for 2018 is a 7-8 percent increase compared with 2017, with 2019 expected to close out with growth above 8 percent. By way of comparison, the nickel-based alloys group is looking for a 5-6 percent growth in 2018 over 2017. However, Olin pointed out that this market is

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for publicly-traded companies. This ‘delay’ primarily relates to extended production times, ventory management.”

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seen as having upside of 7-8 percent growth during 2019, driven by the new jet engines and oil and gas demand. The outlook for aerospace aluminum plate is 2-3 percent growth this year, with a similar level of growth in 2019 as well. Olin cautioned there may still be too much inventory in the “channel” from lingering 777 hangover and A330 cuts. “Channel momentum” reaccelerated despite a short pause in customer of 2018. research, Longbow explained that each quarter its analysts communicate with several global mills, distributors and forgers having exposure to the titanium, nickel-based alloys, exotic alloys and aluminum plate products—both buyers and sellers. Longbow believes the collected data and analytical charting provides a “solid proxy for the specialty materials coverage group,” revealing a general sense of the relative strength/weakness in demand and pricing.

The channel research analysis on individual end-markets provides an indirect glance into key channels like aerospace, power generation, and oil and gas, according to Longbow. “We normally ask high-level executives about current demand, full-year expectations, inventory holding intentions and the price visibility/outlook. Our data can be compared against trends over the previous two points evident in our survey are leading indicators for the coverage group. There is a normal three to six month lead at the distribution/forging level and the top-line performance

Based on this channel research, Longbow sees a reacceleration in global demand growth, with titanium as the strongest specialty material product group tracked by the outlook report. Olin said that “second-quarter data points from our proprietary survey-work indicate better near-term order activity, spread across all specialty material categories. Supply is getting tight heading into the second half of 2018. Producer lead times have increased by one to two weeks since early 2018, and the titanium index is now sitting at 33 weeks (including 50-60 weeks on sheet and 20 weeks for ingot). “The near-term inventory intention can still be characterized as ‘aggressive’ for distributors,” Olin continued. “A net-46 percent of downstream companies said they plan to build internal

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warehouse holdings over the next three months, up from 29 percent from the last quarter. This is the most bullish nearterm reading we have captured for this survey in the last four ter pricing data points spread across most materials and product forms. Both upstream and value-added spot pricing incide with the improving global demand/supply outlook.” Appearing as a speaker at the TITANIUM 2017 conference and exhibition, which was held in Hollywood, Fla. and sponsored and organized by the International Titanium Association, Olin previewed many of the forecasts in the current outlook report and declared that Longbow is “bullish” on titanium. “The macro backdrop is strong, and there is increased economy,” he said at the 2017 gathering. “Industrial-related markets are becoming less of a headwind. Aerospace has become an increasing pull on demand. Growth in single-aisle jet production and introduction of next generation aircraft de-

“This market is seen as having upside of 7-8 percent growth during 2019, driven by the new jet engines and oil and gas demand.” out that, as always, there are risks and uncertainties to consider in any near-term business outlook. For example, recent discussions about global trade

quarterly updates on various metal and aerospace markets (including specialty materials) through proprietary survey work and separate industry analysis. Longbow utilizes a network of industry contacts who participate in quick surveys and turn the commentary/data into analytical charts each quarter. Once the research is compiled, Longbow produces a report that highlights demand momentum, end-market strength/weakness, inventory positions, and lead times/pricing trends.

Trump administration could slow demand and break sentiment. Fuel surcharges are now getting added to the airline ticket price, and this could result in slower United States market is at full employment, but can aerospace satisfy production schedules? What happens if there is an outage at one of the major forgers? Is there enough nickel-based alloy demand to meet further jet engine needs?

(Boeing) 777 production cuts last year. The most consistent feedback we are getting is that ‘the forgers are busy.’ Inventories are much better balanced, distribution are more likely to ‘build holdings’ over the next few months.”

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International Titanium Association Honors Russell G. Sherman with Lifetime Achievement Award “I highly recommend Russell G. Sherman as the recipient of the Titanium Achievement Award. His work was a major step in the basic understanding of titanium metallurgy,” -Kashar Russell Gordon Sherman, who developed alloys and heat treating protocols for the titanium industry and pioneered the high-volume production of titanium aerospace fasteners, is the recipient of the International Titanium Association’s (ITA) 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award. The ITA will formally present Sherman with the award at the TITANIUM USA 2018 Conference and Exhibition, which will be held Oct. 7-10 in Las Vegas, Nev. Frauke Hogue, Fellow of American Society for Materials (FASM), an ITA educational instructor and an executive and metallographer

treating protocols to raise the mechanical properties and usability of the “wonder metal” during the formative years of the titanium industry, according to Hogue. He his research at Titanium Metals Corporation of America (today’s Timet), Henderson, Nev., at the ASM’s convention in Philadelphia in October 1955, in a paper titled “The Heat Treatability of Ti-6Al4V.” The backdrop to his research work came during the Cold War years of the 1950s, when the United States and the Soviet Union were vying for supremacy in aerospace.

Palisades, Calif., lauded Sherman’s distinguished career in a nomination form for the prestigious award. “The entire titanium man’s research into developing a higher strength titanium (the workhorse Ti-6Al-4V alloy) through the heat treatment of solution treating and aging,” Hogue wrote.

Hogue also recalled that later in Sherman’s career, during the 1960s and into the early 1970s, he worked in the industrial fastener industry where he pioneered high-volume production techniques and heat treating of titanium fasteners for the aerospace industry. This was a time when Boeing needed thousands of fasteners for its 747 commercial jet.

Sherman was involved in developing titanium alloys and heat

“One-at-a-time hot forging could not meet the volume and price de-

mand (for aerospace fasteners),” Hogue stated. “He made volume production of fasteners possible by working out techniques (for titanium wire) using cold-heading & Graper, he made volume heat treating of fasteners possible. This was done by modifying an old AGF ‘Shaker’ hearth furnace to solution-treat fasteners continually under argon gas protection.” Another endorsement came from Lawrence Kashar, Ph. D., FASM, the president of Los Angeles-based Kashar Technical Serprovides business management of metallurgical engineering and materials science. “I highly recommend Russell G. Sherman as the recipient of the Titanium Achievement Award. His work was a major step in the basic understanding of titanium metallurgy,” Kashar wrote. “I have known Mr. Sherman since 1971 and have found him to exemplify the characteristics of a scientist/engineer: to understand the problem at hand, to develop a program to solve the problem, to work the program diligently so as to achieve success, and to do so in a manner that instills the condinates and management. I have had the pleasure of discussing many aspects of metallurgy with him and drawing on his expertise and experience on a wide variety of technical issues. He has always been available as a reliable ‘sounding board’ to discuss probhis advice.”

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his career, and most grateful to receive the Lifetime Achievement award, Sherman penned an essay for the ITA, beginning with his release from active Army duty in August 1953. “I had a wife and a child and needed a job. My previous job was with an aluminum foundry in Chicago. I didn’t want to return there and somehow I found out that the Titanium Metals Corporation of America was in Henderson, Nev. That sounded exciting, though I knew nothing about titanium. Tom Redden was the head of the metallurgy departlurgist he hired. Tom had come from National Lead Co. (today known as NL Industries) and his experience with titanium was (using it) as a whitener for paint. The second hire was Dwayne Day from Battelle (Memorial Institute). Tom decided we would study the Ti-Al-Mo-V system. Dwayne was to work on sheet alloys and my assignment was for bar. “We explored the system from Ti-8-1-1 to Ti-1-8-8 and everything in between,” he continued. “This was a total joy to me even though I was hampered by little knowledge of the metallurgy of titanium and little knowledge of phase diagrams. We knew there was a phase transformation somewhere between 1800 and 1900˚ F and we knew nothing of the metallography. It was ‘Titanium 101’ without a professor. The only alloys we studied that became commercial were Ti-4Al-3Mo-1V and 8-1-1. The Ti-4Al-4Mo-4V was my favorite and I could heat treat it to more than 180 ksi, but Ti-6Al4V would allow no rivals then. “Tom left for a job with GE Jet

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Engines at Evendale, Ohio, and Hal Kessler replaced him. We was convinced that 6-4 could be heat treated and that became my assignment. I decided on a solution and aging procedure just as I had used on aluminum. But treated condition so I could determine what aging would do. I had the technician quench sample in 100-degree intervals from 1400˚F to 1900˚F. He came to me the next day and asked if he could use water instead of oil because he didn’t like the smoke and the

as the specimens didn’t crack. And so all future heat treat speciing because of a meticulous lab technician. “In the middle of the heat treat program a panic set in. Pratt & Whitney reported that the Ti-AlFe alloy parts were cracking. This was ‘all hands on deck’ time because the titanium program supported by the Air Force was about to sink. The immediate suspect was hydrogen so we began to vacuum heat treat samples and subject them to sustained load tests. We didn’t know if the hydrogen could easily be extracted and we didn’t know if a reasonable limit could be set. The program was a total success, and the limit between 100 and 150 ppm. This resulted in a paper titled ‘Hydrogen in Titanium’ delivered by Max Parris who had joined us from Battelle “I resumed the 6-4 program and easily achieved the 160 ksi level that Hal wanted. All titanium heat

our ASM paper, ‘The Heat Treatability of Ti-6Al-4V.’ This was reported at the Metal Show in Philin a big ballroom. I still appreciate Hal Kessler because he had me deliver the paper when he could have claimed all the glory. Those four years were the most fun of my career and had a profound A resident of Santa Monica, Calif., and still active as a consultant in the titanium industry (he is the owner and operator of Nevada Engineering & Technology Corp.), Sherman said he’s most proud of his accomplishments during his early years at Timet. “This was a time when no one knew anything about titanium,” he said, noting that he and colleagues had to teach themselves about the metal’s properties and its vast potential as a strategic material for military and industrial applications. Sherman was born in Baltimore and lived in Norfolk, Va., and Philadelphia. He served in the Army during World War II, in the European Theater, and again was called into active duty during the Korean War.

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Speakers at TITANIUM EUROPE Conference Track Trends In Aerospace, Industrial Sectors; Manufacturing Technology By Michael C. Gabriele

The sixth annual TITANIUM EUROPE 2018 Conference and Exhibition, sponsored and organized by the International Titanium Association (ITA), held May 14-16 in Seville, Spain, attracted 371 delegates and featured a tour of the Airbus M400 Plant in Seville. The gathering hosted speaker panelists and industry experts who provided their insights on the titanium global supply chain, near-term business conditions and trends, and emerging manufacturing technologies.

president of Neotiss, a leading The ITAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Women in Titanium producer of titanium tubing, of(WiT) committee underlined its activities in 2018 and beyond. The fered his thoughts on global trends for titanium industrial markets. mission of the WiT committee is Bruneau estimated the current levto develop a networking group of el of demand of the worldwide incollegial women presently in the dustrial titanium market is 27,000 titanium industry, and to promote, attract and encourage high school metric tons. He projected demand and college women to enter the ti- would reach 30,000 metric tons tanium industry. The WiT committee contributes to the growth of the titanium industry The Airbus A400M Atlas is a through multi-national, four-engine turmentoring, boprop military transport aircraft, collegial and designed by Airbus Military (now networking Airbus Defense and Space) as opportunities a tactical airlifter with strategic for women capabilities. The A400Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maiden within the titaAlbert Bruneau, President - Neotiss High Performance Tube nium industry. from Seville. in 2021. The industrial market Michelle Pharand, vice president, encompasses applications in the sales and marketing for Astral process, power generation, auAir Parts LLC, is tomotive and desalination industries, with process accounting for the chair of the roughly half of the overall sector in WiT committee terms of titanium volume. and Holly Both, vice president of marketing for Bruneau said that in recent years desalination has been an erratPlymouth Tube ic and unpredictable market for Co., is the vice titanium consumption, with an chair. uncertain status for several desalination facilities in the Middle East. In addition, Bruneau indicated Holly Both, Vice President of Marketing - Plymouth Albert Bruneau, the reverse osmosis desalination Engineered Shapes

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TITANIUM EUROPE - SEVILLE 2018 | Executive Summary (continued) process, which uses little titanium, has become the favored technology for this industrial market, compared with thermal multi-stage requires a high volume of titanium tubing, pipes and valves. By way of comparison, Bruneau sees the potential for opportunities in power generation, especially in plans for nuclear power projects in India and China.

this year and will climb to 12,000 metric tons by 2022. Russian titanium sponge producers Avisma and Solikamsk Magnesium had respective 2017 output levels of 40,704 metric tons and 1,880 metric tons. Russian titanium ingot production in 2017, made

Michael Metz, President - VSMPO

In a separate presentation, Brian Mercer, global sales and marketing director of Ametek Specialty Metal Products addressed issues regarding “Industrial Applications for Titanium Tubing. Mercer said that while engineers are attracted to titanium’s “natural cache” of properties (strength-to-weight; biocompatibility; and corrosion resistance), “customers often need a solution not a tube dimension. Arriving at a solution needs supportive technical marketing data.

Even though demand growth for titanium tubing is positive, factors that may hinder growth are capacity and lead time (for seamless tubing), sustainable, validated manufactured routes, and seamless versus welded economMichael Metz, the president of VSMPO Tirus US, estimated that titanium demand for the Russian market, mainly composed of aviation and industrial business sectors, would top 10,000 metric tons

which is VSMPO, had an estimated capacity of 80,500 metric tons.

said the global bicycle industry is expected to continue growing as various organizations continue to advocate for a cleaner environment and healthier lifestyles. “Titanium will remain an essential metal for bicycle producers since the costs associated with production has been reduced in the past few years due to new innovative manufacturing technologies,” she said. Bicycle production, based on steady consumer demand and the growth of cycling as a popular international sport, remains strong in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. “In terms of production of titanium bicycle, China dominated the global market with a share of 41.6 percent in 2017 and is projected to grow up to 43.5 percent by 2025,” she said,

Metz reported that, in 2017, Kazakhstan registered an output of 11,000 metric tons of sponge and 6,240 metric tons of ingots. During the same period, Ukraine’s output of sponge totaled 7 metric tons and 2.5 Andrea Clark, Product Manager - Titanium - Continental Steel & Tube metric tons for ingots. Company Andrea Carolina Clark, titanium product manager, Continental Steel & Tube Co., Fort Lauderdale, FL, shared her perspective on “The Future of the Global Bicycle Industry.” Clark

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Grade 2 and Grade 5 (Ti6Al-4V) remain the most popular titanium alloys for bicycle production. A presentation by Henry Seiner, vice president of business strategy for Titanium Metals Corp. (Timet), and the chair of the ITA’s board of directors, examined “Commercial Airframes: Trends and Forecasting.” Using a bar chart, Seiner compared the titanium demand forecasts for commercial airframes from aerospace consulting groups Teal and Airline Monitor. By 2026 Teal estimates demand will reach 40,000 metric tons, while Airline Monitor projects demand will reach 50,000 metric tons.

term life cycle costs. Charles Young, business development manager and metallurgist for Tricor Metals, addressed the topic of “Selling Titanium to the Industrial Market,” declaring in the summary of his presentation that “titanium is still misunderstood by chemical Charles Young, Business Development Manager / industry enMetallurgist - Tricor Metals gineers and engineering companies.” The titanium industry needs “Titanium should get a reasonable to remain a competitive force in share of this increasing market,” the worldwide industrial market, Young observed. However, a especially chemical processing, stronger business focus on doing margiven the mar business in the industrial market ket’s project is an issue for the titanium indusgrowth rates of try. There needs to be an “ag6.8 percent in gressive posture” in the titanium industry. “Cooperation between average of 7 producers and fabricators is espercent in 2020sential. The ITA can be the place 2022, according for this focus.” to Young.

a host of points to push back on Henry Seiner, Vice President of Business Strategy -those who still “misunderstand” ti tiTIMET, Titanium Metals Corporation tanium’s value and capabilities for industrial applications. Titanium, Seiner said overall global airhe said, is “not an exotic metal.” It has a worldwide supply base with by “revenue passenger miles,” stocking distributors that provide quick, on-time material deliveries, markets are experiencing shifting along with many knowledgeable trends. For example, North Amerfabricators. Fabricators are able ica dropped from 80 percent of to educate the market with regard to quality control and proper America and Europe in 2010 and has exceeded both to date. The Middle East is now nearly 10 per-

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TITANIUM EUROPE - SEVILLE 2018 | Executive Summary (continued) nities, hot-forming technologies are a way forward to meet the increasing demand for titanium parts in aerospace and other industrial markets, Sana said. He also noted that traditional production management is being replaced by new manufacturing technologies that will be housed in factories of the future. Burghardt Kloden, the group manager of additive manufacturing for the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM, Bremen, Germany, delivered a presentation on the “Processing of Titanium-Based Alloys by EBM (electron-beam melting): Powder to Component.”

development and industrialization challenges. Despite current efforts, he said productivity for EBM additive manufacturing remains low, limited by several factors such as beam powder and preand post-heating. Build space is limited by beam power and the number of beam sources. As for quality control, current systems use cameras as monitoring devices, but detectors from scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) are not yet implemented. According to information posted on its website (the English translation: www.ifam.fraunhofer.de/ en.html), Fraunhofer IFAM is a leading European research

As explained in an online post by Additive Manufacturing Magazine, in the Electron Beam Melting process, an electron beam is used to melt a titanium powder while the additive fabrication process builds parts on a layer-by-layer basis. Titanium wire or Burghardt Klöden, Group Manager Additive Manu Manupowder is placed under a vacuum facturing - Fraunhofer Institute for Mfg Tech and fused together from heating by an electron beam. When the men, Dresden, Oldenburg, Stade high-speed electrons strike the and Wolfsburg). With more than metal powder, the kinetic energy 600 employees, working in 23 is instantly converted into thermal departments, Fraunhofer has exenergy. When the temperature pertise in seven core competenis above the melting point, the cies: powder technology; sintered, composite, and cellular metallic the titanium powder. The vacuum materials; adhesive bonding supports processing of reactive technology; surface technology; metal alloys like titanium. After casting technology; electrical melting and solidifying one layer components and systems; and of titanium powder, the process is repeated for subsequent layers. ucts, processes and technologies In his talk, Kloden provided his developed by Fraunhofer target a outlook for EBM research and

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variety of business markets such as the aviation, automotive and medical industries. Edward Jones, technical director, Hangsterfer Laboratories Inc., presented information on “Sustainable Cutting Fluids,” by ful to the environment and that can endure the complexities of modern manufacturing. He pointed out that “lubricants are often the last part of the manufacturing process to be considered, and often the process is engineered to the limitations of the lubricant and not to the limitations of the tools and machine. Sustainable cutting environment, easier cleaning of parts, less material handling and improved productivity, according to Jones. Jones said lubricants containing substances of “very high concern” from an environmental perspective include boric acid, formaldehyde containing biocides, secondary amines, short-chain Speaking at the ITA’s TITANIUM USA 2017 conference, held last October in Florida, Jones and lubricants can increase part surface quality and extend tool life. As an example of this, he said the development of ad-

machining. Hangsterfer’s recently had their advanced metalworking The results showed that S-787 increased surface quality and reduced cutting forces by at least

TITANIUM EUROPE - SEVILLE 2018 | Executive Summary (continued) 40 percent over other traditional

chemicals industry. It also proTitanium metal is subject to rapid motes alternative methods for the formation of a stable layer of tita hazard assessment of substances in order current and coming regulations to reduce the number and help metalworking compaof tests on animals. nies overcome the challenges REACH applies to all with material, process and enchemical substances; vironmental requirements. The not only those used in industrial processes oils, semi-synthetics, synthetics, but also in our day-tostraight cutting oils, drawing and day lives, for example in cleaning products, and machine lubricants. paints as well as in articles such as clothes, Melissa Allen, R&D Department - GfE Metalle und Robert G. Lee, the chair of the Materialien GmbH furniture and electrical appliancITA’s safety committee, updated es.” nium dioxide when exposed to air, the audience on “How Titanium Lee stressed that the REACH reg- forming in milliseconds. ulations apply across the entire The REACH focus appears to be European Economic Area (EEA), cation in the EU Under REACH.” which includes the EU Member REACH is the European Union’s the inhalation of titanium dioxStates, Iceland, Liechtenstein Regulation on Registration, ide particles. Human exposure and Norway. It covers all sectors Evaluation, Authorization and towards titanium metal is secondmanufacturing, importing, distribRestriction of Chemicals, which ary to that of titanium dioxide. Lee uting or using chemicals as raw was established in June 2007. said there is continuing discusAccording to information posted sion as to whether the carcinogeonly the chemical industry). “It on the website of the European nicity of titanium dioxide is cause applies to you regardless of your Chemicals Agency (“Understandby the chemistry of the material company size and makes you ing REACH; https://echa.europa. or the physical characteristic as a responsible for the safe use of eu/regulations/reach/understandPSLT (poorly soluble, low toxicithe substances you place on the ing-reach), “REACH was adopted ty). Last March it was announced market or use. REACH requires to “improve the protection of hu the EU member states support every actor in the supply chain to change to the titanium dioxide communicate information on states said they intend to vote on the safe use of chemicals, and gives consumers EU REACH meeting. the right to ask Melissa Allen, an executive with about substancAMG Titanium Alloys and Coates of very high ings, GfE Metalle und Materialconcern conien GmbH provided information tained in your articles,” he said. on the production of titanium aluminide (TiAl) alloys. These high-performance alloys are specHe said titaniRobert G. Lee, President - Accushape Inc. um’s REACH dossier indicates man health and the environment aerospace engines, such as the that data analysis for titanium GEnx family, the PurePower metal revealed a complete from the risks that can be posed PW100G family and the LEAP absence of hazard data (enviby chemicals, while enhancing family. ronmental and human toxicity. the competitiveness of the EU

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and on time, and be innovative in developing technical solutions for present and future master alloy requirements as well as leading cost reduction programs.” Meanwhile, master alloy custom-

the casting process. The capability for the recycling of valuable revert is mandatory for economic and environmental reasons. Another AMG/GfE execuPeter Baumeister, Director Business Unit Alloys tive, Peter Baumeister, GfE Metalle und Materialien GmbH declared development of master alloys supplier base is esseners should balance purchasing tial for global titanium industry orders within the approved and growth. In his presentation, “Critical Materials for the New a master alloy as containing two or more alloying elements for a composition. Titanium master alloys are designed to meet the tailor-made application; improve the mechanical properties, the heat and corrosion resistance of base the titanium; and improve and allow subsequent process steps (forging, forming, rolling). Vanadium, molybdenum, niobium and chromium are among the typical metals used in titanium master alloys. Baumeister said master alloy producers must “balance the expectations of our customers and the capabilities of our raw material suppliers while taking into consideration our own constraints, pro-

ences (currency exchange rates, raw material situations), intensify cooperation by providing early involvement in research and development activities and reliable mid/ long term forecasts, and establish a position of adjusting capabilities and capacities at the right time,” according to Baumeister. “A master alloy is not a commodity,” he declared. “Master alloys are essential for the titanium industry. The titanium industry requires a healthy master alloy supply base.”

melting). McDonald explained that MetaFensch is a French publicly funded research and development platform, which serves markets such as aerospace, biomedical and automotive, “whose goal is to help industrial actors bring their innovative metallurgical products and processes to marmar ket.” Titanium represents 80 percent of MetaFensch’s acac tivities in three cross-sectional domains: melting, casting and powder metallurgy; metal rere cycling and process energy efef trialization via semi-industrial pilot furnaces. In his concluding remarks, McDonald said a semi-industrial scale PAM-CHR has been installed in France with the objective to carry out studies on titanium scrap melting, alloy development and powder recycling. The PAM-CHR program is compatible with an electrode induction melting gas atomizer (EIGA) installed at the same location. Werner Penkert, the manager of solutions engineering for global aerospace projects for Kennametal Share Services GmbH, said Kennametal has unveiled its Harvi Ultra 8X and Harvi III Aerospace Range cutting tools for enhanced metal-removal productivity. The Harvi Ultra 8X insert has eight cutting edges and features a new edge shape, geometry and design. The Harvi III has a proprietary core design to improve tool the reduces vibrations and im-

Neill McDonald of MetaFensch, Uckange, France, reported on “Titanium Remelting Studies Using a Semi-Industrial PAM-CHR” (plasma arc melting-cold hearth

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and a Safe-LockTM shank that prevents end mill pullout and enables higher feed rates. Kennametal is based in Pittsburgh and holds

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Werner Penkert, Manager Solutions Engineering EMEA Aerospace - Kennametal Shared Services GmbH

Ron Adams, vice president of additive manufacturing for Bodycote Thermal Processing, shared his company’s insights of a study on the “Removal of Additive Manufacturing Processing Defects and Improving Material Properties in Titanium.” Bodycote is a leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services. Adams said the study involved titanium part production using Arcam additive manufacturing equipment. “It’s well known that defects can and still do occur even using the most robust processing parameters,” he explained. “It’s been widely published that HIP (hot isostatic pressing) is recommended to improve properties, but how well? Can we validate

CT scanning X-ray. Adams said the results indicated that small sporadic detectdefects can be detect ed, and that even the largest defects were completely eliminated via the HIP process. He said HIP with a raplarge production, rap id-quench unit is about to start up, which will help determine whether commercially available HIP capacity will create relevant improvement in material properties. Thomas L. Christiansen, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) examined “Future Trends in Gaseous Surface Hardening of Titanium and Titanium Alloys.” Christiansen said controlled gaseous surface hardening of titanium is possible and surface properties can be tailored to boost wear performance. Michael Mathes, Access e. V., discussed four approaches for TiAl LPT (low-pressure turbine) aerospace engine blade production. He compared blade production via machining from a solid titanium block; isothermal forging; investment casting; and additive

HIP process? Can we detect defects?” Cylindrical parts were produced and then tested via a

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manufacturing. He said machinstable process and lean supply chain. Isothermal forging yields the highest mechanical properties and a streamlined manufacturing process through pre-shaped cast blanks. Investment casting delivreduced material and machining costs due to the use of near-net shape parts. Electron beam additive manufacturing achieves the highest recycling share and high geometric design freedom. Sylvain Gehler, UKTMP chairman, addressed the “World Titanium Sponge Supply Situation,” indicating that global titanium sponge production is expected to rise after a four-year lull due to aerospace demand. “The increase of build rates of long-range aircraft, the strong demand for engines as well as the growth of the Chinese domestic market has helped to decrease the high inventory of sponge which was overhanging in the market. “Demand for the aerospace industry remains very strong, the ramp up of the long range planes B787 and A350 is ongoing,” Gehler continued. “Single-aisle planes at Boeing and Airbus historare being ramped up to histor ical high build rate. Backlog is still strong in spite of new representorders decreasing, represent ing nine years of guaranteed work. The backlog is made up on 80 percent of single-aisle planes at Boeing and 85 percent at Airbus. Both Airbus and Boeing are ramping up gradually their single-aisle pro-

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duction and both should reach 60 planes per month.”

