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CONTENTS Meet the ITA with Special Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Editorial: ITA’s ‘Virtual 2020’ Presentations Focus on Good, Bad, And Ugly of Global Aerospace in the Year of Covid-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 As We Navigate Through the Global Covid-19 Crisis, When Will the Aerospace Industry Rebound? (Part 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Barrable’s Titanium Gongs Serve as Instruments That Have Harmonic Resonance with the Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 As Commercial Aerospace Loses Altitude, Titanium Industry Faces Difficult Questions in the Days of Covid-19 Pandemic . . . . . . . . . . 22 Industry Groups, Aerospace Analysts Come to Grips with Impact of ‘Worst Year in the History of Aviation’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Novel Autoclave for Extracting Gold Ore Showcases Titanium Properties for a New Industrial Application’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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

Martin Pike Vice President - Commercial ATI Specialty Materials ITA Secretary/Treasurer 2020-2022

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. Perryman Company is a fully integrated supplier of specialty titanium products. From melting through finishing, Perryman produces titanium bar, coil, fine wire, net shapes, and hot rolled products for the aerospace, medical, consumer, industrial and recreation markets worldwide. Through its Forging and Fabrication Group the company also offers forging of titanium and other metals and fabrication of titanium, plastics, and other metals. Perryman Company is headquartered in Houston, Pennsylvania. Company offices are located in Philadelphia, Warsaw, IN, Los Angeles, London, Zurich, Tokyo and Xi’an.

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. Mike graduated from Hamilton College in 1981 with a BA in economics, and from Carnegie – Mellon University in 1983 with an MBA. 6

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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.

Board of Directors

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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ITA Committee Chairs

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Holly Both Vice President of Marketing Plymouth Tube / Plymouth Engineered Shapes

Robert G. Lee President Accushape Inc.

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Vincent Rocco Vice President: Eastern Sales & Operations VSMPO-Tirus US

Robert Henson Manager, Business Development VSMPO-Tirus, US

Ti Today Contributors

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he Titanium Virtual 2020 Conference and Expo, broadcasted online Oct. 1214, was unlike any business forum organized and sponsored by the International Titanium Association (ITA) during the last 35 years. The “virtual” element came out of necessity due to the concerns and travel restrictions from the Covid-19 global pandemic. Even though this online program, by definition, meant “social isolation” and the lack of face-to-face interaction of an in-person event, the Zoom panelists rose to the occasion and delivered thoughtful, coherent, timely observations on current business trends and global market conditions that exist in the age of Covid-19. By any measure, 2020 will go down as the worst year in history for the global aviation industry—a swift downturn that has rattled the titanium industry and the titanium global aerospace supply chain. This steep drop in the commercial aerospace industry has been documented by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which reported that airlines are expected to lose $84 billion this year. Revenues in 2020 revenue would likely fall to $419 billion compared with $838 billion in 2019, which over 7 million flights were cancelled from January to July. The IATA (www.iata.org), with headquarters in Montreal, is the trade association for the world’s airlines, representing 290 airlines or 82

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percent of total global air traffic. The dire assessment is shared by virtually every industry leader and observer in the commercial aerospace industry. Given the negative impact on business conditions, the question now is: how will Covid-19 affect the titanium industry, which targets aerospace as its showcase market? Speakers on the ITA’s Zoom 2020 Aerospace and Defense panel addressed this question. There was three points of unanimity by the panelist on the current aerospace situation: current market conditions are historically bad; commercial aerospace won’t see a return to more normal market conditions until 2023/2024; and the military aerospace market is reasonably stable for titanium business. Laurent Jara, vice president, metallic materials, Airbus S.A.S., began by first stating that Covid-19 is the most severe crisis every faced by

the commercial aerospace market, but added that his main message of his presentation was “resilience,” and that the industry will bounce back. “We must find ways to mitigate and adapt,” to the crisis, Jara said. However, Jara didn’t mince words assessing the plight of the airline business in 2020: 14,000 aircraft have been grounded; there’s been a 90-95 percent drop in global flights; 80 percent of passenger traffic has been lost this year; there’s been a $31.4 billion loss of passenger revenue; and the global aerospace supply chain is “at risk.” “We’ve managed to ramp down” business this year due to the slowdown, he said. “We now must manage to ramp up. Our supply chain is very complex. We’re trying to find a balance to see what the titanium supply chain is able to absorb.” Jara said titanium demand for Airbus’ A320neo single-aisle jets and A350 wide-body jets is likely to remain “very low” during 2021 and 2022.

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said, with a touch of melancholy in his voice.

Jeffrey Carpenter, senior director, contracts and category leader/raw materials and standards, Boeing Co., provided a reality check on the informal surroundings for his Zoom talk, saying he’s working at home and hasn’t been to his office at Boeing since March 9. While confirming that Covid-19 has been an “unprecedented shock” to commercial aerospace, Carpenter noted that there has been a stable global demand for defense and space government services. He said there are also early signs that a recovery for commercial aerospace is starting slowly.

chain. “We will all be more efficient and production focused.”

The damage done by Covid-19 to the aerospace industry is “about as bad as we feared and maybe worse,” Aboulafia declared. However, he did say that military aerospace programs have held up better than expected in 2020. Prior to the coronavirus shock, he pointed out that the industry did see a bit of a slowdown in 2019, following the “super cycle” growth years of air travel between 2014 and 2018. He was hopefully that a recovery, approaching 2019 aerospace industry levels, would begin to emerge by 2023.

Much like the Airbus and Boeing executives, Richard Aboulafia, the oft-quoted vice president of analysis at the TEAL Group, remains stunned by the scope of the Covid-19 impact on commercial aerospace. “I’ve never seen anything like this in my 33 years of looking at aircraft programs and markets.” He also recalled that his last plane flight in 2020 took place on March 9. “I remember it well,” he

Aboulafia said expects to see a steep 63-percent decline in global RPK (revenue passenger kilometers) for 2020, “which reflects the terrible reality of the pandemic.” He offered a one-page chart for his global aircraft market in 2020. The total aerospace industry (civilian and military) will decline 30 percent compared with 2019. The categories for that overall number include a 36.5-percent

As for his outlook on the titanium aerospace supply chain, Carpenter said there have been “significant price declines” for titanium ingot, scrap and sponge, the titanium material categories used for airframes, engines and landing gear. For the near term, he observed that inventories across the titanium supply chain are high and titanium scrap is plentiful due to the weakness in consumption. From an internal perspective, Carpenter said that Boeing, as planned, has fully implemented its Boeing Raw Material Aggregation System as a means to improve data control, visibility and forecasting for materials (especially titanium and aluminum) in its supply TITANIUMTODAY

