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CONTENTS Meet the ITA with Special Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Editorial: Understanding Corrections in Titanium Powder Market as Industries Grapple with a Pandemic-Driven Downturn . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Aircraft Philipp Group Invests in Wire Arc Technology To Explore Additive Manufacturing of Aerospace Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ASME, Siemens Gas and Power Collaboration Provides Additive Manufacturing Training in Engineering Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Anticipating Commercial Production, Coogee Reports MeltFree Titanium Powder Operations Proven at Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Metal Powder Federation President Howard Outlines Key Industry Tech Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Near-Net Shape Manufacturing of Titanium Alloy Parts from Powder and Wire: State-of-the-Art Process Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Frank L. Perryman President and Chief Executive Officer Perryman Company ITA President 2020-2022

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Mr. Perryman graduated from Millikin University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. In 1988 he co-founded Perryman Company with his father and brother.

Since December of 2008 he has held the position of President and CEO of Perryman Company. Founded in 1988, Perryman Company is headquartered in Houston, Pennsylvania, with office locations in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, London, Zurich, Tokyo and Xi’an. Perryman is an integrated titanium producer from melting of ingot to finished products. The company’s product portfolio includes ingot, bar, coil, fine wire, net shapes, and hot rolled products. The Forge and Fabrication group offers medical device contract manufacturing in a range of materials including plastics and titanium. A titanium global leader, Perryman supplies and services customers in the aerospace, medical, consumer, industrial, recreation, additive/3D printing and infrastructure markets worldwide.

Martin Pike is the Vice President - Commercial for ATI Specialty Materials with responsibilities which include international product management, sales, and long-term agreements with customers. Martin joined ATI in August 2001 and held several positions with increasing responsibility including Titanium Rolled Products, Product Manager and Director of Sales. Prior to joining ATI, Martin worked in manufacturing where he held various commercial positions including Regional Vice-President of Sales. His educational background includes a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Dr. Markus Holz Professor, ITA Academic Member Education Committee Co-Chair Titanium Europe Conference Chair ITA Vice President 2020-2022 Dr. Markus Holz is presently an industry consultant. Formerly President of AMG’s Engineering Systems Division and CEO of Vacuum Technologies GmbH from 2012 to 2019. He joined the ALD Management Board in October 2011. Dr. Holz graduated in Aerospace Engineering in 1986 and earned his PhD in 1992. Following his 10 years of service in the German Airforce, Dr. Holz began his career with ThyssenKrupp in 1992, where he assumed several executive positions mainly in the stainless steel and special metals branch. In 1999, Dr. Holz became Managing Director of ThyssenKrupp Titanium GmbH (formerly Deutsche Titan GmbH) and in 2002 he was appointed Managing Director of ThyssenKrupp Titanium S.p.A. (formerly Titania S.p.A.). Furthermore, he was responsible for Tubifi cio di Terni, Italien, from 2004 through 2007. From 2007 to 2009 he was CEO of the ThyssenKrupp Titanium Group (Germany and Italy). In January 2010 he joined the Managing Board of Hempel Special Metals, Oberhausen, Germany. He is Honorary Professor at University of Applied Sciences Anhalt Teaching Operations Management.

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Donald E. Larsen President, KineTic Engineering ITA Past President 2020-2022

Donald E. Larsen is currently President of KineTic Engineering a consulting firm that provides expertise across the Titanium industry. Prior to this he spent over 30 years at Howmet Aerospace/Arconic retiring in 2018 as Vice President, R&D, General Manager Advanced Manufacturing for Arconic. In this role, he was responsible for leading R&D and production teams working on priority titanium technology projects, including 3D printing and advanced manufacturing activities.

He also served as a liaison to the Arconic Technical Center (ATC) and Arconic’s Whitehall Technology Center. Don retired in Q3 of 2018 and temporarily took on the role of Interim Plant Manager Ti-Ingot Operation and Director of Special Projects.

Don joined the Howmet Aerospace in 1988 and served in a number of roles focused on the research, development and production of titanium products. He has also held operational and sales and marketing roles with the company. Don has a master’s degree in metallurgical engineering from The Ohio State University, and is the holder of 11 U.S. patents. He has published more than 30 technical articles in the field of titanium.

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Albert Bruneau President Neotiss High Performance Tube

Edward Sobota Jr. President TSI Titanium

Phil MacVane Vice President, the Americas PCC Metals Group Global Sales

Sam Stiller Vice President – Commercial Howmet Structure Systems

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

Michael Stitzlein President Tricor Metals

Brett Paddock President and Chief Executive Officer T.I. (Titanium Industries, Inc.)

Graham P. Walker Business Consultant Kymera Reading Alloys

Joseph D. Scott CEO VSMPO-Tirus, U.S., Inc.

Jennifer Simpson Executive Director, Ex-Officio Board Member

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Industrial Applications Robert Henson Manager, Business Development VSMPO-Tirus, US

Ti Today Contributors

Michael C. Gabriele ITA Freelance Writer

Art Kracke President AAK Consulting LLC

Dean Howard President Metal Powder Industries Federation

Thomas Childerhouse Engineering Doctoral Student Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Sheffield, UK

Prof. Martin Jackson Professor of Advanced Metals Processing University of Sheffield and Henry Royce Institute

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Understanding ‘Corrections’ in Titanium Powder Market As Industries Grapple with a Pandemic-Driven Downturn

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f the titanium alloy powder market were the stock market, we would say it’s undergoing a severe correction. Stock market corrections are often caused by what has been termed as over exuberance.

The pandemic-initiated correction exposed over exuberance in the form of a rush to add titanium alloy powder capacity by titanium and nontitanium producers.

Corrections, while painful, are thought of as cleansing events which help return markets to a healthier condition. In this case the “cleansing” actions include reduction of excess capacity, closing of unneeded atomizers, and businesses exiting the titanium alloy powder market as their business case expectations became unrealistic. Demand is down, but not equally across markets.

What caused the over exuberance in the titanium alloy powder market?

It was driven by many causes including: • Suppliers of mill products responding to their customers’ changing requirements • External competitive pressures such as keeping up with competitors • Internal pressures and FOMO (fear of missing out) • Aggressive additive manufacturing industry growth forecasts • The extraordinary amount of publicity showered on additive manufacturing

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Constraints in Medical, Aerospace Markets The related technologies for titanium alloy powder and additive manufacturing are touted by many industry observers as having vast potential for part production in medical, aerospace, and other markets. Not surprisingly, Covid-19 has altered the industry dynamics during 2020. Consumption for orthopedic implants was severely constrained for a few months. The timeframe differs by geographical location. Implant surgeries, such as hip and knee replacements, were deemed to be elective surgeries therefore non-essential and were stopped when shelter-in-place orders, or lockdown orders, were implemented. Logic says the demand for implant surgeries became pentup and the delayed surgeries will occur, with urgency. The moderating factor is surgical capacity. The physical discomfort experienced by patients and the financial discomfort experienced by hospitals and doctors will drive market recovery.

Commercial aerospace consumption is a different story.

Demand began declining when the Boeing 737MAX and its engines stopped production. Then the pandemic hit. The downturn, by most estimates, is the deepest the commercial aerospace industry has ever encountered.

As reported in the recent Aerospace Edition of TITANIUM TODAY, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the

Based upon conditions in September 2020, and continuing with the stock market analogy, will the titanium alloy powder correction become a bear market? No one knows for certain, but in my view the answer is no. In my opinion, the disruptions are a correction, not a bear market. The benefits offered by additive manufacturing and the superior properties of titanium alloys will drive recovery, and then propel growth for generations.

Montreal-based the trade association, predicted international airlines will lose $84 billion this year. Alexandre de Juniac, IATA, director general and chief executive officer, offered the perspective in a June press statement: “Financially, 2020 will go down as the worst year in the history of aviation.”

The decline in aerospace reduced short-term consumption and demand of all titanium products, including powder. It’s this author’s view that this downturn has not damaged the long-term growth opportunity for titanium alloy powder.

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The Difference Between Consumption, Demand

Looking Forward

• From liquidation of inventories by businesses shutting down powder capacity or exiting the market

Based upon conditions in September 2020, and continuing with the stock market analogy, will the titanium alloy powder correction become a bear market? No one knows for certain, but in my view the answer is no. In my opinion, the disruptions are a correction, not a bear market. The benefits offered by additive manufacturing and the superior properties of titanium alloys will drive recovery, and then propel growth for generations.

Experienced, qualified suppliers offering superior powder quality will be the least impacted by the pandemic, the first to recover, and will continue growing their businesses. Recovery could begin as soon as 2021, leading to growth of demand for titanium alloy powder in 2022. The long-term growth opportunity is unchanged.

My estimation is consumption of titanium alloy powder market in 2020 will finish the year roughly flat with consumption in 2019. However, demand is a different story. Inventory reductions by powder producers and consuming businesses will reduce consumption. How much? A reasonable estimate could be 25 to 30 percent.

Art retired on December 31, 2015 after 35 years with ATI Specialty Materials.

Over the years he served in leadership positions in Quality, Sales, Product Management, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Product and Process Engineering, and R&D, completing his career as Vice President of Business Development and R&D. This wide range of commercial and technical assignments provided experience and an extensive

knowledge of nickel, cobalt, titanium, and specialty steel alloys, mill products and processing. Applications included critical and standard components for the global aerospace, defense, biomedical, oil & gas, electrical power generation, and automotive markets.

He founded AAK Consulting in January 2016 to assist in the growth, standardization, and commercialization of additive manufacturing and the powder metals from which they are made. Work is ongoing with industry, academia, and America Makes, our

This would be a good time to briefly define consumption and demand. Consumption is what is used, demand is what is purchased.

At first this distinction may appear like semantics, but at this point in the titanium and titanium alloy powder markets, the distinction is significant.

Consumption declines in a downturn and inventories are consumed. While this is occurring, demand for new orders and shipments can collapse.

Demand can go to zero while inventories are consumed and lead times for new products are reduced.

Where are the inventory corrections occurring during this downturn for the titanium alloy powder?

• At original equipment manufacturers, where consumption is low and lead times for new orders are short • At powder producers, as orders decline • From the reduction of excess inventories throughout the supply chain

Additive manufacturing technology keeps getting broader and deeper, with equipment and process technologies, along with developments in powder technology, moving at a rapid rate. Additive manufacturing represents a suite of technologies and production methods, not just one process, and the related technologies for powder production can have a major impact for the titanium industry—namely to reduce the overall cost and improve the performance of titanium components. It can offer three important potential impact areas for the titanium industry: the ability to replace mill products; erosion of billet consumption; and new applications.

The design flexibility of additive manufacturing can also open doors to new global markets for titanium.

In light of today’s difficult market conditions and the uncertainty being faced, some may think this is a best-case projection. They may be right, but I have confidence that our free marketplace and the companies associated with titanium alloy powder will respond quickly and correctly. Recovery will begin sooner than many expect. n

national institute for additive manufacturing.

Art is the Chairman of LSU’s Technical Advisory Board for the Consortium for Materials and Manufacturing Innovation. He served on the President Obama’s Advanced Manufacturing Partnership where he CoChairman of the Education Workstream, was Chairman of the Super Alloys Committee of the Specialty Steel Industry of North America, and was a charter member and elected to the Executive Committee of America Makes.

Art and his wife Pat reside in Charlotte, NC and have two grown children.

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Aircraft Philipp Group Invests in Wire Arc Technology To Explore Additive Manufacturing of Aerospace Parts

By Michael C. Gabriele

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he Aircraft Philipp Group, Üebersee, Germany, is navigating a course in Europe to develop aerospace components via the additive manufacturing process.

During the last two years, the company has invested $4.4 million (3.7 million Euros), gearing up for production of structural fuselage parts.

A company spokesman pointed out that the company’s additive manufacturing activities “are still in a development stage. We are not producing any serial (commercial) parts right now. We are planning to introduce first serial parts based on direct energy deposition and wire arc technology in 2022.”

Aircraft Philipp (website—English translation: www.aircraft-philipp. com) uses both metal powder and wire for its additive manufacturing operations. “Regarding powder, we are using titanium (Grade 5 TiAl6V4), Steel and Aluminum. For wire arc technology we are using titanium Grade 5 (TiAl6V4) and Inconel 614. We are also planning to use aluminum in future.” For powder, the company uses two EOS M290 machines on its factory floor.

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widespread interest in the potential of additive manufacturing, it remains a field that is still unfolding and in transition.

“We are observing and analyzing permanently all new technologies,” he said. “Most important for introducing new additive manufacturing production machines is a positive business case. As soon as we see a chance of producing parts with better economic conditions by using additive manufacturing, we will implement this technology.”

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Analyzing Additive Manufacturing Technology, Cost/Performance As it continues to ramp up its additive manufacturing efforts, with a near-term target of commercial production, the spokesman said Aircraft Philipp closely monitors developments in leading-edge technology for materials and equipment. However, the company also carefully weighs the cost/benefit return on investment to determine commercial viability. Despite the

Aircraft Philipp’s cautious approach on the commercial viability of additive manufacturing technology is a point well taken.

Art Kracke, the president of AAK Consulting LLC, in previous interviews with this publication, said that when it comes to assessing the potential future growth of the titanium powder metal sector, it’s all about identifying a “critical business inflection point.

It’s important to remember that additive manufacturing is many technologies, not one thing. Additive manufacturing is an industry, not a single process.” Kracke has been involved in the titanium industry for over 40 years.

The Aircraft Philipp spokesman added that a long-term goal for the

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company is to do business in North America. According to information posted on its website, the Aircraft Philipp Group describes itself as “an owner-managed, mediumsized group company with over 50 years of experience in manufacturing ready-to-install metal components and assemblies for the aviation and aerospace industry. We are specialized in the machining of aluminum, titanium and other alloys used in aeronautics.”

Aircraft Philipp Leads Regulus Consortium in Germany As a complement to its internal business activities, Aircraft Philipp Group is leading a consortium known as “Regulus,” funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, to develop and implement a process chain for the resource-saving production of large structures made of titanium materials. As detailed in an online press statement from the Munich-Germany based Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management (www.mw.tum.de/en/iwb/regulus), Regulus is a consortium to establish a “process chain” consisting of additive and metal-cutting manufacturing processes for the resource-efficient production of large-volume aerospace structural components made of titanium alloys.

The increasing use of high-performance materials, such as new generations of titanium alloys “are difficult to machine in the aerospace industry and represent a particular challenge in the manufacture of large-volume structural components. The previous production of the components by machining from solid material leads to an immense waste of material with a degree of machining of more than 85 percent,” the press statement said. “In addition, there are high tool costs due to the heavy wear and tear associated with the machining of high-strength materials. This leads to very high manufacturing costs.”

The Regulus program seeks to develop a process chain for the resource-saving production of large structures made of titanium materials, according to the institute. “The focus of the approach is arc-based additive manufacturing of raw contours in order to reduce the degree of machining. This is intended to reduce the current use of materials by 90 percent.”

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Aircraft Philipp pointed out the mission of Regulus is to understand the microstructural development during wire-arc welding in additive manufacturing. “The aim is to produce a target window in which the process creates stable and recurring results, which can then be transferred to serial (commercial) production. By using wire-arc production, it’s possible, unlike selective laser melting or electron beam melting processes, to produce at significantly higher application rates and in higher volumes. Another advantage of this near-net-shape production technology lies in the saving of various further processing steps during milling, like roughing.”

Boeing Commercial Aircraft, Seattle, and the Technical University of Munich, Germany, are among the associated partners in the Regulus effort.

Prototypes for Airbus Helicopters Founded in 1998 as a start up in Uebersee in Southern Bavaria, Aircraft Philipp Uebersee GmbH & Co. KG, company engineers used their expertise in the Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing CAD/CAM to produce prototype parts for Airbus Helicopters. Based on those initial efforts, the company cultivated a business strategy produce aerospace components.

Today Aircraft Philipp has a head count of 250 employees in Germany and Austria, with an additional 400 employees associated with strategic partners in India (SANSERA) and Israel (BAZ Airborne). In 2019 posted a turnover (revenues) of about $61.5 million (52 million Euros).

In 2012 Aircraft Philipp decided to widen its manufacture portfolio and invested in 3D printing technology at its facility in Uebersee. Four years later it built a new site in Salzburg, Austria, to enhance the focus of this technology. In n 2017 the company expanded its additive manufacturing capabilities in the fields of direct energy deposition to focus the production of titanium parts. n

ASME, Siemens Gas and Power Collaboration Provides Additive Manufacturing Training in Engineering Fields

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iemens Gas and Power and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), in November 2019, announced their collaboration on the development of additive manufacturing (AM) training services offered through Material Solutions, a Siemens Business, as an extension of its additive services portfolio. The agreement laid the groundwork for the creation of AM training solutions to better support Siemens’ customers on their AM efforts.

Siemens Gas and Power, based in Houston, brings its technical application content as a leading industry user of AM to the partnership, combining it with ASME’s competency model framework and learning and development platform.

The International Titanium Association made arrangements to learn more about this collaboration effort, in order to provide insights into the state of the art for AM. The following is a question-andanswer interview, facilitated by Monica Shovlin of MCShovlin Communications LLC, Eugene, OR, who does marketing and communications work for ASME. How did this partnership come about? What’s the mission of this effort?

Arin Ceglia, ASME director of learning and development, said that “Siemens Energy and ASME are partnering to work towards scaling workforce development 16

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across the field of engineering.

ASME’s agile course development, educational technology and learning science expertise—combined with Siemens broad AM know-how and experience—will enhance ASME’s Learning and Development course offerings.”

Marcus Siebold, vice president of AM at Siemens Power and Gas, said he sees a trend in which design engineers need to get additively manufactured parts designed, manufactured, validated, and developed quicker than in the past. He believes this is primarily because “we are moving from prototyping to serial production.

And serial production is all about speed efficiency and effectiveness of implementation. Today, we need to think a lot about how we can upskill and train our workforce given that increased requirement for speed.”

Siebold sees “the need for a holistic company-wide training and education concept that includes everyone from the design engineer at the part identification phase on how to combine different parts into one, how to see the benefits of the technology, the operator who needs to learn how to operate the tools, quality engineers inspecting the parts... all the way to the logistic and procurement people who do things like secure powder.”

ASME courses are built as part of a competency framework, or a learning architecture, which is carefully constructed to roll up to

the big picture from every course.

Because of this, courses also contribute to completing a stronger picture of a learner’s knowledge capabilities, indicating levels achieved in a set of core competencies, with skills sitting underneath. These competencies are about much more than just a pass or fail. Strengths and weaknesses in one competency or skill can be made visible not just to students and instructors, but also to company management. Employers can track their employees’ progress in these competencies or skills, identifying areas of progress as well as where improvement (and targeted investment) is needed.

Besides the format of delivery, having high-quality industry experts teach the courses gives learners a focus on practicality and application.

ASME courses are not static; they deliver takeaways or job aids engineers can implement in their own workflows. The course on design for additive manufacturing, for example, includes an Advanced Manufacturing Flight Check ™, a tangible checklist and on-the-job aid that helps design engineers validate a design before the final build. Engineers can rely on tools like this long after the class has ended.