73,000 metric tons of titanium sponge and 55,000 metric tons of mill products. The acceleration of the Chinese aerospace industry will drive the titanium supply chain. For civil aircraft, the ARJ21 regional jet built by Comac (the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China Ltd.) needs 1.3 metric tons of titanium, while nar Comac’s nar-

porous structure medical implants produced via the additive manusue ingrowth, on-demand shaping and process reliability.

requires nearly four metric tons of Indus titanium. Industrial demand for titanium in China, in sectors such as Sylvain Gehler, Managing Director - Specialty nuclear power, desalination, and Metals Company chemical processing should remain strong in 2018, and the ship $16.8 billion of orders book in building market will continue to 2017 compared with $6.8 billion show strong demand for titanium. in 2016. Meanwhile, oil and gas prices are increasing, which could Seung Eon Kim, Ph.D., principal spur producers to consider new researcher of the titanium decapital investments. Demand repartment for the Korea Institute mains strong from China’s energy of Materials Science, shared and chemical markets, he said. information on surface treatment techniques to improve porous titaGehler estimated that world titaninium medical devices. Compared um sponge production will reach with conventional pore structures,

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from 187,400 metric tons in 2017. North American titanium sponge production is expected to drop to 7,000 metric tons, compared with 22,600 metric tons in 2008. As for titanium sponge capacity, China metric tons, followed by Japan at 65,200 metric tons and Russia with 46,500 metric tons. Rang Qi Lei, a representative from BAOTi estimated that in 2017 China had an output of

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Abstracts are being accepted until July 30, 2018 DENVER, Colorado —International Titanium Association (ITA), is sponsoring one full day track of presentations at the upcoming Managing Aging Plants Conference. The ITA Global Industrial Applications Committee is seeking a minimum of 10-12 technically related presentations on a variety of topics related to aging infrastructure, corrosion control and use of titanium or other Corrosion Resistant Alloys to solve issues in these aging plants in the Chemical Processing, Oil & Gas and related industries. The Managing Aging Plants Conference will be held November 13-14, 2018 at the Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas. Topics of interest could include: New Alloys to solve Old or New Problems; Failures and solutions - including use

of New MOCs; Availability of Old Alloys and compatibility with New Alloys; Materials solving problems in Chlor Alkali service; Explosive Clad Equipment with disbond areas – how to identify and how to larities with repair of Corrosion Resistant Alloys in process equipment; On-site welding of CRAs in Chemical Plants; CRA welder training and quality assurance – in-house welders vs. contracted “expert” welders; Understanding Corporate Maintenance vs Capital Expenditures; Analyzing Corrosion Failures of CRAs in Chemical Plants – methodology, MSE’s, plant culture; “Upgrading” equipment with newer alloys vs continuing use of “proven” alloys; Training of engineers on newer technologies in regards to Alloys and Corrosion Con-

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ITA Selects Bruneau of Neotiss to Serve on Board of Directors

The International Titanium Association (ITA) tapped Albert Bruneau, the president of Neotiss High Performance Tube, as the newest member of its board of directors. Bruneau will be at TITANIUM USA 2018 Conference and Exhibition, which will be held October 7-10 in Las Vegas, Nev. USA. “The ITA is the best association to be connected with in the titanium world,” Bruneau said. “The organization’s three major conferences (North America, Europe and Asia) are key events to help stakeholders understand business trends and new technologies. Whenever I attend these events I have valuable exchanges with business people from around the world.” According to Bruneau, the ITA promote exchange of ideas and develop new applications for titanium. Even though titanium

has a 70-year track record as a material of choice for aerospace, consumer, medical and industrial applications, he said many end users, engineers and designers still consider titanium to be a relatively new material. “This can be challenging but also exciting to change the industrial practices of traditional players like international companies in the oil and gas sector. The ITA is a strong partner in tions.”

“The ITA is the best association to be connected with in the titanium world.” -Bruneau Neotiss High Performance Tube (formerly Vallourec), headquartered in France, has been a leading producer of titanium and stainless steel welded tubes for heat exchangers since 1977. The tubes are used for all industrial applications: power generation, desalination, chemical processing, petrochemical and automotive. The company has facilities -

tries: France, United States, China, India and Korea. This global presence gives Neotiss a unique visibility and vantage point to track industrial markets and all associated opportunities for titanium. Based on this global perspective, Neotiss has been doing presentations on industrial market trends at ITA conferences since 2011. Bruneau addressed TITANIUM EUROPE 2018, held May 14-16

consumption for worldwide industrial applications. During his presentation, he said that, following the lackluster business conditions seen in 2015, the industrial market’s upturn, which began in 2017, has continued into this year – a positive trend driven by the recovery in the oil and gas market, along with improving demand from nuclear power plants and automotive. During his presentation at TITANIUM EUROPE 2018, Bruneau estimated the current level of demand of the worldwide industrial titanium market is 27,000 metric tons, and said demand is projected to reach 30,000 metric tons in 2021. The industrial market encompasses applications in the process, power generation, automotive and desalination TITANIUMTODAY

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industries, with process industries accounting for roughly half of the overall sector in terms of titanium volume. He noted that the current international industrial market remains a challenging business environment with demanding customers and cost-driven applications. The key to facing these challenges is to continue to build a strong global supply chain in order to better address and promote titanium markets, he said. As a member of the ITA’s board of directors, Bruneau pledged he would be a “strong advocate to support industrial applications. I will be happy to represent and support the industrial markets, along with aerospace and military applications. I believe a lot can be done to improve the positioning of titanium for these applications. I will be open to all ITA members to support in Prior to taking the leadership role at Neotiss, Bruneau held numerous senior sales and marketing management positions within Vallourec group, mainly for the oil and gas industry, with a focus on markets in Europe, South America, Africa and Middle East. Bruneau graduated from French Engineering School ESPCI and earned an MBA degree at the French Business School HEC. Henry S. Seiner, vice president of Business Strategy at TIMET, 44

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Titanium Metals Corporation serves as the president of the ITA board. Donald E. Larsen, interim plant manager Ti-Ingot, director Special Projects at Arconic Engineered Structures is vice president. Wade Leach, senior vice president of commercial at ATI Specialty Materials, is the secretary and treasurer, while Dawne S. Hickton, president and founding partner of Cumberland Highstreet Partners is the past president of the ITA board. Other ITA board members include Prof. Markus Holz, president, AMG’s Engineering Systems Division CEO, ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH; Brian J. Malloy, vice president Carpenter Technology; Michael G. Metz, president, VSMPO Tirus US; Edward J. Newman, senior vice president, United

Alloys & Metals, Inc.; Brett Paddock, president and CEO, T.I. (Titanium Industries, Inc.); Frank L. Perryman, president and CEO, Perryman Company; Edward Sobota, Jr., president, TSI Titanium; Michael Stitzlein, president, Tricor Metals; and Graham P. Walker, AMETEK – Reading Alloys representative. Jennifer Simpson is the executive director of the ITA, which is based in Denver, Colo. USA. The ITA (website: https://titanium.org), is an international trade association established in 1984 and dedicated to the titanium metal industry. Current ITA membership is comprised of more than 200 organizations and over 1,500 individual members worldwide.

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Experts at Two Conferences Focus on Titanium as a Solution to Address Corrosion Challenges Speakers at two recent business conferences continued to advance the discussion on titanium as a material of choice for a variety of industrial corrosion challenges. Gatherings took place at the NACE TEG 120X meeting in Phoenix on April 17 and the International “anTi”-Corrosion Conference held in Hollywood, Fla. on Oct. 11, 2017.

“However, the potential to reduce that cost by $875 billion annually through appropriate application of existing corrosion abatement technologies is readily achievable through access to and use of highly experienced corrosion professionals, harmonizing standards, along with continuing education and training all underpinned by promoting greater corrosion

In recent years, the International Titanium Association (ITA; www.titanium.org) has presented information at its various conferences (TITANIUM USA, TITANIUM EUROPE, and TITANIUM ASIA) regarding the advantages of using titanium in the industrial corrosion market. In addition, the ITA’s Industrial Markets Committee has been a voice in the international corrosion conversation.

and its members are attempting to demonstrate that the expanded use of titanium can serve as a solution to corrosion problems.

The New York-based World Corrosion Organization (WCO; http://corrosion.org) estimates that on a worldwide basis, industrial and infrastructure corrosion problems account for $2.5 trillion in annual costs. According to information posted on the WCO website, this high level of costs indicates that “decision-makers in industry and government do not fully understanding the consequences of corrosion and how critical it is to control it. 46

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A representative from the WCO’s board of administrators said the correct approach to address corrosion issues should always start with proper design. He said design is the key for industrial projects as well as municipal infrastructure. “It starts with design using the correct materials. It includes developing corrosion-control strategies, faithfully executing those designs and strategies, and then maintaining a commitment for inspection and repair.” In the United

States, the cost for corrosion control and repair represents about 3.3 percent of annual gross domestic product (GDP) or well over $300 billion. Rob Henson, the manager of business development for VSMPO-Tirus U.S., in a recent interview said titanium has made strides in recent years to become a meaningful voice in the international corrosion conversation. However, he also acknowledged the titanium industry still has a considerable amount of work to do when it comes to educating people on as dispelling lingering myths. In many corners in industry and government, he said titanium is still seen as “an exotic, expenhandle. We need to continue on a much broader scale about titanium.”

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At the NACE TEG 120X meeting in Phoenix, Geir Instanes, a representative of ClampOn Inc., discussed the test results of the company’s acoustic sand detector (ASD) unit used on a semi-submersible platform for oil and gas undersea drilling in the

after service ranged from 9 to 43 ppm with an average of 21.4

before and after service.”

Sea. The ClampOn ASD (installed in early 2007 and retrieved in September 2011) test was ordered as a trial, to verify that particles would be detected under Snorre conditions. Instanes said the titanium components (Grade 2) of ClampOn’s ASD unit had an inabsorption after several years of service. He said the ClampOn ASD unit was removed after several years of operation in a subsea environment. The unit was disassembled and several hydrogen content. The hydrogen results were compared against the original material test report to determine if there hydrogen absorption. “Visual inspection of the ASD idence of corrosion,” Instanes said in his presentation. “ASTM and ASME maximum allowable hydrogen level is 150 ppm. Original hydrogen material cerppm to 45 ppm with an average of 21.3 ppm. Hydrogen results

Titanium, he said, is generally considered immune to seawater and superior to stainless steel and copper alloys in seawater applications. “Titanium is widely used in hydrogen-containing environments. Titanium for hydrogen absorption. The formation of hydrides in titanium can be a concern given the right conditions. Active corrosion situations can break down titanium’s passive nature and lead to hydrogen absorption, resulting in reduced ductility. Hydrogen absorption results in the formation of titanium hydrides which leads to hydroapplications require a range of corrosion potentials. Galvanic coupling normally does not accelerate corrosion in titanium.”

In 2017, ClampOn celebrated 20 years in the oil capital, Houston. ClampOn is headquartered in Bergen, Norway. The company designs and sells vibration and leak monitoring, sand-monisand-moni toring and corrosion-erocorrosion-ero sion monitoring systems to global energy compacompa nies such as BP, Conoco, Chevron, Total and Shell. Kevin Squires, Senior Project Coordinator of Day & Zimmermann’s condenser services dividivi sion, shared thoughts on “One-for-One Titanium Condenser Retubing.” “Successfully performing concon denser retubing with new titanium tubes requires advanced planning, extensive expertise in condenser design and operation, and superb project execution,” Squires stated during his presentation. Three points to consider for deciding when to retube a condenser include: when 10 percent or more of the total amount of tubes are either plugged and/or have failed; severe wall loss; and when existing tube material leaches out onto components (turbine, feedwater heaters) or deposits unacceptable levels of chemicals into cooling water source. Advantages for using titanium in condenser retubing are that it’s immune to contaminants from cooling water, chloride attack and under-deposit pitting, according to Squires. In TITANIUMTODAY

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cesses to ensure a successful expansion of thin-walled material, enhanced tube-to-tube sheet joint strength and vibration resolution.

distortion, misalignment and damage from corrosion or erosion.

As for project planning, she underlined the importance of determining the scope of the project and the schedule/ time available to perform the retubing work. “Outline who will be responsible for providing what services, materials, tooling and equipment,” which should include such checkpoints as: procuring replacement tubes (lead times can be expensive); training; the preparation of nuts, (erect/adjust/dismantle); and options for scrap tube containers and disposal. Squires also cautioned that, during project planning, “there are a number of common issues that can arise during retubing that may or may not be known during the planning stages,” such as

to AC power.”

He also called attention to considerations for cathodic protection, which involves techniques used to control the corrosion of a metal surface by making it the cathode of an electrochemical cell. Squires said there are two common methods used to prevent cor corrosion. First is a galvanic system, which “takes the form of galvanic anodes, which are more active than the steel structure. This practice is also referred to as system, since the galvanic an anodes—typically

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themselves to protect the structural steel from corrosion.” The second is the use of an “impressed current system.” “Due to the high cur currents involved in many seawater systems, an im impressed current system may be used. This consists of an anodes connected to a DC power source, often a transformer/rec transformer/rec-

Squires concluded his remarks by saying,“with proper planning in advance of the project, the contractor, and performing the required/recommended analyses and testing, your retubing project can be completed with minimal setbacks, on time in accordance with the project schedule, and maintain budgeting forecasts.” Based in Philadelphia, Day & Zimmerman (website: www. dayzim.com), with a global workforce of 43,000 and annual revenue of $2.5 billion, is a family owned company that specializes in construction, engineering, operations and maintenance for industrial plants in the nuclear, fossil fuel and process industries, as well as the defense sector.

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Sarah Standlee, a corrosion engineer with Element Materials Technology, gave a presentation on the “Upcoming Ballot for Titanium Grade 12.” Grade R53400, is a titanium alloy containing molybdenum and nickel. heat resistance and typically is used as the material to produce tubing in heat exchangers. Applications for titanium Grade 12 in oil and gas production would and heat exchangers. Such components, under MRO 175, astrophic cracking” and failure when operating in a corrosive The study of titanium Grade 12’s performance involves an evaluation of NACE Standard MRO 175. According to information on the NACE website, NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 gives requirements and recommendations for the selection low-alloy steels, corrosion-re-

sistant alloys, and other alloys for service in equipment used in oil and natural gas production and natural gas treatment plants in H2S-containing environments, whose failure could pose a risk to the health and safety of the public and personnel or to the equipment itself. Standlee, who addressed the ITA’s industrial committee in 2017, said the test plan involves triplicate specimens of triplicate heats of material, cracking tests, galvanic hydrogen stress cracking tests and stress corrosion cracking tests. As for document changes, she proposed that UNS R53400 shall be in the annealed condition. Maximum hardness shall be 92 HRB. UNS R53400 shall be in the annealed condition by: annealing in the range of 1200 to 1550°F at a time and temperature commensurate with the material thickness, in order to produce a rere crystallized grain structure. MaxMax imum hardness shall be 92 HRB. James S. GrauGrau man of Timet’s Henderson TechTech

nical Laboratory provided an overview of the “Hydriding of Titanium.” He stated that while titanium has an excellent, well-established service history (over 50 years) as a material used in industrial applications such as chemical processing can and has occurred in all these applications.”

According to Grauman, hydriding can occur at all temperatures. In aqueous media nascent hydrogen reacts at surface to form TiH2. Titanium hydride forms crystal plates that appear as dark, needle-like structures in a cross section. “Hydriding does not typically degrade properties when on the surface. Alloying hydrogen absorption, solubility to detect except through destructive testing such as gas analysis and metallography.” Embrittlement, he said, reEmbrittlement typically occurs at temperatures above 70°C TITANIUMTODAY

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(160°F) in industrial application such as thin-wall tubing or linings. “Orientation of hydride precipitates (which can be delay or promote crack initiation. Migration of hydrogen will occur when stress risers are present. Solubility of hydrogen increases dramatically with temperature. Threshold concentrations for degradation can vary, and the concentration of hydrogen is not always the determining factor for failures.” As for remediation, he said hydrogen in titanium is mobile. Mobility increases with temperature and a temperature in excess of 375°C (700°F) is the hydrogen. Bulk hydrogen removal requires a vacuum; titanium does not de-gas in an atmosphere, and vacuum

can be chemically or mechanically removed, but sometimes the best solution is to leave the hydrogen. Options are very limited once hydriding has occurred. In summary, Grauman said hydrogen embrittlement of titanium is one possible mode of failure when used as a material in industrial applications. “In most cases hydrogen absorption can be minimized or eliminated. Embrittlement failure factors can be related to concentration, temperature, microstructure and stress state.”

tional “anTi”-Corrosion Conference, in conjunction with its Titanium USA 2017 gathering on Oct. 11, 2017 in Hollywood, Fla. Distinguished speakers from chemical processing and other industries that use titanium and other corrosion resistant alloys discussed topics of interest to owners, design engineers, plant engineers, maintenance engineers, reliability engineers and quality assurance engineers. A talk by Lester M. Dobosz of ERCO Worldwide, “Titanium in Chlorate, Chloralkali and Chlorine Dioxide Applications,” gave an overview of where titanium use is essential or optional, and what alternative materials are used. Dobosz began by reminding members of the audience that titanium is highly resistant to corrosion because of the formation of its stable, self-healing oxide. He said titanium is immune to all natu-ral environments; resists corrosion in oxidizing, neutral and inhibited reducing conditions; is fully resistant to wet chlorine, chlorine dioxide, hypochlorite; does not stress-crack in most conditions; and resists erosion-corrosion in

seawater with solids. Dobosz pointed out that titanium does have some corrosion-resistance limitations in certain industrial chemical processing systems. He said titanium is severely attacked susceptible to crevice corrosion in hot chloride solutions and hydrogen embrittlement; attacked by dry chlorine, some organic acids and alkaline

hydrogen peroxide; and stress cracks in anhydrous methanol mixed with acidic chlorides.

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major business areas include material processing, residual sodium chlorate, chlor-alkali and applied stress, and other chemicals, sodium chlorite and factors that may not be easily chlorine dioxide technology. recognized.” Chlorine dioxide technology is environmentally preferred titanium Grade 7 for HCl and for the pulp and paper indusorganic acid environments in try. The company’s chloralkali processing facilities. Online business serves a variety of industries including municipal and indus-Titanium Grade 7 in Organic Acid trial water treatment, Brittle Crack in Piping Elbow Occurred During Normal food processing, Operation Due to Hydrogen Uptake Promoted by Strain Hydrogen Content of 2.6% in the Immediate Vicinity of fertilizers, airport the Crack de-icing, and oil and The Remainder of the Elbow Only Contained 1000ppm Hydrogen gas.  No NDT Method to Detect Hydriding, so Piping Was

be the more noble metal and is the cathode in the galvanic cell. “Titanium should not be coupled directly to less noble metals, such as carbon steel. Titanium coupled with stainless steel can make it prone to localized corrosion: crevice corrosion or pitting corrosion.” Dobosz summed up his talk unmatched advantages in the applications with aggressive chemicals such as wet chlorine, hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide. “It has some limitations, which can be avoided with (proper) titanium grade selection or some process

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Ben McCurry, PE, senior expert, materials engineering and inspection for BASF Corp., prepreparation. In some electrochemical applications, non-me- sented an overview of “Hydriding in Titanium – Experience, Prevention, and Detection,” better option. In some process noting that the embrittlement of conditions (chlorine dioxide metal components (like pipes) generation) there is no substiis the main reason why hydridtution to titanium.” ing is a chief concern in chemERCO Worldwide states on its ical processing plants. He said website (www.ercoworldwide. the hydriding of titanium alloys com) that it’s a major producer of sodium chlorate. ERCO’s tegrity of piping and equipment in the chemical process Titanium rade in Organic Acid industry. “Over time, 0 ears in Ser ice hydrides can lead to 1 % Organic Acid 160°C 20° loss of ductility and Embrittlement Crack ound During Turnaround on Pipe Cone abricated embrittlement, and Reducer equipment must be Hydrogen Analysis Re eals Varying Hydrogen Content in the Connecting throughmonitored through Pipe out the life cycle. Hydride formation is not an exact science as susceptibility Ben McCurry, PE

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sources explained that titanium Grade 7 has physical and mechanical properties similar to Grade 2. It has excellent welding and fabrication properties and is extremely resistant to corrosion, especially from acids due to the addition of palladium. Titanium Grade 7 is resistant to corrosion in reducing acids with physical/mechanical properties equivalent and has excellent weldability and fabricability. As an example, Sandvik described its titanium Grade 7 is an unalloyed titanium grade with standard oxygen content and addition of palladium. The grade is characterized by excellent corrosion resistance in reducing and oxidizing environments and is typically used within, for example, the chemical industries.

