Wrought Processing
- Rolling: Fenn Rolling Mill with hot rolling capabilities
- 6’’ sample width
- Wire Drawing: Mac Bee SWD-BB-20-3/11939 with 3.7 kW/5hp variable speed motor
- Horizontal wire drawing block with 20” capstan
- Wire size: 0.25” (6 mm) for mild steel or 0.38” (9 mm) for aluminum
- Swaging: Fenn Hammer Swage
- 1.5 mm min/22 mm max Ø
Extrusion
- Direct Extrusion: Breda 550 Ton Press
- 3.5” Ø billet - max part circle 2” Ø; 4.5” Ø billet - max part circle 3” Ø
- 10’’ max billet length
- Wide range of rod, bar, and tube dies available; custom dies can also be machined
- Small Scale Extrusion: 600 kN (135 kip) capacity with 5 kW induction heating
- 10:1 extrusion ratio
- Ausforming/hot forming
Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing
- Fanuc Robot: R-1000iA/80F Series with Arc Mate Series
- Six printing axes
- Lincoln Welding Equipment
- Power Wave R450 Robotic Power Source
- Power Wave STT Module – Synergic modes
- Miller Dynasty 280 GTAW/SMAW Welder
- Haskris R075 Chiller
- Avid CNC cartesian/gantry carriage
- Miller Coolmate 3.5
Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing
- 3D Systems DMP Flex 350 Metal Printer
- Melt Spinning: Marko melt spinner with 3000 rpm (50 m/s) wheel velocity and 20 kW
induction heating
- Graphite or quartz crucibles coated with BN, Al2O3, or Y2O3
- Inert processing with 10-5 Torr/UHP argon
- Ribbon Processing
- Hammer mill to chop ribbon
- Die and hammer system for powder compaction
- Hot Isostatic Pressing: IFI Mini HIP - 30ksi
- Mo Furnace - 4” Ø x 5” tall with 1350°C max temperature
- Graphite furnace - 3” Ø x 5” tall with 2000°C max temperature