As a result of this partnership, the engineering community will benefit from an expansive body of subjectmatter expertise, rooted in more than 10 years of scalable serial production experience in AM. All aspects of AM design, materials, and processes will be covered while connecting the

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AM ecosystem via Siemens to simplify the collaboration process and streamline new production processes.

Does the partnership focus on specific training and applications for titanium additive manufacturing? Or is it a more general approach that involves other strategic metals like nickel, stainless steel, and aluminum?

When it comes to additive manufacturing, companies are adopting new materials and processes every day to rethink the way they manufacture parts and components.

ASME courses ensure that learners gain a clear understanding of the benefits associated with optimizing designs given specific use cases. Many of these use cases showcase parts and components utilizing titanium additive manufacturing.

You mentioned a facility in Florida--does this serve as a training center? How would titanium industry stakeholders become involved in this program? What kind of test equipment are they using at this facility?

The AM facility is based in the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando and is two miles from Siemens Energy headquarters. The additive manufacturing facility is run by Materials Solutions US (wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Energy) and is co-located with the Siemens Energy Services team in their 17,000 square foot innovation center. “We have run AM training from this center previously and while our collaboration with ASME today is focused on e-learning, we could use this facility for face to face trainings if we develop our collaboration in that direction,” Siebold said. “The AM center today operates Inconel® and aluminum alloys and, as part of the extended Innovation Center, has comprehensive test and inspection equipment including CT scan, thermal imaging, eddy current inspection, and 3D scanning.”

Does the partnership focus on industryspecific part production and application areas (such as aerospace)?

“At ASME, we are committed to empowering the global engineering community with practical knowledge and indemand job skills by combining ASME’s industry experts with application-based learning design,” Ceglia said.

ASME’s Additive Manufacturing (AM) with Metals courses are some of the first commercially available Additive Manufacturing on-demand learning solutions dedicated specifically to designing metal parts for production and manufacturing.

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“As the industry turns to Additive Manufacturing as a means of staying competitive, exciting career opportunities for engineers trained in AM have been generated,” says Ceglia. “Through these courses engineers and their employers can acquire and apply the knowledge that allows them to play an integral role in the integration of 3D printing in manufacturing.”

ASME’s Additive Manufacturing with Metals courses were designed for individuals or teams in any engineering or manufacturing field who were not trained in the academic program but who are considering beginning or advancing their career in Additive Manufacturing.

A recent press release from ASME stated that “course curriculum covers the end-toend additive manufacturing value chain.”

Can we expand on this and provide details?

Here is an excerpt from a recent ASME-sponsored article in Additive Manufacturing magazine: There can be a number of challenges when it comes to process time, cost, and quality, like: • Understanding resources needed to start a design from scratch • How to modify and improve an existing part as an alternative • Identifying when an existing part needs a complete overhaul Identifying these variables and others can help you anticipate the challenges before they turn critical. For those exploring AM applications for the first time, defining your process is especially key to pursuing new and profitable opportunities.

Replicate, Adapt, Optimize: A New Approach to AM How can Replicate, Adapt, Optimize™ become a standard solution? What does it mean?

These definitive terminologies are becoming part of the additive manufacturing lexicon across engineering communities and businesses alike. Companies have already been using the Replicate, Adapt, and Optimize™ steps in their manufacturing process, but due to a lack of formal naming conventions in the field, they are often not aware of this particular methodology.

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(Use cases mapped to the value progression of additive manufacturing. Source: ASME.)

• Replicate is about time. Adapt is about cost. Optimize is about quality.

• That doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t ready for it. Businesses are beginning to adopt similar methodologies—like Replicate, Adapt, Optimize™—to adjust their workflow and have a clearer understanding of what’s possible given their specific use case. In turn, stakeholders are sharing information across AM communities to communicate best practices, saving both time and money.

Replicate How can your business benefit from replicating an existing part? Is it a simple process? When a part is replicated using AM, both designers and business owners need to be cognizant of the manufacturing limitations and challenges associated with the adaptation of any additive process.

When it comes to laser-based powder bed fusion systems for example, various design limitations need to be

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Replicating with AM helped NASA significantly reduce manufacturing time on this engine component. Source: NASA

considered—such as overhangs, orientation, thin walls, and thick cross sections—all of which can pose unique challenges. Precise knowledge, skills, and tools are needed to reduce manufacturing time and cost, and stakeholders need to rely on informed decision-making by AM specialists.

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Adapt Modification poses significant challenges across the field of AM. Business owners can find themselves using it when they aren’t able to start completely fresh with a new design. Specialists can take certain aspects of an existing design and geometry and improve on it. As a result, a better case can be built for adapting designs for AM, such as: The cost of a part • Optimization of a specific part for laser-based powder bed fusion (LBPF) • Enhanced performance of the part • Avoiding constraints of traditional manufacturing processes

• Improved value proposition (making a better business case) • Reduced post-processing needs When adapting a design for LPBF, it’s important for the stakeholder and specialist to remember that the process isn’t linear. Several iterations of the part design will likely be required during build planning, and different modifications and refinements will likely take place.

Each change that is introduced to the part design will affect its overall function, and may introduce a new set of challenges. With the adapt use case the part may be modified for better use of AM but it is not completely redesigned.

Adapt for AM tends to take more time, is more cost efficient, and has some improvement in quality. Source: ASME

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Optimize

‘Design for AM with Metals’ Online Course

Whether you are an AM specialist starting from scratch, or a business owner reimagining an existing design, optimization provides the most freedom to change the geometry of any given part. As a specialist, optimizing a part allows a “clean sheet” approach—and utilizes skill, knowledge, and innovation to generate new designs that leverage AM’s unique capabilities.

ASME’s “Design for AM with Metals” online course, developed in cooperation with Tim Simpson of Penn State University, provides foundational knowledge to properly evaluate AM as a potentially viable technology solution, coupled with the in-depth technical knowledge necessary to efficiently shepherd AM parts from design, through post-processing and eventually into commercial market applications. Simpson is a professor of mechanical and industrial engineering and co-director of the Center for Innovative Materials Processing Through Direct Digital Deposition at Penn State University’s College of Engineering.

Computer programs and software are critical components of this step, and allow AM specialists to completely reimagine what parts and assemblies (even entire systems) look like in a variety of industries.

(Optimization software will generate several design alternatives for a given set of part specifications. Source: Generative Design: The Road To Production” 2018, Engineering.Com.)

Design optimization ensures that the part will print more quickly, provide a cost-effective solution for businesses, and be the most efficient use of metal materials.

The optimized use case allows you to completely redesign the part. Benefits of an optimized design include: • Achieving the lightest weight possible for the part, without compromising function • The most efficient use of materials by placing it only where it is needed • Reduced build time and cost • Generating an optimal design that can withstand specified internal or external forces (loading, pressure, torque, vibration, etc.)

• Optimal design for thermal management • Minimal post-processing

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According to information posted on the ASME website, the course provides the key foundational knowledge to properly evaluate AM as a potentially viable technology solution coupled with the in-depth technical knowledge necessary to efficiently shepherd AM parts from design, through post-processing and eventually into the market through three use cases: replication, adaptation, and optimization. For more information on ASME’s training services and the online course developed with Simpson, visit additive.asme.org. n (Editor’s note: Headquartered in New York, ASME is a not-for-profit membership organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, career enrichment, and skills development across all engineering disciplines, toward a goal of helping the global engineering community develop solutions to benefit lives and livelihoods. Founded in 1880 by a small group of leading industrialists, ASME has grown through the decades to include more than 100,000 members in 140 countries; 32,000 of these members are students. Siemens Gas and Power, with more than 64,000 employees in over 80 countries, provides fully integrated products, solutions and services across the energy value chain of oil and gas production, power generation and transmission.)

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Anticipating Commercial Production, Coogee Reports MeltFree Titanium Powder Operations Proven at Scale

By Michael C. Gabriele

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espite the global coronavirus pandemic throughout 2020, Coogee Titanium has continued with its substantial investment in the MeltFree titanium alloy powder production facility located outside Perth, Australia. “The pandemic slowed but did not stop Coogee Titanium’s progress,” Art Kracke, the president of AAK Consulting LLC, said, regarding Coogee’s strides towards commercial production.

“Creative approaches and tenacity allowed work to proceed achieving significant progress toward full production of in-spec, high-quality, low-cost Ti 6-4 Grade 5 and 23 powders.”

Kracke, based in Charlotte, NC, has been an executive in the titanium industry for nearly four decades and serves as a consultant to Coogee.

“Vision, commitment, and tenacity are required to stay the course while others are battening down the hatches to weather the pandemic storm. This is exactly what Coogee Chemicals, the parent company of Coogee Titanium, has in its dedication to bringing their patented game-changing technology into the production of commercially pure (CP) titanium as well as titanium alloy powder.”

As reported here last year, Coogee Titanium Pty Ltd. is completing construction of its integrated MeltFree continuous titanium powder production facility outside Perth, Australia.

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reactor was commissioned in 2019 and in recent months the Gen4 CVDU (Continuous Vacuum Distillation Unit) was brought online successfully. In addition, Coogee Titanium has built, commissioned and is producing ultra-low oxygen magnesium (Mg) powder at a UK facility. This plant has a capacity in excess of 400 metric-tons per annum.

pressing). Duxson explained that “in addition to powder production for additive manufacturing, the MeltFree process offers the industry a new flowsheet enabling continuous production of titanium in a fullyenclosed controlled production environment—the operational and product quality benefits compared to the conventional Kroll sponge process are potentially significant.”

Ultra-low oxygen Mg powder is a critical feedstock to the MeltFree process as it is used to reduce TiCl4, AlCl3, and VCl4 in a continuous Kroll-like reaction. Coogee’s Technology Director, Dr. Peter Duxson, believes that “all major unit operations for Coogee Titanium’s MeltFree process have now been proven at scale and routine powder production from the facility in the year ahead will demonstrate our ability to achieve consistent quality finished product, with an oxygen level <1000 ppm.” This is a genuinely transformative technology and the engagement with industry over the upcoming period will establish the credentials of the MeltFree powder process.

Bringing low-cost MeltFree titanium powder to production requires multiple innovations, Kracke explained. The first was scaling up, controlling the reaction, and commissioning a 200T fluidized bed reactor (FBR). “The FBR transforms liquid metal chlorides into an intermediate stage solid alloy particle. The second innovation was the design and construction of a 50ton continuous vacuum distillation unit (CVDU), which has been commissioned.”

Commercial production at the Perth-based facility of Ti6Al-4V and 6Al-4V ELI (extra-low interstitials) powder will be geared for industrial applications include powder bed, DED (direct energy deposition), and cold spray additive manufacturing technologies, MIM (metal injection molding), HIP (hot isostatic pressing), and CIP (cold isostatic

Continuous processing has eluded titanium sponge production for decades. Coogee Titanium’s process, from a high level, is similar to the Kroll sponge making process, but produces individual powder particles instead of multi-ton unalloyed sponge cakes. “Titanium alloy powder’s time has come,” Kracke said.

Kracke acknowledged that metal producers know that what can be done in the lab or pilot facilities may not be achievable on a production scale. However, Coogee has confronted these challenges,

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according to Kracke. “Coogee’s core chemical engineering skills and scale-up discipline became the discerning factors which overcame the challenges.”

He offered an example: “Titanium easily and rapidly absorbs oxygen on its surface. The greater the surface area the more oxygen is absorbed. Powder particles have an extremely high surface area to volume ratio. For passivated powder to meet or exceed customer oxygen requirements requires making unpassivated powder with exceptionally low oxygen content. To achieve low oxygen unpassivated powder, ultra-low oxygen magnesium is required. Low oxygen magnesium powder could be purchased for smaller quantity runs but could not be bought in the large quantities needed for producing tons of titanium powder on a monthly basis.”

“What did Coogee do? They contracted to build a magnesium atomizer and worked collaboratively to design an atomizer to make ultra-low oxygen magnesium powder,” he continued. “The benefits of this investment include ownership of a critical part of the process, supply chain security, and control of quality and cost of their magnesium powder. High quality and low cost are essential to accomplishing production goals.”

Kracke outlined the next steps in Coogee’s MeltFree titanium operations. “The focus is on quality and cost reduction at every stage of the process,” noting one example of the recent addition of Argon recycling at the facility. Duxson believes “work completed to achieve tight control of high-yielding particle size coupled with unique process design can transform the cost from powder

to additive manufacturing.” The facility in Perth is now well down the path of being fully integrated from starting chemicals to finished and packed titanium alloy powder. In the year ahead, a particle spheroidizer will be installed at the facility. This follows a substantial work program to identify and validate the best technology to transform irregular-

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shaped powder to a spherical form suited to additive manufacturing machines.

Commercial development has also progressed, he pointed out. Of particular note are customer engagement programs to initiate applications for non-spherical powder. “The specifics are covered by non-disclosure agreements, but what can be said is the potential volumes are significant and will consume major chunks of Kwinana’s capacity.”

Kracke said the cumulative impact of these achievements is expected to deliver cost-effective, highquality, production-scale titanium powder with less than 1000 ppm of oxygen. “This will provide powder consumers in the aerospace, biomedical, motorsport, and recreation industries justification for growth.

Developers of new high-volume, highly efficient advanced manufacturing applications, such as in the automotive industry, will have dramatically improved business cases which promise to break down barriers to entry and help drive growth of titanium powders.”

Coogee Chemicals Pty Ltd (headquartered in Perth) is the majority shareholder of Coogee Titanium Pty Ltd. CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, an Australian government agency is a minority shareholder. All MeltFree technology patents are owned by Coogee Titanium.

According to a forecast published in the 2019 Wohlers Report, additive manufacturing is projected to be a $35-billion global industry by 2024. (That estimate may need to be revised due to the disruptions cause by Covid-19.) Wohlers Associates Inc. (https:// wohlersassociates.com) an independent consulting firm based Fort Collins, CO, publishes Wohlers Report, which provides a worldwide review and analysis of additive manufacturing and 3D printing business sectors. n (Editor’s note: Art Kracke, the president of AAK Consulting LLC, provided a substantial amount of information for this article.)

Metal Powder Federation President Howard Outlines Key Industry, Technology Trends

By Dean Howard, President of the Metal Powder Industries Federation

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owder metallurgy (PM) is an advanced metal-forming process for producing high quality netshape components for a wide variety of important applications. It’s also used for thermal spray coatings and high tech, thin film deposition.

PM is capable of producing simple to complex alloys and components not capable of being manufactured with other technologies. In addition, porous bearings, filters, and many types of hard and soft magnetic components are also produced exclusively by the PM process.

One of the key attributes of the PM process is high material utilization. PM’s value is derived from its near-net-shape process that helps reduce energy consumption; promotes efficient use of raw materials, typically more than 97 percent of the starting raw material in the finished part; is less labor intense than other competitive metalworking industries; and has thus been long recognized as a sustainable technology.

Often, the manufacture of a PM component requires fewer steps and offers greater material choices, as well as unique properties unavailable with other metal-processing techniques. PM can provide sustainable manufacturing benefits from the point of view of either a value-added product feature, such as part complexity without additional machining, or process efficiency, such as sinter hardening, which eliminates traditional heat treatment.

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PM is a diverse collection of processes that utilize metal powders as its raw material.

Aside from spray Dean Howard coating and thin film deposition, the PM processes can be broken down into four consolidation techniques: Conventional PM; Metal Injection Molding (MIM); Hot or Cold Isostatic Pressing (HIP/CIP); and metal Additive Manufacturing (AM).

Typically, the metal powders are consolidated via one of the following methods: Conventional Powder Metallurgy (PM) – also known as press-and-sinter, the process consists of mixing elemental or alloy powders with lubricants or additives to produce a homogeneous mixture.

The mixture is compacted in a die at pressures typically as low as 138 MPa (10 tons per square inch [tsi]) or as high as 965 MPa (70 tsi) depending on the density requirements of the part and the compressibility of the powder being compacted. In the typical sintering step, the green compact is conveyed through a controlled-atmosphere furnace. The parts are heated to a temperature below the melting point of the

base metal, held at the sintering temperature, and then cooled as the part exits the furnace. Sintered parts have the strength levels to meet functional requirements of the components. Many PM parts are ready for use after sintering.

Value-added properties or features can be obtained through repressing, forging, impregnation, machining, vibratory finishing, plating, shotpeening or heat treatment. Most conventional PM parts weigh less than 2.27 kg (5 pounds). While many of the early PM parts, such as bushings and bearings, were very simple shapes, today’s sophisticated PM process produces components with complex contours and multiple levels. Typical materials include titanium, iron, steel, stainless steel, copper, bronze, brass, and aluminum.

Metal Injection Molding (MIM) – offers a manufacturing capability for producing complex shapes in large quantities. The process utilizes fine metal powders (typically less than 20 micrometers) that are custom formulated with a binder (various thermoplastics, waxes, and other materials) into a feedstock. The feedstock is fed into a cavity (or multiple cavities) of a conventional injection molding machine. After the “green” component is removed, most of the binder is extracted by thermal or solvent processing, and the rest is removed as the component is sintered in a controlled-atmosphere

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furnace. The MIM process, like plastic injection molding, can produce highly complex, intricate three-dimensional shapes that otherwise would require extensive finish machining or assembly operations if made by other metal-forming processes. Advantages of the MIM process lie in its ability to produce net-shape components with good dimensional control, excellent mechanical properties, and high-production rates through the use of multi-cavity tooling. Typical materials include steel, stainless steel, copper, aluminum, tool steels, superalloys and titanium.

Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) – also known as metal 3D printing, it has the potential to change the production, time-to-market, and simplicity of components and assemblies. Unlike conventional or subtractive manufacturing processes, such as machining which creates a part by removing material, metal AM builds a part using a layer-by-layer process directly from a digital model, without the use of molds or dies. Metal AM has been used as a design and prototyping tool for decades, but the focus of metal AM is now shifting to the direct production of components for the aerospace, medical/ dental, and jewelry industries. The refinement and acceptance of metal AM as a viable manufacturing option will increase demand for new, unique metal powders, equipment, and products/applications. Metal AM technologies utilizing metal powders include, but are not limited to binder jetting, directed energy deposition, and powder bed fusion. Typical materials include steel, stainless steel, copper, aluminum, tool steels, superalloys and titanium.

Isostatic Pressing – applies equal pressure in all directions on a powder compact, thus achieving uniformity of density and microstructure, pressing is performed “cold” or “hot.” Cold isostatic pressing (CIP) is Isostatic parts used to compact powder at ambient temperatures to create green parts. Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) is performed at elevated temperatures to compact and sinter powder to full density. HIP can also be used to eliminate residual porosity from sintered PM, MIM, metal 30

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AM parts, and castings. Typical materials include steel, stainless steel, copper, aluminum, tool steels, superalloys, tungsten, tungsten carbide, molybdenum and titanium.

The current PM industry is driven by applications in the automotive market, exceeding 70 percent.

Environmental concerns will significantly alter the focus of the automotive sector, the industry’s largest customer. Higher fuel efficiency through improvements in engine performance, weight reduction, and alternative or supplemental power systems will be key drivers. Innovative design takes into account both the strategic advantages of sustainability and minimizing adverse environmental impact. Continued growth of the use of PM in the automotive industry depends on advancements in materials and material properties, processes and manufacturing efficiencies.