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Editorial ITA’s Industrial Applications Committee Eyes Finish Line on Four-Year Effort to Update Grade 12 NACE Standards The Global Industrial Applications Committee of the International Titanium Association (ITA), having pursued a fouryear process to update requirements Grade 12 titanium in is hopeful of a major milestone at the annual gathering of the EUROCORR (European Federation of Corrosion), which will be held Sept. 9-13 in Krakow, Poland. If all goes as expected, a ballot of completed test results will be reviewed by the maintenance panel of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), and it’s hoped the ballot will be accepted. NACE publishes many documents related to corrosion control for industrial applications. MRO 175 is the standard regarding the use and performance of metallic industrial materials in (H2S) in oil and gas production environments. Titanium Grade 12 alloy 0.3 percent molybdenum and 0.8 percent nickel is designed to perform in reducing environcrevice corrosion. Element, previously known as Exova Group Plc, West Midlands, UK, conducted the testing work on Grade 12 under the guidance of the ITA’s Global Industrial Applications Committee. NACE 54

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“It’s estimated that global production of Grade 12 today falls into an annual range of 500 to 1,000 metric tons, depending on project activity in industries such as chemical processing, waste-water treatment and certain mining projects.”

Rob Henson, manager of business development for VSMPO Tirus US, gave a presentation on the testing conducted to gain approval in the MRO 175 standard at TITANIUM EUROPE 2018 held in Seville, Spain. During his talk, he outlined the recently completed test results, which indicated “no observable cracking” in corrocracking (SSC), galvanic hy-

drogen stress cracking (GHSC) and stress corrosion cracking (SCC). Henson said the ballot proposal will be submitted in July 2018 to the NACE MRO 175/ ISO 15156-3 maintenance panel and TG299 oversight committees for approval. The maintenance panel will have 30 days to respond and any negative responses must be resolved. It’s hoped that the ballot will be approved by the oversight committee during EUROCORR 2018. “We’ve completed the testing and the results are as expected: Grade 12 shows no evidence of cracking,” Henson said. Once approved, the tion will result in inquiries for Grade 12 from oil and gas engineering companies. Titanium Grade 12 provides “a more in these applications when it competes against historical materials of construction such as nickel alloys, according to Henson. In essence, he said mean that titanium mills can now certify Grade 12 to the NACE standard without taking cation. Chuck Young, the business development manager at Tricor

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Metals, has served as the chair of the ITA’s Global Industrial Applications Committee since October 2016. Henson previously served as the chair and will move back into the position in October 2018. The committee’s mission is to facilitate new applications for titanium in industrial markets; remove barriers to applications for the welding and machining of titacations, such as MRO 175, are updated and appropriate. Henson said the ITA’s Global Industrial Applications Committee decided to embark on a review process to update cation “will impact the titanium industry globally. It is a tangible deliverable to advance the removal of barriers to the use

Today, Henson feels the fouryear process has been worth results for the titanium industry. “Our motivation is still valid today and still the same.” Applications for titanium Grade 12 in oil and gas production would include valves, pipes, Such components, under MRO

environment, also known as a “sour service” or “sour gas environment.” petroleum and natural gas industries materials for use in H2S-containing environments in oil and gas production. An estimated 70 percent of world oil reserves and 40 percent of gas reserves contain high levels of sulfur. Given the insatiable growth in global energy demand, it’s expected that the exploration and production of “sour” resources will increase dramatically. Titanium Grade 12 is of interest because of superior corrosion resistance and strength compared to Grade 2 (commercially pure titanium), a global manufacturing base for the full range of mill products, and a favorable price point compared with titanium/palladium alloys or nickel alloys. It’s estimated that global production of Grade 12 today falls into an annual range of 500 to 1,000 metric tons,

depending on project activity in industries such as chemical processing, waste-water treatment and certain mining projects. “Today customers cannot an industry standard,” Henson pointed out, referring to contractual agreements between engineering companies and end users. “Today all the parties must comply with the details of a standard. No one wants the responsibility of an Members of the ITA’s Global Industrial Application Committee include Henson, Michael Stitzlein and Chuck Young, T.I. (Titanium Industries, Inc.); Bill Bieber, Webco Industries; Mitch Dziekonski, Titanium Engineers; Larry Haubner, TITAN Metal Fabricators; Wendy McGowan, Neotiss; and Chris Wilson, Uniti Titanium.

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ATI provides historical CSC conference proceedings to the International Titanium Association for preservation When Teledyne merged with Allegheny Ludlum Corporation in 1996 to become Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, the company became ATI Wah Chang. From 1997 through 2013, what was then called ATI Wah Chang, organized and hosted the Corrosion Solutions Conferences biennially which gathered ~200 metallurgists, fabricators, chemical and materials engineers to discuss topics ranging from alloy development and plant engineering to fabrication, failure analysis, and more. Conference sessions were tailored to chemical processing, oil and gas, material selection, fabrication advances, and other challenging processing environments. The multi-year effort was targeted to address the specific interests of professionals in materials application and equipment fabrication for the chemical, mineral and petrochemical industries. General Session technical papers covered a broad range of topics including Corrosion Resistant Alloys (CRAs) for biofuels, chemical processing industry, oil and gas, and mineral processing applications. Presentations address a variety of special purpose metals which include titanium, nickel alloys, specialty stainless alloys, zirconium, niobium, and tantalum. The International Titanium Association (ITA) has received copyright permission from ATI Specialty Alloys and Components (renamed March 2014) to preserve the past conference proceedings from CSC in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Past Conference Proceedingsâ&#x20AC;? Section of the ITA Website located at www.Titanium.org. All members of the public will have access to the proceedings and a completion date of September 30, 2018 has been established.

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Editorial Titanium-Experienced Volunteers Needed to Participate in Updating Industry Welding Standards; Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes Now is the time to step forward, volunteer and get involved when it comes to participating in the process of revising and updating important industry standards. Richard (Rick) Sutherlin, president of Richard Sutherlin PE Consulting LLC and ASME, consultant on behalf of the International Titanium Association, is a registered professional engineer in Oregon. Sutherlin is the chair of the American Welding Society (AWS) G2D subcommittee on reactive alloys, which focuses on standards for the welding of titanium and other reactive metals. He said much of the revision and updating work being considered involves standards for welder and tion, purging and shielding requirements and information on the laser welding of titanium. In addition, he said more ITA volunteers are needed to help steer the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ (ASME) committee on

boiler and pressure vessel codes. “Yes, (these committees) need more ITA participation,” Sutherlin said during a recent phone interview. “We need new blood. There is a real need to have ‘titanium-experienced’ professionals participate (in these committee-driven revisions and standards). We need to be advocates for titanium. We need to have updates interpreted through a titanium perspective.” Along with the satisfaction that comes from helping to shape industry standards, Sutherlin pointed out that there are also personal and professional beneThese committees, in effect, become a networking venue and a high-level opportunity to meet top peowith peers that are on the leading edge of technical industry developments. Sutherlin stressed the importance of having “knowledgeable members with

titanium experience” weigh in on ASME procedures to revise industry standards. “There are current policies developed by ASME committees which may “When these changes or code are made, there needs to be experienced personnel for each material type who can address the intricacies of the speAlthough the ASME code committees have a large number of members familiar with carbon steel, stainless steel and high nickel alloys, there are some metals where technical knowledge of the material is limited, including titanium. “I currently support any actions where titanium and zirconium (and niobium, tantalum) are being considered,” he continued. “This would include mateASME code design table -

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(through a code case) and other actions. I am the current chairman of the ASME subgroup on non-ferrous materials, but my chairmanship (ended) on June 1, 2018 (after two, threeyear terms as chair). However, I do plan to continue to participate on the ASME committees after my chairmanship ends. I am also chairman of the AWS subcommittees (A5K and G2D) and the AWS main committees that handle the

metal) and development (updates) of the titanium welding guide.”

actions, it is important that they attend the meetings and actively participate in the committees. Experience in titanium is critical, but knowledge in the ASME processes is also important. I have found that actively participating will allow the person to learn the processes much quicker than just reading about them. I have been involved in the ASME (and on various committees) since 1995 and I am still learning.”

Sutherlin is a metallurgical engineer with over 40 years of experience in the Sutherlin stressed he is manufacturing of reactive available to mentor any ITA metals, failure analysis, members willing to learn corrosion, fabrication, more about ASME. “As inspection, reactive metal you may be aware, there welding and applications are many facets of ASME. engineering. Along with The best way to learn his work for ASME and more about the ASME is AWS, he also is a member to become involved on a of National Association committee and volunteer of Corrosion Engineers for some committee work (NACE). As a speaker at on titanium issues. I recthe anTi Corrosion 2017 ommend that a technical Conference and Exhibition, person from ITA be select- which was held in Florida, ed to work closely with me Sutherlin demonstrated his to complete this work. For expertise in other areas of a technical person to learn the titanium industry when and support future titanium he addressed the topic 60

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“Choosing the Best Reactive Metals for use in Corrosive Environments.” He began his talk by saying that titanium and zirconium exchangers, reactor vessels, columns, piping systems, pumps, valves and other ancillary equipment for use in severe chemical environments. “Reactive metal equipment has been chosen over the more common materials of construction in severe conditions and environments because of the need for improved corrosion resistance, longer equipment life and reduced maintenance and downtime,” he said during his 2017 presentation. “It’s very important the proper metal is used, but equally important that the proper alloy within that group be selected. This will ensure that the equipment exhibits the best corrosion resistance and a long service life when placed in the corrosive environment.”

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Industrial Applications for Titanium Tubing Plymouth, UK, 13th June - At the Titanium Europe Conference 2018 held in Seville, Spain on May 15th and 16th, Brian Mercer, Director, Tube Products and International Sales & Marketing, for AMETEK Specialty Metal Products, presented a paper entitled “Industrial Applications for Titanium Tubing.” Representing Fine Tubes, a UK-based unit of AMETEK Specialty Metal Products, Mr. Mercer highlighted the business’ long-standing expertise in the manufacture of high precision, highperformance titanium alloy tubes for critical applications. Fine Tubes’ seamless titanium tubes are used in aircraft hydraulic systems and chemical processing plants, and for offshore drilling rig components, marine and subsea equipment, and medical implants. Fine Tubes also is a member of the International Titanium Association (ITA), the organising body of the Titanium Europe Conference. Looking at titanium in comparison to other metals, the following characteristics make it so attractive to multiple industries: • Its only 60% as dense as steel-based and nickel-based alloys. • In alloyed form, its tensile strength is greater than that of austenitic or ferritic stainless steels. • It is exceptionally corrosion resistant, exceeding the resistance of stainless steels in most environments. • It is non-magnetic. • It has excellent heat transfer properties, with a melting point higher than steel alloys. • It is cold workable. Hence, it should be no surprise, that titanium is cost effective across a wide range of applications. As a niche, high-specification manufacturer, Fine Tubes produces straight and seamless tubes in Ti CP (Commercially Pure), Grades 1 and 2, and Grades 5 and 9 alloys, Ti 6Al/4V, and Ti 3Al/2.5V respectively. Ti 3AI/2.5V alloy is a near alpha, alpha-beta alloy, sometimes referred to as “half-6-4.” It offers 20% to 50% higher tensile strength than CP titanium at room and elevated temperatures and is much more amenable to cold working than Ti 6AI/4V. It also is as heat treatable and weldable as the CP grades, with excellent resistance to torsion and corrosion. With those advantages, Ti 3Al/2.5V is used extensively for tubing in aircraft hydraulic systems and as foil in aircraft honeycomb panels. Other applications include medical and dental implants and sports equipment. Ti 6Al/4V is the most widely used of all the alpha-beta titanium alloys, accounting for more than 50% of total titanium usage. The alloy is typically used in the annealed condition, at service temperatures through 400°C (750°F). Significantly stronger than CP titanium, Ti 6Al/4V has the same stiffness and

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thermal properties, excluding thermal conductivity, and is similarly heat treatable. It is typically used in military aircraft engines, turbines, offshore drilling equipment and surgical implants. From an engineering viewpoint, titanium’s physical characteristics, such as strength-to-weight ratio, biocompatibility, Young’s Modulus (or stiffness) and corrosion resistance, often make it an obvious choice. However, customers generally look for a solution to a specific problem, rather than a metallurgical profile. Convincing the customer that a supplier can deliver that solution requires supportive technical marketing data that explains how that supplier can apply the various needed processes. Those include conditioning, welding, machining, polishing, superplastic forming and more, to convert the raw material -- a specific grade of titanium/titanium alloy -- into a product that will meet the most-challenging engineering applications. Fine Tubes and Super Tube, its US-based sister business, have successfully made that case. Significant growth rates in the demand for titanium tubing are projected across an array of markets and applications. These range from hydraulic tubes, which can withstand pressures of up to 5000 psi, to artificial heart valves. Nevertheless, there are potential barriers to growth. Without further investment in the industry’s productive capability, capacity constraints on the supplier side could lead to unacceptable lead times. Improvements in nickel-based superalloys could challenge titanium’s inherent advantages, as could several other competing materials, technologies and processes. Among those are bar gun-drilling for applications in the medical and offshore industries, carbon fibre for the manufacture of sports equipment, and fly-by-wire in the aerospace sector, to name a few. That said, the future looks bright for those companies, which continue to invest in the capabilities required to work with titanium and continue as well to listen to, understand and respond to the precise needs of their customers. In aerospace and sports, in water desalination plants, in nuclear power plants, in the chemical processing and in hospitals, the tensile strength, the corrosion resistance, the biocompatibility and the workability of titanium will undoubtedly drive the demand for the foreseeable future.

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Notes to Editors Fine Tubes and Superior Tube are business units within AMETEK Specialty Metal Products, which also includes Hamilton Precision Metals, AMETEK Wallingford, AMETEK Eighty-Four, and Reading Alloys. Collectively, they represent a world-leading force not only in precision tubing but also precision strip, wire, specialty metal powders and clad metal sheet. AMETEK Specialty Metal Products is a division of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical products. About Fine Tubes www.finetubes.com @Fine Tubes

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Established 75 years ago, Fine Tubes is a leading metal tubing manufacturer with its headquarters and production facilities in Plymouth, United Kingdom. Sales offices are based in Germany, India, China, Taiwan and in the United States. In addition, the company has several agents across the globe, including oil and gas specialists in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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The company manufactures both seamless and welded tubes in a wide range of stainless steel, nickel and titanium alloys for critical applications in the aerospace, oil and gas, energy and medical industries.

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Notable projects for which Fine Tubes has supplied specialist tubing include the Airbus A380 and A350 series, the Gemasolar power station and CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.

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Fine Tubes currently employs around 350 permanent staff and exports its products to over 35 countries worldwide.

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Press release Telephone: +49 2103 790 151 E-Mail: dahmen@kocks.de Kathrin Dahmen

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TC Titanium Industry Co. Ltd China selects KOCKS The Chinese titanium manufacturer Tian Cheng Titanium Industry Co. Ltd. has placed an order with Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG, Hilden, Germany, for a Reducing & Sizing Block (RSB®) in 5.0 design. Founded in 2007 the company – with locations in China, the US, Europe, and South Korea – specialises in titanium products for the worldwide supply of the aviation, chemical, and energy industries. The new RSB® 5.0 produces titanium bars and bar in coil within a dimension range of Ø 13.0 to 100.0 mm. This latest milestone in KOCKS reducing and sizing technology enables TC Titanium to considerably expand its product range and to fulfil the highest quality requirements of the aviation industry. Commissioning is scheduled for the beginning of 2019. KOCKS is the market leader for SBQ Sizing Blocks. KOCKS rolled® products stand for an extraordinary quality – made to consistently high standards by commissioning. Capture for the picture: from left to right: Stefan Schwarz (General Manager Sales, KOCKS Hilden, Germany), Wei Che (Vice President, TCTi), Sun Ke (KOCKS Beijing, China) 153 words

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Laboratory Testing Inc. Receives Boeing Approvals for Ultrasonic Testing HATFIELD, PA, July 12, 2018 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) has received Boeing approval to perform immersion Ultrasonic Testing (UT) of round bar material to AMS 2631 and AMS-STD-2154. These approvals allow LTI to provide testing directly to the company and to Boeing suppliers. LTI also holds numerous additional approvals from Boeing for ultrasonic, magnetic particle and penetrant inspection, as well as mechanical, metallurgical and fracture toughness testing.

LTI performs immersion ultrasonic testing on seven high-speed test systems during two work shifts. The Lab also offers contact UT inspection for products that fall outside the size and shape limitations of the immersion systems. The large Nondestructive Testing Department uses high-capacity cranes and forklifts to move tubing, pipe, bar and other products, up to 70 feet in length, to the testing stations.

Specification AMS2631 includes the ultrasonic testing procedure for locating internal defects in wrought titanium and titanium alloy products that are a half inch and over in cross-sectional thickness, but usage is not limited to such applications. Standard AMS-STD-2154 provides uniform methods for the ultrasonic

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inspection of wrought metals and wrought metal products. â&#x20AC;&#x153;LTI is very happy to be among the small group of approved labs that are trusted by Boeing to provide these immersion UT processesâ&#x20AC;?, said Jonathan Faia, Quality Director.

Laboratory Testing Inc. is a full-service, accredited materials testing laboratory offering independent destructive and nondestructive testing. LTI serves varied industries, including aerospace, defense, power generation, oil and gas, medical, automotive and more, and has approvals from many OEMs and supply chain businesses in these industries.

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AMETEK SMP to promote titanium capabilities at Farnborough Plymouth, UK | 12th July 2018 – Did you know that Plymouth in the South West of England is close to the birthplace of titanium - first discovered nearly 230 years ago? In 1790, in the heart of Cornwall in the United Kingdom, hobby geologist Rev. William Gregor found Manaccanite ore in a stream near the village Manaccan, after which the ore was named. Because of its strength, unique density and corrosion resistance, titanium has found applications in many industries. For high-quality tubing products, as example, it’s often a more suitable choice than competing materials like stainless steels or super alloys. The density of titanium is about 60 % that of steel- or nickel-based alloys giving significant weight savings in aerospace structures. Its tensile strength is better than that of austenitic or ferritic stainless steels. Titanium is exceptionally corrosion resistant and exceeds the resistance of stainless steels in most environments. The metal is non-magnetic as well and has good heat transfer properties, with a melting point higher than steel alloys. Titanium metal was first used as a material for military aerospace in the 1950’s. In the 1960s, its use expanded to commercial aerospace airframes and gas turbine engines. In the 1970s, non-aerospace applications began to develop, drawing on the material’s excellent corrosion resistance. These nonaerospace applications now account for about 50% of the worldwide titanium metal consumption. AMETEK Specialty Metal Products (SMP) is exhibiting at the Farnborough International Air-show this year, taking advantage of the opportunity to promote its capabilities in manufacturing specialty metal products in titanium for the most-critical aerospace applications. From high-purity powders and master alloys to high-precision strip, foil and wire, as well as high- performance metal tubes, SMP products are renowned worldwide for their outstanding quality and reliability. The four SMP brands, Fine Tubes, Hamilton Precision Metals, Reading Alloys and Superior Tube, will be represented at Farnborough in Hall 4, Booth 4024. Reading Alloys is regarded as one of the pioneers of the modern titanium industry. It was instrumental in the development of many of the alloys available today, including Ti 6A/4V. Its master alloys and powder coatings increasingly are used for the development and manufacture of next-generation aerospace components. UK-based Fine Tubes and its US-based sister company Superior Tube produce straight and seamless tubes in Ti CP, Grades 1 and 2, Grade 5 (Ti 6Al/4V) and Grade 9 (Ti 3Al/2.5V). Both companies are highly experienced in the conditioning, welding, machining, polishing and other processes required to convert a specific grade of titanium into a product that can deal with the most-challenging conditions. Fine Tubes, for example is among the few suppliers qualified to produce the highpressure titanium tubes used in the hydraulic systems of the Airbus A380, designed to withstand pressures of up to 5,000 psi.

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Solar Manufacturing Groundbreaking on New Sellersville Facility Sellerville, PA, June 21, 2018 – Solar Manufacturing, Inc. began a new chapter in its history today with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new manufacturing facility at the Sellersville Business Campus in Sellersville, Bucks County, PA. Due to substantial growth in recent years, Solar Manufacturing expanded into two separate manufacturing facilities located a few miles apart. The new property will allow the 15 year old Company to combine its nearly 50 employees under one roof for more efficient production and triple their current space.

Pictured left to right: Jim Nagy, President; Bob Wilson, VP of Engineering; Scott Jacoby, Corporate Controller; Myrtle Jones, Owner; Bill Jones, CEO/Owner; Trevor Jones, CEO; Nick Cordisco, Service Manager; Pete Reh, VP of Sales; Rick Jones, International Sales Manager

Gorski Engineering of Collegeville, PA will be the general contractor. The nearly 60,000 square-foot building will be built on 8.55 acres and is expected to be completed in early 2019. The new building will contain a two-story office space of nearly 20,000 square feet and 40,000 square feet of crane-served, manufacturing space. Bill Jones, CEO, said of this $8 million project, “Solar Manufacturing has been very fortunate to experience steady growth over the past 15 years. We needed more manufacturing space to expand and grow our business. Bucks County and Sellersville Borough have been very supportive and welcoming. It is an ideal location for us.” Sellersville Business Campus consists of 44 acres located in the heart of Sellersville Borough. It is the former site of Ametek/US Gauge. Founded in 1904, US Gauge is one of the world's leading suppliers of high quality pressure gauges, temperature gauges and other products. The Gauge, as it was known locally, employed about 1,700 employees in its prime. Bucks County purchased the land from Ametek with financing provided from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The brownfield redevelopment project is the first of its kind in the county offered by the Bucks County Industrial Development

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Titomic – Editorial for Titanium Today Magazine Titomic Ltd (ASX:TTT) last month successfully commissioned the world largest and fastest metal 3D printer. The TTT9000 has a build envelope of 9M long, 3M wide by 1.5M high with build rates of up to 45kg/hr. Titomic is an advanced manufacturing company solving complex engineering challenges with the use of automation, robotics and additive manufacturing. Titomic leverages on a patented process and material science co-developed with CSIRO to create high performance products larger, faster, and smarter.

The Titomic Kinetic Fusion process is a proprietary advanced manufacturing system which involves the supersonic deposition of Titanium and Titanium alloy powders to create industrial scale parts and complex surface coatings without melting metal. This process allows the fusion of dissimilar metals and composites to create super alloys and hybrid materials such as composite ceramic metal matrices and hypersonic coatings. Applicable across many sectors, Titomic provides Aerospace, Maritime, Defence, Medical, Mining, Oil & Gas and many manufacturers with the first viable industrial scale additive manufacturing solution. Advantages include:  Process does not melt metal; no oxidation or heat related distortion  No shape or size constraints  Monocoque and seamless structures  Significant cost, time, and material savings  Build rates up to 45kg/hr; deposition efficiency as high as 95-97% (material dependent) For more information please contact info@titomic.com

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Contact: Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals, Inc. Ryan Cei 203-239-4481 Information@ulbrich.com

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Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals, Inc. Leads Innovation in Titanium Foil Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals, Inc. continues to provide titanium UltraLite Foil® as thin as .0125 mm (.0005”) for the most demanding applications. Since Ulbrich’s expansion into UltraLite Foil® in 2006, the company has supplied titanium and titanium alloy foil for critical markets including medical, aerospace, chemical processing and power generation. Ulbrich offers continuous coil up to 300mm wide with exacting tempers ranging from annealed to full hard. With more than 12,000 sq. ft. of dedicated space for its UltraLite Foil® program, production consists of rolling, tension annealing, slitting and packing. Ulbrich’s commitment to continuous improvement has led the quality department to achieve and maintain the following certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 17025, NADCAP, GEAE, Rolls Royce, LCS and A2LA. Thanks to the exceptional development and supply chain partnership capabilities, coupled with the experienced product managers and metallurgists on staff, Ulbrich is able to meet specific customer requirements. Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals, Inc., headquartered in North Haven, Connecticut, is a 4th generation, family-owned precision re-roller and distributor of stainless steel and special metals strip, foil, shaped & fine wire, sheet, plate and bar products for use in the medical, automotive, nuclear and aerospace industries. Ulbrich offers twelve locations in five countries across North America, Europe and Asia, with additional sales representation world-wide. For more information, please visit Ulbrich.com or contact us at 1-800-243-1676.