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B-21 Raider is expected to begin test flights in 2022. Even though he remains optimistic, Seiner said that the overall aerospace recovery from Covid-19 is likely to be uneven during the next few years. He ended his remarks by saying: “may 2021 allow us to reduce our Zoom dependency and move back toward normal and allow us to meet face to face in San Diego next October,” referring to the planned TITANIUM 2021 North American conference. Donald B. Simmons, III, the director of operations at CWTI, Crossworks Technologies Inc. decline in single-aisle aircraft; a near 43-percent decline in twin-aisle aircraft; and a 20-percent decline in business aircraft. He did warn that the situation might get worse in the near term, before it gets better. “There’s no doubt that we will get back to ‘normal’, but the next few years will hurt.” Henry Seiner, vice president, business strategy, Timet, and a former president of the ITA executive board, participated as a speaker for the World Titanium Industry Demand Trends Zoom panel. He did, however, provide aerospace insights with his presentation on the “Military Market in a COVID World.” Like the other speakers, Seiner observed that the global pandemic has driven the commercial aerospace market “over the cliff” in 2020, but said that military aerospace business has been relatively stable. “But the military business can’t come close to absorbing commercial losses” for the titanium industry, he said. Citing a chart from Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine, Seiner said that, for near-term 12

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military programs, 2,100 aircraft are expected to be delivered during the next five years. About 50 percent of that aircraft total will be going to Asian/Pacific defense customers, with 40 percent earmarked for North American and European defense customers. Seiner pointed out that this 2,100 aircraft total doesn’t include the production of the new U.S. military B21 Raider Stealth Bomber, being built by Northrup-Grumman, which is designed to complement or partially replace the military’s current fleet of B1 and B2 bombers. According to online press reports, the

(CWTI), delivered an uplifting message against the backdrop of Covid-19-related turmoil in the aerospace industry. Simmons’ presentation, titled “Changing the Culture of an Organization to Improve Performance,” provided a story of how focused, positive leadership can turn around a moribund, discouraged work environment. Thought it might not have been his original intention, Simmons program could serve as an inspirational tale of hope for titanium and aerospace companies reeling

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from the global pandemic fallout. Simmons said that, in December 2019, he retired as a captain in the navy after 30 years of service, most of which dealt with aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and logistics. He joined CWIT, based in Orlando, FL, and became the director of operations, a position that led him to being selected as the commanding officer at the Naval Air Station’s Fleet Readiness Center, a facility of 100 buildings (many over 100 years old) located at North Island, CA. Among its various work assignments, the center performs MRO work on the military’s F18 Hornet aircraft.

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priorities,” a quote from Mahatma Gandhi, India’s iconic anti-colonialist leader and non-violent protestor from the early years of the 20th century. “It’s not what is said; it’s what you do that shows priorities,” he said,

stewards at the center, and partnered with Navy and Boeing engineers. His second motto: “Three and Thirty,” meaning the delivery of three F18 Hornet aircraft, with approved MRO work, in 30 days. Simmons made himself visible, walking through the production areas of the center every morning. “I was supportive of the staff. We met eye to eye. The workforce started to believe. The ‘helplessness’ of the past started to fade. The culture started to change. We celebrated victories, big and small.”

Upon his arrival at the Fleet Readiness Center, he quickly realized that he was walking into a difficult situation. The sprawling facility had a reputation for poor performance and strained labor relations, with a “culture of complacency” among its employees and managers. There were dusty posters of slogans and goals hung throughout the walls of the installation. “None of (the goals) were being met,” Simmons said. Taking stock of the gloomy environment, he recalled the phrase “actions express

emphasizing the word “do.” He took action. Simmons quickly removed individuals at the center who had violated OSHA regulations, which sent “shock waves throughout the workforce.” He got rid of the trite posters of slogans and instituted two mottos for the center. The first: “compliance and deliver to promise— no exceptions.” He empowered the workforce and held individuals accountable. Inspections would be taken seriously. He established a dialogue among the five union

The center achieved the three and thirty goal and went on to set even more ambitious goals, all of which were met. After one year the facility completed MRO on 38 F18 aircraft. The Fleet Readiness Center garnered awards for its performance. Simmons outlined five key points in the turnaround: focus on compliance; deliver on promises; set and achieve incremental goals, partner with others; and celebrate every victory. “We changed the organization’s culture and, in the process, became the best MRO command in the Department of Defense,” he said, concluding his program. n

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As We Navigate Through the Global Covid-19 Crisis, When Will the Aerospace Industry Rebound? (Part 2) By Tom Captain

n the first quarter 2020 Industrial Edition of “Titanium Today” we described the challenges and opportunities for recovery of the aerospace industry from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In late April 2020, there were over 200,000 fatalities worldwide from the COVID-19 virus, with over 50,000 in the United States. (As of this writing, the number of U.S. fatalities so far has topped 220,000; over 1.1 million worldwide—over a four-fold increase in the ensuing six months.) We described an optimistic scenario then, based on: 1.) the instinctual desire of mankind to meet face to face, 2.) the forecasted development of treatments and vaccines within the next 12 months, and 3.), government support for the air transportation business globally. In April we forecasted that there would be a 50 percent return of passenger traffic within the next 12 months and a full recovery within 24 months. However, that was then, and unfortunately the news has only gotten worse, despite promising medical advances. Recovery headwinds increasing The airline and aerospace manufacturing industry recovery is experiencing additional headwinds, specifically: 1.) the significant rise in the number of positive cases, 2.) the tenuous condition of the air transport business and uncertainty as to 14