In addition to automotive, growth opportunities for PM technology over the next 10 Additive years include aerospace, medical/ manufactured dental, energy, electrical and metal parts electromagnetics, defense, and industrial and consumer products.

Companies that are proactive, provide solutions to existing obstacles, and capitalize on the demand for manufacturing requirements, will be positioned to penetrate these markets.

Traditionally, the aerospace industry grows at a rate of 5 percent per year. Like automobiles, aircraft will become more fuel efficient to minimize fuel cost and respond to expected pressure to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

Lightweight metal powders for structural applications with specific material properties and processing methods have enabled lightweight PM to gain greater commercial acceptance.

One driver for material selection in both the automotive and aerospace industries is weight savings/fuel efficiency. Substitution of lightweight materials for conventional steel and stainless steel components will depend on cost/benefit relationships, and the processing of aluminum, titanium, and other materials.

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PM’s sustainable value is primarily derived from its net-shape capabilities and its high material-utilization that minimizes energy inputs, reducing the impact on the environment. The near-net-shape processing benefit of PM is desirable to the aerospace industry when stringent material requirements are met. PM hot isostatic pressing (HIP) and metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies should find new opportunities in aerospace applications.

The industry needs to develop materials and standards for non-critical parts to build confidence leading to flightcritical parts in the aerospace industry. The need for more efficient jet engines will continue to drive development of higher-strength materials that can operate at higher temperatures. PM superalloys will continue to be used in extremely demanding applications. The industry needs to build upon this success by developing new materials and processes. PM parts are qualified in aerospace and power generation applications where excellent hot strength, oxidation resistance and low-cycle fatigue resistance are required. For high volume automotive applications, MIM has been challenging Inconel 713C investment casting for turbocharger compressor wheels. Advances in repair technology, metal AM, and HIP processing of near-net-shape and net-shape components will continue to enable greater utilization of PM materials for aerospace applications.

The aging population will continue to create a need for PM applications in the medical industry. The medical market encompasses a broad spectrum of submarkets or segments that include products ranging from cosmetic enhancements, dental, diagnostic equipment, hospital furniture and equipment, implants, medical mobility equipment such as wheelchairs, prostheses, pharmaceuticals and surgical devices, to first-aid and wound-care products.

Applications for metal injection molding (MIM) exist in three of the segments, which are identified as dental products, orthopedic products, and other medical devices and equipment. These three general market segments are further divided into product applications that

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comprise the medical device and diagnostics industries.

Opportunities for metal AM exist in customized implants for both orthopedic and dental markets.

The aerospace and medical/dental markets are prime targets for titanium powders. Production of titanium components requires development of a system starting with fully alloyed powders capable of being consolidated and sintered to acceptable mechanical properties, lubricants that do not contaminate, and identification of critical sintering variables that ensure the structural integrity of the final parts. Standards, guidelines, and practices are required for the commercialization of both the high-density and conventional press-and-sinter approaches for titanium powders.

MPIF continues to support these advancements by organizing business conferences such as PowderMet 2021, slated to be held June 20-23, 2021 at the Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL, and PMTi 2021 (Powder Metallurgy and Additive Manufacturing of Titanium), Sept. 15–17, 2021 at McGill University, Montréal, Canada.

The PM industry is responding to the changing needs and demands of existing and potential customers with agility and ingenuity while maintaining higher value than competing materials technologies. PM’s high material utilization promotes efficient use of raw materials, reduces energy consumption, and improves labor efficiency.

These attributes will help PM firmly establish itself as the preferred solution for new applications in the automotive, electrical, energy, aerospace, medical, defense, industrial, and consumer markets. n [Editor’s note: Dean Howard is the president of the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) and the president of North American Höganäs Co., Hollsopple, PA. The MPIF (www.mpif.org), headquartered in Princeton, NJ, is the North American trade association formed by the powder metallurgy industry to advance the interests of the metal powder producing and consuming industries and provides a single point of reference for all MPIF member companies. The MPIF has been a champion of this innovative technology, providing member companies with a long list of services that help advance the art and science of powder metallurgy while promoting its benefits to prospective end users.]

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Near-Net Shape Manufacturing of Titanium Alloy Parts From Powder and Wire: State-of-the-Art Process Routes

By Thomas Childerhouse and Martin Jackson (Editor’s note: The following article presents an overview of titanium manufacturing technology research work at the Department of Material Science and Engineering, the University of Sheffield, UK. The text is an abstract from a technical paper published in 2019 by the guest authors.)

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ear-net shape (NNS) manufacturing offers an alternative to conventional processes for the manufacture of titanium alloy components.

Compared to the conventional routes, which typically require extensive material removal of forged billets, NNS methods offer more efficient material usage and can significantly reduce machining requirements.

Furthermore, NNS manufacturing processes offer benefits such as greater flexibility and reduced costs compared to conventional methods.

Processes such as metal additive manufacturing (AM) have started to be adopted in niche applications, most notably for the manufacture

of medical implants, where many conventionally forged components have been replaced by those manufactured by AM processes.

However, for more widespread adoption of these emerging processes, an improvement in the confidence in the techniques by manufacturers is necessary. This requires addressing challenges such as the limited mechanical properties of parts in their as-built condition compared to wrought products and the postprocess machining requirements of components manufactured by these routes. In this review, processes which use a powder or wire feedstock are evaluated to assess their capabilities for the manufacture of titanium alloy components. These processes include powder bed fusion and direct energy deposition metal additive processes as well as hybrid routes, which combine powder metallurgy with thermomechanical post-processing.

Conventional process routes for manufacturing titanium alloy components in the dominant aerospace sector typically involve extensive subtractive machining of forged billets. It is not uncommon for machining processes to remove 80–90 percent of the forging to achieve the final part dimensions, contributing up to 60 percent of a component’s manufacturing cost. Therefore, NNS manufacturing processes are emerging as alternative methods for the production of a range titanium alloy components.

There are currently a variety of NNS manufacturing processes available, which can be grouped in to the following families: metal additive manufacturing (AM) and hybrid processing routes. At present, these processes are at different levels of technology readiness, ranging from early developmental stages to being used for niche component manufacture.

This is a schematic representation of: (a) powder bed fusion; and (b) directed energy deposition metal additive manufacturing processes.

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Additive Manufacturing Processes Various metal AM methods exist that can be used for the manufacture of titanium alloy components. Compared to conventional processes, these methods offer benefits such as greater manufacturing flexibility, the ability to manufacture components with more complex geometries and hollow features, as well as greater control over the material properties. These benefits, as well as the advantage of the reduced requirement for material removal, makes metal AM an attractive option for many applications.

Metal AM methods are often insufficient, however, for producing components with a high enough dimensional accuracy and surface finish quality for many applications and so post-process machining operations are usually required to produce the final component.

The most popular metal AM processes in applications using titanium alloys use either powder bed fusion (PBF) or directed energy deposition (DED) methods to build the component.

Powder bed fusion methods use either a laser or electron beam power source to fuse particles of metal together, whereas directed energy deposition methods deposit a melted material feedstock through a nozzle onto a surface. This feedstock can consist of a powder, wire, or a combination of both. In applications where higher deposition rates are important, such as for the manufacture of larger components, DED methods are preferred due to the much slower build rates achievable with PBF. PBF methods, however, are advantageous in comparison to DED methods in their ability to manufacture parts with a better resolution and surface quality.

similar to those of cast material. Therefore, applications for titanium components built using metal AM are generally well suited for replacing cast components, rather than critical structural components, which require the superior mechanical properties achieved by the forging process.

Selective Electron Beam Melting (SEBM) In SEBM, the laser beam energy source that is used for Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is replaced by that of an electron beam. Compared to SLM methods, somewhat higher build rates are achievable (up to 100 cm3/h compared to 70 cm3/h) and generally the process is capable of producing fully dense components with fewer defects compared to SLM. However, the surface finish of components produced by SEBM is considered to be of

Ti-6Al-4V valve train rocker arms were manufactured through the University of Sheffield by the following metal additive and hybrid powder metallurgy process routes: (a) FAST-forge with post-process finish machining; (b) FAST-forge; (c) SEBM metal additive; and (d) SEBM metal additive with additional machining stock. Victoria Forgings, Wolverhampton carried out the forging of the FAST-forge components (a and b).

Limitations of Metal AM for Titanium Alloy Components The main limitation of components produced by metal AM is a lack of knowledge of the mechanical properties for a given component. There are many parameters related to the build process, which influence the microstructure of the as-built material, and thus the mechanical properties of the component. Although properties such as the yield and ultimate tensile strength of AM Ti-6Al-4V, for example, are similar to those of wrought material, other properties, such as the fatigue strength and ductility of AM titanium alloys are often inferior to forged material and are typically more

a lower quality. Compared to SLM, where rapid cooling rates induce displasive martensitic transformations from the phase, microstructures in SEBM titanium builds are dominated by diffusional transformations of elongated and far less in prior grains (in the case of Ti-6Al-4V). This is due to the slower cooling rates and the fact that the build is maintained at a higher temperature during the SEBM process. This is advantageous for the mechanical properties of components produced by SEBM, as lower levels of anisotropy and residual stress are typical, as the part is annealed during the process. For this reason, post-process heat treatments are generally not required for SEBM parts.

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machining wrought Ti-6Al-4V material to produce a variety of brackets in a spacecraft application. In this application, parts were designed to have additional bulk to allow for machining of the as-built part in order to produce finished components which met the necessary tolerances.

The SEBM/machining process route was found to offer various benefits compared to machining wrought material.

These advantages included much reduced manufacturing lead times, which allowed for the manufacture of a number of complex designs and lower costs compared to the conventional route.

Like SLM processes, SEBM has similar capabilities in producing implants with the porosity and mechanical properties that mimic trabecular bone and also offers significant advantages compared to conventional manufacturing methods for these types of components.

Directed Energy Deposition (DED) The DED process involves the delivery of either a wire or powder feedstock into a melt-pool on the surface of a substrate material. The feedstock melts and contributes to the volume of the pool. The component is then cladded layer by layer, as the melt-pool solidifies and the process is repeated on the newly built layer. Various DED technologies exist, which use different energy sources for melting the feedstock material. In the laser metal wire deposition LMD processes, highpower laser beams are used to provide the energy required to melt the substrate and feedstock material.

The beam is directed along the surface of the substrate to follow the path of the desired component’s cross-section. In LMD, the feedstock can consist of either a wire or powder, with wire being advantageous in terms of lower costs, ease of handling, and its ability to achieve higher deposition rates. Material delivery can be carried out by either a single nozzle or, alternatively, multiple nozzles can be used to combine different feedstock materials, such as different powders, or a combination of both powder and wire can be used. The use of combined feedstock materials offers the ability to achieve greater control over the properties of the built material by alloying materials in the melt pool, or 36

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can be used for the production of functionally graded components.

For SMD processes, wire feedstocks are used and the laser energy source is replaced by either electric arc welding or a plasma process. However, similar to LMD processes, the method of cladding a new layer of material upon a previously deposited layer remains the same. Compared to LMD, these methods offer less control over the thermal heat input to the feedstock and therefore are more prone to excess heat input leading to thermal distortion and oxidation of the material.

Wire-Fed Directed Energy Deposition Compared to blown powder processes, wire fed processes are advantageous due to higher deposition rates and the expense of suitable wire is lower than titanium powders. One manufacturer who has adopted a wire-fed DED process in their manufacturing process is Norsk Titanium. Their process involves the implementation of a wire DED processes for the manufacture of a structural aerospace component used on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

In this application, their Rapid Plasma DepositionTM process is used to build the part on a five-axis CNC machining center to produce the finished component.

Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) is another technology which employs wire DED for the

This is a schematic representation of the Conform™ process for titanium alloy wire rod production direct from powder, particulate, or waste product, such as machining swarf.

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manufacture of large scale titanium alloy components. The process, which is being developed in the United Kingdom

by Cranfield University, uses an electric arc heat source and has been used to manufacture a variety of NNS parts such as the Ti-6Al-4V landing gear. The material saving benefits of metal AM are most significant when manufacturing large scale components.

Hybrid Processing Routes Hybrid processing routes combine NNS manufacturing processes with an additional process step whereby preforms manufactured by a NNS process are deformed to enhance the mechanical properties of the material.

The processes considered in this review achieve the deformation process by a single-step hot forging operation.

This process is able to improve both the toughness and fatigue properties by grain refinement and porosity reduction.

The FAST-forge process is a two-step solid-state hybrid manufacturing route being developed by The University of Sheffield and partners for the production of NNS titanium alloy components. The initial step uses shaped field assisted sintering to consolidate titanium powder into a pre-forged billet. This is then followed by the second step, in which the FAST billet is then closed-die hot forged to achieve a NNS part geometry. This forging step improves the mechanical properties of the FAST titanium by refinement of the microstructure and allows for components to be manufactured with properties similar to those of conventional wrought products.

Conclusions This review evaluates a selection of emerging NNS manufacturing processes suitable for the manufacture of titanium alloy components. Compared to conventional manufacturing routes, these processes can produce more cost effective NNS titanium alloy components with more efficient material utilization. The review considers processes such as powder bed fusion and directed energy deposition AM processes, as well as hybrid processing

routes. A comparison between the merits and challenges of each of these techniques is given, which suggests that powder bed fusion processes such as SLM and SEBM are well suited for the production of smaller, highly geometrically complex components such as medical implants. Conversely, direct energy deposition processes show more promise for the manufacture of larger scale components and have the potential to become more widely adopted for the manufacture of aerospace structures.

It is evident that, compared to wrought components, AM processes are less capable of producing components with the mechanical properties required in structurally critical applications. Issues such as the directional dependence of mechanical properties, as well as the poorer ductility and fatigue strength of AM, compared to wrought material, have influenced the use of postprocess heat treatments and HIP of the as-built material.

These have shown to be effective in alleviating some of these detrimental properties. Hybrid processing routes take post-processing of AM parts further, incorporating a hot forging step. This offers a potentially new method to manufacture high strength titanium aerospace structures which can compete with those only currently achievable by conventional forging processes. n (About the guest authors: As an engineering doctoral student based at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield, UK, Thomas Childerhouse’s research focuses on downstream finish machining processes for titanium alloy components processed by emerging near net-shape routes. Martin Jackson is professor of advanced metals processing at the University of Sheffield and Henry Royce Institute. He is the UK representative on the Titanium Conference International Organization Committee and Chair of the 15th World Conference on Titanium in Edinburgh 2023. For more information on the research work, visit the university’s website: www.sheffield. ac.uk/materials.)

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Toho Titanium Outlines Its Research and Development Programs to Boost Manufacturing Technologies for Industrial Applications

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oho Titanium Co. Ltd., a major Japanese producer of titanium sponge and ingots, is carrying out several development programs in its Metallic Titanium business segment to expand the application range of titanium and its alloys: direct thinfoil manufacturing by an electro-deposition; porous titanium sheets made of titanium powders; and titanium alloy parts manufactured with the blended elemental powder metallurgy.

various applications such as corrosion protection films for steel structures and fuel cell parts after the commercialization in around two years.

A4 size Ti foil manufactured by electrodeposition route

Toho, through a company spokesman, recently outlined these development programs for the International Titanium Association, and provided information for this article.

The first program is a direct thinfoil manufacturing by an electrodeposition route, in which the anode raw material such as sponge titanium is once dissolved into the molten salt electrolyte at high temperature in the form of titanium ions and titanium atoms deposit on the cathode in the form of a thin foil. The idea of this method was originally proposed and demonstrated its validity in 1950s by Dr. Tokumoto and others. It does not need melting, rolling and annealing processes which are indispensable in the conventional thin foil manufacturing.

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In spite of such an advantage, a number of issues hindered the industrialization until now.

Toho started the research and development program in 2016 and has been conducting the study with emphasizing on the separation of the foil from the electrode, which was the biggest obstacles for the commercialization, as well as the improvement of the productivity, and now fulfilling the study as one of the subjects of a Japanese government funding project (NEDO project). For now, Toho has successfully manufactured A4 size pure titanium foils of 0.1mm in thickness having good quality with the experimental device in the laboratory. The foils can be easily separated from the cathode by hand and are highly purified by an effect of electro-refining. The foils are expected to be used for

The second program is high-functioned porous titanium sheets made of titanium powders manufactured with the hydrogenationdehydrogenation process or fine titanium fibers.

Porosity, air/fluid permeability, strength and other performances can be flexibly adjusted by controlling the processing parameters. The development program started around 2010 and four products known as WEBTi® series (WEBTi®-K, T, S and F) have been developed so far.

The information is available via https://www.toho-titanium.co.jp/ en/products/webtihp.html. The application development has been accelerated since 2016 especially for the applications of filters, special battery parts, and exterior/interior goods. Some have been already used by particular customers although quantity is limited.

In addition, Toho has also developed the manufacturing process of WEBTi®-T sheets of 880 x 420mm size. It is strongly expected that examples of mass employment application will emerge in one or two years in a lot of industrial fields containing new energies, food

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Large sized porous Ti sheet of 0.5 mm in thickness (WEBTi®-T)

processing and hygiene systems.

The third program involves titanium alloy parts manufactured with the blended elemental powder metallurgy—the cold isostatic pressing (CIP)-sinter/hot isostatic pressing (HIP) route. The relatively complicated near-net-shape product made of titanium alloys, such as Ti-6Al-4V, Ti-3Al-2.5V, Ti-5Al-1Fe and MMCs (titanium alloy base metal matrix composites), can be efficiently manufactured using low-cost one-time-use, thin-wall resin mold manufactured with an additive manufacturing 3D-printer in place of conventional reusable rubber mold which is generally one of the factors for high manufacturing cost. In this process, pure titanium powders manufactured with the hydrogenationdehydrogenation process are used just like porous titanium sheets. Titanium powders are blended with

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Dumbbell-shaped Ti powder compact and half-cut resin mold after CIPping

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alloying element powders and filled into a special resin mold, then compacted with CIP. After removing the resin mold from the compact, the compacts are sintered in vacuum, during which a titanium alloy having desired composition is synthesized.

This method is considered to be useful especially for multi-product low-volume manufacturing. The development program started in 2017 and some potential customers are now evaluating the products. Several new applications are expected to emerge during the next two years. Toho Titanium further expects that automotive parts manufacturers have interest in this technology in the near future although it is developed for targeting general industrial fields such as machine parts and tools.

Since all those three development programs are now on the laboratory stage or small-volume production stage, Toho so far has not made major equipment investments, according to a company spokesman. “However, Toho is ready to judge the investment depending on the progress of the market developments and potential customer interests,” he said. “Market developments are initially conducted domestically in Japan. But the target areas are in the world. Toho is ready for cooperating with every company or institute having interests in the technologies.

Toho receives interests from all over the world including North America.”

The basic philosophy behind the development is Toho’s strong belief to titanium metal products; an excellent material having high strength, good ductility, lightweight, and excellent corrosion resistance. “Toho wants people all over the world to enjoy its excellent properties, and wants to contribute to the progress of mankind,” the spokesman said. “This deep affection to titanium is a driving force of the developments. Toho is going to play an important role in developments of titanium application as well as manufacturing technologies of titanium.”

airframes,” the company said. Its titanium materials also are used for the production of components in the automotive industry, marine structures, power plants, construction, medical areas, and other consumer products.