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Contact: Kris White Communications Specialist kwhite@upmet.com 513-860-6373

UNITED PERFORMANCE METALS ACHIEVES MCL-LCS APPROVAL IN HUNGARY Budapest, Hungary – May 7, 2018 – United Performance Metals (UPM) has successfully achieved MCL-LCS approval from Pratt & Whitney UTC. This approval will allow the company’s Budapest, Hungary branch to begin providing LCS certified materials to its European customer base. Pratt & Whitney is a world-class provider of dependable engines, propulsion systems, parts and services. United Performance Metals is a global leader in distribution of high temperature materials used for critical Aerospace applications. “Achieving MCL-LCS certification proves our commitment to servicing customers within the European region,” stated Rich Vanatsky, Director of international Business. “Obtaining our certification in a short amount of time demonstrates our focus on achieving the highest industry quality standards across the globe.” United Performance Metals (UPM), an O’Neal Industries affiliate company, is a global distributor of high-performance specialty metals. UPM’s full line of high strength, high temperature, and corrosion resistant materials coupled with FIRSTCUT+® Processing Services provides quality solutions which support a variety of industries including aerospace, fastener, medical, power generation, oil and gas, semiconductor and many others. UPM is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio and maintains nine service centers worldwide. For more information, visit www.upmet.com. O’Neal Industries (ONI) is the largest family-owned group of metals service centers in the United States. Composed of six leading brands and generating sales of approximately $2.2 billion in 2017, ONI is based in Birmingham, Alabama, and has more than 80 specialized facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.onealind.com. ###

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ELTRA – Press Release

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determination of oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen in inorganic materials with a fresh new design and advanced features. Highest precision with even better reproducibility of the measurement results combined with a considerably reduced consumption of carrier gas are the main features of the ELEMENTRAC® ONH series. The core of the new analyzer is the powerful impulse furnace with ELTRA’s optimized sample drop mechanism which allows for a wide range of sample materials and sizes: from granules to whole pieces of materials such as steel, copper, titanium or silicon. The new analyzer generation is equipped with a precisely tuned IR measuring system (furnace, catalyst, IR detector) for oxygen determination. Nitrogen and hydrogen concentrations are measured by highly sensitive thermal conductivity cells which provide accurate results even for very low measuring ranges. For the first time it is now possible to use consumer-friendly argon as carrier gas. The comprehensive software is easy-to-use and offers a variety of diagnosis and analysis tools which simplify routine tasks in the laboratory.

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ELTRA is one of the world's leading manufacturers of elemental analyzers for rapid and accurate analysis at affordable prices. Starting with combustion analyzers for carbon and sulfur determination in the early 1980’s ELTRA has extended its product range over the years with analyzers for oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen as well as thermogravimetric analyzers. Thousands of satisfied customers worldwide are proof of the quality and reliability of Eltra instruments.

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Verder Scientific, Inc Erin Lorensini, Marketing 11 Penns Trail, Suite 300 Newtown, PA 18940 USA Phone: (267) 757 0351 Telefax: (267) 757 0358 E-Mail: erin.lorensini@verder-scientific.com

ELTRA, part of Verder Scientific, Inc 11 Penns Trail, Suite 300 Newtown, PA 18940 Phone: (267) 757 0351  Fax: (267) 757 0358  info-us@verder-scientific.com  www.eltra.org

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P.O. Box 388; 221 Westmoreland Drive, Youngstown, PA 15696-0388 U.S.A. 724-537-3131 F: 724-537-3151 wmtr.com us.sales@wmtr.com

Titanium Testing Experts Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research materials testing laboratories has earned a worldwide reputation as a leader in testing titanium materials for advanced industries including aerospace, automotive, medical, military, additive manufacturing and more. Our unique competitive advantages: • •

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Westmoreland Mechanical Testing and Research is a trusted testing partner for the aerospace primes and other companies in advanced industries such as automotive, medical, and power generation. WMT&R provides comprehensive comparison testing and research services for Additive Manufacturing and 3D printed materials including Axial Fatiguing, Tensile, Compression, Shear and Flexural Tests and many more.

CONTACT Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, Inc. For testing information, visit www.wmtr.com, email us.sales@wmtr.com, or call 724-537-3131.

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Keith Reim Corporate Marketing Manager keith@solaratm.com (215) 721-1502

SOLAR ATMOSPHERES OF WESTERN PA CONTINUES NADCAP MERIT STATUS FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING June 11, 2018 – Solar Atmospheres of Western PA recently continued its merit status for NADCAP Nondestructive Testing for penetrant inspection. Solar Atmospheres specializes in Method A (water washable) Fluorescent Penetrant inspection and is able to accommodate parts of varying sizes in their world class NDT cell. Solar has its own in-house Level 3 inspector as well as six Level 2 inspectors and one Level 1 inspector. Solar is on Boeing’s approved supplier list and typically inspects three linear miles of vacuum stress relieved weldments for the 787 Dreamliner per month. Please contact Mike Johnson at 724-982-0660 x2223 or mike@solarwpa.com. He will be glad to discuss your requirements with you. For additional information about Solar Atmospheres, visit us at www.solaratm.com.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THALHEIMER ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF MEGA METALS Philadelphia, PA – July 13, 2018 – Thalheimer Brothers (“Thalheimer”) announced its acquisition of Mega Metals. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Mega Metals is a global leader in the recycling of titanium turnings and solids. Its state-of-the-art titanium processing center in Phoenix, Arizona offers complete titanium recycling services from scrap metal recycling to inspection and testing to assure high quality in its finished products. Over the last several years, Thalheimer has entered the aerospace industry by processing hi-temp alloys, and the additional of Mega Metals further expands their expertise into the Titanium market. Founded in 1985 by Robert Megdal, Mega Metals has been led by a team with deep expertise in these metals who will become a key part of the Thalheimer leadership team. Following this acquisition, Mega Metals will continue to operate as a division within Thalheimer and maintain operations from its Phoenix location with no changes to its leadership.

Rich Reiner, CEO of Thalheimer, said “Mega Metals is a leading specialty recycler in the Titanium market with an unparalleled reputation in the industry based on its deep technical expertise and best-inclass customer service. We look forward to working with David Megdal and his team to continue to drive growth in Titanium recycling.”

David Megdal, Vice-President of Mega Metals, said “We look forward to partnering with the team at Thalheimer to continue to make Mega Metals the best source for titanium products. I’m excited to work with Rich and his team to continue to grow Mega Metal’s leadership in the Titanium market.”

ABOUT THALHEIMER Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Thalheimer is a non-ferrous scrap metal processor of brass, copper, nickel alloy, cupro, monel, hi-temp alloys and stainless steels selling to foundries, refiners, and mills. Thalheimer processes mixed loads of alloyed and non-alloyed scrap to produce complex blends with specific chemical properties required by its customers. Thalheimer has been a leader in these markets since its inception in 1939.

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Career Announcements: Greg Dunn V.P. Sales & Marketing Titanium Fabrication Corporation

Gajendra Jadhav Principal Aerothermal Performance Engineer Rolls-Royce

Marcel Zuber Business Unit Manager Hempel Special Metals

Chadd Braddock Operations Manager G&S Bar and Wire LLC.

Abhijit Banerjee Sales Manager Baker Hughes, a GE company

Anniversaries: Daniel Barber – 13 years at The Perryman Europe Ltd. Eric Bender – 9 years at TZMI Scott Brennan – 1 year Sierra Alloys Co., Inc. Les Cutts – 1 year at Villares Metals International Brian DeLaratta – 17 years at TIMET Ravi Kishore – 5 years at GKN Aerospace Hans-Henk Wolters – 9 years at ECM Technologies Amit Rajmane – 7 years at TITAN METAL FABRICATORS

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Coogee Titanium Pty., Ltd www.coogee.com.au Coogee Titanium is a division of Coogee Chemical, a long-established privately held chemical business headquartered near Perth, Australia. Titanium R&D is based in the Melbourne, Australia area. Coogee has leveraged their chemical engineering expertise to advance a Kroll-like process for the continuous production of titanium and titanium alloy powder to production. A production facility with Gen 4 equipment is being built in Kwinana, Western Australia, Coogee Chemicalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; headquarters and a major operations facility. The production plant will focus on the production of Ti 6-4 low oxygen powder for additive manufacturing, MIM, and other advanced manufacturing applications. Alloy development will remain in Melbourne.

Cosen Saws www.cosensaws.com Founded in 1976, Cosen is one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading band saw manufacturers with a broad product line and a global Charlotte, NC. From there, the company provides an extensive selection of service replacement parts and local machine technicians. Our warehouse inventory contains over 100 new machines in stock and ready to ship at all times.

Flowserve The Flowserve Corporation is an American multinational corporation and one of the largest suppliers of industrial and environmental machinery such as pumps, valves, end face mechanical seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical and other industries. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, which is a suburb of Dallas, Texas, Flowserve

name originated in 1997 with a merger of BW/IP and Durco International.

GKN Hoeganaes Corporation http://www.gkngroup.com/hoeganaes/pages/default.aspx Hoeganaes Corporation is the world leader in the development and production of atomized metal powders. We span the globe with facilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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Hangzhou King Titanium King Titanium is an intermediate manufacturer and full-service distributor of premium titanium mill products. We specialize in supplying titanium mill products to machine shops, fabricators, prime contractors and subcontractors for aerospace, automotive, chemical, medical, oceanographic, oil & gas, semiconductor, recreational and other industries worldwide.

Hankook Titanium Co., Ltd WWW.TITANIUM.CO.KR International purchaser of Minerals, Chemicals & Metals. 3,730 Employees.

KMML www.kmml.com Manufacturer of Titanium Sponge, TiO2 pigment, Zircon, Rutile, Sillimanite etc. We The Kerala Minerals and Metals pigment through chloride route, Ti sponge, Zircon, Sillimanite etc. Normally in India, the Titanium Metal is produced only by the Government Organizations. Ti sponge produced at KMML is further processed at MIDHANI (Mishradhathu Nigam Limited), Hyderabad, a central public sector organization handling some of the strategic materials in the country.

Kocks Pittsburgh Company http://www.kocks.de/en/company/locations/pittsburgh/ For KOCKS innovation is a part of tradition. Innovation was at the beginning of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history with the idea of applying the 3-roll technology to forming tube as well as wire rod and bar. To date it determines the development of the company. To follow new avenues and to continuously optimize what seems to be perfect â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this tradition keeps the company young and thrills our customers.

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KOS, LTD. www.koswire.com Our company, KOS Ltd. started producing stainless steel rope on 1969. For almost 50 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience, nowadays KOS Ltd. is one of the top company on manufacturing high quality stainless steel wire and rope. For the last 10 years, business was expanded to superalloy to answer the demand from our customers in domestic and abroad. To answer the serious global competition, now we are focusing on manufacturing Titanium Bar and Wire. This project has been started several years ago and it is almost done. Our big target is to supply high quality product and service to meet the optimal delivery time. We have unique technology to save production cost including manufacturing strategy. We have special furnace, centerless grinding, precision straightening machinery and production area only for Titanium manufacturing. KOS Ltd. takes a step closer to consumable, medical and aerospace titanium market.

LL-resources GmbH www.LL-resources.com LL-resources is an independent, global mineral resource commodity management, trading and consulting estab-

to our corporate governance, high quality standards and procedures & responsibility scheme we are in the position to guarantee professionalism, innovativeness and top quality to our diverse pool of small and midsized corporations as well as global players.

Matmatch GmbH https://matmatch.com a database of thousands of materials, an intuitive search tool, and supplier listings, it changes the way product teams source of information for engineers, Matmatch is the perfect platform for suppliers to raise awareness of their products

Metals & Alloys (UK) Ltd. We are involved in the manufacturing of Ferro titanium and recycling of titanium scrap alloys.

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Ningbo Chuangrun New Materials Co., Ltd www.crnmc.com Ningbo Chuangrun New Materials Company (CRNMC) is a start-up company which was established in 2012, mainly focus in manufacturing of high purity titanium. Located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, CRNMC possess electrolysis titanium sponge manufacturing and high purity titanium processing, respectively. CRNMC provides world-class high purity titanium products in various of purities (from 99.95% to 99.999%), serves semiconductor industry, vacuum coating industry as well as aerospace industry. Not limited to high purity ingots, CRNMC supplies high purity titanium mill products such as sheets, blanks, billets, tubes and also high purity titanium powder. fessional knowledge and absolute integrity.

Nooter Construction http://nooterconstruction.com

NSL Analytical Services, Inc. www.nslanalytical.com A recognized leader in analytical testing, NSL Analytical Services, Inc. is an Independent Commercial Testing Laboratory specializing in Inorganic Elemental Chemical Analysis, Metallurgical and Microscopy Evaluations, Polymer Materials Testing and Metal Powder Evaluations. NSL Analytical helps customers achieve the highest standards of product quality from design to launch by providing accurate, reliable and repeatable materials testing results through Trust, Technology and Turnaround.

Precision Metal Grinding LLC http://www.pmgrinding.net/ Precision grinding services on metal alloys for aerospace and medical applications.

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SES, LLC www.seseng.com Design and manufacture material handling equipment and systems for the metals and specialty metals market.

Shasta Services LLC www.shastainc.com try. In business since 1974, Shasta operates multiple MidWest-style grinders to condition the surface of various metals, primarily titanium, for most major US titanium producers.

as bar peeling, center-less grinding, saw cutting, straightening, polishing, turning, testing and various other services. Shasta is focused on providing high quality services with a quick turnaround time.

TITOMIC Limited www.titomic.com Titomic is an Australian additive manufacturing specialist for industrial scale manufacturing by our proprietary Titomic Kinetic Fusion process for Titanium and other metals. Co-developed with CSIRO, the Titomic process overcomes the limitations of additive manufacturing (3D printing) melting technologies for metals to manufacture complex parts without • World’s fastest build rates, 30 times faster than the largest commercial 3D printers available • Leverage superior materials with the fusion of dissimilar metals and blended alloys • Production volumes without tooling • Stronger structures without welding, folding or bending • Reduced time to market; faster manufacturing time + localized production • Lower production costs We provide surface engineering and end-to-end production support; equipment, software, training prototyping, product testing, manufacturing modeling, technical support and maintenance.

Trent Titanium Limited www.trent-ti.co.uk Processor of titanium scrap for all sectors of Titanium.

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TSI Incorporated www.tsi.com TSI Inc. serves a global market by investigating, identifying and solving measurement problems. As an industry leader in the design and production of precision measurement instruments, TSI partners with research institutions and cus-

in the markets we serve. Every day, our dedicated employees turn research into reality.

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Titanium Buyers Guide Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry ____________________________________________

Above Material Technology Co., Ltd.

website www.acnis-titanium.com

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+86-10-82371996 www.amt-alloys.com export@amt-alloys.com

ADMA Products, Inc.

Above Material Technology Co., Ltd (AMT) is very good at welding metallurgy of Titanium wires and powders. AMT is very professional in producing World Top Quality Titanium Alloy Wires at superior Strength and Elongation, and Titanium alloy powders at superior Density and Flowability, for 3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing and welding. AMT holds annual production capacity 500 tons in Titanium alloy wires and powders.

ADMA Products Inc. is AS9100 registered fully integrated manufacturer of ADMA Hydrogenated Titanium Powder, ADMATAL® net shape and near net shape powder metallurgy titanium and titanium alloy products. These products, produced by ADMA under its proprietary and patented “solid state” (non-melt) consolidation processes,

AMT Titanium alloy Wires are silver shiny spooled with superior microalloyed as well as Low Impurity. AMT Titanium Rod owns pretty logo printing and neat end-cut. The diameter of AMT Titanium Wires and Rods can be 0.1-5.0mm.

microstructures, low oxygen content, excellent “weld-ability”, low energy

Our Titanium Powders are highly spherical with few satellite and porosity. The oxygen and other contaminants are very low and the particle size distribution is tailorable. With innovativeness, strictly quality control, competitive price and extensive technological expert, we are committed to high quality customer demand and can always keep high quality owing to consistent process and quality management. New plant for unique patent processes and products is under construction.

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+1-330-650-4000 www.admaproducts.com

superior to those of titanium ingot based products. ADMA additionally specializes in stainless steel, nickel, niobium, zirconium and other advanced materials produced by powder metallurgy processes.

Akrapovič Titanium Castings LLC +386 1 78 19 261 www.akrapovic-foundry.com

For more information, please visit our website: www.amt-alloys.com.

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Accushape™ Inc.

our high specialized team support.

+1-503-977-9348 www.accushapeinc.com accushapeinc@msn.com

ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH

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Accushape™ has fully integrated facilities for processing Titanium Sponge Granules, with custom screening, particle size and shape

the International Titanium Association.

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ACNIS ® International +33 (0)4 72 14 55 00 www.acnis-titanium.com contact@acnis-titanium.com Since 1991, ACNIS®international is a leading stockholder and distributor of alloyed and non-alloyed titanium in all forms and sizes. With the acquisition of AEROMETALS & Alloys in 2014 ACNIS®Interna-

onal and square bars, tubes, welding wire and forged parts. from our 3 service centers located in Paris (AEROMETALS & Alloys®), Brazil (ACNIS® Do Brasil) and China (ACNIS® Asia). cutting machines (sawing and water jet cutting). ACNIS® Group distributes high quality titanium from world renowned producers.

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ALD Vacuum Technologies – High Tech is our Business ALD is a worldwide leading supplier of advanced furnace systems for melting, casting, coating and heat treatment of metals under vacuum. ALD furnaces are used for the production of especially pure and specially alloyed metals, materials and parts. Our customers are comprised of the leading manufacturers of materials used in aerospace, energy, semiconductors, medical and commercial markets for a variety of applications that require those super-alloys, reactive and refractory materials as well as rare earth and powder materials. ALD Vacuum Technologies also is the industry leader in EB PVD Thermal Barrier Coating Systems and our Precision Casting Systems are used for super-alloy, Titanium and Ti Aluminide cast parts. Our expertise in heat treatment furnace technologies and sintering furnace technologies are utilized by leading automotive manufacturing companies as well as the tool manufacturing industries for highly critical parts in gear case and fuel injection systems and specialty tools. ALD has worldwide representation and services through wholly owned subsidiaries in North America, Japan, Russia, Mexico, India, Thailand, Poland, France and China. With more than 20 representatives across the globe, working together with nearly 400 employees at our corporate headquarters in Hanau, Germany ALD is able to provide timely and knowledgeable services and support. ALD is part of the AMG, Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V., Netherlands, a public listed technology company with leading market position

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Alloy Works, Inc. 704-645-0511 ext. 118 JWoock@Alloyworks.com Todd.Tomczyk@timet.com AlloyWorks, a TIMET company, specializes in plasma cold hearth melting titanium aluminides, standard titanium alloys, and CP. AlloyWorks products are used to produce parts in aerospace, industrial, and military approvals from several leading engine companies.

Reading Alloys, part of AMETEK Specialty Metal Products, is one of the world’s premier manufacturers of high quality master alloys as well as titanium metal powders. Our products are approved for use in critical aerospace and medical applications that require the most stringent quality requirements and demand the highest purity. MASTER ALLOYS Reading Alloys produces a wide variety of master alloys comprised of vanadium, molybdenum, niobium, chrome, and aluminum among other elements. Critical applications include: · Rotor grade titanium · Aerospace and non-aerospace grade titanium · Vapor phase aluminizing (VPA) · Commercial metals · Super alloy metals applications

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Alloy Metals Company 562-219-7831 www.alloymetalsco.com moe@alloymetalscompany.com Alloy Metals Company is a full line distributor and key supplier of aerospace, defense and industrial grade titanium and other hard alloys.

HIGH PURITY TITANIUM POWDERS Reading Alloys manufactures high purity hydride-dehydride (HDH) titanium powders: · Thermal Spray/Medical Powders - Ti sponge, Cp Ti, and Ti 6Al/4V · Ti powders for Powder Metallurgy (P/M) applications · Ti powders for sputtering targets · Advanced Coating Alloys Al/Cr, Al/Co, CODEP

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In addition, a series of gas-atomized specialty powders for hard-facing,

Ampere Scientific

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Reading Alloys is known for its superior expertise in the following processes: · Aluminothermic smelting · Induction melting · Vacuum sintering · Toll melting · Cold isostatic press (CIP) · Hydride/dehydride (HDH)

www.amperescientific.com measurement system, seamlessly integrating existing process measurements and passive sensor technologies to monitor and visualize arc locations during the melting process. VARmetric couples with standard process signals to evaluate process dynamics and correlate VARmetric system allows the user to visualize and act upon deleterious operating conditions, conditions that are not apparent in traditional VAR monitoring systems, during melting, conditions that could lead to safety related operations or defect formation.

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American Prosthetic Components American Prosthetic Components is a manufacturer of prosthetic components.

For the widest product portfolio, unsurpassed reliability, and unmatched technical expertise, trust Reading Alloys. Reading Alloys, AMETEK SMP Eighty Four, Fine Tubes, Superior Tube, Hamilton Precision Metals and AMETEK SMP Wallingford – all leading manufacturers of advanced metallurgical products, such as powder, strip and tube – form the AMETEK Specialty Metal Products division.

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Arcam Group

American Titanium Works LLC

for production of metal components. Arcam’s Electron Beam Melting

+1-603-398-3342 American Titanium Works LLC is completing plans to build a new, southeast of the United States. ATW is targeting the defense, industrial, commercial, consumer and emerging markets with a range of products and services including alloy and commercially pure titanium plate, bloom, billet, slab, and ingot. Applications for our products will include defense ballistics and general military equipment construction, chemical processing equipment, oil & gas systems, pulp & paper production facilities, medical implants, and a wide and growing range of consumer goods.

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AMETEK - Reading Alloys +1-610-693-5822 www.readingalloys.com Vincent.rocco@ametek.com

material properties and high productivity. Arcam provides Electron Beam Melting systems through Arcam EBM in Sweden, powder metals through AP&C in Canada and implant contract manufacturing through DiSanto in the U.S.

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Architectural Titanium LLC +1-785-842-2299 www.architecturaltitanium.com Architectural Titanium provides the most experienced consultants for worldwide applications in architecture, art and design. We look forward to the opportunity to share our expertise and support your design procurement, fabrication and installation.

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Arconic +1-231-894-7330 www.arconic.com Arconic (NYSE: ARNC) creates breakthrough products that shape industries. Working in close partnership with our customers, we solve build and power. Through the ingenuity of our people and cutting-edge advanced manufacturing techniques, we deliver these products at a value. For more information: www.arconic.com. Follow @arconic: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

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Aries Alloys +919870401466 www.ariesalloys.com kalpesh@ariesalloys.com

and complex components. ATI is a market leader in manufacturing precision machining capabilities as well as our innovative new product development competence. Our capabilities range from alloy development as producing powders for use in next-generation jet engine forgings supply chain solution that Creates Long-Term Value Thru Relentless Innovation®.

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Avon Metals Ltd. +44-1452-874500 www.avonmetals.com Avon Metals is a manufacturer of aluminum products and a recycler of specialty metals. We make high purity aluminum pellets/shot for the Titanium Industry.

India’s leading Stockholder of Titanium, Nickel Alloys & Stainless Steel Mill Finished Products, Re-Usable & Scrap.

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Specialty metals and scraps processed/traded included CP Titanium, 6/4 Titanium, Molybdenum, Zirconium, Tantalum, Vanadium, Chromium.

in lump and powder forms.