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continued government support, and 3.) the troubled financial condition of the aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and supplier networks and their ability to survive until the turnaround. Even the casual reader would have noticed that, after a short downward trend in positive cases, relaxation of social distancing and other restrictions has contributed to increased infections. There have been forecasts that, by December, there will be over 1.5 million fatalities worldwide, with over 300,000 of those fatalities in the United States. With the daily increases in confirmed cases increasing with no end in sight, this does not bode well for the aerospace industry, from small suppliers, to the OEM’s to the airlines and their flying passengers. This increase in infection rates has led to a reinstatement of restrictions generally, and additions of restrictions on travel, such as the EU restriction on admitting passengers from the United States and the extension of other cross border travel restrictions, such as between the United States and Canada. It all begins with the passenger. In a recent survey conducted by Deloitte, 73 percent of respondents indicated they did not feel safe flying right now. Among U.S. respondents, 77 percent said they would likely not take a domestic flight for leisure purposes in the next three months, and 86 percent stated they were unlikely to fly internationally during that same

span. Because of the continued cataclysmic reduction in passenger travel, the airlines have been severely impacted. In the United States, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) which monitors passenger numbers, states that there has been a 91-percent reduction of airline travelers when compared to the same time last year. Major airlines have already terminated many employees and have recently announced additional significant layoffs, should US Federal assistance run out. Out of the estimated 30,000 aircraft flying globally prior to the pandemic, over two-thirds of those aircraft have been taken out of service and not earning revenue. What is the Impact on the Aerospace Supply Chain? The economic conditions and forecasts for the airline industry are poor and getting worse. The fact that we have not experienced a major airline bankruptcy as of this writing is largely due to government support thus far. The first round of government support is about to end later this year and, as such, the airline industry could experience an existential financial decline. However, certain sovereign governments in Europe, Asia and the Americas are discussing additional government support to protect the airline industry. At the same time, many airlines

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have delayed or terminated plans to accept new aircraft from the major aircraft OEM’s. These aircraft producers have responded by significantly reducing the production rates of commercial aircraft, and reduced or halted delivery of major assemblies and systems from their Tier 1 suppliers of engines, avionics, interiors, aerostructures and assemblies. For aluminum and titanium suppliers, along with other Tier 2 and 3 suppliers, this reduction or termination of deliveries cascades down to them as well. Companies are taking action to reduce their labor costs to match the diminished levels of demand. The bottom line impact on the aerospace supply chain is as devastating as it is for the airline industry—layoffs have been announced and put into place, suppliers are pleading for government support, weak suppliers may go bankrupt or sell out, and companies are implementing the “new normal” lower level of production activity. Is there reason for hope? As stated in the April article, we described a key reason for hope is mankind’s insatiable appetite and instinctual desire to experience the world and to connect face to face with business associates, friends and family domestically and internationally. This has been the trend since the advent of commercial airline operations. We are reminded that passenger travel volume has risen from about 1 trillion to 8 trillion revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) in the period from 1980 to early 2020, despite shocks to the system such as the SARS epidemic, Middle East wars, H1N1 virus and the Ebola epidemic during that time period. In addition, there are over 100 vaccines in development globally and many have started human trials. Some are expected to be approved in late 2020 and in early 2021. Mass vaccinations would, of course, take time, and in the meantime, therapeutic treatment for the infected is getting better, resulting in a lower fatality rate, despite the increased infection rate. A good assumption is that by late 2021, airline passenger traffic would experience a significant increase. Vaccines are the key for passengers to feel safe to enable increased passenger traffic. Other solutions offered such as empty middle row seats, airport bio-safe zones, health pre-clearance procedures, other airline health safety procedures, mandatory masks and airport temperature checks are stop gap solutions that would not lead to industry recovery by themselves. It is also expected that government support of the airline industry as well as the aerospace supplier and OEM

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base would be extended to keep the vital industry alive, albeit at a much lower level of activity, especially in the short run. But again, this would not lead to an industry recovery without mass vaccinations to bring passengers back. When will the industry recover? With the additional headwinds, we forecast that the global airline industry may experience a 50-percent return to RPK levels, about 4 trillion RPK’s, six months after the availability of vaccines on a widespread basis. That puts this forecast in the late 2021 timeframe, about 12 months from now. In addition, we expect a near recovery of previous RPK volume in the late 2022 timeframe, about 24 months from now. Once the RPK volume is assured, and airline operations return to normal levels, we expect aerospace OEM and aerospace supplier network production volume to pick up, albeit on a 6-12 month lagging basis. This puts the forecasted recovery timeframe in the 30-36 month delay period, about mid to late 2023 for the suppliers. Although not an encouraging scenario, the commercial aerospace industry will most certainly turn the corner once the vaccine becomes widely available. This is the key inflection point for the industry to recover. But what matters most is what kind of damage will occur in the meantime: how many airlines and aerospace suppliers can’t wait that long? How many will go bankrupt, merge or simply go out of business? What will this mean in the long term? Time will tell. On a more optimistic note, once the vaccine provides the confidence for passengers to travel again, we expect a burst of pent-up demand. Also, as the global economy recovers, more people will be lifted into the middle class, which is a key driver of RPK growth. This is a key factor for the airline and aerospace industries to return to growth. We remain optimistic with the long term forecast of 40,000 new aircraft to be produced over the next 20 years. As we return to growth, the aerospace supply chain should become healthy again. n Tom Captain is the managing director of Captain Global Advisory, LLC, headquartered in Mercer Island, WA, and is a 40-year industry veteran and expert in the aerospace, defense and space sector. He is the retired vice chairman of a Big Four consultancy where he led their global industry practice. Captain currently serves on the boards of several industry-related organizations.

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Barrable’s Titanium Gongs Serve as Instruments That Have Harmonic Resonance with the Times By Michael C. Gabriele

ach of Ross Barrable’s titanium gongs produce mesmerizing layers of sound with each strike of a mallet. “Layers of sound” are an apt description, as demonstrated on the website (https://crystaniumgongs. com). A Crystanium Gong, when struck, shimmers with complex sound textures—low, haunting rumbles; cascading middle tones; topped by hypnotic overtones. The vibrations start softly and gently, and then gradually increasing in volume and in unison, with whispers of sustained echoes. Titanium gongs are the latest creation by Barrable, who defines himself as a musician, acoustic sculptor, sonic engineer and luthier, with imagination and creativity. Some in the titanium industry might recall that he was a speaker at TITANIUM USA 2016, when he discussed his titanium wind harps. Barrable, the founder of Soundscapes International Inc., based in Pagosa Springs, CO, installed his first titanium wind harp in 1995 in Denver’s Congress Park. Interviewed in mid-October 2020, he said there’s a connection between his signature titanium wind harps and the evolution of his new line of titanium gongs. The key element linking the two is the wind harp’s titanium resonator which is a spun titanium “vessel” that generates the 18

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harp’s lyrical sound. About five years ago he began to explore heat treating techniques and new geometric

Gong,” which he said reflects the instrument’s “pure crystalline tone.” He also described it as a “sonic experience that vibrates your cranium.”

designs to optimize the harmonics, which led to the creation of titanium bells. Eventually, he realized the capability to transform the bells into a gong, and work on the new product was underway. “I said to myself: “Titanium is the substance of the 21st century gong,” recalling his process of inspiration. To market the product, Barrable trademarked the name “CrysTanium®

As a result of his 30year, well-established business relationship with the titanium industry, he transitioned to the fabrication of the gongs, which are formed out of 99.5-percent pure titanium and individually tuned and anodized by hand in his gong shop in Pagosa Springs. There are videos of 10 gongs posted on the website (https://Crystaniumgongs.com) to demonstrate their individual sound qualities. Visual artist Karina Silver creates each gong’s dazzling graphic design, made permanent via the anodizing process. The gongs measure 26 and 32 inches in diameter and carry price tags of $2,400 and $3,200.