Separately, as part of its global business outreach efforts, Toho Titanium, in 2019, launched sponge production through a joint venture in Saudi Arabia.

In August 2018, the joint venture, known as Advanced Metal Industries Cluster and Toho Titanium Metal Co. Ltd., successfully completed its first batch reduction and distillation test at a new plant, located in a the Saudi Arabia industrial park,. According to information on the Toho website, “the plant will be provided a stable supply of titanium tetrachloride, the primary raw material for titanium sponge, from a titanium dioxide plant adjacent to it. It’s expected the new plant will be among the most cost-competitive titanium sponge plant in the world, taking advantage of Toho’s advanced production technology and competitive energy costs in Saudi Arabia.” n Yoshihiro Nishiyama is the president and representative director of Toho Titanium, which has its headquarters in Yokohama, Japan. Founded in 1953, Toho Titanium is involved in variety of businesses such as propylene polymerization catalysts, ultra-fine Nickel powders, high purity titanium dioxide, and titanium powders, in addition to titanium business, all of which were derived from the base titanium manufacturing technologies. Toho’s Functional Chemicals segment produces propylene polymerization catalysts, ultra-fine Nickel powder, high-purity titanium oxide, and other products.

According to information posted on its website (www.toho-titanium.co.jp/en/business/timetal.html), Toho’s business lines include the production of titanium sponge ingots. “The high level of our technologies for manufacturing titanium products is well demonstrated by the fact that our products are used as engine components and structural materials designed for light-weight

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Titanium Colleague Announcements

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In Memoriam:

Donald John Stoops 1924 - 2020 – Metallurgical engineer for the Bureau of Mines. There he was part of groundbreaking research on titanium for the space program.

Fred Smith 1927 - 2020 – He was employed by Titanium Metals as VP of Finance prior to joining Allegheny International, serving as Vice President and Comptroller until his retirement.

John “Roger” Romatz 1939 - 2020 – Roger owned and operated Titanium Products, Richmond for over 35 years.

Robert Wilson Ritchey 1926 - 2020 – He served as Plant Manager 1984-1990, TIMET Henderson

Thomas Wharton Rees 1940 - 2020 – Thomas became Head of Development at Superior Tube Company in Collegeville concentrating on stainless steel and titanium.

Steven Leroy Pitts 1956 - 2020 – Worked for Oremet Titanium in Albany, until he retired.

Richard James Montano 1974 - 2020 – By trade he was a carpenter and worked for many years at Martin and

Harris Construction. At his time of passing, he worked at Titanium Metals where his father and grandfather retired.

Leroy J. Meinders 1934 - 2020 – Worked 8 years in the titanium division at Howmet Corp before he retired in 1996.

Charles Wesley Elrod Jr. 1936 - 2020 – He was recognized as the Air Force focal point of problem solving relating

to the combustion of titanium in gas turbine engines. He performed more tests on titanium combustion than any other facility in the country and influenced both how titanium is used in the engine, as well as how it was tested to define its combustibility.

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry

Above Material Technology Co., Ltd. +86-10-82371996 www.amt-alloys.com export@amt-alloys.com

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.

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.

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.

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

Accushape™ Inc.

Among our wide product range, we offer bars, sheets, tubes, flat bars, hexagonal and square bars, tubes,welding wire, forged parts and 3D printing powders. We serve our customers from our head office in Lyon, France, but also from our 3 service centers located in Lyon (AEROMETALS & Alloys®), Brazil (ACNIS® Do Brasil) and China (ACNIS® Asia).

Advanced Metal Industries Cluster Co. Ltd. +966 (12) 610 9057 www.Tasnee.com info@amic.com.sa

Advanced Metal Industries Cluster Company, Ltd. (AMIC), HQ in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is an affiliate of Tasnee, one of the largest petrochemical companies in the KSA. AMIC is leading development of a fully integrated titanium value chain in the Middle East. In 2014, AMIC formed a JV with Toho Titanium Co., Ltd., now called Advanced Metal Industries Cluster and Toho Titanium Metal Co., Ltd. (ATTM), to build the first titanium sponge plant in the Middle East. The plant is located adjacent to Tronox’ Yanbu, TiO2 operations where TiCl4 a key sponge feedstock is produced and conveyed via pipeline.

AMIC also operates an ilmenite processing plant with initial capacity of 500kMT titanium slag in Jazan, KSA. Building on the titanium sponge plant, AMIC is developing downstream capabilities strategically located in proximity to ATTM and first including melting and forging. AMIC will produce alloy and commercially pure titanium metal products to support the global aerospace, defense and industrial markets.

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

ADMA Products, Inc.

Accushape™ has fully integrated facilities for processing Titanium Sponge Granules, with custom screening, particle size and shape modifications, application development, pressing and sintering of parts, machining and metal finishing processes. Accushape™ is a member of the International Titanium Association.

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, meet all critical specifications and standards, including Aerospace Materials Specifications (AMS). Components made from ADMA Hydrogenated Titanium Powder are characterized by high purity, refined microstructures, low oxygen content, excellent “weld-ability”, low energy input, almost 100% “buy to fly ratios”, low cost, and performance that is 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.

Acnis do Brasil®

+ 55 15 3225 4044 silvio.ribeiro@acnisdobrasil.com.br www.acnisdobrasil.com.br Acnis do Brasil, founded in 2004, is the largest stockist of titanium, polymers and other special alloys in Brazil. Certified ISO13485 and ISO9001 we supply materials in medical, industrial and aerospace segments, in bars, sheets, tubes, flat bars, hexagonal and square bars, tubes, welding wire, forged parts and 3D printing powder. Acnis do Brasil is part of Acnis International group, located in Chassieu close to Lyon, France.

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® International has strengthened its position in the aerospace field.

ACNIS Group provides a unique cutting service in Europe, through its state of-the-art sawing, waterjet, laser and shearing machines.

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

Aerometals & Alloys® + 33 (0) 1 61 03 03 90 contact@aerometals-alloys.com www.aerometals-alloys.com

Located close to Lyon, France, Aerometals & Alloys® is a leading stockholder of alloyed and non-alloyed Titanium in all forms and sizes. Additionally we stock bars 15/5PH and 17/4PH for aerospace application.

Aerometals & Alloys® provides a unique cutting service in Europe, through its state of-the-art sawing, waterjet and shearing machines.

Among our large product range, we offer bars, sheets, tubes, flat bars, hexagonal and square bars, tubes, welding wire, forged parts, 3D printing powders EN 9120 certified.

Aerometals & Alloys® is part of Acnis International Group, located in Chassieu, France.

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry

ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH +49-6181-3070 www.ald-vt.com info@ald.vt.de

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 and interesting growth potential.

Alloy Works, Inc. +1-704-645-0511 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 applications.

AlloyWorks is AS9100, ISO 9001 certified and holds approvals from several leading engine companies.

Alloys & Elements

+1 (323) 570-8914 info@alloysandelements.com www.alloysandelements.com At Alloys & Elements we specialize in the procurement, analysis, and processing of advanced alloys and metal scrap. We source scrap from manufacturing and trading companies worldwide and produce ready to melt packages for major alloy producers.

Please go to our website www.alloysandelements.com

Alloy Metals Company

+1-562-941-1616 www.alloymetalsco.com Moe@alloymetalscompany.com; Steven@alloymetalscompany.com; Anju@alloymetalscompany.com Alloy Metals Company is a full service distribution center with offices located in Southern California, New York and Wichita, KS (opening 2019).

AMC specializes in Titanium Bar, Sheet & Plate products.

Offering quick turnaround and in-house cut to size parts, AMC is your one stop destination for your Titanium raw material needs.

Industries Serviced: Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Medical and Industrial markets.

Materials • 6AL-4V • 6AL-4V Eli • 6AL-6V-2SN • 6AL-2SN-4ZR-2MO • 6AL-2SN-4ZR-6MO • 8ALK-1MO-1V • 10V-2FE-3AL • 3AL-2.5V • 15V-3AL-3CR-3SN AMC is AS9100D/ISO9001:2008

American Prosthetic Components

American Prosthetic Components is a manufacturer of prosthetic components.

American Titanium Works LLC +1-603-398-3342

American Titanium Works LLC is completing plans to build a new, green-field, integrated, world-class titanium manufacturing facility in the 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.

AmeriTi Manufacturing Company +1-313-366-5300 www.AmeriTi.com

AmeriTi Manufacturing Company is an integrated manufacturer of titanium metallurgical products. The company employs about 180 people, occupies about 12 acres of property, and is located in Detroit, Michigan, USA. AmeriTi processes all types of titanium scrap materials; and is a producer of ferrotitanium by induction melting, various titanium scrap products, titanium metal powder by the hydride-dehydride process, and titanium metal parts.

The parts are produced by investment casting and metal injection molding.

AmeriTi’s titanium metallurgical products are used by producers of titanium, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and powder metallurgy. The titanium metal parts are used in firearms, medical instruments, tools, recreation, and a variety of other industries.

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry AmeriTi uses titanium scrap products as its raw material. The recycled materials are purchased from around the world, including all forms of titanium scrap solids from various manufacturing processes, titanium scrap turnings from machining operations, by-products from mill product producers, various off-grade materials, and titanium sponge.

AmeriTi Manufacturing Company is an ISO 9001:2015 registered company with a firm commitment to quality and safety in all parts of the company’s business.

ARIES Manufacturing +1 704-289-8531 www.aries-manufacturing.com 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 aluminum and titanium profiles for airframe structure components. The 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 Hot Stretch Forming process, or HSF®, to contour titanium profiles for airframe component applications. This high temperature forming process precisely stretch forms titanium extrusions to the exact part design contour. The hot stretch formed part is then machined and finished into a critical airframe component. This valuable forming process saves starting titanium weight by offering a near net profile solution; contoured in a 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 milling and final trimming on large aluminum alloy fuselage skins. This 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

ATI

+1-412-394-2800 www.ATImetals.com inquiries@ATImetals.com ATI is a global manufacturer of technically advanced specialty materials and complex components. ATI is a market leader in manufacturing differentiated products that require our unique manufacturing and precision machining capabilities as well as our innovative new product development competence.

Our capabilities range from alloy development to final production of highly engineered finished components, as well as producing powders and parts for use in next-generation jet engine forgings and 3D-printed aerospace products and finished parts. ATI produces specialty materials such as nickel, cobalt, titanium, exotic alloys and specialty steels. ATI offers our customers a unique 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.

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

We are buyers/consumers of off grade Vanadium-Aluminum type alloys in lump and powder forms.

BAHCO

+1-800-446-7404 www.snapon.com/industrialbrands industrialbrands@snapon.com Bahco’s 3860 Multi Chip Carbide bandsaw blade has been developed specifically for cutting Titanium Alloys. The 3860 Multi Chip Carbide blade improves and optimizes Bandsaw operation with a World leader in Cutting Technology. In the 1980’s Bahco developed and Patented the first “Set Tooth” Carbide Bandsaw blade to provide fast, efficient cutting 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.

Banner Medical

+ 1-800-323-9732 www.banner-medical.com dstoettner@banner-medical.com Banner Medical Innovations (BMI) specializes in providing complete singlesource cold finished bar, plate, sheet and supply chain solutions for the medical, dental, and aerospace industries. We carry over 1 million pounds of raw and finished goods inventory to service our customers quickly. Our complete offering of stainless, titanium, aluminum, alloy, cobalt chrome and cannulated products coupled with unique value-added services sets BMI apart. Some of these unique value- added services include: • Custom supply chain management solutions • Complete traceability from melt source to finished product • In-house Ultrasonic (UT) Testing • Vendor managed inventory (service) and JIT programs • Line marking • Niton Gun material analysis • Near-net shape machining/Blanking • Precision saw cutting • Waterjet cutting Quality Throughout Each BMI facility is ISO 9001: 2008 certified. Medical production facilities are ISO 13485:2003 certified. Our Carol Stream facility is also AS9100C: 2009 certified

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry

Baoji Titanium Industry Co., Ltd.

BIBUS METALS

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, ASME, ISO, DMS, AWS, JIS specification. These products are widely 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.

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 in Europe and Asia. BIBUS METALS Group is a supplier for different applications in medical, chemical, aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, power generation industries and offers:

+86 917 3382 075 www.baoti.com iedept@baoti.com; sunyuwei@baoti.com

BCS

+33 (0) 4 72 21 42 90 contact@bcs-dentalalloys.com www.bcs-dentalalloys.com Since 1988, BCS is a leading stockholder and distributor of alloyed and nonalloyed Titanium, Cobalt Chromium… for medical device Among our wide product range, we offer ingots, bars, dental disc CAD CAM, 3D printing powders for medical device.

We serve our customers from our head office in Lyon, France, BCS is part of Acnis International group, located in Chassieu, France.

Beamalloy Technologies, LLC https://beamalloy.net/ Arnold H. Deutchman, Ph.D. +1-614-873-4529 x114 adeutchman@beamalloy.net

Beamalloy Technologies, LLC specializes in coating precision engineered components made from titanium and any of its alloys to enhance their wear- corrosion-, and fatigue resistance. Beamalloy’s ion beam enhanced deposition (IBED) surface treatments include hard coatings such as Titanium Nitride and Chromium Nitride deposited at temperatures do not exceed 250° F, so there is no danger of distortion of bulk hardness or dimensionality of finished components. IBED coating technology can enable the use of titanium as a base material for a range of applications where customers would like to use titanium, but surface wear properties can pose a limitation.

BHN Special Materials Ltd. www.bhn-materials.com oskar@bhn-materials.com +86 411 8924 9999 ext 8088

+41 44 877 54 11 www.bibusmetals.com info@bibusmetals.com

Sheets/Plates, Wire/Bars, Tubes/Pipes, Strip/Foil, Welding wire, Screw/ Nuts, Profiles The BIBUS METALS Group has Sales Organisations in Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, United Kingdom, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and China. 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.

Where necessary the entities of the Group are certified according ISO 9001 and EN/AS 9120 for aerospace. Quality, flexibility and tailored solutions are of great importance for the whole BIBUS METALS Group.

For further information please email to info@bibusmetals.com

Bodycote

+1-310-604-8000 dave.ochar@bodycote.com 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.

Thermal processing is a vital part of manufacturing processes and includes a variety of techniques and specialized engineering processes which improve the properties of metals and alloys and extend the life of components for a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defense, automotive, power generation, oil & gas, construction, medical and transportation. Bodycote’s services consist of the following core technologies: heat treatment, metal joining, hot isostatic pressing, and surface technology.

Ellison Surface Technologies, an industry leader in engineered surface coating solutions and special processes, is now part of the Bodycote family, creating Bodycote Surface Technology, providing customers with the highest quality and most capable thermal spray and engineered coating surface technology services.

Bodycote provides vital post-processing solutions for metal additive manufactured components through its HIP and heat treatment services. To challenge what’s possible needs an exceptional partner, discover the vital difference: www.bodycote.com/aerospace.

BHN special Materials Ltd. is a leading high quality master alloy producer in Dalian, P.R. China. BHN is certified according to EN9100:2018 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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Butech Bliss +1-330-337-0000 www.butechbliss.com sales@butech.com Butech Bliss is a designer and manufacturer of capital equipment, repair components and engineering and field services for metals producers and processors that roll, forge, melt, flatten, stretch, shear and extrude 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 50 engineers on staff, 400,000 sq. feet, 100+ machining centers, full fabrication and assembly departments, 200 ton crane capacity and a dedicated rail spur, Butech Bliss is equipped to handle any project. Butech Bliss product offerings include copper crucibles, liners, molds, 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.

Carpenter Technology Corporation 1735 Market Street, 15th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 +1-610-208-2000 www.carpentertechnology.com info@cartech.com

Carpenter Technology Corporation is a recognized leader in high-performance specialty alloy-based materials and process solutions for the most critical manufacturing challenges in the aerospace, medical, transportation, energy, defense, industrial, and consumer markets. Founded in 1889, Carpenter Technology has evolved to become a pioneer in premium specialty alloys, including titanium, nickel, and cobalt. Helping customers by transforming their manufacturing and material challenges into innovative, holistic, and scalable solutions, Carpenter Technology continues to revolutionize material solutions to provide our customers a competitive advantage while investing in the future of innovation with material and end-use manufacturing capabilities within additive manufacturing and soft magnetic electrification.

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 commercial@cefival.fr; siderval@siderval.it CEFIVAL and SIDERVAL manufacture special sections and tubes with hot extrusion process to obtain near net shape profiles. The engineered shapes are studied and manufactured according to customer’s requirements in a wide range of solid and hollow sections. Our manufacturing process improves the buy to fly ratio. Main grades are titanium, inconel, stainless and carbon steel, super alloys, nickel alloys and other on requirement. Main application fields are aeronautics for aircraft ring engines ( CFM56, GE90, GP7000, CF6-80, SM146, Gen X) and structural parts (such as seat tracks, floor and wings stiffeners, door hinges…), power generation for nuclear (ia drive rods) and conventional applications, architecture, defense, medical and food industry. Cefival is NADCAP certified.

Centro-Metalcut

+1-815-885-1300 cmsales@quantumdi.com 7550 Quantum Court Caledonia, IL 61011 Centro-Metalcut is an industry innovator in the design and manufacturing of the highest quality cutting and grinding equipment. Centro-Metalcut Abrasive Saws and Conditioning Grinders can accommodate large diameters, a variety of materials including high alloy and specialty steels and can be designed for single or batch-cutting/grinding. From start to finish, CentroMetalcut provides custom design, engineering, fabrication and installation to fit your specific application.

Learn more at www.centrometalcut.com.

CSM-Tech Co., Ltd.

+0086-21-58770128 www.nonferrous-metal.com; www.csmhuaxia.com helen@nonferrous-metal.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, seamless & welded fitting, flange, valve, clad material etc. With the logo 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 etc., many big companies in these field have approved CSM material. 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 the position of Chinese titanium products in the international market.

CONDOROIL CHEMICAL S.r.l. +0039-0332-945212 commerciale@condoroil.it www.condoroil.com

Since 1972 CONDOROIL GROUP is focused on chemical treatment of metal surfaces, offering a wide range of products and related technology systems.

CONDOROIL acts with primary interest in the field of R&D for innovative formulations as well as professional technical assistance to the customer.

Based in the North of Italy (Milan-area), the Company employs about 60 people, of whom over half have chemical skills.

Its portfolio consists of more than three thousand formulas and 17 patents which currently translates into a productivity of 15000 tons on yearly basis and heavy investments are ongoing to increase it.

CONDOROIL HQ offices directly follow the Italian market and abroad the Company is represented by dedicated distributors & partners.

The guiding principle of the company is a sustainable development which concerns, in an interconnected way, the environmental, economic and social spheres.

Condoroil, sensitive to this theme, has made it its corporate mission, realizing and proposing on the markets products and solutions that have a light impact on the environment (e.g. by reducing waste, by treating waters etc...).

We really think that a sustainable development aims to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs as well!!!