ARIES Manufacturing

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ARIES Manufacturing: ARIES Manufacturing, formerly marketed as The Cyril Bath Company and ACB Company, is part of an International corporation known as the ARIES Alliance. This group of aerospace focused businesses provides innovative metal forming and joining solutions to the aerospace industry. The foundation of its technologies is stretch forming of aluminum alloy sheet for fuselage skins, as well as company’s stretch presses are equipped with the latest CNC control systems, designed and developed by its in-house software engineers. Our stretch forming customers include the leaders in commercial and business aircraft manufacturing, in addition to their complete supply chain network. ARIES Manufacturing has developed a very innovative airframe component applications. This high temperature forming process precisely stretch forms titanium extrusions to the exact part design critical airframe component. This valuable forming process saves starting controlled, repeatable process, with minimal residual stress. In addition, under ARIES Manufacturing, we hot form and superplastic form titanium sheets for applications in nacelle and pylon components. Our facility in Nantes, France operates 12 hot forming/Superplastic Forming presses of varying sizes. Additionally, we can laser or machine trim, spot weld, hot brake form, and perform assembly work. All of our hot presses are designed and built within our corporation businesses. Finally, ARIES manufacturing has a facility in Grenoble, France that can perform pocket contract manufacturing work utilizes our internal expertise and design engineering of a very innovative “mirror milling” type CNC machining center. Tel: +1 704-289-8531 • www.aries-manufacturing.com

+1-800-446-7404 www.snapon.com/industrialbrands industrialbrands@snapon.com Bahco’s 3860 Multi Chip Carbide bandsaw blade has been developed blade improves and optimizes Bandsaw operation with a World leader in Cutting Technology. In the 1980’s Bahco developed and Patented the of exotic alloys and have led the way in this sector ever since. Bahco is a registered trade name of Snap-on Incorporated a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of tools, diagnostics, and equipment, software and service solutions for professional users. Products and services are sold through the company’s franchisee, company-direct, distributor and Internet channels. Founded in 1920, Snap-on is a $2.8 billion, S&P 500 Company headquartered in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Our Mission - The most valued productivity solutions in the world. Snap-on Incorporated P.O. Box 1410 Kenosha, WI 53141-1410, U.S.A. 262-656-5200.

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Banner Medical +1-800-323-9732 www.banner-medical.com dstoettner@banner-medical.com Banner Medical specializes in providing complete single-source cold dental, and aerospace industries. We carry over 1 million pounds of

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ATI +1-412-394-2800 www.ATImetals.com inquiries@ATImetals.com ATI is a global manufacturer of technically advanced specialty materials

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cannulated products coupled with unique value-added services sets Banner Medical apart. Some of these unique value- added services include: · Custom supply chain management solutions · · ·

In-house non-destructive testing Vendor managed inventory (service) and JIT programs Line marking

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Niton Gun material analysis Near-net shape machining/Blanking Precision saw cutting Waterjet cutting

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and ISO 9001:2016. BHN provides the full range of Vanadium, Molybdenum, and Niobium containing binary alloys for the Titanium Industry for aviation, military, and medical application in China and abroad. The expertise of BHN is to supply tailor-made multinary master alloys well designed to simplify the customers’ manufacturing process to improve their competitiveness. To learn more about BHN, please visit our website at http://www.bhnmaterials.com/.

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Baoji JHY Titanium Industry Co., Ltd +86 917 337 2996 stella@ti-bolts.com Baoji JHY Titanium Industry Co., Ltd was founded on 25-09-2002. It is a professional manufacturer for titanium and titanium alloy fasteners standards, like GB, ISO, DIN, ANSI and JIS etc. They are widely used in petroleum, metallurgy, chemical, pharmacy, marine engineering, racing car, motorcycle, bicycle, yacht, outdoor camping and sports equipment. Our company insist the “Quality First” strategy rather than “Low priced” one to earn trust from customers, which has been proved correct after 15 years in this industry. Now over 85% our products are exported to Japan, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands and other European countries.

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Baoji Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. +86 917 3382 075 www.baoti.com iedept@baoti.com

BIBUS METALS +41 44 877 54 11 www.bibusmetals.com info@bibusmetals.ch BIBUS METALS Group is 100% Swiss owned, and since 1979 a leading distributor and stockholder of Titanium (CP and Titanium alloys) as well as Nickel based alloys, Cobalt-Chromium and 316LVM (1.4441) in plications in medical, chemical, aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, power

Sheets/Plates, Wire/Bars, Tubes/Pipes, Strip/Foil, Weldingwire, Screw/

The fully integrated Service Centres are located in Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and China to ensure reliable and rapid service for customers worldwide. 9001, EN/AS 9120 for aerospace and EN ISO 13485 for medical. QualBIBUS METALS Group. For further information please email to info@bibusmetals.ch

___________________________________________________ Baoji Titanium Industry Co., Ltd (Baoti) is the biggest manufacturer of titanium mill products and titanium alloys in China. An integrated production system that includes melting, forging, rolling, drawing and fabricating enables Baoti to manufacture various products such as titanium sponge, ingot, billet, bar, wire, plate, sheet, tubing, forging, casting of all grades of CP titanium and most titanium alloys as well as many down-stream products in accordance with AMS, ASTM, MIL, used in every kind of industry ranging from aerospace and automotive to sports, medical, chemical and petrochemical industries. Baoti is an ISO9001 and NADCAP approved company.

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Baosteel Special Metals Co., Ltd. +86-021-26032903 www.baosteel.com Baosteel Group is the largest and most advanced integrated steel company in China. Baosteel Special Metals Co., Ltd is a subsidiary company of Baosteel Group. Baosteel Special Metals Co., Ltd grew out of Shanghai No. 5 Steel Works, and started manufacturing of titanium alloys since 1968. The main titanium products include: ingot, slab, billet, bar, plate, coil, stock, isothermal forging and so on.

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BHN Special Materials Ltd. +86 411 8924 9999 ext 8088 www.bhn-materials.com sales@bhn-material.com BHN special Materials Ltd. is a leading high quality master alloy producer

Blaser Swisslube Inc. +41 34 460 01 01 www.blaser.com m.hensel@blaser.com Blaser Swisslube AG is an independent and family-owned Swiss company founded in 1936. Blaser Swisslube is represented in more than 60 countries on all continents. The company develops and produces large titanium components as well as critical and structure components, particularly for aerospace and medical. Blaser Swisslube’s goal is to optimize manufacturing processes and to improve their economic the customers Blaser Swisslube presents new solutions to fully exploit the potential of machines and tools by using the right metalworking products, customized services, competent experts and its long experience in the metalworking industry. For more information please visit www.blaser.com.

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Bodycote +1-310-604-8000 www.bodycote.com With more than 180 locations in 23 countries, Bodycote is the world’s largest provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services. Through heat treatment, metal joining, surface technology and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP), Bodycote improves the properties of metals and alloys, extending the life of vital components for a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defense, automotive, power generation, oil &

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Butech Bliss 330-337-0000 www.butechbliss.com sales@butech.com Butech Bliss is a designer and manufacturer of capital equipment, repair

metals of all types. Butech Bliss is located in Salem, Ohio and is home to one of the largest manufacturing facilities in the industry. With over fabrication and assembly departments, 200 ton crane capacity and a dedicated rail spur, Butech Bliss is equipped to handle any project. hearths, etc. for VAR, ESR, PAM and EBM Re-melting equipment as well as Rolling Mills, Forging and Extrusion Press upgrades and Coil, Plate and Sheet processing equipment for all metals. Butech Bliss is comprised of Butech Inc., E.W. Bliss (Bliss-Salem), Loewy Machinery and Lombard Industries.

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Calvi Holding S.p.A. +39 039 331071 www.calviholding.it www.calvinetwork.com contact@calvinetwork.com Born from the aggregation of multinational entities with over 700 years of combined experience in the engineering and manufacturing of special owns controlling stakes in 12 manufacturing companies operating in the metallurgical and mechanical industries. The group’s operations are organised into two divisions: the metallurgical division, which specialises in manufacturing special steel & titanium technologies, and consists of the 9 companies in the Calvi Network of 3 companies that manufacture lifting units for forklifts. The Network, which boasts a long history of manufacturing steel and a world-class know-how, presents itself as a partner for the manufacturing of special sections for countless applications in a wide range of industrial segments, including energy, aerospace, medical, automation, and machine tools, and addresses the growing needs of the market for forming solutions.

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CEFIVAL SA - SIDERVAL S.p.A CEFIVAL +33 1 39 37 12 25 SIDERVAL +39 342 67 41 11 www.cefival.fr www.siderval.it siderval@siderval.it CEFIVAL and SIDERVAL manufacture special sections and tubes with are studied and manufactured according to customer’s requirements in a wide range of solid and hollow sections. Our manufacturing process steel alloys, super alloys, stainless steels and other on requirement. GE90, GP7000, CF6-80, SM146, Gen X) and structural parts (such as for nuclear (ia drive rods) and conventional applications, medical and

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Chaoyang Jinda Titanium Co., Ltd. +86 421 2976177 www.jinda.cc Chaoyang Jinda Titanium Co., Ltd.(Jinda Titanium )was founded in August, 2006.The main products are Jinda brand titanium sponge(famouse brand products in Liaoning Province) and titanium ingot and other processed products. Production ability per year for titanium sponge is 10,000 tons, for ingot is 2000 tons and 40,000 tons for anhydrous magnesium chloride. Jinda Titanium is the National High-tech Enterprises with unique production technology, advanced inspection instruments and strong technical force. Jinda Titanium passed ISO9001 Quality Management System,ISO14001 Environmental Management System, GB / T28001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System, GJB9001B Military Standard Quality Management System, AS9100C Aerospace Laboratory Accreditation. The quality of Jinda titanium sponge is stable. Self R & D MHT-90 highquality titanium sponge and small size titanium sponge have become the preferred raw materials of aerospace and defense, marine engineering and other high-end usage of titanium industries. Jinda Titanium is a member of the International Titanium Association, the vice managing director of Chinese non-ferrous metal industry association titanium zirconium Hafnium Branch, the vice managing director of Titanium Industry Progress and the director of Baoji Titanium Association. Jinda Titanium comprehensive ranks forefront in titanium industry.

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Chesapeake Industrial Cleaning Products, Inc. +1-410-340-9052 www.chesapeakeindustrial.com Chesapeake Industrial formulates and supplies manufacturing chemicals and degreasers to titanium recyclers and processors. Cleaners for formed products and other typical operations are our expertise. Chesapeake provides a wide range of formulated products from general cleaners to high spec materials made at facilities in several

Chesapeake has served customers in the titanium industry for over 10 years. Drums, Totes and Bulk deliveries of materials are all available.

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China Huaxia Special Metal Limited 0086-21-58770128 www.nonferrous-metal.com helen@nonferrous-metal.com

www.csmhuaxia.com csm@nonferrous-metal.com

China Huaxia Special Metal Limited is one of the largest manufacturers of titanium, nickel & nickel alloy, stainless steel/duplex & supper duplex with forms at sheet/plate, seamless tube/pipe, bar/rod, wire, welded pipe, CSM (China Special Metal), we hope to be the best one of special metal manufacturer in China. CSM always treat the quality as our life, CSM invest the quality and future. CSM material have been widely used in oil & gas industry, chemical industry, construction industry, sports industry CSM took the pride in CSM titanium sheet used in 2012 London Olympic Village decoration, CSM has the mission to be the enterprise to improve

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manufacturers with a broad product line and a global sales network

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China Steel Corporation +886-7-802-1111 http://www.csc.com.tw/csc_e/pd/mlg/mlg.html China Steel Corporation provides high quality titanium products, including ingot, plate, sheet, bar, wire coil and tube, for a wide range of applications in architecture, chemical industry, heat exchangers, copper foil facilities, fasteners, desalination, electronics, sports industry, leisure and moving forward to biomedical and aerospace application. The stable and reliable quality of CSC’s titanium products have gained the acceptance of Asia industries widely, and CSC has also been

continue to improve customer services and the technical technologies both for customers and CSC itself to promote Titanium Alloy products’ international competitiveness.

and warehouse is located in Charlotte, NC. From there, the company provides an extensive selection of service replacement parts and local machine technicians. Our warehouse inventory contains over 100 new machines in stock and ready to ship at all times.

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Cristal Metals Inc. +1-815-221-2281 www.cristalmetals.com itp.billing@cristal.com Cristal Metals was formed in 1997 as International Titanium Powder (ITP) to develop and commercialize Armstrong Process® patented and proprietary technology for high purity metal and alloy powders with

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Process® can be used as spheroidization feedstock for additive manufacturing to provide customized compositions. Powders may also be employed to manufacture parts through direct consolidation to lower processing costs for titanium parts via powder metallurgy processing.

Consarc Corporation

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+1-609-267-8000 www.consarc.com sales@consarc.com

CSIRO High Performance Metal Industries

Consarc Corporation, an Inductotherm Group Company, is a manufacturer of vacuum furnaces for the titanium forging and casting industry. Consarc custom designs and manufactures Reactive Vacuum Arc Remelting (RVAR) furnaces for primary electrode melts of compacted sponge titanium and titanium alloys, and secondary melt furnaces for remelting fully dense electrodes. Consarc also designs and manufactures fully customized Induction Skull Melting (ISM) systems for melting titanium in a refractory free environment for casting or ingot 5 continents, is well equipped to tackle fully customized furnace projects globally. __________________________________________________________

Continental Steel and Tube Company +1-954-332-2290 www.continentalsteel.com/Titanium/default.asp Continental Steel and Tube Company is one of the world’s leading value added volume suppliers of quality metals. With an outstanding global reputation, our team of expert sales associates can supply a comprehensive inventory of metals to meet any application requirements. Continental Steel supplies a wide range of metals including, titanium, stainless steel, nickel, steel, aluminum, hot/cold rolled, galvanized, and stainless and electrical steel in carbon and alloy grades. Our long list of Titanium Grades includes CP4 Gr1, CP3, Gr2, CP2Gr3, CP1 Gr4, Gr7, Gr5 Ti 6AL-4V, Gr6, Gr9, Gr 12, , Gr 19 (Beta C) & Gr 11. Our materials are available in coils, sheets, strips, plates, angels, bars, rounds squares, hexagons, and other custom shapes. Continental also

+61 3 9545 8644 https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/MF/Areas/Metals leon.prentice@csiro.au The Metal Industries (MI) Research Program is engaged in applied research across the metal value chain, specialising in novel metal production techniques, interfaces/corrosion, energy systems, metal forming, and additive manufacturing / 3D printing, particularly for Titanium and its alloys. Strong Multiphysics modelling techniques are combined with practical experimentation to understand and develop advanced solutions for Australia and the global industry. MI undertakes independent and collaborative research, and partners with industry and academia around the world. MI also provides consulting services, use of specialized facilities, and additive manufacturing training to Australia’s Manufacturing Industry, including through its ‘Lab22 Additive Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is Australia’s primary national research body, with over 5,000 researchers active over a wide range of fundamental and applied research challenges. __________________________________________________________

Cumberland Highstreet Partners www.cumberlandhighstreet.com Formed in 2016, Cumberland Highstreet Partners was created in response to the need for executive leaders to have access to a team of proven, experienced professionals who possess a deep domain knowledge of manufacturing. We bring accomplished and creative organizations. We are executives with proven track records of successfully navigating the ever-changing needs and requirements of industry.

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Cosen Saws 888-720-5371 www.cosensaws.com Founded in 1976, Cosen is one of the world’s leading band saw

Danobat S. Coop +34 943 748 177 www.danobatcuttingsolutions.com www.danobatgroup.com salessaws@danobat.com DANOBAT focuses on the design, development and manufacture of

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solutions, adapted to our customer’s needs.

Edge International

Internationalization has been an ongoing process. Therefore DANOBAT has production plants and service centers in Spain, Germany, UK, USA and Italy, as well as an important sales and service network which covers 40 countries.

+1(937) 395-7222 www.edgeintl.com metals@edgeintl.com

Innovation is one of DANOBAT’s hallmarks since it started its activity 65 years ago. Among its wide range of innovative solutions, DANOBAT

stocking distributor of raw materials, specializing in medical grade Cobalt-alloys, Stainless Steels and Titanium for the manufacture of implants and instruments for the orthopaedic, spine and trauma markets.

stringent cutting processes. The latest technologies are utilized to achieve the highest rigidity and precision. DANOBAT machines provide an ergonomic and high-end solution with a user-friendly and powerful software, and provides cutting edge sawing solutions. DANOBAT supplies sawing solutions to customers demanding the highest technological requirements, in aerospace, oil & gas, forging industry, energy, mold and die, automotive, steel manufacturers. DANOBAT is part of the DANOBATGROUP, the machine tool division of the Mondragon Corporation. With a turnover of 260 million euros and 1300 people, it is one of the main Machine Tool and production system manufactures in Europe. More info, please visit us at: www.danobatcuttingsolutions.com

concentrates on the medical market to ensure the highest level of compliance, quality and service. Value-added services include precision grinding to size and tight tolerances, precision sawing, non-standard grades and sizes, and just-in-time inventory programs. Edge conducts business internationally, supplying to customers around the globe.

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ELG Utica Alloys, Inc. +1-315-574-1680 www.elguticaalloys.com

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EUA is one of the world’s largest Titanium, Nickel and Cobalt alloy recycling companies. We operate under the tightest quality standards,

Design Group

GmbH.

+1-253-926-0884 www.bwdesigngroup.com

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Design Group brings a broad and extensive depth of engineering and operating experience in titanium to work for you. With our expanded resources, and our understanding of the critical requirements of the

EWI

experience and ability to assist across all facets of an operation, including sponge, sponge processing, scrap and scrap handling, scrap

+1-614-688-5000 www.ewi.org info@ewi.org

allows for integrated, comprehensive solutions.

EWI is the leading engineering and technology organization in North America dedicated to developing, testing, and implementing advanced manufacturing technologies for industry. Since 1984, EWI

We can partner with you to Optimize Processes and assist with reviews of your operations in regards to RG/PG standards and expectations. We will utilize our experience to upgrade or replace equipment to improve or increase your production capabilities. We can provide Facility Audits, Feasibility Studies, FEED Studies, and Detailed Engineering for new process and manufacturing facilities, including the integration of your control and data systems for reporting, chronological documentation and MIS reporting. And, we can audit your processes against industry quality standards and provide paths for continuous quality improvement.

services to leaders in the aerospace, automotive, consumer electronic, medical, energy, government and defense, and heavy manufacturing sectors. By matching our expertise to the needs of forward-thinking manufacturers, our technology team serves as a valuable extension of our clients’ innovation and R&D teams to provide premium, gamechanging solutions that deliver a competitive advantage in the global marketplace. To learn more, visit www.ewi.org, email info@ewi.org, or call 614.688.5000.

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We partner to make you better.

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FAE S.A.

Duferco SA

54-11-63261493/94/95 www.fae.com.ar fae@conuarfae.com

+41 91 822 56 00 www.dith.com Duferco Group is the ultimate shareholder of Vanchem Vanadium Products. (Pty) Ltd “Vanchem” and acts as its only distributor. In 2016 Duferco SA has also taken up a long-term distributorship agreement for vanadium products from Chengde Steel HBIS “Chengde”. Chengde is an integrated steel and vanadium producer. Chengde vanadium products range include FeV50%, FeV80%, as well as standard and high-purity vanadium oxides and vanadium carbide nitride (VCN).

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Latin-American company in getting a tier one contract with EADS group. One of its main activities, apart from aerospace, is the manufacturing of seamless commercial pure titanium and titanium alloy tubes straight or U bend for heat exchangers which are up to 35 meters long. These tubes are also made in nickel alloys 690 & 800 for steam generators for nuclear power plants. The nuclear business is the origin of the company and the Zirconium cladding tubing for the nuclear fuel elements constitutes the main product of the company. It also produces

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according UNE EN 9100: 2009, ISO 9001: 2008, ISO 14001: 2004, OHSAS 18001: 2007, PED 97/23/EC & CSA N285.0 standards. Its products are exported to countries all over the world and they are used in aerospace and corrosion resistant applications. Now also NADCAP

Fort Wayne Metals +1-260-747-4154 www.fwmetals.com info@fwmetals.com

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Fort Wayne Metals has a long history of producing precision titanium bar, wire and wire-based components for demanding applications. For many

FE Mottram Ltd.

our skills are just as valuable in many other critical applications.

+44 1142446723 www.femottram.com metals@edgeintl.com UK manufacturer of tailor-made and high grade ferro titanium.

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Fine Tubes +44 (0)1752 876416 www.finetubes.com

Fine Tubes, part of AMETEK Specialty Metal Products, is a leading global manufacturer of precision tubing in high performance titanium, stainless steel and nickel alloys. The company manufactures tubes in both seamless and welded forms used in mission critical applications across a range of specialty markets including aerospace, oil and gas, nuclear and medical. TITANIUM TUBE EXPERTISE · Seamless titanium tubes from 1 mm (0.040 in) OD to 45mm (1 5/8 in) OD · Straight lengths up to 5.5 metres (18 ft.) TITANIUM ALLOYS following alloys: Ti CP (Grade 1), Ti CP (Grade 2), Ti 6Al/4V (Grade 5), Ti 3Al/2.5V (Grade 9) The tube mill has achieved NADCAP approval for Ultrasonic Testing, Heat Treatment, Fusion Welding, Chemical Processing and Fluid Distribution Systems. WORLD CLASS TUBE MILL Based in the United Kingdom, Fine Tubes operates several state-of-theart titanium processing facilities including: · Pilger Rolling Mills · Draw Benches · Vacuum Furnace Heat Treatment · Chemical Processing · Conditioning & Degreasing Our metallurgical and engineering experts are ready to support your teams in developing competitive solutions for your most demanding technical challenges. Fine Tubes, Superior Tube, Hamilton Precision Metals, AMETEK SMP Wallingford, AMETEK SMP Eighty Four and Reading Alloys – all leading manufacturers of advanced metallurgical products – form the AMETEK Specialty Metal Products division.

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Forecreu World leader in high speed steel hollow bars for drills and coolant fed taps. World leader in cannulated bars in stainless steel and titanium for surgical tools and implants.

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After all, we understand the critical importance of quality: our employees have experience producing materials for applications designed to save lives. We uphold the highest quality standards throughout our production process – beginning with melting material in our own furnace. We are compliant Materials Testing Laboratory. Available diameters: Wire: 0.001” (0.0254mm) to 0.062” (1.5748mm) Coil: 0.040” (1.016mm) to 0.500”(12.70mm) Bar: 0.0787” (2.0mm) to 0.500” (12.70mm) Available grades: Commercially pure Titanium (ASTM F-67 • ASTM B348 • ASTM B-863 • ISO 5832-2) Grades 1 - 4 Alloyed Titanium Ti-6Al-4V ELI (ASTM F-136 • ASTM B-348 • ASTM B-863 • ISO 5832-3)

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FRIEDRICH KOCKS GmbH & Co KG +49-2103-7900 www.kocks.de fk@kocks.de Since 1946, the KOCKS brand has been a synonym for technological Kocks was the pioneer of 3-roll technology for tube and bar, and has continued to innovate for more than 70 years. The latest generation of 3-roll technology for specialty alloys and SBQ rod and bar rolling is the RSB® 5.0. The highlight and the core function of the new RSB® is the Size Control System (SCS®). The KOCKS SCS® controls and adjusts the rolling process in real time, supported by These features of the RSB® remarkably improve the rolled tolerances while at the same time simplifying the operation by means of automated optimization of the process parameters. A utilization factor of almost 100 features that result in the best reproducible product quality. The Kocks RSB® is used by more than 80 customers worldwide, every day. PANTHER, with the capability of a 100% inline detection of surface defects. Extremely high scan rates of the optical system in combination is fully operational with completion of commissioning and without timeconsuming training. The Stretch Reducing Block SRB® with 3 individually driven rolls (Star Drive) is the latest development for the production of high quality seamless and welded tubes with the lowest conversion costs. The combination of high-strength and high-precision roll stands with the latest seamless tubes of the very best quality. The whole service range includes consulting, planning, development, design, supply, assembly and commissioning of rolling mills and existing plants.