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While Barrable is an artist at heart, he also maintains a strong sense of the international marketing potential for his gongs. Part of the business opportunity might be fallout from government-mandated lockdowns due to the Covid-19 global pandemic. There’s anecdotal evidence, especially via social media outlets, to suggest that in order to cope with physical and emotional tension from pandemic isolation, many people are turning to meditation, yoga exercises, and contemplative spiritual and religious practices—all within the confines of their living spaces. “There are ‘gong baths’ happening all over the world,” he said. “Almost every yoga studio has a gong nowadays.” On his website, he states that gong vibrations are “our oldest means of sound therapy, meant to reduce stress, still the conscious mind, and re-focus and ascend our attention currents.” Barrable confessed that he has a personal affinity for titanium’s healing properties—as a medical implant. “I have a piece of titanium in my forehead, due to an auto accident years ago.” Barrable explained there are practical, down-toearth benefits from enjoying the sound of his gongs. “Today everyone wants your attention. We’re being bombarded with information. It diffuses our energy and creativity. It takes effort to focus on what you want and what you need to do,” he said, referring to the daily prioritizing of personal choices with family, relationships and business. “If my attention is scattered, then it’s very difficult to make important decisions, and that’s a problem. If you don’t know what you want, then someone else will make those decisions for you. The deeply immersive sound of a gong can be used as a tool to collect and focus our units of attention. It actually gives the mind a temporary vacation, an opportunity to simply “be still and follow the sound.” Regarding the ancient history of gongs, James Blades, who served as a professor at London’s Royal Academy of Music, in his 1992 book Percussion Instruments and Their History, wrote that “the origin of the gong is uncertain, but there seems little reason to doubt the claim of the Chinese, whose tradition ascribes it to the country Hsi 20

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Yu, between Tibet and Burma, where it is mentioned early in the sixth century in the time of Emperor Hsuan Wu. Gongs are the most important metal instruments in the Southeast. All types and sizes are covered by the same definition. They are made of bronze in a circular shape, with the surface flat or bulging and the rim bent down (the vibrations issuing from the center).” Blades wrote there’s also evidence of prehistoric African “rock gongs,” which vibrate due to their internal iron content. Given this history and compared with the traditional use of bronze, Barrable’s titanium instrument represent a significant metallic milestone on the gong time line. Notes on his website address the bronze/ titanium comparison. “One (metal) is not better than the other; they simply resonate with a totally different harmonic signature. We’re no longer in the Bronze Age; we now live in the Space Age. Titanium is not only the primary metal that humanity is using for all reconstructive surgery, but it’s also being used to send people into outer space. As the public becomes more aware of the multiple uses and properties of this amazing metal, it demands its rightful place as the perfect metal to create sound therapy instruments that are as amazing to listen to as they are to look at and have a resonance with the accelerated vibration of the world that we now have to embrace. The CrysTanium Gong is an instrument that anybody can play and enjoy as long as you are willing to truly listen and play with your heart.” n

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As Commercial Aerospace Loses Altitude, Titanium Industry Faces Difficult Questions in the Days of Covid-19 Pandemic By John Byrne

everal years ago during an address to the International Titanium Association (ITA) conference I said I wanted to write a book about my experiences in the titanium industry. It would be titled “Fear and Loathing on the Titanium Trail.” Capturing the complexities and characters in the titanium industry proved to be beyond my writing skills. And little did I know the craziest chapter was yet to play out… Covid-19. The emergence of Covid-19 has upended the global aerospace industry and, in turn, the titanium industry—a key part of the aerospace supply chain. Many questions exist: Where and when is the bottom? What does the recovery look like? What are the long-term impacts? What should be done moving forward? The answers, like any titanium forecast in aerospace, will be elusive and often wrong. The impact of Covid-19 on commercial airplanes production rate is far from stabilized. The original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) have announced new production rates that are 40-percent percent lower compared with fourth quarter, 2019, production rates. The natural cycle of increasing passenger traffic, increasing utilization and profitability at the airlines, resulting in increased demand for new airplanes has been significantly 22

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disrupted. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) now indicates it will be 2024 until air traffic recovers, meaning a 2025 recovery

As it confronts the fallout from the global pandemic, the titanium industry must focus on two basic questions. First: Where and how can it use its influence to gain assistance from federal authorities for the aerospace industry and for member companies in the ITA? Second: What will the titanium industry have to do internally to survive and enable success in the future? of production to pre-Covid-19 rates at the earliest. The Boeing 737 MAX grounding and the production delays and disruptions from the pandemic only add to the magnitude of the commercial challenge. While positive and hopeful news about vaccines come each day, there are no guarantees, especially

in terms of a quick cure, and must be discounted when planning. We are now seeing virus infections and spikes in the United States and other parts of the world. Additional travel restrictions and quarantines are being imposed. These factors point to a deeper and longer impact than currently predicted. A downside scenario should be the baseline that the titanium industry uses for operational and sales planning. As it confronts the fallout from the global pandemic, the titanium industry must focus on two basic questions. First: Where and how can it use its influence to gain assistance from federal authorities for the aerospace industry and for member companies in the ITA? Second: What will the titanium industry have to do internally to survive and enable success in the future? The titanium industry is about melting, converting and fabricating metal for its customers of which the largest is commercial aerospace. Financial support is critical both short term and long term, but real demand for titanium is the key. The industry needs to help find a way with the federal government to accelerate the return of new demand for airplanes. While the titanium industry serves both new production and the aftermarket, the industry needs to push for a solution that prioritizes new planes over the aftermarket.