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CONUAR S.A. (FAE DIVISION) +54-11-63261300 www.conuar.com.ar fae@conuarfae.com

FAE Division of Conuar is an Argentinean producer qualify for supplying hydraulic Ti-3Al-2.5V tubing for A320 family being the first Latin-American company in getting a tier one contract with Airbus. 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 and instrumentation. 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 nickel alloys 690 & 800 tubes for nuclear steam generators up to 35 meter lengths.

Conuar is certified according to UNE EN 9100: 2016, ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001: 2015, OHSAS 18001: 2007

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

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 withdrawal. Consarc is ISO 9001 certified, and with operations on 5 continents, is well equipped to tackle fully customized furnace projects globally.

Continental Steel and Tube Company +1-954-332-2290 sales@continentalsteel.com www.continentalsteel.com/Titanium/default.asp

Continental Steel and Tube Company is one of the world’s leading valueadded 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, CP2 Gr3, CP1 Gr4, Gr7, Gr5 (6AL-4V), Gr9 (3Al-2.5V), Gr 11, Gr 12, Gr 19 (Beta C) & Grade 23 (6Al-4v ELI). Our materials are available in coil, sheet, plate, tubing, pipe, bar, fittings, angles, squares and other custom shapes. Our pipes and tubing are available in welded, DOM and seamless form. Call us for all Hard-To-Find items.

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 Chemicals’ 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

+1-888-720-5371 www.cosensaws.com Founded in 1976, Cosen is one of the world’s leading band saw manufacturers with a broad product line and a global sales network including Cosen USA and Cosen Europe. Cosen’s North American office 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.

CSIRO Metal Industries Research Program +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 Manufacturing Innovation Centre’.

The Commonwealth Scientific and 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.

Design Group

+1-253-926-0884 www.bwdesigngroup.com Design Group brings a broad and extensive depth of engineering and operating experience in titanium and other specialty metals to work for you.

Design Group professionals have direct industry experience in the titanium industry with process engineering and design, regulatory compliance, industrial automation, process qualification, and systems integration. Our capabilities include all facets of a metals production operation, including sponge production, sponge processing, scrap handling, scrap processing, blending, melting, casting, forging, extrusion, rolling, flattening, machining, finishing, and other metalworking operations. We can help prepare operations to become qualified under the most rigorous quality systems in the aerospace, nuclear, industrial, and medical industries. Design group can provide a wide variety of services including 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.

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Design Group provides professional engineering, architectural and construction management services to metals clients throughout the world.

Design Group is uncompromising with respect to quality, confidentiality and safety. We focus on developing long-term client relationships through proven execution. We recognize that requirements frequently change throughout the project life cycle, and adapting to change is a core strength of the firm. Our goal is to provide maximum value for our client’s investment.

Design Group provides solutions ranging from conceptual planning of future initiatives, engineering evaluations, augmentation of our client’s engineering staffs and the design and construction of complete manufacturing facilities.

We are focused on delivering engineered solutions for the most challenging business needs.

Direct Alloys

+1-315-724-2876 www.directalloys.com sales@directalloys.com Direct Alloys LLC is AS9120/ISO9001 specialty metals distributor and brokerage. We offer a free online clearinghouse for mills, forgers, fabricators, distributors, and end-users to anonymously list their prime certified excess mill product inventories. Please visit the www.directalloys.com website to view our listings.

In addition, Direct Alloys stocks specialty alloy and titanium forging billet in grades such as Waspaloy, 718, 901, 625, X750 and titanium to standard industry specifications.

ELG Utica Alloys, Inc.

Mailing Address: 239 West Service Road, Hartford, Connecticut 06120 Delivery Address: 233 Weston Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06120 Phone: +1-860-522-3123 Email: office@elguticaalloys.com Website: http://www.elguticaalloys.com/aboutus ELG Utica Alloys is one of the world’s leading specialists in sourcing, processing, recycling and supplying Titanium, Nickel and Cobalt alloys.

Specializing in servicing aerospace, oil and gas, power generation, and engineering. With over 50 years experience, operating under the tightest quality standards, utilizing the latest equipment, offering unparalleled service, while being supported by over 40 sister yards worldwide. ELG is providing services to clients, leveraging expertise in materials, while adding significant value to their revert cycle.

ELG Utica Alloys is a division of ELG Haniel GmbH. Haniel has over 250 years of experience bringing services and value to customers around the globe. As, world-leading trader and recycler of stainless steel, high-performance alloys and metals, carbon fiber, and prime materials.

FE Mottram Ltd +44-1142446723 www.femottram.com

Founded in 1973 FE Mottram Ltd is one of the pioneers of eutectic ferro titanium manufacturing in the UK. Over 45 years later Mottram is more than ever one of the leading ferro titanium producers.

+41-91-8225600 www.dith.com

Based in ‘Steel City’ Sheffield, FE Mottram enjoys a strong reputation as an ISO 9001: 2015 accredited manufacturer of both standard grades and tailormade high grade ferro titanium serving the most demanding customers in the steel industry worldwide.

Duferco SA is the worldwide distributor of the vanadium products manufactured by HBIS Chengsteel.

We are always in the market for sourcing titanium scrap (both turnings and solids in most grades).

HBIS Chengsteel is an integrated steel and vanadium producer. HBIS Chengsteel vanadium products range include FeV50%, FeV80%, standard and high purity vanadium oxides and vanadium carbide nitride (VCN).

Flight Metals, Inc.

Duferco SA

Edge International +1-937-395-7222 www.edgeintl.com metals@edgeintl.com Edge International, located in Dayton, Ohio, is an ISO 13485-certified stocking distributor of raw materials, specializing in medical grade Cobaltalloys, Stainless Steels and Titanium for the manufacture of implants and instruments for the orthopaedic, spine and trauma markets. Edge works with its customers to provide cost-effective solutions and 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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+1-800-225-0407 sales@flightmetals.com www.flightmetals.com

Flight Metals is your best source for specialty metals and hard-to-find requirements. Flight Metals maintains certification to ISO9001:2015 as well as many first-tier aerospace industry approvals. While maintaining an emphasis on Titanium, Flight Metals also stocks Nickel, Cobalt, Aluminum, Stainless and Alloys Steels in various forms including round bar, rectangular and square bar, plate, sheet, tube and wire. We provide value-added processing including cutting, heat treat, grinding, straightening, testing, ultrasonic, to make sure your job gets finished correctly. We are one of the largest distributors of Titanium 6Al-4V Solution Treated and Aged (STA) Condition in flat bar, round, and plate. Flight Metals also maintains inventory of hard-to-find Titanium grades including Titanium 6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo, Titanium 8Al-1Mo-1V, Titanium 3Al-2.5V, Titanium 10V-2Fe-3Al, Titanium 6Al6V-2Sn, Titanium 15V-3Cr-3Sn-3Al, and Titanium 5Al-2.5Sn.

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+33 470 644337 www.forecreu.com contact@forecreu.com

machining to reduce cost, time, and material handling. Then our complete line of high-speed carbide saws will cut titanium & exotic alloys with industry best cutting rates. The many features we have available offer the client the most flexibility, and versatility available on the market, while reducing costs.

Discover the possibilities.

Extrusion, Rolling & drawing of hollow bars in specialty metals, mainly used in the orthopedics, cutting tools, nuclear, energy and aerospace.

GfE Metalle und Materialien GmbH

Forecreu

HSS, tool steels, titanium alloys, maraging and PH alloys, as well as Hf & Zr alloys.

Fort Wayne Metals

+49 911 9315 299 www.gfe.com alloys@gfe.com

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

Fort Wayne Metals is a leading manufacturer of precision titanium wirebased products for medical, aerospace, industrial, and consumer markets that are helping make lives better around the world. Driven by a spirit of innovation, we use state-of-the-art equipment and advanced drawing techniques that allow us to produce some of the smallest diameter titanium wire on the market. Fort Wayne Metals has worked with titanium for over 20 years and in that time, we have established proprietary processes that allow us to produce material with a surface finish that is among the smoothest in the industry.

Commercially pure titanium and titanium alloys are available in straightened and cut bar, coil, strands and cables, flatwire, and wire form. Our titanium products are used in everything from orthopaedic devices to eyeglass frames and aviation springs to fasteners. Fort Wayne Metals is FDA registered and ISO 9001, AS 9100D, and ISO 13485 certified. We’ll continue to push boundaries to find better solutions for our customers.

Available diameters: Wire: 0.03 mm [0.001 in] to 1.6 mm [0.06 in] Coil: 1.02 mm [0.04 in] to 12.7 mm [0.5 in] Bar: 2 mm [0.1 in] to 76.2 mm [3 in] Available grades: Commercially pure titanium (ASTM F67 • ASTM B348 • ASTM B863 • ISO 5832-2) Grades 1-4 Alloyed titanium Ti-6Al-4V ELI (ASTM F136 • ASTM B348 • ASTM B863 • ISO 5832-3) Ti-6AI-7Nb

FRIGGI AMERICA +1-519-421-9291 www.friggiamerica.com info@friggiamerica.com

FRIGGI AMERICA., provides premium steel, titanium, and aluminum cutting solutions to the North and South American market. With over 70 years experience in the design and manufacturing of machinery, we offer a complete line of horizontal and vertical band saws, and high-speed carbide saws. The horizontal saws range from 18”-80” capacity and for large blocks we offer our Gantry models that will cut up to 140”. Unique with the Gantry is the rotating guides to allow for vertical, and angle cutting while greatly reducing material handling and setup.

GfE, founded in 1911 and being part of AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V., is a leading manufacturer and global supplier of high performance metals and materials.

We offer a wide range of high-quality master alloys that meet the highest technical requirements for different specialized sectors, mainly aerospace, super alloy industry and ship-building.

Furthermore titanium as high-purity HDH powder is produced by GfE for thermal spray coatings. Its specific characteristics offer an advantageous 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.

GfE is certificated in accordance to ISO 9001, EN 9100, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 as well as ISO 45001 and operates an accredited laboratory according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025.

Goldman Titanium, Inc. +1-716-823-9900 www.goldmanti.com info@goldmanti.com

Goldman Titanium, Inc. purchases and processes scrap titanium in order to supply the highest quality finished product to our customers. As a pioneer in the titanium industry, our company was first established in 1958, and we have continuously expanded our business over the years. Titanium is the only metal we handle, making us experts in our field.

Goldman Titanium’s Quality Management System is certified to AS9100D with ISO 9001:2015, 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.

Perfect for the aerospace industry is our newest addition - the SVC RadiusVertical Saw. The SVC Radius will strip, cross-cut, as well as do angles and curved radius cuts. The goal is to get as close to near net shape prior to final

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Grandis Titanium

HORIE Corporation

GRANDIS TITANUM is an ISO 9001:2008 certified worldwide supplier of titanium products like Titanium Bars, Sheets, Plates and Wire for the Industrial, chemical and Additive Manufacturing / 3-D printing industries.

Company maintains warehouses in Los Angeles and Rotterdam, and USA sales offices in California, Ohio and Oregon. We also have sales offices in South Korea, China, Russia, Belgium and Italy.

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.

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

+81-256-66-2237 www.horie.co.jp a-tanabe@horie.co.jp

Howmet Aerospace www.howmet.com Nick Moga, +1-330-207-1374

Hempel Special Metals AG +41-44-823-88-24 www.hempel-metals.com info@hempel-metals.com

Hempel Special Metals Group is distributor for Titanium, Nickel Alloy and Zirconium from stock. Our companies with Service Centers are located in Switzerland, Germany, UK, Poland and Hong Kong/China and sales representatives in Italy, and Ireland. We have competence centers for the chemical process, the oil & gas, the aerospace, the medical and the watch 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 machining. We supply material tailor made and in packages for special projects. On our Metal Exchange Econoxx.com you can buy and sell titanium a.o. material. Our Service Centers are qualified according to ISO 9001; EN 9100/9120 and ISO 13485.

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

Hogue Metallography 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 Consulting may be performed on site, in the field, or at my laboratory.

Training Courses Offered.

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Howmet Aerospace, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company’s primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems and titanium structural parts necessary for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. Howmet Aerospace is transforming the next phase of more fuel-efficient, quieter aerospace engines and sustainable ground transportation. The Company’s businesses reported annual revenue of over $7 billion in 2019. For more information, visit www.howmet.com. Follow @ howmet: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Independent Forgings and Alloys Ltd +44-114-234-3000 www.independentforgings.com sales@independentforgings.com

IFA is a premium supplier of high integrity titanium forged products to quality markets globally. Our specialist forgings include seamless rolled-rings, forged discs, forged shafts and forged bars which are used as the near net shape raw material for subsequent finish machining to a wide range of components.

We have created a fully integrated metals service centre which has grown to be a leading provider of quality open-die forgings used for safety critical components to operate in severe service conditions.

We participate in the high technology markets of Aerospace, Energy, Oil and Gas and Power Generation (including Nuclear) and high-end Advanced Engineering.

Our flexibility and scale of operations means that we can provide both highly specialised “one-off” forgings as well as volume production and meet customer deadlines for delivery. Hirework, or toll forging, of customer owned material is also offered.

Located in Sheffield, UK for over 250 years, our plant is an ISO 9001, AS 9100 D, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, Lloyds Register of Shipping & NADCAP Metals Manufacturing, Heat Treatment, Testing and Inspection accredited facility, ensuring we meet exacting customer quality expectations.

We firmly believe that “forging partnerships” between IFA and our clients is vital for the 21st century and its demands.

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Inductotherm Corp.

+1-609-267-9000 www.inductotherm.com sales@inductotherm.com President: Bernard Raffner Director - Technical: 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; automated pouring systems with vision control; computer controls and charge handling systems.

Industrial Metals International Ltd.

+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 JFK Airport in NY, IML is able to offer same day shipping to countries worldwide with no minimum order charge for stock items.

INTECO melting and casting technologies GmbH +43-3862-53110-0 www.inteco.at inteco.austria@inteco.at

The INTECO group is able to provide all know how, technology and complete plants for melting, refining, casting and remelting of steel and super alloys.

Additionally, INTECO offers Automation and Production Management Systems for the steel industry. Its product portfolio is completed by rolling mills for long products, industrial furnaces as well as Powder Metallurgy and Titanium production plants.

Invera

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, operations and financial information.

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.

Jiangsu Hongbao Group Co., Ltd +86-512-58715276 www.hongbao.com export@hongbao.com

Titanium Pipes & Tube Manufacture—Jiangsu Hongbao Goup Co., Ltd Jiangsu Hongbao Group Co., Ltd (Jiangsu Hongbao High-precise Pipe & Tube Co., Ltd) is located in Zhangjiagang City in P. R. China. In 1993, Hongbao set up the titanium products factory for sponge melting and seamless tubes production, who can be considered as the pioneer in China in this area. For more than 25 years’ growth and supported by professional technical team and facilities.

Hongbao now is specialized in developing and manufacturing Titanium and Titanium alloy ingot, Titanium and Titanium alloy seamless tubes, copper alloy tubes and high-strength oil well tubes, which have been widely used as key components for seawater desalination, salt making, soda ash, PTA, petrochemical oil wells and warship equipment etc.

Hongbao has passed the quality and management system certifications, such as ISO 9001, IATF16949, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, Lawrence Certification and Norwegian DNV Factory Certification etc.

The products are exported to the countries and regions worldwide, such as U.S.A. Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Eastern Asian etc. With the stable quality, timely supply, suitable price and fine service, Hongbao receives unanimous praise from our customers.

John Cockerill

+1-330-332-4661 www.johncockerill.com Industry.americas@johncockerill.com John Cockerill designs, integrates, modernizes and maintains equipment for industries like energy, defense, metals, environment, and transport and industry in general.

+1-610-325-0124 www.invera.com peterd@invera.com

Present on all five continents, John Cockerill numbers more than 5,500 experienced employees who combine technological expertise and the management of international projects.

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.

As such, John Cockerill has supplied innovative heat treatment technologies, combining field proven reliability and cutting edge technology for every application since 1923.

Metal Specifications, Mill Test Certs and third party certificates can be 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

Grounded on the experience of well-known brands like Electric Furnace Company (EFCO) and French ATI Furnace, John Cockerill provides heat treatment products to process a wide range of materials in a multitude of sizes, shapes and thermal cycles.

Based on its great historical knowledge and evidenced by numerous worldwide references, heat treatment products supplied by John Cockerill comply with local, national and international safety and quality standards, including: NFPA 86; NEC (NFPA 70); UL508a; AMS 2750; NADCAP.

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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 Machinery offering all available Metal Sawing methods. These include Band Saws, Plate & Block Saws, Cold Circular Saws & Hacksaws. Customers benefit from un-biased recommendations about which Metal-Cutting Equipment is best for their application. We also offer complete Storage and Retrieval Systems!

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 from Keywell Metals, LLC is fully certified and guaranteed to meet Customer Specification.

Kolene designs both process equipment and process chemicals to provide single-source cleaning systems.

Kolene Corporation was founded in 1939 in Detroit by John Shoemaker. It continues today as a privately held company with 3rd and 4th generation Shoemakers active in the business.

Laboratory Testing Inc. +1-800-219-9095 www.labtesting.com sales@labtesting.com

Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) is a leading Nadcap and A2LA ISO/IEC 17025 accredited, independent material testing laboratory specializing in metals testing for input materials, prototypes and finished products. Complete lines of destructive and nondestructive testing services are offered to aerospace primes and their supply chains, including chemistry, high- and low-cycle fatigue, fracture toughness, fatigue crack growth, tensile, ultrasonic, and much more.

Our Machine Shop prepares all specimens and samples for testing, and runs on two work shifts for reliable, fast turnaround. Specimens are also prepared to order for customers who do their own testing.

Kings Mountain International (KMI)

LTI was formed in 1984 and is one of the largest full-service testing laboratories in the USA with a team of over 190 employees that includes engineers, chemists and other technical experts. Our 144,000 sq. ft. facility near Philadelphia, PA services the aerospace, power generation, medical, transportation and other industries and is fully capable of handling and testing materials of all shapes, sizes and quantities.

Kings Mountain International (KMI) is an ISO9001:2015 / AS9100D certified precision grinding company.

LTI is compliant with ASME NQA-1, ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 and is on the approved supplier list of hundreds of prime contractors, industry agencies and customers. Testing is performed to ASTM standards and industry specifications.

+1-704-739-4227 www.kmiinc.net sales@kmiinc.net

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” • Surface Finishes from 250 RMS to 12 RMS and finer • Polishing of sheet and plate to #3,#4 or #8 mirror. Non-directional also available Benefits: • State of the art measurement instrumentations • Experience with all types of metals • Plate / Sheets arrive clean, damage free and ready for fabrication Industries we serve: • Aerospace / Defense/ Energy / Commercial Aircraft / Architecture

Kolene Corporation

In June 2017, LTI purchased the FTA brand of non-linear fracture toughness and fatigue crack growth testing software systems. A year later, LTI acquired TAC Technical Instrument Corp. (TACTIC), a company that develops and sells immersion ultrasonic inspection systems and accessories. A new cuttingedge NDT facility was opened in August 2020 which houses nine TACTIC ultrasonic testing systems and two hydrostatic testing lines.

Call us or visit www.labtesting.com for a fast quote.

L.C.M.A. + 352-26-55-43-1 www.lcma.lu Mr. Otis Claeys – CEO: claeys@lcma.lu LCMA is since very long an established partner on the international market for for semi-finished products in C.P. titanium and titanium alloys for aeronautical, medical, industrial and petro-chemical applications.

