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Plasma-Technik, h a s been released that enables t h e coating of the inner services of heavy components, Until now, p l a s m a spray guns could be moved automatically according t o a pre. set p r o g r a m m e in vertical or horizontal planes, but the jet spray has been fixed and one directional. This m e a n t complex controls a n d h a n d l i n g devices w e r e n e c e s s a r y t o r o t a t e c o m p o n e n t s into app r o p r i a t e positions for coating, m a k i n g it uneconomical to coat the inner services of large parts, R o t a p l a s m a 500
in l e n g t h can b e d e a l t with as standard and repeated automatically for b a t c h e s of cornponents. The h e a d of t h e s p r a y gun can b e inclined a t angles u p to 90 ° t o allow a larger radius for spraying and adjustment of the exact spray distance. The t u r n i n g circle c a n also be varied to cope with t h e different needs. ................. tern for heating fine particles of metals, ceramics, carbides or alloys a n d firing t h e m at near supersonic speeds o n to a component, using gas h e a t e d u p to 20 000°C b y
p e r minute, so the component
can be used to coat a number
c o n s i s t e n t surface of t h e required material. Plasma-Technik, of Farnborough, UK, says i n t e r n a l
flanges.
P l a s m a - T e c h n i k ; tel: + 44-252-544311; fax: + 44252-518636.
Swedish company develops technique for spherical powders SCANDINAVIAN P o w d e r t e c h h a s developed a t e c h n i q u e to a g g l o m e r a t e spherical, h i g h purity powders to give compressable a n d sinterable products. The c o m p a n y , b a s e d in Torsh~lla, Sweden, says comp o n e n t s p r o d u c e d from t h e process have very good mechanical a n d corrosion properties. The firm believes t h e process will have several applications where there are problems with conventional w a t e r atomized powders. C h a i r m a n of t h e new company is Dr Christer Aslund, previously in charge of powder d e v e l o p m e n t for the Vallourec Group a n d t h e inventor of t h e A n v a l p r o c e s s for m a k i n g stainless steel tubes. Aslund says t h e a d v a n t a g e of Scandinavian Powdertech's process is t h a t highly alloyed steels, like ordinary stainless steels, nickel alloys, stellites a n d tool steels, can be produced into p r e s s e d a n d sint e r e d products. Because of t h e low oxygen
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c o n t e n t of t h e starting material, no special p r e c a u t i o n s need to be t a k e n at any stage. Aslund is also t h e m a n a ging director of a n o t h e r new company, Nordic Coating. This firm, which i n t e n d s to operate m a i n l y in t h e S c a n d i n a v i a n countries, uses t h e latest thermal spraying techniques, such as t h e HVOF process, to apply corrosion a n d erosion coatings on a variety of substrates. Nordic Coating expects to find applications for its wear r e s i s t a n t services in t h e metallurgy, t r a n s p o r t , c o n c r e t e a n d automotive industries. It expects i n t e r e s t in corrosion r e s i s t a n t c o a t i n g s from t h e chemical industry, particularly the pulp and paper sector, a n d off-shore engineering a n d p h a r m a c e u t i c a l industries. A s l u n d is also involved w i t h PGA Material Tech AB, a consulting c o m p a n y specializing in PM a n d o t h e r metallurgical areas. Nordic Coating; tel: + 4616-122248; f a x : + 46-16122302.
Inner surfaces of large parts can now be plasma sprayed.
Alcan installs furnace in N e w Jersey plant ALCAN Powders a n d Pigments h a s installed a r e d u c t i o n / a n nealing furnace in its Union, New Jersey, factory as p a r t of its f a c i l i t i e s for p r o d u c i n g bronze powders. The $150 000 i n v e s t m e n t is i n t e n d e d to increase b o t h t h e quality a n d capacity of Alcan's bronze p o w d e r line. The furn a c e also satisfies s t r i n g e n t environmental standards. Alcan Powders and Pigments: tel: + 1-908-851-4500; fax: + 1-908-851-4597.
PM People AFTER 10 y e a r s w i t h t h e company, Dr Wolfgang Laup r e c h t h a s r e t i r e d as H.C. Starck's h e a d of Public Relations, Market Research, Sales Agencies and Advertising. Manfred Butefisch h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s h e a d of t h e newly formed department 'Marketing Services a n d Public Relations' for t h e G e r m a n h a r d m e t a l s company, Goslar. H.C. Starvk; tel: + 495 3 2 1 - 7 5 1 - 1 5 3 ; f a x : + 495321-751-192.
Walker appointed works manager RICHARD W a l k e r h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d as works m a n a g e r a t H.I.P's new factory in Hereford, UI~ Walker h a s worked in t h e h o t isostatic pressing (HIP) field for several years, a n d for t h e last t h r e e years h a s b e e n m a n a g e r of Debex (PTY) Ltd's toll HIP service in S o u t h Africa. Previously, h e was t e c h n i c a l m a n a g e r at Infutec Ltd, H.I.P's sister company, w h i c h specializes in diffusion a n d p o w d e r consolidation. He s t a r t e d work in t h e HIP field as project engineer at t h e company's m a i n site in Chesterfield, U ~ H.I.P.'s Hereford factory, p u r c h a s e d from INCO Alloys I n t e r n a t i o n a l , consolidates powder materials and d e n s i t i e s c a s t i n g s i n steel, aluminium, nickel a n d cobalt alloys. Richard Walker, H.I.P.; tel: + 44-246-260888; f a x : + 44-246-260889; Items marked (c) are copyright of COMLINE International Corp. COMLINE News Service © 1994.