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It’s true that, during the last 10 years the titanium industry has enjoyed a good run in the commercial aerospace market, but long lead times (50-plus weeks), large economic order quantities and inventory solutions are now albatrosses. Given the airplane rate cuts and inventory in the system, the OEM’s most likely do not need any additional material until the end of 2021, at the earliest. Other markets, like defense may soften the impact but not to any significant degree. The titanium industry needs to plan for any growth in the commercial aerospace demand to be consumed by inventory for at least the next two years. Suppliers and customers will have to work together to find the right balance. Transparency will need to be increased, forecasts will need to be improved, plans will need to be shared throughout the supply chain. Risks will have to be taken equally by the customers and suppliers. Everyone will need to work to get the demand supply equation rebalanced. Any effort to put any additional pound of titanium into the industry that is not needed is wasted effort and could stretch the challenge out for the entire industry. In addition, suppliers and customers will need to establish an operating level for key parts of the supply chain. What is the right amount of metal to melt, convert and fabricate to keep the key assets and capabilities in place? Companies will need to be commercially viable. The assets and capabilities cannot atrophy to the point where when the recovery comes the titanium industry is a constraint. How the fast recovery unfolds depends on many factors, but two important things to follow are inventory and increased demand for Boeing’s 787 and the Airbus A350. The aggregate industry inventory will need to reach a bottom and can only begin to grow once production rates are formally committed to increase. The demand for 787 and A350 planes will happen when international travel increases back to its pre-Covid-19 levels. Economic drivers and environmental issues may accelerate that demand. The market dynamics for those airplane programs will be a bellwether for the near-term future of the titanium industry. If those programs go down from current announced rates, then the crisis will deepen and stretch out.

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Every supplier in the industry should be focused during this time on how to develop the capability to “build to order.” Lower lead times and economic order quantities are critical. Improvements in quality and all drivers of cost will be needed through the downturn and cannot deteriorate when the recovery begins. Technology will need to continue to push forward. Improvements in operational automation and additive solutions will add value. The last area of focus must be leadership. There are very few leaders are left in the industry who have managed through previous downturns. Previous leaders had the experience of multiple downturns and disruptions, allowing for better and quicker decision making. One area of concern will be Airbus. Much to its credit, Airbus has never had to manage a significant production downturn through their supply chain. Covid-19 just changed that. The titanium industry will survive; it must survive. The commercial aerospace future depends on it. The commercial aerospace industry will recover. All the demand drivers will still be in place after the pandemic ends. The titanium trail is rough right now and will get rougher. We will all need some luck along the way, but it will be worth the journey. n Editor’s note: John Byrne, a former executive with Boeing Commercial Airplanes, currently serves as an advisor at Pasayten Advisors LLC, Auburn, WA. He was a distinguished speaker at the ITA’s North American conferences in 2013 and 2014. Byrne joined the Boeing Co. in 1987 and retired in November 2017. Since then, he has been working with various groups and suppliers in an advisory capacity, focusing on supply chain strategy and operational efficiencies. He also serves on the boards of Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing (CAM) and Daher North America and currently the Chairman of the Board for STS Metals.

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Industry Groups, Aerospace Analysts Come to Grips With Impact of ‘Worst Year in the History of Aviation’ By Michael C. Gabriele

he Covid-19 global pandemic has had a historically negative effect on the commercial aerospace industry. Numbers offer a stark outline of the financial fallout from the novel coronavirus in 2020, but an even darker story is the number of job losses and staff cuts at airlines, aerospace manufacturers, and companies in the global supply chain, including the titanium industry. What are the industry numbers? In June, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) issued a forecast that reported airlines are expected to lose $84 billion this year. In addition the IATA said 2020 revenue would likely fall to $419 billion compared with $838 billion last year. The IATA estimated that 7.5 million flights were cancelled from January to July. The IATA (www.iata.org), with headquarters in Montreal, is the trade association for the world’s airlines, representing 290 airlines or 82 percent of total global air traffic. The IATA is led by Alexandre de Juniac, director general and chief executive officer, who offered a chilling perspective on the June forecast. “Financially, 2020 will go down as the worst year in the history of aviation,” de Juniac declared. He did consider a way forward for the commercial aerospace industry in 2021. “Provided there is not a second and more damaging wave of COVID-19, the worst

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of the collapse in traffic is likely behind us. A key to the recovery is universal implementation of the re-start measures agreed through the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to keep

‘The impact of Covid-19 on the airlines cannot be overstated as it has taken us into territory we have never seen, and that leads us to our discussion of the state of, and outlook for, world traffic and airplane requirements.’ – Edmund S. Greenslet, publisher of The Airline Monitor newsletter

passengers and crew safe. That’s an important part of the economic recovery because about 10 percent of the world’s GDP is from tourism and much of that depends on air travel. Getting people safely flying again will be a powerful economic boost,” de Juniac said. Deloitte Services LLP, New York,

shared insights and projections in a mid-year forecast on how Covice-19 is likely to affect commercial aircraft production in the near term. Robin Lineberger is Deloitte’s U.S. and global aerospace and defense leader and a principal with Deloitte Services LP. His career includes 35 years as a consultant to the aerospace and defense industry. Deloitte’s midyear forecast anticipated a prolonged recovery for commercial aerospace, while the defense sector remains resilient “According to our previous outlook, the commercial aerospace sector was expected to recuperate in 2020 after experiencing a decline in production in 2019. However, the COVID-19 crisis has significantly reduced both domestic and international passenger traffic, which, in turn, affected deliveries and order books,” the Deloitte report explained. “As a result, the U.S. commercial aerospace sector is preparing for a weak second half of the year.” “With global passenger traffic possibly taking as long as three years to recover to pre–COVID-19 levels, aircraft deliveries are likely to decline more than 50 percent in 2020 compared with 2018—the peak year for deliveries, significantly affecting the U.S. commercial aerospace sector. U.S. defense, however, has not had a major impact, as military projects remain a strategic priority and the nation continues to focus on strengthening its defense industrial

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base (DIB). To ensure minimal business disruption amid the pandemic, the Department of Defense is using several measures, such as classifying the sector as a critical infrastructure sector and enhancing liquidity for defense contractors.” The Deloitte report weighed the impact of the global pandemic on commercial aerospace jet deliveries and order booking in 2020. “After experiencing solid growth in passenger traffic over the past decade, air travel has come to a near-standstill, with the COVID-19 pandemic substantially eroding passenger travel demand in just the first few months of 2020. While commercial air travel is down 90 percent globally from a year ago, airlines have taken out over 30 percent of their capacity as a result of the pandemic. In North America, the decline in passenger traffic in 2020 is projected to be slightly more than 50 percent from the previous year, in line with the impact on other regions.” “A prolonged decline in passenger demand is likely to result in fewer orders and deliveries for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in 2020, especially for long-haul aircraft, negatively affecting the U.S. commercial aerospace sector. In 2020, global commercial 28