+1-313-273-9220 www.kolene.com

We have acquired the know-how, skills and competencies and are well informed about the needs, different standards and specifications.

Kolene specializes in designing and developing metal cleaning processes utilizing fused or molten inorganic salts. One of our major applications is surface conditioning of titanium oxides and forming lubricant removal.

Surface conditioning prior to pickling and chemical milling promotes uniform surfaces and metal removal. Processes to remove vitreous lubricants and molybdenum disulfide are available.

The close cooperation with other entities of our Group makes us cover almost the entire product portfolio for all sectors.

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LCMA has the ability to fulfill almost all needs of its International customers and is continuously adapting to market changes.

Our wish is for YOU to be able to benefit from our experience. We look forward to serve with our products and knowledge.

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LL-resources GmbH

+43-316-890-368 www.ll-resources.com Marc.gutschy@ll-resources.com LL-resources is an independent, global mineral resource commodity management, trading and consulting establishment. We are running our own productions for Ferro Titanium, both in Sweden as well as in Russia. We offer our partners the total value chain solution (ore body to market) by maximizing value and minimizing risks. By firmly applying 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.

Lomon Billions

+ 86-391-3126903 www.lomonbillions.global Our company has been manufacturing titanium dioxide for 30 years and we recognize that it is important to continuously improve our knowledge, processes and manufacturing expertise – delivering technical excellence is our objective.

We understand that it is critical to fully support our customers technically.

We also believe that it is important to improve current products and develop new ones so that we can be sure that we are meeting our customers’ needs – now and in the future.

That is why we have invested for the future by building a 12,000 m2 purpose built technology center, which was opened in 2014. We have installed state-of-the-art analytical and application testing equipment and our team of technical experts are there to support, and work hand-in-hand with, our customers.

Makino machining centers dramatically reduce costs by minimizing cut time, and changeover time. Our automated cells employ state-of-the-art pallet handling and storage systems that enable you to efficiently produce parts around the clock. Contact us today! 513-573-7200

Medart, Inc. and MPT +1-724-752-2900 www.medartglobal.com sales@medartglobal.com

MPT is a world class bar and wire finishing service provider with capabilities to handle special metals for peeling, turning, straightening, grinding, and coil to bar processing. MPT will work with our customers to develop best practices for new materials if they require these services. Other services we can provide include Non-destructive testing, and bar chamfering. We work hard to get the materials back to the customer in a timely manner and we work to the tightest specifications in the industry with our ground bar meeting H6, H7 or H8 tolerances depending on the customer requirements.

No job is too large or small.

Medart designs and manufactures centerless bar peelers, coil to coil peelers, coil to bar peelers, straighteners, fastener wire pay-off systems, 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

Lomon Billions manufactures and operates to international standards and it fully conforms to, and is certified with, ISO 9001:2008.

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.

LOTERIOS S.p.A.

METALVALUE

+39-02-9648281 www.loterios.com LOTERIOS is a leading fabricator of titanium pipe, fittings, shell and tube heat exchangers and vessels as required.

Makino

+1-513-573-7200 www.makino.com Makino understands the aerospace industry has unique machining needs in the production of complex precision aerospace parts. Makino has the machines, processes, and engineering solutions that allow large OEMs, tierone and tier-two suppliers, and job shops to produce accurate structural and turbo machinery parts faster, with less variability at the lowest cost.

The Makino T-Series was designed specifically for the challenges of titanium machining. The T-Series 5-axis machining centers are unique in the industry with key technologies to support longer tool life when cutting titanium. A high-torque spindle, highly rigid machine structure and unique active damping system reduce cutting vibrations and assure stable machining during heavy roughing operations, The T’s large work piece envelope and unique 5-axis kinematic design create unique ideal five sided access for high speed machining of large aluminum and titanium components.

+33-68-056-2848 metal@honnart.fr

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

MetCon, LLC

+1-724-888-2172 www.MetConLLC.net MetCon provides conditioning and finishing services for both intermediate and finished products, including bloom, billet, bar, plate, 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.megamtls.com

Mega Metals LLC., is a globally recognized high quality processor of Titanium Turnings and Solids. We are certified by major mills and casting 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.

METRACO NV +32-56-234400 www.metraco.be

Metraco is a ferro alloys and non-ferrous metal trading group of companies established in 1993 with offices in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and the UK. Specialised in ferro titanium, titanium sponge, manganese metal and noble alloys.

Supplying all grades of FeTi 70 % and sourcing titanium scrap and low grade sponge for our ferro titanium production.

Supplying steel grade sponge directly to steel mills and master alloy producers worldwide.

We are always in the market for sourcing titanium scrap (both turnings and solids in most grades).

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 wheel and coated abrasive belt grinders. We offer Traveling, Stationary, Gantry, Overhead, and Ingot End Grinders as well as material handling equipment for processing slabs, billets and rounds through the grinders.

Monico Alloys

+1-310-928-0168 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, and turnings to rotor quality specifications. Monico Alloys remains the industry leader by utilizing only the latest scrap processing technology. Monico Alloys offers a wide variety of Titanium Alloy inventory which includes CP, 6-4, 6-2-4-2, 6-62, 3-2.5, and others.

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MoovinV

+1-877-776- 0674 +1-514-320- 0183 sales@moovinv.com www.moovinv.com « GET WHAT YOU NEED, GET RID OF WHAT YOU DON’T » MoovinV, THE marketplace for aerospace and industrial materials, moves large surpluses of inventory of material (Ti, Al, Fe) of all shapes and dimensions from a multitude of reliable sources.

MoovinV connects buyers and sellers of aerospace and industrial materials.

Whether you’re a manufacturer, distributor or buyer of raw material our webbased platform facilitates in the source and supply of the material you require to keep your supply chain going.

Buying or selling we bring value to excess (surplus) certified materials, facilitate the procurement process and provide very competitive pricing.

All of our material comes with the Mill Test Reports and Certificates of Compliance. We can offer a turnkey service including cutting, transportation and logistics.To serve our local and international customers we have offices located in the USA, Europe and Canada. We hold ISO 9001: 2015 and AS 9120B certifications.

If you have excess materials let MoovinV help turn your inventory into revenues. MoovinV, Moving inventory is what we do best and if we don’t have it, we can find it. Visit our web site (https://moovinv.com) or send us an email at sales@moovinv.com.

Multi-Etch LLC +1-928-634-5307 www.multietch.com info@multietch.com

Multi-Etch is a low-acid (pH 6.8), far safer etchant for titanium and other metals, with a less toxic waste stream, when compared with hydrofluoric and nitric acids. Preparing titanium with Multi-Etch enables anodizers to produce brilliant colors and welders to achieve solid welds. 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, bicycles, knives, jewelry and other arts, marine, architectural, and industrial.

NEOTISS

+33-1-70-98-30-05 www.neotiss.com contact.fra@neotiss.com NEOTISS is leader in the manufacturing of titanium and stainless steel 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 as low fin, helix and corrugated tubes as well as u-bent tubes for special 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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NF&M International 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 small-diameter 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 grinding and finishing of bar/ billet, heat treating, straightening, bar peeling, bar polishing, pickling and inspection. NF&M’s Nadcap approved laboratory performs room temperature tensile, hardness, hydrogen analysis and micro/macrostructure evaluation.

NobelClad

+1-303-604-3942 www.nobelclad.com NobelClad is the world leader in the field of explosion welding. We have more than half a century of expertise, and we are the one company with the most global resources and infrastructure committed to clad, offering bi-metallic solutions for complex industrial markets, including oil and gas, chemical, and transportation. We work with global partners across the supply chain not only to deliver the highest-quality, most cost-efficient clad materials on time, but to inform and help develop project specifications from the onset. Our design ingenuity, technical proficiency, and unparalleled dependability make us an invaluable resource for process architects, engineers and fabricators alike. That’s why our clad materials are the preferred specification for high-stakes 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.

Norsk Titanium

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: Scott Shulimson, President Steve Meredith, Consultant Peter Rockefeller, Warehouse Manager

NSL Analytical Services, Inc. +1-216-438-5200 www.nslanalytical.com mgorris@nslanalytical.com

A recognized leader, NSL Analytical Services, Inc. (NSL) is an Independent Commercial Testing Laboratory celebrating our 75th year in business. We are proud of the hard work and dedication paid to serving our customer’s needs that’s led to success in this demanding industry. Customers appreciate the Trust, Technology and Turnaround we provide.

NSL provides material testing and product evaluations to customer with industrial, transportation, life sciences, technology, and consumer applications. Capabilities include inorganic / organic chemistry, physical, mechanical, and metallurgical testing including remote access to our SEM/ EDS. NSL maintains ISO/IEC 17025, Nadcap, NQA-1, US-CPSC, and numerous customer quality approvals. Our chemists, metallurgists, quality and business development staff keep informed on the needs of the industries we serve through active participation in professional organizations – participating in the creation and review of test methods and standards. In recent years, NSL’s dedication has led to becoming a leader in the advancement of testing within the additive manufacturing industry.

Call or visit us on-line to find out how we can help!

U.S. Customers: +1-518-324-4010 European Customers: +47-97-42-22-00 www.norsktitanium.com U.S Inquiries: info@norsktitanium.com European Inquiries: post@norsktitanium.no

Nu-Tech Precision Metals

Norsk Titanium is the world’s pioneering supplier of aerospace-grade, additive manufactured, structural titanium components. The company is distinguished in the aviation industry by its patented Rapid Plasma Deposition™ (RPD™) process that transforms titanium wire into complex components suitable for structural and safety-critical applications. Norsk Titanium is a tier-1 supplier to commercial airframe and engine OEMs, and is committed to cost-reducing aerostructures and jet engines for the world’s premier aerospace manufacturers. RPD™ is the world’s first FAA-approved, 3D-printed, structural titanium, delivering substantial lead-time and cost savings for aerospace, defense, oil and gas, and commercial customers.

Nu-Tech Precision Metals manufactures by hot extrusion seamless pipe, tube, fittings, bar, rod and shapes for nuclear, aerospace, military, medical, offshore, mining, chemical, sub-sea and corrosive environments. Extruded shapes, especially those for the aerospace industry in 6Al-4V, fit within a 12” (300 mm) circle size. Our extrusion process creates a near-net shape that reduces material and machining costs overall. Our ability to alpha-beta process results in improved fatigue resistance over beta extrusions… contact us to learn more about how this process will benefit your extrusion requirements. Seamless pipe from 1.5” (40 mm) to 14” (350 mm) plus specialty sizes and wall thickness. In-house finishing options including OD grinding or machining, ID honing or boring, hot straightening, pickling, nondestructive testing and electron beam additive manufacturing and welding are a few of the services we offer.

North American Alloys +1-800-985-2250 www.northamericanalloys.com info@northamericanalloys.com

+1-613-623-6544 www.nutechpm.com shook@nutechpm.com

Now celebrating our 37th year in business, North American Alloys brokers 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.

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Oerlikon Metco (US) Inc. https://www.oerlikon.com

Oerlikon Metco is a global leader in surface engineering solutions that bring benefits to customers through a uniquely broad range of surface technologies, equipment, materials, services, specialized machining services and components. The surface technologies such as Thermal Spray and Laser Cladding improve the performance and increase efficiency and reliability.

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, Americas and Asia Pacific.

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 for semiconductor industry, titanium powder for powder metallurgy and additive manufacturing, and other titanium-silicon related products.

Paris Saint-Denis Aero http://www.psdaero.com PSD AERO is one of the main supplier for raw materials products of key players in the aviation sector (for example AIRBUS, SAFRAN, AIRBUS HELICOPTERS, DASSAULT AVIATION, etc). Our Quality Management System meets the IAQG’s series requirements.

Our stock at your disposal is the biggest Aerospace metallic stock in the world.

With our experience and rigor acquired during the last few decades, the company consists of 90 staff members that have enabled us to increase our turnover 10 times in 10 years.

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

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.

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: 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 Over 50 MatSE and affiliated faculty members Approximately 150 current graduate students Specialized laboratories and shared facilities

We are providing solutions in cutting optimization (conventional saws but also waterjet).

Perryman Company

Description of our waterjet capabilities: 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

+1- 724-746-9390 www.perrymanco.com

PCC Metals Group http://www.pccmetalsgroup.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.

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Perryman Company is a vertically integrated producer of specialty titanium products. Our operations include melting, forging, and fabrication to finished products. Perryman’s quality, technical 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 ISO 9001:2015; AS9100D and NADCAP. Perryman Company is headquartered in Houston, Pennsylvania. Our melting facility is located in Coal Center, PA and our hot rolling and finishing operations are in Houston, PA. Additional intermediate processing is located in Frackville, PA. Company sales offices are located in Houston, PA; Philadelphia, Los Angeles, London, Zurich, Tokyo, and Xi’an.

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Plymouth Engineered Shapes +1-800-718-7590 www.plymouth.com smccord@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 offers the solution in Titanium, Stainless steel, Alloy steel, or Nickel-based alloys. Our Engineers are capable and willing to work with your design engineers to develop the most optimum near-net shapes possible to make your finished parts. No other manufacturer in North America offers so much experience in special shape technology, or provides so many value-added options to meet your product specifications.

PM International Suppliers +1-863-644-6300 www.PMfirst.com info@pmfirst.com

We supply pipe and fittings, tubing, valves, flanges, bars, sheet and 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 stainless-steels, titanium, copper nickel and nickel alloys.

Industries we serve: Offshore Petrochemical Geothermal Chemical Manufacturing Aerospace Desalination Power Plants Water Treatment Facilities and more!

PMIS customers are worldwide, and we handle everything from one-off emergency deliveries to complex, long-ranging project installations.

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

Precision Metal Grinding is a grinding service company that supports the aerospace and medical industry. Providing the highest quality of surface finishes for critical applications (Ra and Rz). Capable of machining thin sheet (minimum: 0.008”) and thick plate (maximum: 6.00”) up to 78.00” wide x 230.00” long. Precision Metal Grinding offers a standard thickness tolerance of +/- 0.001” and can provide +/- 0.0005” upon request. Our standard practices ensure consistency over large orders and from batch-tobatch. With years of experience under our belt, we are capable of machining Titanium, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Nickel-base Alloys, Magnesium, Cobaltbase Alloys, Zirconium and others.

Contact us with your unique requirements today.

Precision Thin Metals

http://www.arnoldmagnetics.com/Precision-Thin-Metals 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 offers titanium products in a number of commercially pure grades and several standard alloy compositions. Our titanium and titanium alloys are available in cold rolled or annealed condition. PTM is Nadcap certified for heat treatment.

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

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

Product Evaluation Systems, Inc. +1-724-834-8848 www.PES-Testing.com Mic@PES-Testing.com

Product Evaluation Systems (PES) an independent testing laboratory, located in Latrobe, PA. PES is a proven partner in materials testing and offers exceptional turnaround specializing in mechanical, metallurgical, chemical and nondestructive testing and analysis. Since 1979, PES has been proud to offer exceptional personalized response to customer 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.

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 non-destructive testing.

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RathGibson

Our quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C and we have a fully accredited lab that is NADCAP certified.

+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 any customer requirements is a priority, so that only the finest and most 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.

Kymera Reading Alloys +1-610-693-5822 www.readingalloys.com mike.wilkes@ametek.com Kymera Reading Alloys, part of AMETEK Specialty Metal Products, is one of the world’s premier manufacturers of high-quality master alloys and titanium 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 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 ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT APPLICATIONS Our medical grade titanium coating powders offer major advantages in orthopedic implant applications.

Blocky and angular, spongey, or equiaxed morphology to promote osseointegration Custom particle sizes Conformance to ASTM F67 and F1580 In addition, a series of gas-atomized specialty powders for hard-facing, brazing, and thermal sprays further compliment the product offerings.

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) and Hydride/dehydride (HDH).

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ReMelt Scientific, Inc. +1-330-440-0402 www.remeltinc.com sales@remelt.net

ReMelt Scientific is a global supplier of Titanium Chip Melt Preparation Systems and Weigh and Blend systems. We specialize in titanium and high temperature alloy chip crushing, centrifuging, aqueous wash and solvent cleaning, thermal drying, fines screening, and magnetic 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 customer specified chemistry requirements.

Renton Coil Spring Company +1-425-255-1453 www.rentoncoilspring.com info@rentoncoilspring.com

Renton Coil Spring Co (RCS) is a global leader in titanium spring manufacturing and innovation for the aerospace, defense, and performance industries. Your premier source for custom spring solutions, RCS utilizes cutting edge, patented technology and engineering expertise to develop products for the most challenging of applications. With a strong commitment to R&D, lean manufacturing, and continuous process improvement, RCS has maintained high standards for quality, safety, and on-time delivery since 1949. RCS is ISO 9001, AS 9100, NADCAP, ITAR and a FAA certified MRO repair station.

Retech Systems LLC +1 (716) 626-6940 www.retechsystemsllc.com sales@retechsystemsllc.com Retech is the world’s leading supplier of Electron Beam (EB) and Plasma (PAM) Cold Hearth furnaces for melting and refining titanium and titanium alloys. Retech advanced vacuum metallurgical systems also include EB and PAM Consolidation furnaces, Plasma Welders, Vacuum Arc Remelt (VAR), VAR Consumable (Skull) Casting, Vacuum Induction melting (VIM), Precision Investment Casting (DS/SC/EQ), Cold Wall Induction melting and casting, and Gas Atomization for metal powder production. All our melting systems are available in various sizes and configurations, from simple laboratory-scale to large, custom engineered furnaces. 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 and viable technologies, is the foundation upon which Retech is built.

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Rex Heat Treat

Ross Precision Manufacturing Inc

Rex Heat Treat is a family owned and operated business that was 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 specifications. We have furnaces capable of annealing up to 30,000 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 metallurgists on site and we offer testing services. We look forward to exceeding your expectations with timely communication and time performance.

Ross Precision Manufacturing (formerly LAI/Zak Incorporated) is a fully integrated design, fabrication, machine, and test facility. We have been engineering, manufacturing, and refurbishing crucibles, liners, molds, and accessories for the remelting and production of specialty metals for over 40 years. Our manufacturing and consulting experience has contributed significantly to the VAR, ESR, Plasma, EB, C.C., and EBPVD processing industries. This experience, along with our precision CNC machining capabilities, will extend your product life cycles and improve the reliability of your process. Our AS9100 certified 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 Ross Precision Mfg/Zak Incorporated, please visit us at www.rossprecisionmfg.com.

+1-215-855-1131 www.rexht.com chris.constable@rexht.com

Rolled Alloys +1-800-521-0332 www.rolledalloys.com onlinesales@rolledalloys.com Rolled Alloys is a global supplier of titanium and specialty alloys. For over 65 years, our comprehensive inventory has served the aerospace, defense, medical, oil & gas, and power generation industries. We hold many quality approval and certifications that make us a preferred supplier to companies that are respected around the world.

Rolled Alloys offers extensive processing capabilities, best-in-class e-commerce, supply chain management support, and metallurgical expertise.

We maintain 13 locations across North America and Asia, with additional representatives in Europe.

Roskill Information Services Ltd.