UPDATE
Plasma-Technik, h a s been released that enables t h e coating of the inner services of heavy components, Until now, p l a s m a spray guns could be moved automatically according t o a pre. set p r o g r a m m e in vertical or horizontal planes, but the jet spray has been fixed and one directional. This m e a n t complex controls a n d h a n d l i n g devices w e r e n e c e s s a r y t o r o t a t e c o m p o n e n t s into app r o p r i a t e positions for coating, m a k i n g it uneconomical to coat the inner services of large parts, R o t a p l a s m a 500
in l e n g t h can b e d e a l t with as standard and repeated automatically for b a t c h e s of cornponents. The h e a d of t h e s p r a y gun can b e inclined a t angles u p to 90 ° t o allow a larger radius for spraying and adjustment of the exact spray distance. The t u r n i n g circle c a n also be varied to cope with t h e different needs. ................. tern for heating fine particles of metals, ceramics, carbides or alloys a n d firing t h e m at near supersonic speeds o n to a component, using gas h e a t e d u p to 20 000°C b y
p e r minute, so the component
can be used to coat a number
c o n s i s t e n t surface of t h e required material. Plasma-Technik, of Farnborough, UK, says i n t e r n a l
flanges.
P l a s m a - T e c h n i k ; tel: + 44-252-544311; fax: + 44252-518636.
Swedish company develops technique for spherical powders SCANDINAVIAN P o w d e r t e c h h a s developed a t e c h n i q u e to a g g l o m e r a t e spherical, h i g h purity powders to give compressable a n d sinterable products. The c o m p a n y , b a s e d in Torsh~lla, Sweden, says comp o n e n t s p r o d u c e d from t h e process have very good mechanical a n d corrosion properties. The firm believes t h e process will have several applications where there are problems with conventional w a t e r atomized powders. C h a i r m a n of t h e new company is Dr Christer Aslund, previously in charge of powder d e v e l o p m e n t for the Vallourec Group a n d t h e inventor of t h e A n v a l p r o c e s s for m a k i n g stainless steel tubes. Aslund says t h e a d v a n t a g e of Scandinavian Powdertech's process is t h a t highly alloyed steels, like ordinary stainless steels, nickel alloys, stellites a n d tool steels, can be produced into p r e s s e d a n d sint e r e d products. Because of t h e low oxygen
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c o n t e n t of t h e starting material, no special p r e c a u t i o n s need to be t a k e n at any stage. Aslund is also t h e m a n a ging director of a n o t h e r new company, Nordic Coating. This firm, which i n t e n d s to operate m a i n l y in t h e S c a n d i n a v i a n countries, uses t h e latest thermal spraying techniques, such as t h e HVOF process, to apply corrosion a n d erosion coatings on a variety of substrates. Nordic Coating expects to find applications for its wear r e s i s t a n t services in t h e metallurgy, t r a n s p o r t , c o n c r e t e a n d automotive industries. It expects i n t e r e s t in corrosion r e s i s t a n t c o a t i n g s from t h e chemical industry, particularly the pulp and paper sector, a n d off-shore engineering a n d p h a r m a c e u t i c a l industries. A s l u n d is also involved w i t h PGA Material Tech AB, a consulting c o m p a n y specializing in PM a n d o t h e r metallurgical areas. Nordic Coating; tel: + 4616-122248; f a x : + 46-16122302.
Inner surfaces of large parts can now be plasma sprayed.
Alcan installs furnace in N e w Jersey plant ALCAN Powders a n d Pigments h a s installed a r e d u c t i o n / a n nealing furnace in its Union, New Jersey, factory as p a r t of its f a c i l i t i e s for p r o d u c i n g bronze powders. The $150 000 i n v e s t m e n t is i n t e n d e d to increase b o t h t h e quality a n d capacity of Alcan's bronze p o w d e r line. The furn a c e also satisfies s t r i n g e n t environmental standards. Alcan Powders and Pigments: tel: + 1-908-851-4500; fax: + 1-908-851-4597.
PM People AFTER 10 y e a r s w i t h t h e company, Dr Wolfgang Laup r e c h t h a s r e t i r e d as H.C. Starck's h e a d of Public Relations, Market Research, Sales Agencies and Advertising. Manfred Butefisch h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s h e a d of t h e newly formed department 'Marketing Services a n d Public Relations' for t h e G e r m a n h a r d m e t a l s company, Goslar. H.C. Starvk; tel: + 495 3 2 1 - 7 5 1 - 1 5 3 ; f a x : + 495321-751-192.
Walker appointed works manager RICHARD W a l k e r h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d as works m a n a g e r a t H.I.P's new factory in Hereford, UI~ Walker h a s worked in t h e h o t isostatic pressing (HIP) field for several years, a n d for t h e last t h r e e years h a s b e e n m a n a g e r of Debex (PTY) Ltd's toll HIP service in S o u t h Africa. Previously, h e was t e c h n i c a l m a n a g e r at Infutec Ltd, H.I.P's sister company, w h i c h specializes in diffusion a n d p o w d e r consolidation. He s t a r t e d work in t h e HIP field as project engineer at t h e company's m a i n site in Chesterfield, U ~ H.I.P.'s Hereford factory, p u r c h a s e d from INCO Alloys I n t e r n a t i o n a l , consolidates powder materials and d e n s i t i e s c a s t i n g s i n steel, aluminium, nickel a n d cobalt alloys. Richard Walker, H.I.P.; tel: + 44-246-260888; f a x : + 44-246-260889; Items marked (c) are copyright of COMLINE International Corp. COMLINE News Service © 1994.