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ALDThe Company
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Degussa1843
VacuumHeat
Treatment
Heraeus1851
Leybold1850
Metallgesellschaft
1881
VacuumMetallurg
y
Leybold-Durferrit
1991
ALDVacuum Technologies GmbH
1994
ALD´s Developmentfrom 1843 to 2006
2006
Engineering Systems Division of
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ALDThe Technologies
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Tube & Fuel ProductionNuclear
Market
Nuclear power generating
Energy, process heat
Product
Heat exchanger tubes Cladding tubes Fuel pellets HTR fuels
Furnace Type
Tube annealing furnaces
Sintering furnaces
Feedstock Material
Inconel® andzirconium tubes
Uranium oxide Mixed (plutonium)
oxide Graphite
4-6 m (12-18 ft) typical
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IGM
Value ChainNuclear
Waste HandlingFuel AssemblyTube PreparationMaterial Preparation
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Metal Scrap Uranium Plutonium High Active
Nuclear Waste
Enrichment Powder Compacting
Material Forging Forming Annealing Sintering
Grinding
Fuel Decay Heat
Enriched Uranium Pellet Cladding Tube
Tube Filling
Final Assembling
Complete Fuel
Assembly
Reprocessing
Direct Disposal
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Waste HandlingNuclear
Market
Nuclear waste handling
Safe, long term
disposal of nuclear waste
ProductTechnology
Graphite is a high corrosion resistant material
Using a graphite based mixture to form a stable and dense material (IGM) for the embedding of contaminated material
Equipment not yet defined, technology under R&D
Feedstock Material
Irradiated graphite High radioactive
waste Spent fuel rods
Irradiated graphite
Spent fuel rods
Vitrified waste
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Vacuum Precision CastingSpecialty Metals
Market
Aviation Energy Leisure Medical
Product
Single CrystalHP turbine blade
Furnace Type
VIM IC 5 E(DS/SC)
Feedstock Material
Titanium and Alloys
Nickel based Alloys
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Vacuum Precision Casting SystemTitanium, TiAl Alloys
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Vacuum Induction MeltingSpecialty Metals
Market
Energy Aviation Automotive and Chemical Industry
Product
Electrodes for furtherprocessing (e.g. forging,rolling, remelting)
Furnace Type
Vacuum Induction Melting
Furnace
Feedstock Material
Scrap Alloying Metals
(e.g. Nickel)
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Vacuum Induction Melting SystemSpecialty Metals
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Melting/RemeltingSpecialty Metals
Market
Energy Aviation Automotive and Titanium Industry
Product
Refined Ingots or Slabs (e.g. Titanium Metal or Superalloys)
Furnace Type
Electro Slag and Vacuum Arc Remelting System
Feedstock Material
Electrodes fromVIM or
Titanium Sponge Nickel based Alloys
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Electro Slag Remelting SystemSpecialty Steels, Superalloys
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Vacuum Arc Remelting SystemSpecialty Metals
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Electron Beam MeltingSpecialty Metals
Market
Aviation Chemical Electronics
ProductFurnace Type
Electron Beam System
Feedstock Material
Titanium Spongeand Scrap
Niobium andTantalum
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Electron Beam Melting SystemTitanium, Molybdenum, Tantal, Niobium
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Vacuum Carburizing and Gas QuenchingAutomotive
Furnace TypeFeedstock Material
Green Parts
Product
Fuel Efficiency Noise Reduction
Automotive Aviation
Market
No Surface Oxidation Less Distortion
Low gas Consumption Reduced CO2
Emissions Clean Operation
(reduced Waste) reduces Distortion, improves Quality and Productivity
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Vacuum Carburizing and Gas Quenching SystemModulTherm
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Sintering
Heat Treatment
Vacuum Hardening Vacuum Carburizing High Pressure Gas
Quenching Annealing
Vacuum Sintering HIP Sintering Sintering under
Reactive Gas
Value ChainAutomotive
FinishingPropertiesShapeDesign
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Every technical part can only fulfill the requirements like durability and strength, wear and tear or corrosion resistance,if it is correctly designed, the suitable material is selected and it is properly heat treated.
Calculation Design Material
Forging Extrusion Soft Machining Compacting
Hard Machining Polishing Coating
„green“ part
„finished“ part
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Turbine Blade CoatingAerospace
Market
Aviation Energy
Product
TBC coated HP Turbine blade
Furnace Type
Electron Beam System
Feedstock Material
Turbine blade asprecision castedcomponent fromnickel based alloy
Ceramic target
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Electron Beam Vapor Deposition (EB/PVD)Turbine Blade Coater
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TurbinesAerospace
…is used to manufacture significant parts of airplane engines as well as for Thermal Barrier Coating of Turbine Blades
1. Titanium;Titanium alloys (Ti6Al4V)
2. Nickel based alloys; CrNi alloys (Tungsten; Titanium; Molybdenum)
3. HP section blades +vanes; Nickel based alloysVIM-IC SC/DS/LMCTBC coatings
4. TiAl parts; VIM-IC
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Solar Silicon Melting and CrystallizationSolar
Market
Photovoltaic
Product
Ingot ready for wavering
Furnace TypeFeedstock Material
Poly Silicon Revert Material Upgraded
MetallurgicalSilicon
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Silicon Crystallization SystemMono/Multicrystalline Silicon Blocks
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Initial Material for
Cell Production
Remelting Directional
Solidification (Polycrystal)
Chemical (Silan)-Route
Physical Route Upgraded
Metallurgical Si
Value ChainSolar
Photovoltaic Cell Production
Ingot ProductionMetal Production andPurification
Raw Material
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Silicon Carbide Silicon Dioxide Silicon Nitride etc.
Block Cutting Wafer Cutting Coating Cell Production
Semiconductor Industry
(Monocrystal)
(high-)pure Silicone
Photovoltaic Element
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SinteringVacuum Heat Treatment
Market
Tools Mining Construction
machinery
ProductFurnace Type
Sintering System
Feedstock Material
Metal Powderssuch as Tungsten Carbide
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Vacuum Sintering SystemMicro Drills
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