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ISO 50001 as well as BS OHSAS 18001 and operates an accredited laboratory according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025

Friggi N.A.

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+1-519-421-9291 www.friggiamerica.com info@friggiamerica.com Friggi N. A. Inc., provides premium metal and aluminum cutting solutions to the North American market. With over 70 years manufacturing carbide saws, plasma, and waterjet cutting solutions. Within our product Titanium or exotic metals with extreme precision and performance. Our plate saw capacity is over 20 feet and our Gantry models will cut blocks up to 140” with minimal material handling. Machines are available in automatic or semi-automatic version to cover any requirement. We service many key market segments including aerospace, automotive, defense, oil and gas, steel service centers, forging and mold makers. Whether the application is to cut ferrous or non-ferrous metals for ingot,

Global Titanium Inc. 1-313-366-5300 www.globaltitanium.com Global Titanium is a leading producer of ferrotitanium, titanium scrap products, and titanium HDH powder. Located in Detroit, Michigan, Global Titanium serves the steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and titanium industries. Global Titanium is an ISO 9001:2008 registered company with a strong commitment to safety, quality, and customer service.

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Goldman Titanium, Inc. 716.823.9900 www.goldmanti.com info@goldmanti.com

needs.

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Goldman Titanium, Inc. purchases and processes scrap titanium in

Gautier Specialty Metals, LLC

1955, and we have continuously expanded our business over the years.

814.535.9200 www.gautierspecialty.com sales@gautiersteel.com Gautier’s premier plate mill provides rolling capacity for advanced high performance metals to a variety of industries.

Rev. C, complying with the rigorous requirements of the aerospace and defense industries. Our company‘s products have been approved by major U.S., European, and Asian melters, as well as by master alloy producers, steel and stainless steel producers, and ferro titanium producers.

At its heart is a 58” wide 4 High Mesta Reversing mill, capable of rolling

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wide in the future. Building on Gautier’s long legacy of short lead times and excellent customer service, GSM will be able to provide high quality alloy, tool and stainless steel as well as advanced nickel based and titanium alloys.

Grandis Titanium +1-949-459-2621 www.grandis.com titanium@grandis.com

Large Alloy Selection: Alloy & Tool Steel, Stainless Steel, Nickel Based Super Alloys and Titanium Built for Conversion on a quick turnaround.

of titanium products like Titanium Bars, Sheets, Plates and Wire for Industrial and Chemical applications. Company maintains warehouses

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GfE Metalle und Materialien GmbH +49 911 9315 299 www.gfe.com alloys@gfe.com

Belgium and Italy.

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Haynes International Inc.

Group N.V., is a leading manufacturer and global supplier of high performance metals and materials.

+1-765-456-6000 www.haynesintl.com rburke@haynesintl.com

aerospace, super alloy industry and ship-building.

Haynes International, Inc. is one of the world’s premiere manufacturers of titanium tubing. HAYNES® Ti-3Al-2.5V alloy is used for aircraft hydraulic systems. Our seamless Grade 9 titanium tubing is produced

Furthermore titanium as high-purity HDH powder is produced by GfE for material for porous layers on medical implants. Our product spectrum is completed by inter-metallic Titanium Aluminum light weight alloys, known as gamma Titanium Aluminide alloys. Its present applications include low pressure turbine blades (LPT) for civil aircraft engines as well as turbocharger wheels for the automotive industry.

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gspalding@haynesintl.com

AMS 4945, AMS 4946, AS5620, SB 338/B 338Gr9 and UNS R56320. Additionally, Haynes is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of high-performance nickel- and cobalt-based alloys used in corrosion and high-temperature applications.

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Hempel Special Metals AG is one of the largest stockists for Titanium, Nickel Alloy and Zirconium in Europe. Our companies are located in Switzerland, Germany, UK, Poland and we do have various sales representatives all over the world. Our main businesses are chemical industry. Beside all standard titanium grades we stock special grades (Grade 4, 5, 5-ELI, 7, 9) in bars, sheet/plates and tubes. Our services include individual stocking, cutting, sawing, plasma, laser- and water jet cutting, individual bar marking and turning. We supply material tailor made and in packages for special projects.

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Hi Tech Alloys +1-925-937-3836 Incorporated in 1982.

Inductotherm Corp. +609-267-9000 www.inductotherm.com sales@inductoerm.com

General Manager: Bert Armstrong Director – Sales: Andrew Procopio PRODUCTS and SERVICES - Inductotherm manufactures a complete line of induction heating and boosting systems for titanium slabs, billets, blooms, bars and rods prior to rolling. Other products include vacuum induction melting, holding, pouring, heating and coating equipment for thermal applications in air or controlled atmospheres for the metals industry. Coreless and channel furnaces with capabilities up to 500 tons; power supplies up to 42,000 kW; automatic pouring systems with vision control; computer controls and charge handling systems.

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Hogue Metallography

Industrial Metals International Ltd.

Services Include: • Metallographic Services • Sample Preparation - metals and non-metals • Documentation - macro and micro • Interpretation of Microstructures and metallographic • Failure Analysis • Industrial Problem Solving • Litigation • Laboratory Design • Equipment selection • Selection of optimum consumables • Layout

+1-631-981-2300 www.industrialmetals.com IML is a supplier of bar, sheet, tube, wire, rings and forgings in aluminum, titanium, nickel stainless steel, alloy and bronze products. In business for over 40 years, IML is approved by companies such as Rolls Royce, Boeing, Airbus, UTAS, GE, and Pratt and Whitney. Located near worldwide with no minimum order charge for stock items.

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Inteco melting and casting technologies GmbH +43 3862 53110-0

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inteco.austria@inteco.at INTECO is proud to be nowadays the worldwide leader in metallurgical -

HORIE Corporation +81-256-66-2237 www.horie.co.jp a-tanabe@horie.co.jp Horie Corporation is the world leader at surface engineering of Titanium such as precision coloring, etching, grain controlling and the solution provider to complex titanium fabrications. Horie has developed its original titanium technology using Horie’s electro-chemical technology and surface treatment technology. Our titanium knowledge provides our customers with unequaled solutions in titanium. Horie will continue to develop many new products and search the unlimited possibilities and beauty of titanium.

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Independent Forgings & Alloys Ltd +44-114-234-3000 www.independentforgings.com sales@independentforgings.com Independent Forgings & Alloys ltd is an open die forge with expertise in titanium, nickel and steel alloys. Processing ingots to billets, rolled/ include a 1600 tonne open die press, 2 x ring rollers, 3 forging hammers, NADCAP approved heat treatment and machining facility.

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super alloys as well as titanium and its alloys. nationally well recognized developments and has successfully put into operation all respective and relevant production processes such as: • Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM) • Electro-Slag-Remelting (ESR) • Vacuum-Arc-Remelting (VAR) • Titanium Production • Powder Technology • Production Management systems • Consulting Services Merging process technology and supply of the related equipment, together with our clear focus on the continuous improvement of existing as well as the development of new technologies represents our sustainable strategy well.

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Invera +1-610-325-0124 www.invera.com peterd@invera.com Invera is the leading supplier of ERP software for the metal distribution industry. Our STRATIX software provides advanced functions for sales, inventory control, production, shipping and outside processing of specialty metals.

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Kings Mountain International (KMI) controlled within STRATIX and as required emailed to customers upon shipment. Full product traceablity enables companies to have complete control and accountability of all material purchased, processed and shipped to customers. Invera also provides INVEX for eCommerce and Customer Web Service options over the internet. Coupled with the INVEX-CRM applications companies can optimize the sales process by recording quotes, activities and tasks. STRATIX-ONE a Decision Support & Management Dashboard provides executives and managers with real time sales,

Because STRATIX was designed from the ground up for metal distributors and processors the inventory can be accessed using metal industry nomenclature. A complete solution tailor made for titanium metal companies.

+1-704-739-4227 www.kmiinc.net sales@kmiinc.net Kings Mountain International (KMI) is an ISO9001:2015 / AS9100D certi-

KMI processing includes: • Flat / Tapered / Contoured precision thickness machining • Tolerances to +/-.001” (.0005” upon request) • Sizes up to 110” x 360: larger sizes upon request • Weight control for Aerospace applications • Thin sheet grinding to .010” • Polishing of sheet and plate to #3,#4 or #8 mirror. Non-directional also available

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• State of the art measurement instrumentations • Experience with all types of metals • Plate / Sheets arrive clean, damage free and ready for fabrication

Jiangsu Tiangong Technology Company Ltd.

Industries we serve: • Aerospace / Defense/ Energy / Commercial Aircraft / Architecture

0511-86319358 www.tggj.cn rongjun_jiang@tiangong-tools.com JIANGSU TIANGONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD was established in 2010, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tiangong International. The company is located in JuRong City, JiangSu Province. our company is a production, sales strategy based on titanium and titanium alloy new materials, Tiangong has smelting, forging, hot rolling, cold rolling, products are titanium ingot, titanium bar, titanium tube, titanium plate, titanium coil, hot rolled tape. Titanium wire etc..

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KASTO, Inc. 1-724-325-5600 www.kasto.com sales@us.kasto.com KASTO, Inc is the world’s only COMPLETE supplier of Metal Cutting

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KOS, Ltd +82-10-7175-2650 www.koswire.com chlee@koswire.com Our company, KOS Ltd. started producing stainless steel rope on 1969. For almost 50 years’ experience, nowadays KOS Ltd. is one of the top company on manufacturing high quality stainless steel wire and rope. For the last 10 years, business was expanded to superalloy to answer the demand from our customers in domestic and abroad. To answer the serious global competition, now we are focusing on manufacturing Titanium Bar and Wire. This project has been started several years ago and it is almost done. Our big target is to supply high quality product and service to meet the optimal delivery time. We have unique technology to save production cost including manufacturing strategy. We have special furnace, centerless grinding, precision straightening machinery and production area only for Titanium manufacturing.

Band Saws, Plate & Block Saws, Cold Circular Saws & Hacksaws. KOS Ltd. takes a step closer to consumable, medical and aerospace titanium market. Storage and Retrieval Systems!

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Keywell Metals, LLC +1-773-572-6173 www.Keywell.com Keywell Metals, LLC is the industry leader in specialty steel recycling and a worldwide purchaser, processor and seller of titanium scrap metal for ingot formulation, alloy additions and ferro-titanium production. In addition to the complete range of processing capabilities, Keywell Metals, LLC operates the largest and most modern fully equipped on site analytical laboratory in the scrap metal industry. Every product shipped

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L.C.M.A. +352 26 55 43-1 www.lcma.lu Mr Otis Claeys – CEO - claeys@lcma.lu Mr Thomas Mitidieri – Production Manager - Thomas@lcma.lu Founded in 1996, LCMA is now a fully integrated producer, processor alloy products for aerospace, medical, petrochemical and industrial applications. We work with several manufacturers based in Ukraine and Europe who convert our Grade 1 to 5 ingots in forged and rolled bars, sheets, plates, coils, spools, electrodes, tubes and more. LCMA is ISO 9001:2015 and

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Being part of a vertical integrated structure LCMA controls quality at all production processes and all products are US, EC and HB tested. We deliver to customers all over the world and our Quality, Experience, Flexibility, Short lead time, Large stock and Competitive prices makes us one of the key players on the market.

Luoyang Hexin Titanium Industry Co., Ltd was founded in 2014. Our company produces titanium products since 2014, including rods, tubes, plates.

energy generation and other industries. Typical applications include: Titanium and titanium alloy bar for hot-rolling; Titanium alloy standard

Please contact us at fax: +352 26 55 13 45 or Email : lcma@pt.lu

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Laboratory Testing Inc. 800-219-9095 www.labtesting.com sales@labtesting.com

Mair Research S.p.a. +39 0445 634 444 www.mair-research.com salesdept@mair-research.com

The Material Testing, Nondestructive Testing and Calibration Services highest quality and most dependable products. The independent testing lab provides test results necessary for product development, material environment.

• Accredited by NADCAP and A2LA to ISO/IEC 17025 • In compliance with ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 • Metal testing specialists since 1984 • Testing performed to industry standards, including ASME, ASTM and MIL Technical experts and a service-focused support team help customers get reliable test results quickly and economically. With a 104,000 sq. ft. facility, near Philadelphia, PA, Laboratory Testing Inc. is one of the largest full-service testing laboratories in the USA and fully capable of handling and testing materials of all shapes, sizes and quantities. Call or visit www.labtesting.com for a fast quote.

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LAI International +1-518-273-3912 www.laico.com/industrial LAI International (formerly Zak Incorporated) is a fully integrated design, fabrication, machine, and test facility. We engineer, manufacture, and refurbish crucibles, liners, molds, and accessories for the remelting and production of specialty metals. Our manufacturing and consulting

The highest levels regarding innovation and quality are achieved through young and well experienced technical personnel, for the electrical design, software programming and the pre and after sale service. Single stand-alone equipment or customized complete and integrated are entirely manufactured in two modern production facilities covering a total surface area of 36000 sqm.

lines for tubes and bars by supplying turnkey solutions to customers in over 45 nations. Recently, fully integrated, automatic lines have been produced by Mair Research for the most demanding customers worldwide. Thanks to the reliability of our equipment we reach important targets on

automatic processing on the lines and consequent reduction of production cast with high repeatability standards. For additional info do not hesitate to contact us via our website: www.mair-research.com

____________________________________________ C.C., and EBPVD processing industries. This experience, along with our precision CNC machining capabilities, will extend your product life cycles services include a full range of dual pallet, multi-axis CNC machining centers with live tooling; MIG, TIG, and stick welding of copper and other dissimilar metals; hydro, helium, X-ray and other available NDT services. For more information about Zak Incorporated, please visit us at www.laico.com/industrial

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LOTERIOS S.p.A., a TIMET Company +39-02-9648281 www.loterios.com

heat exchangers and vessels as required.

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Louyang Hexin Titanium Industry Co., ltd

Makino +1-800-552-3288 www.makino.com A world leader in advanced CNC machining centers, Makino is committed to providing high-performance, leading-edge machining technologies and innovative engineered process solutions that enable wide range of high-precision metal-cutting and EDM machinery, including horizontal machining centers, vertical machining centers, 5-axis machining centers, graphite machining centers, and wire and sinker EDMs.

and increased throughput in a variety of production volumes and for even the most challenging applications across all industries. For more information, call 1-800-552-3288 or visit makino.com.

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ATS-MER +1-520-574-1980 www.mercorp.com The technologies MER pursues includes: Rapid Additive Manufacturing, Titanium Powder and Fabrication by Additive Manufacturing, Metal and Carbon Matrix Composites, Electrochemical Systems, Porous Materials, Coatings, Spinel and Nanotechnology. MER develops processing to produce titanium more economically that includes lower cost than sponge and downstream additive manufacturing processing to produce low cost titanium components. These technologies include producing titanium powder directly from ore/TiO2 at a cost substantially lower than that of Kroll sponge, engineering the Kroll process entirely in one reactor at a reduced cost, producing titanium alloy powder from ore/TiO2 and one-step production processing near net shape alloy components at a cost of under $10/lb.

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Medart, Inc. +1-724-752-2900 www.medartglobal.com sales@medartglobal.com Medart designs and manufactures centerless bar peelers, coil to coil take up systems, plane straighteners and engineered material handling equipment. Purpose built processing equipment for the titanium industry. __________________________________________________________

Metals & Alloys UK Ltd +44-(0) 114 354 0117 www.metalsandalloys.co.uk Aaron James aj@ferroti.com We are a trusted manufacturer of Ferro titanium and supplier of Titanium scrap and Noble alloys. Specializing in Titanium, we buy and sell all grades of Titanium scrap. All incoming scrap is sorted and prepared at our UK facilities. Depending on the quality of the Scrap, it will either be used in our Ferro titanium production or recycled back to the metal industry. __________________________________________________________

www.metalysis.com kartik.rao@metalysis.com Metalysis is a UK-based technology company, which has developed a proprietary process to produce metal powders at low cost using electrolysis. It is currently focused on the production of tantalum and titanium alloy powders for use in conventional and additive manufacturing, with a variety of applications in industries including aerospace, electronics, bio-medical, petro-chemical and automotive.

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MetCon, LLC +1-724-888-2172 www.MetConLLC.net sheet, and machined or fabricated components employing a patented “Green” electrochemical technology. Product yields and costs are dramatically improved when compared to conventional processing. The technology can also provide alpha case removal, precise gauge removal, and ultra-bright micropolishing. MetCon is based in Monaca, PA, 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.

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Mega Metals, Inc. +1-602-258-6677 www.megametalsunlimited.com Mega Metals Inc., is a globally recognized high quality processor of houses for prepared aerospace grade material. Our philosophy is to unite the highest quality in customer service with the highest quality of our materials, in order to serve the expanding international demands of the metals recycling industry.

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METRACO NV +32 56 234400 www.metraco.be European traders of ferro-alloys and non-ferrous metals. Specialized mainly in ferro titanium, titanium sponge and manganese metal. Supplying all grades of FeTi 70 % and buyers of titanium scrap and low grade sponge for FeTi production. Supplying steel grade sponge directly to steel mills and master alloy producers worldwide.

METALVALUE

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MetSuisse Distribution AG

METALVALUE provides strategic consulting services and invests into selected industrial companies.

+41 44 586 02 74 www.metsuisse.com info@metsuisse.com

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Metalwerks PMD, Inc +1-724-378-9020 www.metalwerks.com Metalwerks PMD, Inc. produces a wide variety of specialty metals, superalloys and developmental alloys in Iron, Nickel and Cobalt based alloys. We melt current and developmental titanium alloys in ingot form from 400 grams to VAR ingots weighing up to 5000 pounds. We also convert these ingots into mill products for use by our customers.

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pany specialized in the medical industry, and operate strictly according to ISO 13485 (Medical) and the GDP standards valid for pharmaceuticals (besides ISO 9001). The stringent and precise requirements found in the medical & watch industry has given us the experience and abilities required to meet the various requests. Currently, we are specialized mainly in the metals titanium zirconium, CoCrMo, medical stainless and tungsten alloys. However, you can contact us with any of your sourcing requests. We work with dedicated partners worldwide. MetSuisse® has a unique grinding facility allowing: precision grinding of titanium foils, sheets and plates technology applied for the Swiss medical and watch industry no min. quantities for CP Grade 1, 2, 4 and Ti6Al4V Eli min. 0.09 +/- 0.015 mm (= in inch 0.003543307” +/- 0.000590551”). We can ground up to a format of 1’000 x 2’000 mm.

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Mid-West Machine +1-205-663-0732 www.vulcangroup.com sales@vulcangroup.com Mid-West Machine™ provides metal conditioning equipment and systems for the Steel and Titanium industries. This includes both bonded Gantry, Overhead, and Ingot End Grinders as well as material handling equipment for processing slabs, billets and rounds through the grinders.

thin welded tubes serving all demanding industry markets from power generation to desalination, process, automotive and more. Our products include not only bare, straight tubes but enhanced surface tubes, such applications. The highest level of quality and safety in the market is guaranteed by stringent control procedures and unchallenged technical experience. The best testimony of product quality is the long list of references, worldwide. Our R&D teams develop ambitious innovation and research programs to enhance the performance of the tubes in the toughest environments. We have high manufacturing capacities, with production mills on three continents, Asia, North America and Europe, (namely in China, France, India, South-Korea, the USA) as well as a secured access to superior quality titanium strip.

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Monico Alloys

NF&M International

(310) 928-0168 www.monicoalloys.com info@monicoalloys.com Monico Alloys specializes in the processing of titanium scrap in the form of solids and turnings. Monico is a Global Mill processor for Titanium Scrap metal ISO 9001:2008 and approved by every major titanium melter. Monico Alloys prepares bulk-weldable solids, feedstock, cobbles, industry leader by utilizing only the latest scrap processing technology. includes CP, 6-4, 6-2-4-2, 6-6-2, 3-2.5, and others.

www.nfm-titanium.com NF&M International, Inc., subsidiary of VSMPO-Tirus US, is a producer of premium quality triple melted and standard grade titanium bar and billet products for the aerospace market and manufacturer of smalldiameter precision tolerance bar and seam free coil products for aerospace fastener, automotive and medical applications. NF&M also provides a wide range of conversion services, including intermediate peeling, bar polishing, pickling and inspection. NF&M’s Nadcap approved laboratory performs room temperature tensile, hardness, hydrogen analysis and micro/macrostructure evaluation.

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MoTiV Metals, LLC

NobelClad

+1-412-200-5832 www.motivmetals.com

+1 303.665.5700 www.nobelclad.com sales@nobelclad.com

MoTiV Metals, LLC is an independent sales and marketing company supplying molybdenum, titanium, vanadium and other products to the global steel, titanium and chemical industries. The company has a vast array of expertise and knowledge in domestic and international sales, logistics and supply chain management.

more than half a century of expertise, and we are the one company with the most global resources and infrastructure committed to clad, oil and gas, chemical, and transportation. We work with global partners across the supply chain not only to deliver the highest-quality, most

its relationship with BHN Special Materials Ltd, including V-Al, Mo-Al, and other alloys.

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Multi-Etch LLC (928) 634-5307 www.multietch.com info@multietch.com Multi-Etch is a low-acid (pH 6.8), far safer etchant for titanium and other and nitric acids. Preparing titanium with Multi-Etch enables anodizers to produce brilliant colors and welders to achieve welds that can withstand the rigors of deep space and deep ocean uses. Multi-Etch is also used to brighten titanium mill products and tumbled titanium parts, and to erase anodizing mistakes. Industries regularly using Multi-Etch include aerospace, medical, dental, jewelry and other arts, marine, architectural, and industrial.

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NEOTISS +33 1 70 98 30 05 www.neotiss.com contact.fra@neotiss.com

resource for process architects, engineers, and fabricators alike. That’s industrial infrastructure applications all over the world. Specialties: Explosion Welded Clad, Longitudinally Welded Pipe, Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Structural Transition Joints, Electrical Transition Joints, Cryogenic Transition Joints, Flat Plates & Cylinders, Heads, Tube Sheets. __________________________________________________________

Nooter Construction Company 314.421.7211 www.nooterconstruction.com kekitchen@nooter.com Nooter Construction Company is a national full-service industrial construction contractor. Nooter Construction Company has a long history of reactive alloys. We have the capability to perform large capital projects and smaller maintenance work that requires specialty welding with materials such as titanium. Please give Nooter Construction Company a call to discuss your projects where reactive alloys will be processed and

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Norsk Titanium AS North American/Asian Customers: +1 518 324 4010 European Customers: +47 97 42 22 00 www.norsktitanium.com North American/Asian Customers: info@norsktitanium.com European Customers: post@norsktitanium.com

industrial scale, aerospace-grade, additively manufactured, structural titanium components. The company is distinguished in the aviation industry by its patented Rapid Plasma Deposition™ (RPD™) process that deposits standard Ti6-4 wire into complex components suitable for structural and safety-critical applications. The Norsk Titanium Merke IV RPD™ machine displaces legacy forging methods with a controlled, repeatable, high deposition rate process. Norsk Titanium’s proven inproduction processes deliver substantial savings for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications www.norsktitanium.com

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North American Alloys +1-800-985-2250 www.northamericanalloys.com Michael Shulimson, President michael@northamericanalloys.com Steve Meredith, Director of Sales steve@northamericanalloys.com Peter Mason, Outside Sales petermason@nothamericanalloys.com Peter Rockefeller, Warehouse Manager peter@northamericanalloys.com Now celebrating our 35th year in business, North American Alloys processes titanium alloy scrap for recycling and warehouses stocks of new and surplus lots of titanium mill products. North American Alloys warehouse in Kennewick, WA handles titanium sheet, plate, bar, billet and tubing. Please visit our website at www.northamericanalloys.com to view our current inventory of titanium products. North American Alloys is always seeking new sources of excess inventory materials in titanium, cobalt or nickel alloys and specialty metals such as tantalum, columbium, zirconium and beryllium. Contacts: Michael Shulimson, President Steve Meredith, Director of Sales Peter Mason, Outside Sales Peter Rockefeller, Warehouse Manager

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Nu-Tech Precision Metals +1-613-623-6544 www.nutechpm.com shook@nutechpm.com Nu-Tech Precision Metals manufactures by hot extrusion seamless

environments. Extruded shapes, especially those for the aerospace process creates a near-net shape that reduces material and machining costs overall. Our ability to alpha-beta process results in improved

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pipe from 1.5” (40 mm) to 14” (350 mm) plus specialty sizes and wall ID honing or boring, hot straightening, pickling, non-destructive testing

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Oerlikon https://www.oerlikon.com Oerlikon Metco is a global leader in surface engineering solutions that technologies, equipment, materials, services, specialized machining services and components. The surface technologies such as Thermal Spray and Laser Oerlikon Metco provides a comprehensive manufacturing, distribution and service network, catering to aviation, medical, power generation, automotive and other strategic growth industries such as additive manufacturing and operates a dynamically growing network of more than 50 sites in EMEA,

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OSAKA Titanium technologies Co., Ltd. +81 3 5776 3103 www.osaka-ti.co.jp OSAKA Titanium technologies Co., Ltd. manufactures premium quality titanium sponge mainly for aerospace use, high-purity titanium billet and polycrystalline silicon for semiconductor industry, titanium powder for powder metallurgy and additive manufacturing, and other titanium-silicon related products.