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aircraft deliveries are estimated to be in the range of 650–690 aircraft, a decline of more than 50 percent from 2018, the peak year for deliveries. Aircraft production rates in the United States are being reduced, as several airlines have already announced order cancellations and deferrals. The impact could also be seen on the extended commercial aerospace manufacturing supply chain (the titanium industry), especially on mid-to-lowertier suppliers, which may struggle due to the OEM rate reductions.” As for the U.S. defense aerospace sector, Deloitte observed a relatively stable business environment. “The U.S. defense sector is not expected to be significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as military projects remain a strategic priority for the United States. Moreover, the United States continues to focus on strengthening its defense industrial base (DIB), with defense budgets reaching pre-sequestration levels. Although the rate of growth may decrease or flatten in 2020, the United States’ emphasis on firming up its military capabilities is expected to result in relative stability in the defense sector. The Department of Defense is also ensuring that the DIB remains resilient amid

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the pandemic, with minimal disruption, especially for critical defense programs. However, the pandemic may lead to a temporary disruption in the defense sector supply chains, which are global and diversified in nature. As a consequence, minor near-term cost overruns and schedule delays could be expected.” Edmund S. Greenslet, the founder of ESG Aviation Services, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, and the publisher of The Airline Monitor newsletter—a widely used source of information in the titanium industry—offered his assessment of the current commercial aerospace business environment in the executive summary of his June report. “There is a saying about forecasting that today does not seem like the silly thing it was meant to be. It goes like this: forecast frequently, but never about the future.” “Last year (in this newsletter) the key issue was the Boeing 737 MAX grounding and when would it be lifted,” Greenslet wrote. “Well, twelve months later we are still waiting and the nearest answer we have to the question of when is: soon.” The New York Times, in June, reported that Boeing received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to start test flights of its 737 MAX to demonstrate that it can fly safely with new flight control software. The MAX was grounded in March 2019 after a pair of fatal crashes. “If the flights are successful, it could still be months before the planes are deemed ready to fly again. If the FAA identifies further problems, Boeing may need to make additional changes.” Greenslet pointed out that, given the business difficulties associated with Covid-19, Boeing’s MAX is no longer the central issue facing the commercial aerospace industry. “Indeed, I suspect that many airlines might just as soon see it remain grounded for a while as they do not need the capacity or the financial costs of taking the deliveries. The impact of Covid-19 on the airlines cannot be overstated as it has taken us into territory we have never seen, and that leads us to our discussion of the state of, and outlook for, world traffic and airplane requirements.” Airline Monitor offered extensive models on the potential recovery of commercial aerospace. Greenslet compared the business downturn in 2020 to previous declines in the airline traffic. “Look at the record when world traffic declined (3.3 percent in 1991, 2.8 percent in 2001 and 1.2 percent in 2009). Then see how quickly traffic recovered (up 12.9 percent in 1992, 14.4 percent in 2004 and 9.3 percent in 2010). Now compare that to what 30

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we see this year with traffic down almost 44 percent (in 2020), then rebounding almost (projected) 53 percent in 2021. That looks like the same pattern as those earlier years, but there is a big difference. In the three previous declines the rebound took total traffic above what it was before the down year, but even after a (projected) 53-percent rise in total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) next year the world number is still about 13 percent below what it was in 2019. Then despite a healthy 7.7 percent increase (projected) in 2022, the world total remains 7 percent below last year; it would take another seven to eight percent growth year in 2023 to get back to the 2019 level. In this forecast model, Greenslet said he chose to be an optimist with double-digit growth in 2023. “This is not without precedent and serves to return the industry to its pre-virus level. However, what it does not do is make up for the growth lost over the years 2020 through 2024 as that latter year is still 14 percent below what we estimated in June 2019, and that in turn reduces the number of passenger aircraft in the world fleet by almost 4,000 airplanes. Covid-19 will, we believe, cast a long shadow as the forecast now projects 3,000 fewer deliveries for the years 2020 to 2040, and if there is no above-average growth year like we have in 2023 then that number of airplanes needed becomes even lower.” Separately, The New York Times, in a June 30 article, reported that Airbus announced would cut nearly 15,000 jobs across its global work force, which would be the largest downsizing in the company’s history. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, airlines are now planning for years of reduced passenger demand, and this means less need for new planes. Citing a 40 percent slump in commercial aircraft business activity and an “unprecedented crisis” facing the airline industry, Airbus said it would slash around 10 percent of its jobs worldwide. The Times reported that Guillaume Faury, Airbus chief executive officer, in a series of recent memos, warned it would be necessary to adapt to a “lasting decline” in the demand for airliners. The company said Tuesday that it didn’t expect air travel to return to previrus levels before 2023 and potentially not until 2025. “Airbus is facing the gravest crisis this industry has ever experienced,” Faury said in a statement. “We must ensure that we can sustain our enterprise and emerge from the crisis as a healthy, global aerospace leader, adjusting to the overwhelming challenges of our customers.” n

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Novel Autoclave for Extracting Gold Ore Showcases Titanium Properties for a New Industrial Application By Michael C. Gabriele

oek Engineering, Geel Belgium, has produced a carbon steel explosion welded titanium-clad, industrial autoclave for Polymetal International PLC, which will be used for extracting gold ore. The unit, expected to be commissioned in early 2023, will operate at a facility in Amursk, Russia, and represents a new industrial application area for titanium and a new generation in the design of industrial autoclaves. Titanium Grade 17 was selected as the material of choice because of its superior chemical resistance, compared with refractory bricks, which are the typically used in autoclaves. The autoclave vessel has 32

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been designed to use highly corrosive chemicals (chlorides and fluorides) at high temperatures 240˚C (464˚F), with an operating pressure of more than 50 bar (725 psi), to extract the gold ore. The interior diameter of the autoclave is over 5 meters (16 feet) and the vessel is around 50 meters long (164 feet). Patrick Van Roy, chief sales officer for Group Coek, said Hatch Ltd., based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, provided the design and process conditions for the autoclave, while Coek manufactured the vessel and worked out the mechanical design. The spokesman would not reveal the projected annual

processing capacity for the autoclave and would not confirm the capital investment for the equipment. Several online news outlets reported the design and production of the autoclave represents a capital investment in excess of $430 million. He did say that the titanium Grade 17 used for the autoclave was sourced from Uniti Titanium, a joint venture of Allegheny Technologies Inc. and VSMPO-AVISMA Corp. NobelClad Europe GmbH, a global leader in cladding technology, and having a long-term close collaboration relationship with both Coek and Hatch in providing titanium clad plates for autoclaves