Contact details Name: Jessica Roberts Position: Manager – Copper & Technology Materials Phone: +44-0-208-417-0087 Email: jessica@roskill.com Website: www.roskill.com Roskill global market reports include the latest information on supply, demand, end-use applications, trade and prices for a wide range of metals and minerals including titanium, molybdenum and vanadium. Roskill reports also provide informed forecasts of future trends.

Roskill’s expert researchers make a thorough and objective analysis of all available data, from sources across the globe. This includes a large and invaluable network of contacts including the key industry players in these markets, making Roskill’s research unrivalled in terms of breadth, depth, accuracy and expertise.

To build on this wealth of data, Roskill also offers bespoke consultancy services that can help to explore and understand any specific scenarios or analysis requirements you may have.

www.rossprecisionmfg.com +1-518-273-3912 ext618 jjoyal@rossprecisionmfg.com

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 Specifications.

We have developed a unique and proprietary process to return mixed 6/4 titanium fasteners to specification 6/4 titanium. The final 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.

S+D METALS GmbH

Contact: Oliver Frankenheim Position: Sales Director | Product Manager Aerospace I | CP Titanium and Titanium Alloys Phone: +49-211-230-999-11 E-Mail: o.frankenheim@sd-metals.com Homepage: www.sd-metals.com/en Who is a member of the BIBUS Holding AG? Who is one of Euope´s largest STOCKISTs for semi-finished highperformance materials?

Who offers TITANIUM & TITANIUM ALLOYS, nickel, nickel alloys, special stainless steel as COILS | PLATES | SHEETS | TUBES | BARS? Who serves the OFFSHORE | PETROCHEMICAL | CHEMICAL & PROCESS ENGINEERING | PLANT & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | ELECTROPLATING | TURBINE MANUFACTURING | MARINE ENGINEERING | ENERGY INDUSTRY | AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY | HEAT EXCHANGER | WASTE WATER TREATMENT | SURFACE TREATMENT | UNIVERSITIES & RESEARCH | MEDICAL markets?

Who is certified according to EN 9120 and ISO 9001 Who delivers allround service all around the world?

Who cuts all the materials according to the customer’s exact requirements utilising a “state-of-the-art” bar saws & plate saw ?

Who offers precision water jet cutting?

Who provides just-in-time service to with cost savings and security of supply?

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Who is quality management is based on ISO 9001?

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:

Who is at your disposal... S+D METALS GMBH

Specialize in the metals, chemicals, plastics, and commodity markets;

Sandinox Comercio, Importação e Exportação LTDA + 55-15-3335-3565 vendas@sandinox.com.br www.sandinox.com.br

Established in 1986, Sandinox is the largest medical distributor for the Brazilian market, offering a full range of products in titanium, cobalt, and 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.

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 finished product.

Schaffer Grinding Co., Inc. +1-323-724-4476 www.schaffergrinding.com info@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 surface grinding. Schaffer Grinding offers its customers coast to coast service with production facilities in California and Ohio.

Offer extensive metals, chemicals, and plastics valuation experience 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 commodity appraisal firms in the U.S.

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

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 added processing services designed to meet the specific needs of our customers. Our commitment to the quality and service has made SSA the leader in the industry for over 40 years.

SES, LLC

+1-330-821-3322 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, prove-up stations, hex bundling, can be added to suit requirement. Testing of equipment with customer supplied material can be performed at SES’ manufacturing facilities.

Sector3 Appraisals, Inc.

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.

METALS & CHEMICALS INVENTORY VALUATIONS FOR ABL FINANCING

Shaanxi Lasting Titanium Industry Co., Ltd.

+1-718-268-4376 www.sector3appraisals.com

Sector3 Appraisals is an independent appraisal firm specializing 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 suppliers. Clients use Sector3 valuations to secure financing for working capital, M&As, and debtor-inpossession settlement. Sector3 also provides liquidation consulting.

Sector3’s focused expertise produces a targeted, insightful and truly useful appraisal.

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00-86-29-89651035-89651082 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.

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry Our main products include titanium ingots, slabs, bars/rods, plates/sheets, pipes/tubes, forgings, fittings, wire, powder, standard parts, non-standard equipment and other corrosion resistant metals such as zirconium, tantalum, tungsten, molybdenum, niobium.

Shasta Services LLC www.shastainc.com

Shasta provides high-quality grinding, machining, cutting and robotic scarfing services, primarily to the titanium industry. 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.

Shasta and its affiliates also provide robotic scarfing, high-volume torch cutting and a variety of machining services such 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.

Sierra Alloys / TSI Titanium/ STS Metals +1-626-969-6711/+1-724-694-2716 www.TSITitanium.com www.sierraalloys.com Manufacture and supply forged and rolled products in Titanium alloys, nickelcobalt 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 Saw

www.simondssaw.com Manufacturer of industrial saw blades. The oldest cutting tool manufacturer in North America, Simonds offers one of the broadest and most trusted names 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.

Simonds has innumerable patents, a global leader in high-performance and high-production sawing. The first bandsaw manufacturer in the world to be ISO certified and we remain certified so today. We set our goals high and our customers have grown to expect it.

Since 1832… The Professionals’ Edge.

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 150,000 pounds under 1x10-6 Torr vacuum levels. Specific heat treat 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 (Non-destructive testing) services and BASCA (Beta Anneal Slow Cool Age). Solar Atmospheres serves customers with plants located in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and California.

Solar Manufacturing, Inc. +1-267-384-5040 www.solarmfg.com info@solarmfg.com

Since 2002, heat treaters from a wide variety of industries trust in our ingenuity for trail-blazing innovation and reliable performance from our vacuum heat treating furnaces.

Solar Manufacturing knows vacuum heat treating inside out. Our engineers bring decades of experience to the design side of the business and our knowledgeable technicians provide world-class manufacturing keeping Solar in the forefront of vacuum furnace innovations. We offer unmatched expertise to solve our customer’s most difficult heat treating problems and advance vacuum furnace technology. Our ingenuity has led the industry with advanced hot zone insulations, high-performance gas quenching, and state-of-the-art SolarVac® Polaris automation, a new generation of PLCbased control systems developed to simplify the operation and expand the capabilities of our vacuum furnaces.

Like our engineered-to-order furnaces, our standard models are rich in features and versatility to suit our customer’s specific and demanding requirements. Models range from compact R&D furnaces to large horizontal, front loading production furnaces. In addition to vertical bottom loading configurations, we also design unique, very large capacity car-bottom furnaces in lengths up to 48 feet.

Solar Manufacturing has also developed a good name throughout the industry in Aftermarket Sales and Support. Whether you need an energy efficient replacement hot zone, spare parts, responsive field service or a maintenance contract, we are able to assist you in keeping your vacuum furnace at its peak operating condition.

Special Rare Metals AS www.srm-sa.ch info@srm-sa.ch

SPECIAL RARE METALS is a company active since 2014, mainly in Europe and UK, specializes in the recovery and trading of titanium and super-alloys scrap (based on nickel, cobalt, molybdenum), in form of turning, solid, slag and flashing. Titanium is our main business, making us experts in our field.

The materials we handle come from industries active in the bio-medical, aeronautical, petrochemical and energy sectors.

Most of these materials are regenerated and sold by us, such as biomedical titanium and Ni-Co-Cr alloys. Our experience in detailed sorting and processing material, checking chemical composition, sizing and surface inspection, for which we collaborate with excellent partners specializes in preparation and regeneration of scrap, allow us to guarantee excellent product quality. Thanks to this synergy, we have long been suppliers of primary companies, specializing in vacuum melting.

Also, Special Rare Metals in 2016 has filed a patent for the safe transport of scrap and titanium turning, which are at very high risk of fire. Our patent is based on a box able to completely eliminate the oxygen inside it through a vacuum system; by eliminating the air inside, the risk of fire is eliminated, allowing transportation and loading and unloading operations in complete safety for 19 hours.

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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.

Specialty Metals Processing, Inc. +1-330-656-2767 www.specialtymetalspro.com bwilson@specialtymetalspro.com

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.

• Precision grinding up to 72” wide and 244” long • Ability to polish/grind/recondition plate/slabs up to 12’ wide by 100’ long • Providing #3, #4, # 6, brushed or matte finishes or custom matched abrasive belt finishes, one or two sides.

• Providing #7 and #8 buff finish on stainless coil • Offering special inspections, packaging, line marking & PVC options • ISO 9000 certified since 1996 • Offering one stop shopping on many orders • Same day quoting on most inquiries • One sheet or truck load quantities, no order is too big or too small Please visit our website atwww.specialtymetalspro.com.

Stack Metallurgical Group +1-503-285-7703 http://www.stackmet.com/

The Stack Metallurgical Group consists of heat treating facilities in Portland, Oregon and Spokane, Washington, as well as Aerospace Aluminum Processing in Salt Lake City, Utah. The combined capacity and versatility of these three facilities rivals nearly any other thermal processor in the western United States.

The Stack family prides itself on safety, quality, and outstanding customer service. We have long been a trusted supplier to numerous quality-critical industries including aerospace, energy, and medical implant. As evidence of our service-based culture, the Salt Lake City facility is the proud recipient of the Boeing Supplier Excellence Award 9 times.

Stack offers the most modern heat treating and metal processing equipment, a comprehensive list of aerospace and OEM approvals, and a highly-talented team of experts ready to exceed your highest expectations.

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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 high-precision 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 technology and maintenance services that significantly enhance 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, combustion chambers, flight controls and gyroscopes.

The Straumann Group +41-0-61-965-11 11 www.straumann.com

Founded in 1954, with the introduction of the world’s first one-stage dental implant in 1974. More than 35 years of clinical evidence with over 100 scientific publications per year that meet the highest standards of research.

Straumann is the premium offering within the Straumann Group, which unites global and international brands that stand for excellence, innovation and quality in tooth replacement and esthetics.

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Engineering and implant manufacturing in Switzerland, with other production sites for biomaterials and CAD/CAM in Europe, the United States and Japan.

As a global leader in implant, restorative and regenerative dentistry we share your passion for quality and the desire to achieve the best restorative outcomes. In collaboration with leading clinics, research institutes and universities, Straumann conducts research, develops and manufactures dental implants, instruments, prosthetics, as well as dental biomaterials for use in tooth replacement and restoration, or to prevent tooth loss.

As technological advancements are changing dentistry fundamentally, Straumann offers a broad range of products and solutions for both conventional treatment and digital workflows including guided surgery, intraoral scanning and CAD/CAM restorations.

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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Structure Medical, LLC www.structuremedical.com

Structure Medical is a leading medical manufacturer of implants, instruments and cutting tools for the orthopedic, spine and sports medicine markets.

The company uses the most advanced machine tool technology available to produce products that meet the highest quality standards. Structure is an ISO registered 13485 medical manufacturers and offers a robust quality management system that integrates with all facilities.

Structure Medical was founded in Naples, FL in 2004 and has rapidly grown into a strategic partner with top tier OEM’s. Today we have 5 production facilities in 3 states.

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas +1-847-384-5275 www.sumitomocorp.com akira.kudo@sumitomocorp.com

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, which is one of the leading trading companies in Japan. SCOA is an integrated global trading firm with diversified investments in a wide variety of industries, products and services.

Supra Alloys

+1-805-388-2138 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, with a Management System certified to AS 9100D & ISO 9001:2015 & 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.

T&T Materials, Inc. +1-585-328-9941 www.tandt-materials.com ronk@tandt-materials.com

T&T Materials, Inc. supplies raw materials to the U.S. Department of Defense, prime corporate contractors to the U.S. Government and to the private sector. Our material products are generally carbon and stainless steel, aluminum, brass, copper, titanium, nickel-based alloys and armor plate.

We supply these products in various forms, including bar and rod; sheet and plate; tube and pipe and various structural shapes and profiles.

As an approved supplier with most military manufacturing sites we currently participate in fourteen procurement contracts, both Blanket Purchase Agreements and Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity contracts, with the Department of Defense. We are also an approved supplier to several prime contractors to the U.S. Government, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and Northrup Grumman.

Certifications: • ISO 9001 and AS9120 • US Veterans Administration Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) • HUBZone.

TC AEROSPACE - Shaanxi Tian Cheng Aerospace Co., Ltd + 86-0-29-33336000 Wei Che - CEO Ted Li - Division Manager for North America Ariel Zhou - Sales Manager www.tcae.com

TC AEROSPACE, one of the leading titanium alloy manufacturing company in the field of Aerospace Rod and Coil, as well as Plate and Sheet. We provides competitive, safe and reliable services and high quality products for customers. Founded in 2007, our company is a talents and technique based private joint-stock enterprise. The company operates in over 40 countries and regions. The company sets Sales and Technology Centers in the US and Germany, which devoted to the development and application of advanced materials in order to promote the progress of aerospace industry.

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

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is South 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 development and commercialisation of cost-effective processes for primary titanium metal production and its conversion into finished and semi-finished products. The recently established Titanium Pilot 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 mutually beneficial agreements support South Africa’s long-term economic development goals that include the supply of titanium to many industries, including aerospace.

Taylor-Winfield Technologies, Inc. +1-330-259-8556 fdeley@taylor-winfield.com www.taylor-winfield.com

Taylor-Winfield Technologies (TWT) is an original equipment manufacturer of material joining solution technologies. TWT has developed a new line of Linear Friction Welding (LFW) machines designed to produce solid state bonding. Our patented IP provides superior positional accuracy, flexibility and control for joining various shapes and dissimilar metals. This LFW technology enables reduced buy-to-fly ratios for near-net shaped components, especially in the bonding of titanium. This technology also provides the ability to reduce material and machining time of titanium components. Examples of the parts include: tailored or near net shaped components, blisks, aluminum wing ribs, seat tracks, T-clips, L-profiles, single crystal alloys and more. TWT has engineered features and techniques of our linear friction welding machines that have not only drastically reduced maintenance and machine costs, but have also taken an older, conventional technology and successfully ushered it into the 21st Century.

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Timesavers International +31-0-0113-238911 www.timesaversint.com info@timesaversint.com

Timesavers sets the worldwide standard for abrasive finishing solutions through superior products, continuous innovation, global production and distribution, extensive application knowledge and unrivalled after-sales support, by dedicated people focusing on customer satisfaction.

Finishing stainless steel sheets or coils.

Timesavers finishing machines are equipped with one or multiple heads and therefore a no. 3, no. 4, microlon, duplo and eventually a hairline finish can be achieved in our machines. For coil-to-coil, next to top working machines, also bottom working machines can be integrated into the production line.

Innovative solution for precision grinding Every variant from the 81 series is produced especially based on customer requirements. Precision grinding is performed by a wide belt that grinds the thickness of a part to achieve a fixed thickness with a precision of no less than 0,02 mm. The wide grinding belt(s) ensures a tight tolerance and is used for the precision grinding of titanium, molybdenum, stainless steel, aluminium/nickel alloys, carbon steel and more. Timesavers offers a solution for, almost, every problem! Over 50.000 Timesavers built wide belt grinding machines are in operation today, spread all over the world. As a pioneer in cutting-edge technology Timesavers leads the way in wide belt grinding and brushing machinery; standalone machines but also turn-key solutions are within our capabilities. Our unmatched service and support guarantees that we deliver as promised and more!

TIMET, Titanium Metals Corporation +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 in mill and melted products, supplying nearly one-fifth of the world’s titanium.

We convert rutile ore into sponge; melt and refine ingot and 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.

TIODIZE Company, Inc. +1-714-898-4377 www.tiodize.com Titanium Anodize, Aluminum Anodize, Dry film Lubricants, Corrosion Coatings, Paints &Primers, Teflon Coatings, Manufacturers of Composite Parts (Carbon & Glass)

TITAN Metal Fabricators +1-805-487-5050 www.titanmf.com info@titanmf.com

TITAN Metal Fabricators is one of the world’s foremost metal fabrication companies for corrosion-resistant equipment for the process industries.

Our business is the manufacture of equipment – Heat Exchangers, Pressure Vessels, Columns, Reactors, Pipe and Piping Systems – from corrosionresistant alloys including Titanium, Tantalum, Zirconium, Niobium, Hastelloy, Monel, Inconel, High Nickel Alloys, Duplex Stainless (Steel), Super Stainless (Steel) and Lean Duplex Stainless (Steel).

Since the company’s founding in 1998, building equipment with these metals has been TITAN’s only business – it is our specialty. We are extremely proud that TITAN’s innovative approach to mechanical design, our lead in thermal design and TITAN’s extreme commitment to quality have set what are now considered to be highest standards in our industry.

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

Certified UNI EN ISO9001:2008 and UNI EN 9120:2010, With 20 years of experience, Titanium Consulting and Trading, based in Florence, Italy, with a distribution center in Milan and affiliated offices and distribution 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 ingots, slabs, round bars, hexagonal bars, profiles, welding wire, plates, sheets, coils, tubes and pipes, as well as fasteners, forgings, flanges and fittings. Most ex-stock materials are shipped the next working day with full traceability for all items supplied Products supplied are employed in a wide range of applications, including aerospace, medical devices, industrial, and chemical.

In 1996, Titanium Consulting & Trading further expanded its operations by setting up dedicated facilities to manufacture finished products on request. Processes available include cutting, welding, forming, turning, heat treatment and finishing.

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TITANIUM ENGINEERS +1-281-265-2910 www.TitaniumEngineers.com

TITANIUM ENGINEERS supplies Titanium Bar, Seamless Tubing and Finished Components for oilfield and other industrial markets. Our capabilities include the expertise to process titanium to meet demanding and unique customer specifications. We specialize in bar, seamless titanium tubing and also offer products manufactured by: forging, rolling, and machining using common ASTM grades of titanium including: Titanium Grade 5, Titanium 6-2-4-6, Titanium Beta-C. With our metallurgical background we will support your team from design, through prototyping, and finally into full-scale production of components.

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

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, offshore, marine or ordinance equipment. Most extensive titanium field welding/erection service capability in the world. Mill products available from stock. For more information email bbrownlee@tifab.com.

Titanium Finishing Company +1-215-679-4181 www.titaniumfinishing.com melinda@titaniumfinishing.com; melanie@titaniumfinishing.com Metal finishing services include: Titanium Anodize; Hardcoat Anodize of Aluminum; application of Cerakote and Application of Solid Film Lubricants.

We also have our Federal Firearms License. We are a small, women owned business, and have been family owned and operated since 1970.

Titanium Industries, Inc. (T.I.)

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.

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.

TIG is EN9100 and EN9120 certified and has several customers approvals.

TIG provides cut to size services with more than 30 saw cut machines and 3 dynamic waterjet cut machines.

Contact us for a quotation! Your mission is our priority!

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

AS 9100 and ISO 9001 certified, Titanium Processing Center is your go to source for quality titanium products. Titanium Processing Center is a stocking distributor of a wide range of titanium mill products. Our standard inventory of titanium bar, sheet, plate, tubing and pipe is complimented with specialty fasteners, fittings, forgings and fabrications. In-house capabilities include waterjet & saw cutting, shearing, turning and drilling.

All material is mill certified and fully traceable to the original manufacturer.

Our dedicated staff is committed to providing our 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.