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Paris Saint-Denis Aero http://www.psdaero.com PSD AERO is one of the main suppliers for raw materials products of key players in the aviation sector, like for example AIRBUS, SNECMA, EUROCOPTER, DASSAULT AVIATION, etc. Our Quality Management System meets the IAQG’s series requirements. With our experience and rigor acquired during the last few decades, increase their turnover 10 times over in 10 years. Solutions of waterjet cutting: • Size up to 12 000 x 3 000 mm • Waterjet Pressure up to 6000 bars • Mono et Multi cutting heads Part up to 10 tons

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PCC Metals Group www.precast.com/ The PCC Metals Group brings together TIMET, a vertically integrated titanium supplier; and Special Metals, a leader in nickel alloy development. With over 200 years of collective experience, each organization is an R&D leader in their respective industries. The PCC Metals Group unites the unique capabilities of each company, leverages their strong metallurgical expertise, and is able to better serve customers in the specialty metals market. __________________________________________________________

PCC Revert Group http://www.pccforgedproducts.com/brands/caledonian_alloys/

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The PCC Revert Group combines the assets of Caledonian Alloys and SOS Metals, and is the world leader in the management of nickel and cobalt base superalloy and titanium alloy recycling for the aerospace, land-based turbine, and chemical industries. The company transforms revert into material ready for remelitng to produce new nickel, cobalt, or titanium alloys. The Revert Group provides customers with a range of tailored revert management services designed to enable them to optimize the use and value of their own revert material. Accredited with all major vacuum and high temperature melters worldwide, Caledonian Alloys and SOS Metals supply fully processed nickel and titanium revert material to the melting industry. Both SOS Metals and Caledonian Alloys also purchase revert material from a wide range of industrial customers throughout the world.

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Desalination Power Plants Water Treatment Facilities and more!

emergency deliveries to complex, long-ranging project installations.

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Precision Metal Grinding, LLC +1-949-872-2976 www.pmgrinding.net sales@pmgrinding.net

Perryman Company +1-724-746-9390 www.perrymanco.com Perryman Company is a vertically integrated producer of specialty titanium products. Our operations include melting, forging, and expertise, and customer service is unmatched. Perryman supplies and services customers in the aerospace, medical, consumer, recreation, infrastructure and 3D printing/additive manufacturing markets worldwide. Approvals include ISO9001:2015; AS9100D, and NADCAP. Perryman Company is headquartered in Houston, Pennsylvania. Our melting operations are in Houston, PA. Additional intermediate processing is

Precision Metal Grinding is a grinding service company that supports the aerospace and medical industry. Providing the highest quality of surface sheet (minimum: 0.008”) and thick plate (maximum: 6.00”) up to 78.00” tolerance of +/- 0.001” and can provide +/- 0.0005” upon request. Our standard practices ensure consistency over large orders and from batch-to-batch. With years of experience under our belt, we are capable of machining Titanium, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Nickel-base Alloys, Magnesium, Cobalt-base Alloys, Zirconium and others. Contact us with your unique requirements today. __________________________________________________________

PA, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, London, Zurich, Tokyo, and Xi’an.

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Precision Thin Metals http://www.arnoldmagnetics.com/Precision-Thin-Metals

Plymouth Engineered Shapes 800-718-7590 www.plymouth.com jlake@plymouth.com Plymouth Engineered Shapes is the premiere provider of near-net extruded shapes for a large variety of applications. All customers want to squeeze more cost out of their parts and Plymouth Engineered Shapes based alloys. Our Engineers are capable and willing to work with your design engineers to develop the most optimum near-net shapes possible

The Precision Thin Metals (PTM) business of Arnold Magnetic Technologies produces thin and ultra-thin alloys that improve the power density of motors, transformers, batteries and many other applications in Aerospace, Industrial, Motorsport, and Medical markets. Customers rely on us for thin-rolled titanium in applications that demand high performance and consistent quality. Arnold’s Precision Thin Metals business several standard alloy compositions. Our titanium and titanium alloys are heat treatment.

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PM International Suppliers (863) 644-6300 www.PMfirst.com

forgings with numerous worldwide sources for limitless applications. PM International Suppliers specializes in providing products in exotic materials such as duplex, super duplex, 6% molybdenum stainlesssteels, titanium, copper nickel and nickel alloys. Industries we serve: • • Geothermal • Chemical Manufacturing • Aerospace

President Company Ltd. +886-227411-190 www.presico.com.tw presico@presico.com.tw President Co., Ltd., established in Taiwan in 1969, is one of the largest titanium stockists in the Asia. Our business focus on the trading of high quality titanium with diverse stocks. Besides, our product includes titanium slabs, sheets, bars, wires, pipes, fasteners, castings, etc. We commit to supply the most satisfying high quality titanium materials for users with quick lead time and favorable after sales service. Currently, our sales network is well deployed all over China, Taiwan and SouthEast Asia countries.

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President Titanium Co., Inc. +1-800-225-0304 www.presidenttitanium.com sales@presidenttitanium.com

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President Titanium has the largest inventory of domestic 6Al/4V, 6Al/4V ELI, and Grade 4 titanium bar, sheet & and plate in the country. We have been serving the aerospace, military and medical industries since 1973. Most orders shipped in 1-2 days, call for our free booklet.

www.remeltinc.com sales@remelt.net

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Systems and Weigh and Blend systems. We specialize in titanium and high temperature alloy chip crushing, centrifuging, aqueous wash

Product Evaluation Systems, Inc.

and gravimetric separation to prepare chips to for melting. We also specialize in Weigh and Blend systems that weigh and blend titanium chips, sponge, master alloys, aluminum, iron, and TiO² to achieve

724-834-8848 www.PES-Testing.com Mic@PES-Testing.com

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Product Evaluation Systems (PES) an independent testing laboratory, located in Latrobe, PA. PES is a proven partner in materials testing and chemical and nondestructive testing and analysis. Since 1979, PES needs and our Rapid Response, Dependable Delivery continues to help our clients streamline the process of outsourcing their materials testing. PES is both NADCAP and ISO 17025 accredited and holds multiple customer accreditations such as GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney (MCL), Rolls-Royce Aerospace (SABRe) and ATI Nuclear. Accreditation awarded to PES covers mechanical testing, test specimen preparation, metallography, chemical analysis and nondestructive evaluation. Industry sectors include, but are not limited to, Aerospace, Additive Manufacturing (AM), Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Mining and Recovery/Reclamation.

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Quebec Metallurgy Center +1-819-376-8707 www.cmqtr.qc.ca The Quebec Metallurgy Center is a technology transfer center located in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada. Our activities focus on supporting the technological development of manufacturing companies in the metallurgical sector. CMQ has developed a broad expertise on the transformation and development of advanced alloys such as titanium, zirconium, aluminum and nickel. Our semi-industrial metalworking facility is equipped for short series production with controlled atmosphere casting, induction skull melting, plasma arc melting, permanent mold, shell mold and sand mold casting; advanced welding, thermal spraying, heat treating, hot isostatic pressing, additive manufacturing (directed energy deposition, binder jetting and ultrasonic welding) and nondestructive testing.

Renton Coil Spring Company +1-425-255-1453 www.rentoncoilspring.com info@rentoncoilspring.com Renton Coil Spring Co. (RCS) is a world-class spring manufacturer for aerospace and performance markets and has been providing superior quality parts and performance since 1949. Design and material capabilities, along with complete performance solutions has lead RCS to metal parts with thousands of applications across the world.

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Reactive Metals Studio, Inc. +1-928-634-3434 www.reactivemetals.com Founded 1981, a supplier of exotic metals to include titanium and niobium to the jewelry and decorative arts market. We consult, teach and supply anodizing equipment. We supply jewelry components, chain medical, crafts and arts community. RMS distributes MULTI-ETCH, a user friendly titanium etch. Multi Etch prepares titanium jewelry, medical & dental components for bright, smooth anodizing without the dangers of

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Retech Systems LLC +1 (707) 462-6522 www.retechsystemsllc.com sales@retechsystemsllc.com

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RathGibson +1-608-754-2222 www.rathgibson.com inquiry@pccenergy.com RathGibson is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of precision welded tubing and pipe in both stainless and specialty alloys. From straight lengths to coil, welded and drawn, or seamless tubing and pipe, our products can be made from any of our 40 high-performance alloys so that they will reliably perform no matter how demanding or corrosive the application. At RathGibson, a successful technical process to meet high quality tubing is delivered. That is why RathGibson invests in unique capabilities to develop customizable products for industries including power generation, renewable, oil and gas, petrochemical, food and dairy, beverage, pharmaceutical, and general commercial.

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and titanium alloys. Retech advanced vacuum metallurgical systems also include Vacuum Arc Remelt (VAR), VAR Consumable (Skull) Casting, EB and PAM Consolidation furnaces, Plasma Welders, Vacuum Induction melting (VIM), Precision Investment Casting (DS/SC/EQ), Cold Wall Induction melting and casting, Vacuum Heat Treating, and Gas Atomization for metal powder production. All our furnaces are available large, custom engineered systems. Further, we provide customer access to a wide range of in-house resources, including technology, material and process development. Identifying customer needs, as well as understanding the importance of producing relevant, viable, and cost-

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Rex Heat Treat +1-215-855-1131 www.rexht.com chris.constable@rexht.com Rex Heat Treat is a family owned and operated business that was

Titanium Buyers Guide (continued) founded in 1938. We take pride in our ability to partner with our customers to gain insight regarding their future needs. We are a leader in customer service and quality for the heat treating industry. Our unique furnace design allows us to water quench titanium raw material and formed parts up to 16’ long to meet aerospace and medical

S+D Spezialstahl Handelsgesellschaft mbH

lbs. in one batch and we are approved by almost all major Aerospace companies. We have 3 locations in Eastern United States, Anniston Al., Bedford PA., and Lansdale, PA. Rex Heat Treat has experienced

The S+D Spezialstahl / S+D Speciality Metals Group is one of Europe’s

to exceeding your expectations with timely communication and time performance.

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Rolled Alloys +1-800-321-0909 www.rolledalloys.com sales@rolledalloys.com

+49-211-230999-11 www.s-d-group.com o.frankenheim@s-d-group.com

titanium and titanium alloys, special stainless steel for aviation and aerospace or nickel and nickel alloys. We supply into the following markets: Aviation and Aerospace / Motor Sports / Defence Technology / Medical Technology and Equipment Manufacturing / Electroplating / Turbine Manufacturing / Marine Engineering / Energy Industry / Automotive Industry / Universities and Research Institutes We deliver just in time any time. At S+D we are able to cut all our materials according to our customer’s exact requirements utilising our

inventory in titanium, stainless steels, nickels alloys and cobalt alloys.

jet cutting. Our just in time service provides our customers with cost savings and security of supply. S+D is aerospace approved according to EN 9120 issued by DNV GL

metallurgical expertise.

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aerospace and medical industries. We are a preferred supplier to companies that are respected around the world for their exceptional quality standards.

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Roskill Information Services Ltd. +44 (0)208 417 0087 www.roskill.com info@roskill.com

Sandinox Comercio, Importação e Exportação LTDA + 55 15 3335 3565 www.sandinox.com.br Established in 1986, Sandinox is the largest medical distributor for the stainless steel alloys for the medical industry. Our goal is the constant search for technologically advanced products and materials that will ensure quality and the desired satisfaction of our customers.

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S. Letvin & Son, Inc. +1-310-327-0590 www.titaniumscrap.com S. Letvin & Son, Inc., specialists in processing high temperature scrap metals, has been in business since 1947. We prepare a high quality 6/4 titanium feedstock package that meets AMS 4928 Chemistry

product is 6/4 titanium “Rotor Grade” feedstock, which is heavy, dense, clean and extremely consistent in chemistry and gases. Our 6/4 titanium feedstock package is approved and desired by most major US Titanium Mills, as well as many smaller investment casters worldwide.

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Sandvik Materials Technology Product Unit Special Metals +46-26-260000 www.smt.sandvik.com Product Unit Special Metals with two manufacturing locations (Sweden and USA) belongs to Sandvik Materials Technology and is a long term experienced manufacturer of seamless tubes and complementary products in Titanium, Titanium alloys and Zirconium based materials for a broad range of industrial applications as well as applications within nuclear, aerospace and medical industries. The full scale commercial manufacture, which started in 1964 is fully integrated from VAR-remelting of Titanium resp. Zirconium sponge up to

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Scanacon, Inc. 330-877-7600 www.scanacon.com At Scanacon, our mission is to help stainless, titanium, zirconium and lowest cost. With over 30 years’ experience as the World’s preferred supplier of acid management equipment, our knowledge, experience and equipment

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themselves across a wide range of pickling, etching and milling applications for all wrought and cast forms. Scanacon understands that ease of use, low maintenance requirements value, day after day. No two producers or applications are exactly alike. Delivering value requires a knowledge that can only be gained by experience and is why Scanacon continues to be the chosen supplier for acid management system by all major producers, worldwide.

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Schaffer Grinding Co., Inc. +1-323-724-4476 www.schaffergrinding.com

SCHAFFER GRINDING CO. is a toll processor of aerospace alloy materials including: Titanium, high temperature alloys, nickel based alloys, and ferrous materials. Processes include: Precision sheet and plate grinding (90” X 240”), band saw cutting, planer milling, rotary and service with production facilities in California and Ohio.

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Sector3 Appraisals, Inc. +1-718-268-4376 www.sector3appraisals.com METALS & CHEMICALS INVENTORY VALUATIONS FOR ABL FINANCING

in the metals and chemicals industries. We value inventory as well as machinery & equipment at all levels of the manufacturing chain, from major producers to distributors and OEMs through Tier-II capital, M&As, and debtor-in-possession settlement. Sector3 also provides liquidation consulting. Sector3’s focused expertise produces a targeted, insightful and truly useful appraisal. We help companies and lenders decipher the underlying value of raw materials, metals, chemicals, plastics, and commodity inventory and machinery and equipment. We are successful because we: •Specialize in the metals, chemicals, plastics, and commodity markets; •Believe customer service is a long-term objective. These advantages set Sector3 apart from other appraisal companies, and have made Sector3 one of the largest metals, chemicals and

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Service Steel Aerospace +1-800-426-9794 www.ssa-corp.com sales@ssa-corp.com

SES, LLC 330-821-3322 www.seseng.com ses@seseng.com SES is a leading supplier of equipment and services for the metals industry. SES handles projects ranging from small specialty items to major capital expansions, as well as redesign/rebuild of existing equipment. Our strategic partnership with Daisho Seiki Corp, Japan, has broadened our ability to supply Bar Turning and Burnishing Technology to the North American Market. Capabilities include complete supply of Turning and Polishing Lines for bar manufacturers/processors. Custom cell layouts including cut-to-length, chamfering, NDT inspection, proveup stations, hex bundling, can be added to suit requirement. Testing of equipment with customer supplied material can be performed at SES’ manufacturing facilities. Headquartered in Alliance, OH, our over 40 year history includes design and supply of transfer cars, transporters and all meltshop equipment, slab handling equipment, long product handling and processing equipment, strip processing equipment, coil handling equipment, custom designed and built equipment, automation & Level I/II system design, complete system integration, PLC, drives, & HMI integration, power and control system design, and facilities engineering.

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Shaanxi Lasting Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. 00 86 29 89651035 00 86 29 89651082 www.lastingtitanium.com sales@lastingtitanium.com titanium01@263.net Shaanxi Lasting Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. is the leading Titanium manufacturer and exporter in China. With more than 20 years’ experience, we own two mills in Baoji -The Chinese Titanium City. We are mainly engaged in melting, forging, rolling and machining manufacturing line in titanium and titanium alloy, with an investment of USD 50 million. Exported 3000 mt ingots, 2500 mt forgings and 5000 mt machined parts annually. Our main products include titanium ingots, powder, standard parts, non-standard equipment and other corrosion resistant metals such as zirconium, tantalum, tungsten, molybdenum, niobium.

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Sierra Alloys / TSI Titanium PRV Metals Companies +1-626-969-6711 www.prvmetals.com Manufacture and supply forged and rolled products in Titanium alloys, nickel-cobalt base alloys, precipitation hardened stainless and high alloy steels from small rectangular and round bar to large section size open die forged bar and stock. __________________________________________________________

Simonds Saws Service Steel Aerospace is a customer oriented stocking distributor of high performance stainless steel, titanium, alloy steel, nickel based super alloy, and maraging steel. We are committed to providing quality products to the aerospace industry and other critical application industries throughout the world. SSA performs a wide array of value customers. Our commitment to the quality and service has made SSA the leader in the industry for over 40 years.

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www.simondsinternational.com Manufacturer of industrial saw blades. The oldest cutting tool manufacturnames found anywhere in the world of cutting tools. Many industries have grown to depend on the quality and innovation of Simonds products and services. We have a continuing tradition of quality, design, and innovation.

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Specialty Metals Processing (SMP) is a leading processor of titanium plates, slabs, sheets and coil. Located in northeast Ohio, SMP has one of the largest abrasive belt grinding and polishing operations in the U.S. Our 170,000 sq. ft. facility houses multiple processing lines. We are your reliable source for precision grinding where we can accommodate widths up to 72”, material thickness up to 10” and lengths up to 240”. We are your reliable source for gantry grind services where we can accommodate widths up to 144”, material thickness up to 24” and lengths up to 1200”. In addition, we are your reliable source for pinch roll grinding, alpha case removal and reconditioning.

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Solar Atmospheres +1-855-934-3284 www.solaratm.com info@solaratm.com Solar Atmospheres provides vacuum thermal processing for titanium material, parts, forgings, and weldments. With the world’s largest commercial vacuum furnaces up to 48 feet long, Solar is capable of vacuum processing furnace loads of bar, billet, sheet, and plate up to services provided are: degassing, beta annealing, homogenizing, age hardening, creep forming, Superplastic Forming (SPF), hydriding/ dehydriding, stress relieving and Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection. ISO9001:2015 / AS9100D Registered, Nadcap Accredited for heat treating and NDT (Non-destructive testing), MedAccred Accredited for heat treating, and Boeing approved in heat treating, NDT (Nondestructive testing) services and BASCA (Beta Anneal Slow Cool Age). Solar Atmospheres serves customers with plants located in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and California.

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Solar Manufacturing, Inc. +1-267-384-5040 www.solarmfg.com info@solarmfg.com Solar Manufacturing designs and manufactures high performance, Models range from compact R&D size furnaces to mid-size horizontal production furnaces to huge car-bottom vacuum furnaces for large heavy workloads. Our furnaces feature improved graphite insulation materials, curved graphite heating elements, tapered gas nozzles, high velocity gas quench systems, SolarVac® 4000, and 5000 interactive control systems, and ConserVac energy management system. We design for vacuum heat treat processes such as hardening, brazing, annealing, stress relieving, normalizing, tempering, sintering, low pressure carburizing and vacuum gas nitriding. Solar knows vacuum heat treating inside out. Our engineers and metallurgists bring decades of expertise to the design side of the business and our knowledgeable technicians provide world-class manufacturing keeping Solar in the forefront of vacuum furnace innovations. As an ITA member company, Solar welcomes the opportunity to assist our customers in choosing the right vacuum furnace, replacement hot zone, spare parts and service for your needs.

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Specialty Metals Company +32- 2645-7670 www.uktmp.kz Sylvain.gehler@specialtymetals.be Danielle.vanoverschelde@specialtymetals.be Specialty Metals Co is the major shareholder of UKTMP (Ust Kamenogorsk Ti Mg plant) located in Kazakhstan. UKTMP produces Ti sponge, CP and alloy ingots and slabs.

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Spectore Corporation 954-481-8422 www.spectore.com info@spectore.com Spectore Corporation was founded in 1983 to reinvigorate the 3,000 year-old traditions of the jewelry industry with its introduction of titanium as a new noble element. New technologies were perfected to manipulate this extremely tenacious and non-traditional metal. The company’s ambitious designers and R&D team have persistently explored the potential of titanium to create truly unique collections. This resulted in being awarded the 2010 Titanium Development and Advancement Award by the ITA. Today Spectore remains dedicated to the development of new methodologies for the design, engineering and manufacturing of high-end consumer products made of titanium. Spectore Corporation designs and manufactures for a range of world class brands focusing on consumer products from household, sporting, technology, apparel, corporate gifting and jewelry. Spectore Corporation has also developed their own in house designer brand, Edward Mirell which has won a wide range of national and internationally recognized design awards.

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Starrag USA Inc. +1-859-534-5201 www.starrag.com ussales@starrag.com Engineering precisely what you value Starrag Group is a global technology leader in manufacturing highprecision machine tools for milling, turning, boring and grinding workpieces of metallic, composite and ceramic materials. Principle customers are internationally active companies in the Aerospace, Energy, Transportation and Industrial sectors. In addition to its portfolio of machine tools, Starrag Group provides integrated

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Titanium Buyers Guide (continued) customer productivity. Aero Structures Five and six axes high torque machining centers, 50 cubic inches per minute of Ti metal removal with the highest degree of accuracy. That’s STARRAG. Aero Engines Blades, Blisk, IBRs, Impellors and Casings – Processing requirements drive our machine design providing the highest accuracies and throughput. Avionics Complex machining for extremely precise parts for fuel injection,

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Strohecker Incorporated +1-330-426-9496 www.strohecker.com Well-established specialist in the fabrication and repair of copper crucibles, hearths and related equipment used in VAR, ESR, EBM, PAM, as well as various similar processes. Serving producers of the reactive metals and alloys, nickel alloys, refractory metals, and steel alloys.

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T-M Vacuum Products, Inc 856-829-2000 www.tmvacuum.com eurbanski@tmvacuum.com T-M Vacuum Products has more than 50 years’ experience designing and manufacturing various standard and custom size vacuum furnaces temperatures up to 2,000°C. We specialize in all metal hot zones and strive to create the best vacuum furnaces and vacuum ovens possible. Our team of experienced engineers and highly skilled technicians build the best systems in the industry. Our systems typically exceed 20 years of life in a full-time 24/7 production environment. This means that each vacuum furnace and vacuum oven, you purchase from us is the most advanced and cost As an ITA member company, T-M Vacuum is more than happy to assist customers in choosing the right vacuum furnace to meet their needs. Contact us or visit our web site for more information

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Tekna Plasma Systems www.tekna.com

additive manufacturing applications. These powders are produced by inductively-coupled plasma, a proprietary technology developed by Tekna which leads to high-purity

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Sumitomo Corporation Of Americas +1-847-384-5275 www.sumitomocorp.com shinya.kuriyama@sumitomocorp.com Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, which is one of the leading trading companies investments in a wide variety of industries, products and services.