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recessed cover strip design on all bottom parts of the reactor. And in order to increase maximum safety, also the cladding thickness was increased to the maximum that can be cladded without too many risks. This first of a kind autoclave for the gold mining industry is using some safety margin from a design perspective, which will be optimized in the future based on the feedback during operation. We also learned that from a cost point of view, the overall price is very much depending on the palladium price (key alloy element for titanium Grade 17), which is very much fluctuating in the last six months.” According to Coek, new orders from Polymetal for similar equipment are expected. Coek also indicated they are involved in discussions with a separate Russian gold mining company for another titanium-lined autoclave. However, Van Roy was cautious not to overplay the notion that this represents a major new trend in the design and production of autoclaves and the use of titanium—at least for now. He did acknowledge that titanium-clad autoclaves have gained attention in the gold mining industry. He also cited safety advantages and cost efficiencies as part of the interest in these autoclaves. “The substantial advantage of a much longer cycle time (no regular shutdowns to be scheduled to do maintenance on the brick lining), faster start-ups and quicker cool downs (compared to brick-lined autoclaves), and the fact that you gain a lot in volume, makes the alternative of titanium cladding much more cost efficient.” It’s also possible that, based on the success of the Polymetal operation, titanium-lined autoclaves might gain currency in other areas of metal mining and extraction. Autoclaves also are used for other industrial applications involving corrosive production environments and these applications can benefit from the reliability of titanium-clad construction. n

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In Memoriam: James T. Perryman Sr. February 10, 1930- September 24, 2020 James T. Perryman Sr. 90, of Upper Saint Clair, PA. died on September 24, 2020. He was born in Lawrenceville, Illinois on February 10, 1930 and was one of six children to Frank and Clara Perryman. He was deeply devoted to his Catholic faith, his family and was a pioneer in the titanium industry. James Perryman Sr. started college at the young age of 16 and graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics. He married Rose Mary Messman on May 26, 1951. They celebrated their 69th anniversary. They were blessed to have seven children: Nancy (Gene), Janet (Wayne), Mary (Earl), Shirley (Dan), Kathy (Dan), Jim Jr. (Jill) and Frank (Kristen). They have had 20 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. After graduating from college, Mr. Perryman served his country in the Army, flying helicopters during the Korean War. Mr. Perryman continued his passion for aviation changing to fixed wing aircraft which he piloted until the age of 77. He entered the titanium industry in 1953 with Mallory-Sharon Inc., the predecessor of RTI International. Mr. Perryman’s main function at that time was researching and developing the melting techniques of titanium and titanium alloys utilizing electron beam melting and vacuum arc remelting to create ingots suitable for further processing into wrought products. In 1969, Mr. Perryman transitioned from melting into high value-added titanium products and has remained in that area ever since. In 1970 Jim, Rose and the family moved to Pittsburgh and became dedicated members of the St. Thomas More parish. In 1988, along with Rose, he founded Perryman Company, a global leader of titanium wire and bar products. Mr. Perryman was a lead force in transitioning Perryman from a finishing operation into an integrated hot working facility. When Perryman Company installed melting operations utilizing electron beam and vacuum arc remelting in 2007, Mr. Perryman came full circle and returned to his melting roots. 36

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In 2014 James and Rose established the James T. and Rose M. Perryman Family Foundation. This foundation has a primary objective of providing scholarships for the continued education of students within the local area focusing on engineering disciplines. During his career, Mr. Perryman has been instrumental in developing the chemical specifications, hot processing techniques, finishing operations and inspection methods of titanium and titanium alloy for wire and bar applications. All are still the global standards used today to support aerospace and medical applications. Mr. Perryman’s life was one of entrepreneurial spirit and drive. For more than 67 years, he was dedicated to the advancement of titanium and titanium applications. Mr. Perryman has unquestionably played a vital part in the development of the titanium industry and continues to live through the advancements he supported in the aerospace and medical industries along with fostering future leaders through the foundation. Family and friends are welcome from 12 to 7 p.m. Monday, September 28, in Beinhauer Funeral Home, 2828 Washington Road, McMurray (724-941-3211). Due to Covid-19 gathering restrictions, the family kindly asks that you sign the guestbook and limit your gathering time so that others may visit with the family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 29, in St. Thomas More Church (everyone meet at the church). Interment in Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests any donations be made to the James T. and Rose M. Perryman Family Foundation, 213 Vandale Drive, Houston, PA 15342. Add tributes at beinhauer.com. n

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AMETEK SPECIALTY METAL PRODUCTS SEES RISE IN DEMAND FOR HIGH PURITY NICKEL STRIP FOR BATTERY APPLICATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE SECTORS Wallingford, CT, USA (Sept. 8, 2020) – Specialty metal strip and wire manufacturer, AMETEK Specialty Metal Products (SMP), is not letting the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic affect its operations. The business is reporting increased levels of global demand for its high purity nickel strip products across a number of sectors. AMETEK SMP’s precision nickel strip is engineered for critical battery connector applications in the electronics, medical, electric vehicles, defense, aerospace, and oil and gas markets. Customers have reported high levels of satisfaction with the pure nickel strip, thanks to its excellent electrical conductivity. SMP uses wrought powder metallurgy to custom-make the strip, achieving a 99.98 percent purity, which delivers 15-20% higher conductivity than traditional cast strip materials and therefore greater power transmission in batteries. The business presented its high purity nickel strip products at the recent International Battery Seminar and Exhibition, held a few weeks ago on a virtual platform

for the first time in the event’s history. AMETEK SMP Wallingford engineers joined fellow exhibitors, interacting with customers, decisionmakers, and industry experts through live-chat, scheduled events, and on-demand downloads. Matthew Lappen, Sales & Marketing Director for Strip Products at AMETEK SMP says, “We are thrilled with the interest that our high purity nickel strip products have received from customers across the world. Despite the interruptions caused by COVID-19, we are encouraged by the demand and are proud of our teams for rising to the challenge to fulfil customers’ expectations. Our purity increases conductivity by 15% and power is carried to the battery via a smaller, thinner strip, which saves costs without compromising on performance.” Along with nickel strip, AMETEK SMP Wallingford also manufactures a range of high-tolerance custom shaped wire products, shaped components, and thermal management materials. Products can be customized and are used in multiple specialist applications across the world.

