Development of a Novel Dry Centrifugal Atomising Solution

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Atomising Systems Limited (ASL) proposes to undertake a project to develop a novel metalatomising solution that, if successfully developed, will have a significant impact on the globalPowder Metallurgy market (for example Bronze Powder, Thermal Spray Powder etc. suppliedinto sectors such as automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical).The technical solution proposed will enable the production of metal powders at an estimated25% of the cost associated with gas atomisation (without gas recycle) and, as a result of thesolution being far more energy efficient, it will produce 75% less CO2 compared to gasatomisation. This project therefore represents a game changing technology for parts of thePowder Metallurgy market.It is anticipated that the powders produced will not only be attractive for existing applicationsbut, due to greatly reduced commodity prices, the use of metal powders could become viablein applications where previously it was not economically/commercially viable – therebycreating new markets.ASL is a world renowned expert in metal powder production technology. It has a significantand unique internal capability in the specialist field of melt atomisation. The project will buildon previous small scale experience of a less advanced version of this novel solution and willdevelop a prototype to optimise and allow the scale up of this solution to enable futureproduction capacity for ASL.