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Supra Alloys, a division of Titan Metal Fabricators 805-388-2138 www.supraalloys.com sales@supraalloys.com Supra Alloys is a Titanium Mill Products-stocked Titanium Service Center with the convenience of extensive in-house processing capabilities, ISO 13485: 2016. Located in Camarillo, California & Dayton, Ohio USA, Supra routinely provides Titanium for applications in the aerospace, medical, Industrial and sports/recreation industries throughout the world.

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The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) +27-128412600 www.csir.co.za

Africa’s leading national research and development organization. The Titanium Centre of Competence (TiCoC) within the CSIR has a mandate to develop technology building blocks needed to establish a new South African titanium industry. The TiCoC is developing a suite of complementary technologies to add value to South Africa’s vast resources of titanium. This programme primarily focuses on the

Plant situated on the CSIR campus, is an important milestone in this entire process. Parallel to this the TiCoC is developing and adapting technologies to consolidate “low-cost” titanium powders into products. Formal collaboration agreements have been signed between the CSIR and global companies such as Boeing, Airbus and EADS. These economic development goals that include the supply of titanium to many industries, including aerospace.

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The Pennsylvania State University Materials research conducted by iMatSE students and faculty lead to advances and discoveries that become the building blocks of tomorrow. Through formal coursework in small classes and participation in cutting-edge sponsored research, students in the Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Materials Science and Engineering enjoy a graduate education that prepares them well for their future careers. iMatSE students receive full funding (stipend and tuition) in the form of fellowships or research assistantships. Program Highlights:

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Penn State ranked #1 in funded materials research in the US (NSF) Thesis-based Ph.D. and M.S. degrees Multi-disciplinary research programs and centers Approximately 150 current graduate students Specialized laboratories and shared facilities

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serve metal manufacturing, processing and recycling customers in 75 countries with more than 40,000 units installed worldwide. A culture of

the fastest, most accurate and smallest XRF analyzer for elemental determination has arrived. Discover the Niton XL5- part of the industry-

+1 610-968-1300 www.timet.com Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET) is one of the world’s largest fully integrated titanium producers and the only remaining North American sponge producer. Since 1950, TIMET has been leading the industry

slab; and manufacture mill products. TIMET has a global network of service centers supported by its seven primary melting or mill facilities in Henderson, Nevada; Toronto, Ohio; Morgantown, Pennsylvania; Vallejo, California; Witton, England; Waunarlwydd, Wales; and Ugine, France. With products ranging from sophisticated high temperature alloys used in jet engines, to advanced corrosion resistant alloys used in the chemical industry, TIMET’s reach spans the breadth of the titanium applications, and has the technical depth to support developments across a wide range of applications. TIMET’s fully integrated supply chain, dedicated research facilities, and decades of experience make us the partner of choice for titanium.

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TiFast +39 0744 736 307 - Irene Brogi www.tifast.com info@tifast.com TiFast is the new European leader in the production of titanium bars, ingots, billets and wires for the aerospace, medical, defence, racing and industrial markets worldwide, with high level of quality, competence and competitive conditions for the most challenging applications. TiFast, located in Italy, has built a modern titanium plant with state-ofthe-art technologies. TiFast has a fully integrated production, including a

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Titanium Anodize Aluminum Anodize Corrosion Coatings Paints &Primers Manufacturers of Composite Parts (Carbon &Glass)

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TITANIUM Consulting & Trading S.r.l. +39-055-642543 www.tct.it info@tct.it

TiFast has also its own integrated laboratories and R&D facilities. TiFast can supply titanium bars with very close tolerances, special heat

Environmental, German TÜV ADWO, AS 9100, ISO 9001 and PED for Pressure Equipments.

of experience, Titanium Consulting and Trading, based in Florence, Italy, centers in both Germany and England, is a privately owned stockist/ distributor of titanium mill products. Being a major supplier in the European market for titanium mill products and its alloys, we can guarantee a prompt delivery for products including

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Timesavers International B.V. +31 (0) 113 239910 www.timesaversint.com timesaversint@timesaversint.com Manufacturer of wide-belt grinding and brushing machines for stainless cut deburring and edge radiussing; cast iron, ferrous, non-ferrous and titanium high precision calibration. Timesavers is based in Goes, (China), Taichung (Taiwan), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) an Timesavers Inc, in Minneapolis (USA). Worldwide the company has more than 200 employees supported by a network of local dealers and partners.

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full traceability for all items supplied Products supplied are employed in a wide range of applications, including aerospace, medical devices, industrial, chemical. In 1996, Titanium Consulting & Trading further expanded its operations request. Processes available include cutting, welding, forming, turning,

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Titanium Engineers +1-281-265-2910 www.titaniumengineers.com TITANIUM ENGINEERS supplies Titanium Bar, Seamless Tubing and capabilities include the expertise to process titanium to meet demanding

TIMET, Titanium Metals Corporation

and machining using common ASTM grades of titanium including:

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standard inventory of titanium bar, sheet, plate, tubing and pipe is In-house capabilities include waterjet & saw cutting, shearing, turning and drilling.

Titanium Fabrication Corporation +1-973-808-4961 www.tifab.com bbrownlee@tifab.com

customers with the courteous and prompt attention that they deserve. Delivering quality products on-time and in compliance with your requirements remains our priority at Titanium Processing Center.

____________________________________________ A World leader for over 45 years in the application, design and fabrication of quality Titanium and Zirconium process equipment, whether solid or clad construction. Extensive experience in rotating, welding/erection service capability in the world. Mill products available from stock. For more information email bbrownlee@tifab.com.

Titanium Products and Consulting, Inc. +1-412-779-6358 www.titaniumproductsandconsulting.com

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The focus of Titanium Products and Consulting, Inc. is primarily in

Titanium Finishing Company

alloy products, processes and applications. The second is to provide manufacturing and conversion capability with value added properties to enhance your applications performance and lower the overall cost. The ultimate goal is to provide enhanced customer service and technical assistance to make it easier and cheaper for new applications to be developed.

+1-215-679-4181 www.titaniumfinishing.com

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Titanium Industries, Inc. (T.I.) 1-888-482-6486 www.titanium.com sales@titanium.com T.I. is the global leader in specialty metals supply for the aerospace, medical, industrial and oil & gas markets. Holding the world’s most complete inventory of specialty metals across a global service center network, T.I. delivers supply solutions at all levels of sophistication and complexity. With a globally experienced and technically driven team, T.I. has been providing dependable, quality driven service to our customers since 1972.

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Titanium International Group SRL +39-051-6814893 www.titanium.it tig@titanium.it TIG is an European stockist and distributor of Titanium, Nickel alloys and Steels for Aerospace, Medical, Automotive and other high demanding end use markets. approvals. TIG provides cut to size services with more than 30 saw cut machines and 3 dynamic waterjet cut machines.

TMS Titanium +1-858-748-8510 www.tmstitanium.com info@tmstitanium.com TMS Titanium is a leading supplier and stocking distributor of titanium mill products to a variety of industries including, aerospace, medical, racing and commercial. By combining product and industry knowledge, commitment to specialty industries, access to titanium and reliable inventory, TMS is able to consistently provide titanium to its customers in order to keep their production moving forward. TMS works with their

products available.

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Toho Titanium Co., Ltd. +81 467 87 7023 www.toho-titanium.co.jp Toho Titanium Company, Ltd. manufactures titanium metals such as premium quality titanium sponge for aerospace and other applications, titanium ingot (CP and Alloy), high purity titanium ingot/billet for semiconductor industry and electronic materials including high purity

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Trepanning Specialties, Inc. +1-562-633-8110 www.trepanningspec.com

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Titanium Processing Center +1-888-771-9449 www.titaniumprocessingcenter.com

go to source for quality titanium products. Titanium Processing Center is a stocking distributor of a wide range of titanium mill products. Our

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Trepanning & machining services. Specializing in hollow bar conversions to pipe, tube, ring and sleeves. Size capacity up to 55” O.D., 21” I.D yielding a 26” core & can saw cut up to 22”. Work with stainless steel to more “exotic” high temperature materials like Titanium, as well as nontrepanning, gundrilling/BTA, turning, saw-cutting, facing & specialty Family run and Veteran owned since 1973. Contact us via phone (562)633-8110 or email: trepan spec@yahoo.com.

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Tricor Metals 330.264.3299 www.tricormetals.com info@tricormetals.com Introduction We are a woman-owned, small business with facilities in Wooster, OH, Conroe, TX, Plymouth, MI and Oxnard, CA with over 25 years’ experience in the supply of titanium mill products, titanium forgings and fabrication of ASME Code equipment for the petrochemical, pharmaceutical, mining, aerospace, and bio-medical served markets. What we do We provide quick-ship service center sales and processing of ASTM and AMS grades of titanium mill products and titanium forgings. We also design and build fabricated process equipment built with the most advanced corrosion resistant metals, provide reactive metal and high alloy welding repair services, and supply high performance welding wire. Where are our facilities Our fabrication and distribution facilities are in Wooster, Ohio and Conroe, Texas. We also operate technical sales facilities in Plymouth, MI and Oxnard, CA. Titanium mill products & custom forgings We maintain one of the world’s most complete inventories of titanium mill products in ASTM grades for corrosion including sheet, plate, pipe,

water jet cutting, saw cutting, and shearing. We provide custom parts manufacturing and just-in-time inventory for ‘blanket’ order processing to meet our customer’s needs. We stock AMS-grades of titanium sheet, plate, bar and billet for aerospace and bio-medical served markets. Fabrication of advanced corrosion resistant metal In our ASME code shops in Ohio and Texas we build custom process equipment including: tanks, towers, pressure vessels, piping spools, shell & tube heat exchangers, plate and frame heat exchangers, and custom welded parts. We specialize in advanced metals for solving corrosion such as titanium, tantalum, zirconium, niobium, nickel alloys, duplex stainless and stainless steel.

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TZMI, Inc. +1 281 956 2500 www.tzmi.com marketing@tzmi.com TZMI is an independent consulting company that works with a wide range of global clients to provide insight and expert advice on opaque mineral, metal and chemical sectors. Our uniqueness is that TZMI contains technical and operational experience, together with strategic clients. As trusted advisors, our reputation is underpinned by having an experienced cross-section of technical specialists around the globe. TZMI partners with clients from the private and public sectors to provide bespoke solutions across markets and strategic services; and also technical and engineering services. Our clients range from the world’s 500 largest companies through to mid-sized companies and small businesses. TZMI regularly releases market reports and periodicals on relevant subject matters which support the consulting activities and ensure up-todate, high quality and comprehensive data, analysis and information is provided. TZMI annually hosts the largest titanium and zircon industry conference. Email: marketing@tzmi.com

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Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals, Inc. +1-203-239-4481 www.ulbrich.com information@ulbrich.com Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals, Inc., is a leading processor of PH grades, nickel and nickel alloys, cobalt alloys, niobium, zirconium, titanium and titanium alloys. Commercially Pure Titanium: Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, and Titanium Alloys: Grade 9 (Ti 3-2.5), Ti 15.3.3.3 and 21s (Ti Beta21s), as well as the aforementioned metals

Field and factory weld repairs (Ti 6-4) and Ti 6.2.4.2. are available in limited widths at Ulbrich. Please repair in our facilities. We specialize in welding of advanced corrosion resistant metals like titanium, tantalum, zirconium, niobium, nickel alloys, duplex stainless and stainless steel. Available with 24 hour notice for emergency repairs. Astrolite® Alloys - Welding wire and titanium for aerospace We stock, process, clean, process, and package UltraGrade™ high performance welding wires for aerospace, power, and turbine engines.

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TSI | ChemLogix 800-874-2811 www.tsi.com/metal-analyzers/ answers@tsi.com

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United Alloys & Metals, Inc. +1-562-273-7004 www.uametals.com United Alloys & Metals is one of the World’s leading processors of all grades and forms of Titanium Scrap for all Titanium applications. Both our Santa Fe Springs, CA and Columbus, OH plants have full processing

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United Performance Metals

TSI | ChemLogix manufactures handheld and online laser based metals analyzers. The TSI Chemlite™ Laser Metals Analyzer is a handheld instrument that will measure Al, Mg, and Ti in as little as one second. Ergonomically designed, industrially-hardened and inherently safe, the Chemlite is the only regulation free handheld for measuring Titanium.

888.282.3292 www.upmet.com sales@upmet.uk

Chemline process sensor can be utilized in an online scrap sorting

is a global distributor of high-performance metals serving customers in a variety of industries, including aerospace, fastener, medical, power

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Steel, Nickel Alloys, Cobalt Alloys, Cobalt Chrome Moly, Titanium, Duplex Stainless Steel, PRODEC®, Aluminum, and Alloy Steel in coil, sheet, strip, plate, bar and near net shapes.

Laboratory for PMI Testing, Hardness Testing, and OES Calibration. We provide a value-added service to our customers in the form of Training, Preventative Maintenance, Spare Parts, Service, Repair, and Calibration of OES Instrumentation. As a third party service and calibration provider to ty OES, XRD, and Retained Austenite Measurement Instrumentation from

FIRSTCUT+® Processing Services include slitting, shearing, cut-to-length, leveling, edging, laser gauge measurement, sawing, precision cold saw cutting, laser cutting, water jet cutting, plasma cutting, precision blanks,

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Vested Metals International LLC

ISO 9001 Belfast, ISO 13485, GE Aviation S1 (S1000), Pratt & Whitney LCS and laser cutting approvals NADCAP AC7116, GE S422, and Pratt & Whitney PWA119. United Performance Metals is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH and maintains nine service centers worldwide including Oakland, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Hartford, CT, Chicago, IL, Greenville, SC, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Budapest, Hungary, and Singapore.

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Uniti Titanium +1-412-424-0440 www.uniti-titanium.com Uniti Titanium brings together two major global titanium producers with complimentary manufacturing and technical capabilities, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) of the United States, and VSMPOAvisma (Verkhnaya Salda Metallurgical Production Association - Berezniki Titanium -Magnesium Works) from Russia, to create a joint venture focused on titanium mill products for industrial and other non-aerospace, non-military and non-medical markets. Uniti Titanium integrates the synergistic use of raw material, melting, hot rolling,

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904-495-7278 www.vestedmetals.net info@vestedmetals.net

raw material specialty metals distributor with decades of experience grades of stainless steel, titanium, tool and alloy steels, aluminum, and high temperature nickel and cobalt based alloys. We pride ourselves on helping customers meet and exceed niche requirements.

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VSMPO - AVISMA +7-34345-55764 www.vsmpo.ru VSMPO-AVISMA, the world’s largest producer of titanium, holds more aerospace OEMs and medical device companies. VSMPO-Tirus operations in the US, the UK, Germany and China provide regional sales, distribution and service center processing.

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VSMPO - Tirus, US +1-720-746-1023 www.vsmpo-tirus.com

UTC Aerospace Systems +1-216-429-4227 www.utcaerospacesystems.com Provide, Manufacture and Assemble landing gear for the aerospace industry.

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Verder Scientific, Inc. +1-267-757-0351 www.Verder-Scientific.com

VSMPO-Tirus, US is the North American sales and distribution division of VSMPO-AVISMA, the world’s largest producer of titanium, holding more ingot, forgings, slab, sheet, plate, bar, and billet to the aerospace, medical, and consumer products industries. VSMPO-Tirus US also manufactures small diameter bar and coil for medical and aerospace fastener applications.

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VSMPO - Tirus China Ltd. +86 10 8455 4688 VSMPO-Tirus China ltd. is the Chinese sales and distribution division of VSMPO-AVISMA, the world’s largest producer of titanium, holding

serving research institutions, analytical laboratories as well as manufacturing companies for decades. The company manufactures and supplies instruments for sample preparation, elemental analysis as well as heat treatment of solid materials. __________________________________________________________

Verichek Technical Services, Inc. +1-412-854-1800 www.verichek.net Sales@verichek.net Verichek Technical Services, Inc. is an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accredited

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distributes ingot, slab, sheet, plate, bar and billet to the aerospace, medical, and consumer products industries.

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VSMPO Tirus GmbH +0049 69 905477-25 www.vsmpo.de VSMPO TiRus GmbH is responsible for the sales and distribution of tiIsrael to the aerospace, medical and automotive industries. The comof the largest vertically integrated international titanium producer VSM-

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VSMPO Tirus UK Ltd. +(0) 1527 514111 VSMPO Tirus UK Ltd. is the UK’s sales and distribution division of VSMPO-AVISMA, the world’s largest producer of titanium, holding more forgings, sheet, plate, bar, and billet to the aerospace, medical, and consumer products industries.

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VSMPO Titan Ukraine Ltd. +380 562 313092 www.tw-vsmpoavisma.com VSMPO Titan Ukraine Ltd. is fabricator of seamless tubular products from titanium and its alloys. It is a part of the world’s largest producer of AVISMA (Russia) which supplies billets and bars to the plant. It is guarantee of quality competitiveness of manufactured production for the customers. Annual production capabilities of the enterprise is 700 tons of

tubes (outside diameter 169-325 mm and wall thickness 7-30 mm). Engineers and technical specialists are developing new technologies of titanium tubes production and new types of products. For example, octahedral and ribbed tubes, special kind of thin tubes for silphons, technologies of long-length tubes production, etc. VSMPO Titan Ukraine allows manufacturing not only according to the international and national standards, but meeting any customer’s requirements.

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Webco Industries +1-918-245-2211 www.webcotube.com titanium@webcotube.com Webco delivers North America’s widest range of tubular products, rapidly shutdowns and production delays. Customers in the aerospace, automotive, chemical processing, industrial, oil & gas, power generation and other industries, rely on Webco’s strength, agility, and innovation to deliver solutions for their most challenging requirements. In fact, Webco manufactures and distributes millions of feet quality tubing made to meet

Our welded and seamless titanium tube products are available in variety unique requirements. Webco maintains a culture for relentlessly pursuing process and product excellence, enabling ever-improving productivity/product quality. For a

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Weber Metals, Inc. +1-562-602-0260 www.webermetals.com

closed die forgings for the Commercial and Military Airframe, Air and Land Turbine, Nuclear and Semiconductor industries. Our press sizes range in size from 1200 to 33,000 tons. We have capabilities to perform heat treatment, non-destructive and destructive testing in house. Our forgings range in size from 1 pound to 11,000 pounds. Our aluminum stress relieved forgings are some of the most stable products in the industry for machining.

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Wellmet International Inc. +1-909- 594-9639 www.wellmetusa.com Wellmet is located in California USA and we have been supplying and distributing Titanium Sponge and Titanium Powder for more than 20 years. We can also supply other non-ferrous metals with approved sponge quality is approved by world main consumers.

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West Penn Testing Group +1-724-334-1900 www.westpenntesting.com West Penn Testing Group is a full-service, independent testing laboratory with diverse inspection and testing capabilities since 1952. They provide an extensive array of non-destructive, chemical, metallographic, failure analysis and mechanical evaluation services, serving customers in these industries: aerospace, medical, power generation, commercial, military, raw materials, refractories, oil and gas, and the automotive industry. They have three locations in New Kensington, Pennsylvania and Richburg, South Carolina and perform testing nationally and internationally. Their 79,000 sq. ft. facilities accommodate parts up to 20,000 lbs. www.westpenntesting.com

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Western Superconducting Technologies Co. Ltd. +86-29-8651-4505 www.wstitanium.com dxh@c-wst.com Western Superconducting Technologies Co., Ltd. ( WST ), founded in 2003, is headquartered in Xi’an, China. WST is leading supplier of titanium and its alloys material including Ti6Al4V, Ti6Al4V ELI, Ti6242, Ti6246, Ti662, Ti811, Ti38644, Ti1023, Ti6Al7Nb, NbTi in the forms of oversea market. Our products are mainly used in aerospace, medical, automotive industries and other critical industries. WST possess most advanced 10 tons VAR furnaces and series of high speed forging presses to manufacture 6000 tons ingots and 4000 tons NADCAP and ISO 14001, strict quality control system make largest assurance for our high quality products. WST’s titanium alloy bars hold over 85% domestic aerospace market .

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Westmoreland Mechanical Testing &Research Inc. +1-724-537-3131 www.wmtr.com us.sales@wmtr.com Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research is a world leader in materials testing. WMT&R serves a broad range of industries including aerospace, automotive, medical, and power generation. We support custom-

Weber Metals, Inc. specializes in Aluminum and Titanium open and

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is unbeatable, and with over 300,000 square feet of accredited production and testing space, we have the capacity and equipment to handle any materials testing project. WMT&R’s testing expertise includes: Mechanical Testing, Composites, Fatigue, Stress/Creep Rupture, Fracture Mechanics, Metallography, Chemical, Heat Treat, Thermal Analysis, and Physical Properties Testing. For more information, please visit www.wmtr.com or email us.sales@wmtr.com.

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Wyman Gordon http://www.pccforgedproducts.com/brands/wyman_gordon/ Wyman Gordon is a worldwide supplier to the aerospace and industrial gas turbine markets. We hold quality accreditations for all of the major airframe and engine manufacturers for both civil and military applications. Wyman Gordon creates rotating closed-die forgings which are critical for aerospace and land-based gas turbines. Wyman Gordon also manufactures structural forgings for airframe, nuclear, petrochemical, power generation, and space applications.

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Xi’an Metals & Minerals Import & Export Co., Ltd. +86-29-65659719 www.tiwmo.com info@tiwmo.com

+86-29-65659718 wxd@tiwmo.com

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As a leading manufacturer and distributor of Titanium, Molybdenum and Tungsten products in China, Xi’an Metals and Minerals Import &Export Co. Ltd., has joined into manufacturing, researching and competing in Titanium industry. We supply Titanium and its alloys in various forms as Our advantage is the most competitive prices as well as guaranteed high quality! Our products are exported worldwide, and gained high reputation because of their excellent performance.

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ZIROM S.A. +40 246 216666 www.zirom.ro zirom@zirom.ro ZIROM came into prominence, over the last decades, as one of the largest producers of titanium and titanium alloys in Central and South-Eastern Europe. Ever since the foundation, a permanent emphasis has been laid on its development, through technological optimization and through development of the technology for melting titanium and zirconium scrap by combining EB and VAR technologies, and further, the development of free forging process.

devices). The ZIROM’s integrated management system (quality, environmental, accordance with the following standards: ISO:9001:2008, EN 9100:2009, ISO:14001:2005, OHSAS:18001:2008, NORSOK M-650 . Zirom can also provide a series of services like melting the secondary recycle materials, turning/grinding/cutting/milling the surface of products, full chemical and mechanical analyses, LP, US +Eddy testing.

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Titanium Fabrication Corporation (TiFab) is the world’s largest fabricator of reactive metals including titanium, zirconium and high nickel alloys fabrication. With three facilities in North America, Titanium Fabrication serves a broad range of industries including: Chemical/ Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Pulp & Paper, Mining, and the Military. Primary materials of construction are titanium and zirconium, but we also fabricate with high nickel alloys including Hastelloy®, Inconel®, Monel® and more.

OUR LOCATIONS USA - Headquarters Titanium Fabrication Corp. 110 Lehigh Dr Fairfield, NJ 07004-3044 Tel: (973) 227-5300 Fax: (973) 227-6541 USA - Houston, Texas Phoenix Group 5121 Hiltonview Rd Houston, TX 77086 Tel: (832) 375-1800 Fax: (832) 375-1190 Canada - Montréal, Québec Ti Titanium Limited 5055 Rue Levy Saint-Laurent, Québec H4R 2N9 Tel: (514) 334-5781 Fax: (514) 334-3410

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