TITOMIC Limited +61-3-9558-8822 www.titomic.com info@titomic.com

Titomic (ASX:TTT) is an Australian public company providing industrial scale metal additive manufacturing using its patented Titomic Kinetic Fusion® (TKF) technology. The TKF technology provides unique capabilities for producing commercially viable additively manufactured metal products, competing directly with traditional manufacturing methods. Titomic provides OEM production and R&D services from its TKF Smart Production Bureaus to the global Aerospace, Defence, Shipbuilding, Oil & Gas, Mining and Automotive industries. Titomic also provides an extensive range of metal powders for 3D Printing, especially titanium and super alloys, and provides sales and support services for their TKF production systems.

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 trusted network of suppliers, finishers and fabrications to fulfill their customers’ specific titanium needs, while producing the best quality products available.

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Toho Titanium Co., Ltd. +81-45-394-5526 www.toho-titanium.co.jp

The Toho Titanium Group is providing variety of excellent products and services based on titanium metal business. In the titanium business segment, we manufacture titanium ingots and titanium sponge for aerospace and general industries and high-purity titanium and fabricated titanium products. Moreover in the catalysts and chemicals business segment, utilizing materials gained in the titanium production process, we manufacture catalysts for polypropylene production, high-purity titanium dioxide for electric materials, and ultra-fine nickel powder for multi- layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) utilizing our technologies of titanium production.

We pursue the infinite possibility of titanium and related technologies, and contribute to building a sustainable society by continuously supplying excellent products and services.

Trent Titanium Ltd.

+44-1246-290655 www.trent-ti.co.uk graham.battershill@trent-ti.co.uk Quality Titanium prepared for all sectors of Titanium Trent Titanium sources materials through a well-established global network We specialise in the following products and have our own processing plant in the UK: Titanium scrap for remelting – Bulk Weldable and Feedstock Titanium scrap for Master alloys and special steel Titanium cobbles Titanium scrap for Ferro Titanium production Ferro Titanium 70% - lump and powder Titanium Sponge Usable/reworkable Titanium - Bars, sheets, plates We are approved to supply our products to many large clients in the Aerospace and Steel and Special alloy sectors.

Tricor Metals

+1-330-264-3299 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 30 years’ experience in the supply of titanium mill products, titanium forgings and fabrication of ASME Code equipment for the chemical, pharmaceutical, mining, and aerospace served markets.

What we do We provide quick-ship service center sales and processing of ASTM and AMS grades of titanium & titanium alloy mill products and titanium forgings.

We design and build chemical process equipment built with the advanced corrosion resistant metals, provide high alloy welding repair services, provide aerospace fabrication and welding services, and supply high performance Astrolite® welding wire.

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Where are our facilities Our fabrication and metal processing facilities are in Wooster, Ohio and Conroe, Texas. Astrolite® UltraGrade™ welding wire is processed in Oxnard, CA and Wooster, OH. We operate a technical sales office in Plymouth, MI. Titanium & Titanium Alloy mill products & custom forgings We maintain one of the world’s most complete inventories of titanium and titanium alloy mill products in ASTM and AMS grades including sheet, plate, pipe, forgings, fittings, bar, billet, wire, tubing, and fasteners. We offer advanced processing including water jet cutting, saw cutting, and shearing.

We provide custom parts manufacturing and just-in-time inventory for ‘blanket’ order processing.

Fabrication and welding services Specializing in titanium, titanium alloy, zirconium, tantalum, nickel alloy, duplex stainless, and stainless steel, our ASME code shops in Ohio and Texas build chemical process equipment including: tanks, towers, pressure vessels, piping spools, shell & tube heat exchangers, plate and frame heat exchangers, anodes, cathodes, and custom welded parts. We also provide aerospace fabrication and welding services specializing in titanium, titanium alloy, and nickel alloy.

Emergency Field and Factory weld repairs Our repair teams can be mobilized globally for field work. We specialize in welding of advanced corrosion resistant metals like titanium, tantalum, zirconium, niobium, nickel alloy, duplex stainless and stainless steel.

Emergency welding repair services available 24/7/365.

Astrolite® Alloys - Aerospace-grade welding wire We stock, process, draw, clean, and package Astrolite® UltraGrade™ high performance welding wires for aerospace, turbine engine, power, commercial and challenging applications.

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 and commercial competency, to provide a full service offering to our 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-to-date, 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 a variety of different alloys including, but not limited to: stainless steels, 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 are available in strip, foil, flat, round and shaped wire. Nitinol, Grade 5 (Ti 6-4) and Ti 6.2.4.2. are available in limited widths at Ulbrich. Please inquire for more detail on all of our product offerings.

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 capabilities and are certified to ISO 9001:2000 standards.

United Performance Metals +1-888-282-3292 www.upmet.com sales@upmet.com

United Performance Metals (UPM) is a global distributor of titanium serving customers in the Aerospace industry. UPM offers Ti-6AL-4V, Ti-6AL-4V ELI, CP Grade 2, CP Grade 3, and CP Grade 4. We also stock one of the largest high temperature inventories in the country, including Nickel Alloys, Stainless Steel, Cobalt Alloys, PRODEC®, Alloy Steel, Cobalt Chrome Moly, Aluminum and Duplex Stainless Steel in coil, sheet, strip, plate, bar and near net shapes.

Our quality system approvals include AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015; laser processing approvals include NADCAP AS7116 and GE S422; industry approvals include Pratt & Whitney LCS, GE S1000/S-SPEC-1, Rolls Royce, Volvo, Honeywell, Augusta Aerospace, Easton Aerospace, Kreisler, LISI Aerospace, Unison, Wesco Aircraft, GE Aviation/Elano, NPO Saturn, and Toshiba ASL. FIRSTCUT+® Processing Services include cut-to-length, leveling, slitting, edging, shearing, laser cutting, laser gauge measurement, water jet cutting, bar sawing, precision cold saw cutting and many others.

UPM’s Titanium Center of Excellence is located in Chicago, IL. UPM is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH with additional stocking locations in in Oakland, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Hartford, CT, Chicago, IL & Greenville, SC. International locations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Budapest, Hungary, and Singapore. For more information, visit www.upmet.com.

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 VSMPO-Avisma (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, finishing, research and technology resources of the two companies.

Universal Alloy Corporation Europe

+33-625-273-114 Stephane Jambu - stephane.jambu@universalalloy.com Andrei Chifor, Business & Marketing Analyst - andrei.chifor@ universalalloy.com +40749-044-743 https://www.universalalloy.com/ Universal Alloy Corporation Europe is a Global Leader in the manufacture of precision aerospace products, delivering critical components into the global aerospace supply chain.

With a unique and modern Titanium & Aluminum Vertical Integrated aerospace facility, our manufacturing capabilities include: research & design, casting, extrusion, machining, surface treatment and assembly. We supply the global aerospace industry with highly engineered hard alloy aluminum and titanium extrusions, incorporating complex cross sections, tight production tolerances and high surface quality.

Universal Alloy Corporation Europe produces a wide variety of parts ranging from small 3-Axis parts up to large complex 5-Axis structural components.

The complete industrialization effort is controlled in-house, enabling some of the quickest industrialization timeframes in the aerospace industry, ensuring our customers success with on-time and on-quality products.

UACE is AS9100, NADCAP, REACH Compliant, ISO 14001 and approved by all major OEM’s

Verichek Technical Services, Inc. +1-412-854-1800 sales@verichek.net www.verichek.net

Verichek Technical Services, Inc. is an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory for testing and calibration services. After almost 30 years in the business, we remain a metal analysis leader by providing instrumentation and services to ensure your production runs smoothly and consistently. Our metal analysis services include metal testing – PMI, Hardness, Retained Austenite Analysis, & Coating Thickness; as well as sales and service of metal testing instrumentation, support, training, and maintenance & calibration. In addition we offer Quality Control Services to help our customers with automation and building of procedures and training to operate your instrumentation successfully and accurately based on your application and needs. Contact Verichek today to find out more!

Vested Metals International LLC +1-904-495-7278 www.vestedmetals.net info@vestedmetals.net

Vested Metals International is an ISO 9001 and AS9100 certified raw material specialty metals distributor with decades of experience specializing in hard to find alloys, grades, and sizes. We offer various 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 than 300 international quality certifications and approvals at major 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.

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

VSMPO-Tirus, US is the North American sales and distribution division of VSMPO-AVISMA, the world’s largest producer of titanium, holding more than 300 international quality certifications. VSMPO-Tirus US distributes 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.

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 more than 300 international quality certifications. VSMPO-Tirus China distributes ingot, slab, sheet, plate, bar and billet to the aerospace, medical, and consumer products industries.

VSMPO Tirus GmbH +0049-69-905477-25 www.vsmpo.de

VSMPO TiRus GmbH is responsible for the sales and distribution of titanium semi-finished products in Europe (except the UK), Brazil and Israel to the aerospace, medical and automotive industries. The company was established in 1999 in Frankfurt/Main. The German affiliate of the largest vertically integrated international titanium producer VSMPO-AVISMA offers optimum service, including custom-made processing of semi-finished products as well as a comprehensive transport service. We offer cut-to-size material (bars, billets, sheets and plates) to meet our customers’ individual operational needs. TiRus GmbH also distributes electrodes, ingots, rolled rings and different types of forgings.

VSMPO Tirus UK Ltd. +0-1527-514111

VSMPO Tirus UK Ltd. is the UK’s sales and distribution division of VSMPOAVISMA, the world’s largest producer of titanium, holding more than 300 international quality certifications. Tirus UK distributes ingot, forgings, sheet, plate, bar, and billet to the aerospace, medical, and consumer products industries.

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 semiproducts and finished titanium products - JSC Corporation VSMPO-AVISMA

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(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 cold-finished titanium tubes (diameter 3-134 mm and wall thickness 0,2-9 mm), and in cooperation additionally 200 tons of hot-finished titanium tubes (outside diameter 169325 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 Ltd. has all equipment necessary for different tests and QA inspections. It allows manufacturing not only according to the international and national standards, but meeting any customer’s requirements.

Webco Industries +1-918-245-2211 www.webcotube.com titanium@webcotube.com

Webco delivers North America’s widest range of tubular products, rapidly fulfilling urgent orders and helping customers avoid costly unscheduled 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 today’s most demanding specifications.

Our welded and seamless titanium tube products are available in variety of grades and sizes, standard/off-the-shelf or tailored to meet customers’ unique requirements.

Webco maintains a culture for relentlessly pursuing process and product excellence, enabling ever-improving productivity/product quality. For a current list of our ISO, PED, and other certifications as well as ASME, ASTM, and other specifications offered, visit webcotube.com.

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

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

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 quality. Our Titanium Sponge producer is ISO9001:2008 certified and sponge quality is approved by world main consumers.

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Westbrook Light Alloys Ltd. +44-1246-292292 www.wbrl.co.uk

Buyers and seller of titanium scrap. All grades and forms of Ti scrap bought for use in UK production of Ferro Titanium for sale worldwide to end users.

Standard and special grades produced to order with all packing and sizing options available to satisfy customer requirements. We also buy/trade titanium scrap for upgrading, processing and on sale.

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

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 ingot, billet, forging, slab, bar, rod, wire and profile in the domestic & 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 10000 tons ingots and 7000 tons bars per year. We have gotten the certificate of ISO 9001, AS 9100, ISO 17025, 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.

Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research

+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 customers with our highly-skilled staff and advance facilities. Our turnaround time 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.

Wyman Gordon 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.

Xi’an Metals & Minerals Import & Export Co., Ltd. +86-29-65659719; +86-29-65659718 www.tiwmo.com info@tiwmo.com; wxd@tiwmo.com; hj@tiwmo.com

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 per ASTM, AMS and other main internationally recognized specifications. 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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Xiangtou Goldsky Titanium Metal Co., Ltd +86-731-88332811 tony-titan@goldskymetal.com http://en.goldskymetal.com/

Hunan Xiangtou Goldsky Titanium Metal Co.,Ltd. was founded in December 2007 and has a registered capital of 38 million USD . It is a state-owned enterprise jointly founded by Hunan Xiangtou Goldsky Technology Group Co., Ltd. and Hunan Valin Lianyuan Iron & Steel Co.,Ltd. The company is located in Lugu Industrial Park, Changsha High-tech Industrial Development Zone. It has invested 250million USD in building the titanium strip coil project with an annual productivity of 10,000 tons, being a high-tech enterprise integrating production, research and development and sale of wide titanium strip coils. Business scope of the company: research and development, production, processing and sale of rare metal, metal composite materials and equipment of titanium, titanium alloy, etc. (except those specially regulated by national laws and regulations); import and export of products and technologies of the company as well as raw materials, auxiliary materials, instruments and meters, mechanical equipment, spare parts and technologies demanded by the company (except commodities and technologies whose sale, import and export are restricted and prohibited by the state); economic and technical information consultancy service (finance, security and futures not included); investment of high-tech projects. Our company always sticks to the mode of independent research and development as well as innovative development. In 2007, we researched and produced the first wide titanium strip coil by cooperating with Liangang, founding the milestone of China titanium industry. We successively researched and produced cold rolled coil and titanium welding pipe in 2008 and 2009, ending the monopolization of Japan and America in the field and providing new material support for strategic new industry of China. The products are widely applied to aerospace, large airplanes, warship, ocean, energy conservation, environmental protection, biological engineering, etc.

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.

The products manufactured, ingots and forged semi-finished products, are intended both for cutting edge fields (aviation and nuclear areas) and various fields (metallurgy, chemical industry, medical technique and devices).

The ZIROM’s integrated management system (quality, environmental, health & safety) and the ZIROM’s products are certified by LRQA in 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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Alpha Resources LLC

Grover Gundrilling LLC

Founded in 1978, Alpha Resources, LLC is a global leader in the manufacture and distribution of consumables and creation of cert1f1ed reference materials tor use in atomic spectroscopy analysis, and is ISO17034, ISO17025, ISO9001 ·2015 certified.

Grover Gundrilling LLC is located in Oxford, ME, United States and is part of the Machine Shops Industry. Our experienced gundrillers, machinists, and engineering teams have collaborated to refine our proprietary methods to achieve the results our customers require.

AW Bell Pty. Ltd.

Titanium Equipment and Anode Manufacturing Company Private Limited

www.AlphaResources.com

www.awbell.com.au

AWBell is a specialist in high-quality metal products made from advanced ferrous and non-ferrous materials. The company operates from its 13,000 square metre production facility in Melbourne, Australia and is an AS9100D accredited supplier of complex metal parts incorporating investment casting, sand casting, rapid prototyping using 3D printing, production machining and tier-one assembly technologies. The company is divided into three principal business units, being AWBell Foundry, AWBell Precision Machining, and also AWBell Machinery for design and building of equipment for the global foundry industry.

www.groverprecision.com

www.team.co.in

Company popularly known as TEAM commenced its Production from 1977. The company has its credit of bringing many innovative and niche technologies over 43 years and for First time in India, specializes in handling exotic and special metals like Titanium, Nickel, Copper Alloy, Monel, Hastelloy,Copper Alloy and Special SS, Duplex, Super Duplex, Tantalum, Zirconium and Alloy Steels etc. TEAM has equipped itself in the design and fabrication of Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers, Pressure Vessels, Condensers, Reactor Columns, Special MOC Pumps, Blower, Scrubber, Evaporator, Ultra Filtration Membranes, Skid Package and Custom built catering to Chemical, Petrochemical, Refineries, Fertilizer and Nuclear Power Industries.

We are equipped with latest version of Software on Design, Clean Room and an efficient engineering.

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Butech Bliss delivers excellence in melting equipment repairs That’s why when it comes to the design and manufacture or the repair and reconditioning of crucibles, molds, and hearths for your ESR, VAR, EBM, or PAM installations, we draw on our more than 130 years of design, engineering and manufacturing excellence to ensure that your copper-based melting equipment is operating at peak efficiency.

A reputation for quality work and on-time delivery.

Our staff of expert millwrights, welders and machinists can tear down, assess, repair and test your valuable melting equipment.

Additionally, our manufacturing capabilities are fully supported by our staff of over 50+ engineers.

Our services include: • Machining, welding, straightening, and sizing of stainless steel, copper, nickel, aluminum, bronze, and carbon steel • Preventative maintenance, including cleaning, re-sizing, straightening and seal replacement • Crucible diameter and size modifications • New crucibles, molds, base assemblies, water jackets, etc.

To learn more about our rebuilding and manufacturing services,call (330) 337-0000, visit www.ButechBliss.com or email cu@butech.com.

We Build Things. Better.

550 South Ellsworth Avenue, Salem, OH

Advertiser Index

Company

Pg

Tiodize

2

Rolled Alloys

3

Perryman Company

5

Solar Atmospheres

9

https://www.tiodize.com/

https://www.rolledalloys.com/

http://www.perrymanco.com/

http://solaratm.com/

Company

Pg

TIMET

25

Titanium Finishing

27

Centro Metalcut

29

Tricor Metals

31

Retech Systems

33

Western Superconducting Technologies Co.,Ltd

39

Butech Bliss

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http://www.timet.com/

http://www.titaniumfinishing.com/

http://www.centrometalcut.com

http://www.tricormetals.com/

Titanium Industries (T.I.)

13

Edge Intl / Supra Alloys

15

Aries Manufacturing

17

Product Evaluation Systems

19

Hempel Special Metals AG

75

Kymera Reading Alloys

23

International Titanium Association

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https://titanium.com/

http://www.edgeintl.com/

http://www.aries-manufacturing.com/

http://www.productevaluationsystems.com/

https://www.kymerainternational.com/

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http://www.retechsystemsllc.com/

http://www.wstitanium.com/

https://www.butechbliss.com/

https://www.hempel-metals.com

www .Titanium .org

Aerospace & More In our European and Asian Service Centres we employ specialists, dedicated to the aerospace and defence industries who speak your language. In addition to all standard titanium grades we stock special grades including grade 5, 9 and 6-6-2 in bars, sheet/plates and tubes in accordance with the relevant aerospace standards. We also stock stainless steel and nickel alloys for the industry. Our in-houseservices include individual stocking, de-coiling, slitting, sawing, shear, plasma, laser and water jet cutting and machining. We hold the AS9120 Aerospace approval in United Kingdom as well as the AS9100 in Switzerland.

On our Metal Exchange www.econoxx.com you can buy and sell titanium and other materials.

Hempel Special Metals Germany – Switzerland – Great Britain – Poland – Hong Kong – China

hempel-metals.com

Titanium Today is a narrowly targeted trade publication serving the global titanium industry. The magazine performs two major functions: First, it carries advertisements to audiences comprised of the business to business segment of the economy within the titanium industry.

Second, readers consult Titanium Today for editorial information they need to develop business strategies or to further their careers.

BY ADVERTISING IN TITANIUM TODAY

you connect with a specific target market unlike no other.

Each edition includes: Member Profiles, Timely Editorial, Advertising opportunities, Press Releases, Classified Ads, Calendar Events, Executive Summaries from Titanium Conferences.

As an ITA member, you have the opportunity to submit press releases, classified ads, and host your updated company profile in the trade publication all INCLUDED in your annual membership.

International Titanium Association www.titanium.org 1-303-404-2221 Telephone 1-303-404-9111 Facsimile ita@titanium.org Email