ROLLED ALLOYS DIRECTOR OF METALLURGICAL SERVICES, MARC GLASSER REAPPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE HEAT TREATING SOCIETY The Heat Treating Society is a premier membership society dedicated to the advancement of heat treating as a theoretical and applied discipline. ASM International created the Heat Treating Society to provide focused leadership, communications, and service development to this vital member group. HTS recently announced the new board members that were selected for 2020. Among the listed members was Rolled Alloys Director of Metallurgical Services, Marc Glasser. He has been reappointed to serve on the board for the 2020-2023 term. Marc has been with Rolled Alloys since 2012 and has over 39 years of experience working in materials science and engineering. We would like to congratulate Marc Glasser on his reappointment and we look forward to his continued contributions to the Heat Treating Society. TITANIUMTODAY

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CENTRO-METALCUT TO BUILD NEW TRAVELING TRACK GRINDER FOR OHIO STEEL PRODUCER Machesney Park, Illinois (August 24, 2020) – Centro-Metalcut, a USA based leading manufacturer of abrasive saws and conditioning grinders for the steel industry, has recently secured an order to design and build a new Track Grinder, also known as a traveling grinder. This is the second machine order from this steel producer in 2 years; the first was built in 2019. The Track Grinder, currently in production in Centro-Metalcuts’ facility near Rockford, IL features a 250HP main grinding motor at a 45-degree orientation to the material being processed, which is mounted on a rugged platform that traverses on heavy-duty rails along the material. The Track Grinder operates at speeds up to 100 feet per minute, with quick reversal speeds. Industry leading control technology compliment the complete system for superior surface finishes. Included with the grinder system is an inline slab turning system for maximized grinding efficiency. To complete the grinding system a 15,000 CFM high efficiency cartridge dust collector with HEPA filtration is being supplied. “Centro-Metalcut prides ourselves on the relationships we build with our

customers. We are excited to continue our long standing relationship with this industry leader by supplying them another grinding system. It is important to us to create reliable equipment that provides customers the confidence needed to place a repeat order,” says Derek Wheeler, V.P. of Sales for Quantum Design. To see photos of similar track grinders, and all other equipment models designed and built by Centro-Metalcut, visit www.centrometalcut.com. About Centro-Metalcut Centro-Metalcut, operating under the ownership of Quantum Design Inc., is the industry leader when it comes to engineering and building cutting and grinding machines. Centro-Metalcut’s progressive equipment designs are a result of many years of experience and continual technical improvement. With products in virtually every large steel mill in the world, Centro-Metalcut has become a globally known industry leader. Every machine built is fully tested to the highest quality standards and workmanship. The company strives to build relationships with clients that can lasts many years to come.

ROLLED ALLOYS ANNOUNCES NEW LASER Fairfield, OH – Rolled Alloys announces expanded processing capabilities with the investment in a Trumpf TruLaser 3030 CO2 laser machine. This laser is equipped with a 3200KW resonator and can cut nickel alloys up to 0.1875” thick. This machine further adds to our wide range of cutting capabilities for stainless, nickel, cobalt, and titanium products including multiple lasers, water jet, shearing, precision coil leveling, inspection, deburr, and finishing equipment. This laser builds on our commitment to provide ample capacity and the best efficiencies to our customers. Features of this machine include 60”x120”

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rotating beds for maximizing production, along with automatic lens and nozzle replacements for improved quality and reliability. Once the certification process is complete, this laser will produce cut parts that meet a wide range of stringent aircraft specifications. As one of the largest suppliers of stainless steels, nickel, cobalt and titanium alloys, Rolled Alloys maintains 13 locations across North America and Asia, with additional representatives in Europe. For additional information about the company, please visit www.rolledalloys.com.

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SOLAR MANUFACTURING ADDS MET-PRO, INC. AS MICHIGAN REP Sellersville, PA, August 31, 2020 – Solar Manufacturing is pleased to announce that Aaron Ackerman of Met-Pro, Inc. will assume the role of Sales Representative for Michigan. Aaron started in the thermal processing industry in 2004 with Wirco and worked through the ranks from Account Manager to Business Development Manager. He traveled all over the USA, Canada and Mexico helping customers with their alloy needs for furnaces. In 2017, Aaron joined Met-Pro with previous owner, John Hansen, and in June 2018, Aaron took over the business.

Aaron states, “When the opportunity came up to work with the Jones’ family, and their line of vacuum furnaces, I knew it would be a great fit to our lineup of the best suppliers in the world in the thermal processing industry. For more information on Met-Pro, Inc., contact Aaron at aaron@metproinc.net. For additional information on Solar Manufacturing, contact Adam Jones at adam@ solarmfg.com or 267-384-5040 x1525, and visit solarmfg. com.

RECENT ACCOLADES PROPEL VESTED METALS TO NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT Florida-based metals distribution company makes ‘Inc. 5000 List’ for second year in a row ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida (October 1, 2020) – For the second year in a row, Vested Metals International, a specialty metals raw material distribution and metallurgical consulting company based in St. Augustine, Florida, has been named one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in America. With president and founder Viv Helwig at the helm, Vested Metals is currently listed at number 1,036 on the 2020 Inc. 5000 List, the nation’s most prestigious ranking for independent businesses. “Going into our fourth quarter of business, we’re honored to receive national recognition for the services we provide to the medical, aerospace, defense, and industrial markets,” explained Helwig. “We’ve also been fortunate enough to be recognized regionally as the 58th fastest growing business in Florida, which is a true testament to our team’s dedication.” Aside from Vested Metals’ recent Inc. 5000 accolade, the company has recently been named #6 on Jacksonville Business Journal’s 2020 “Fast 50” and a finalist in GrowFL’s “Florida Companies to Watch” as well as Helwig, himself, being recognized as the MinorityOwned Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the Northern

region of Florida. “Through Viv’s entrepreneurial vision and steadfast leadership, Vested Metals has continued to demonstrate sustainable growth year after year, and has quickly established itself as a quintessential fabric of our local economy and an inspiration to other businesses,” said Joy Andrews, St. Johns County, Florida Deputy County Administrator. “We are proud that St. Johns County is home to Vested Metals.” Established in 2014, Vested Metals International procures hard-to-find metals like titanium, cobalt alloys, copper, brass, and bronze used to manufacture everything from the fan blades of Rolls-Royce airplane engines to implant prosthesis used in spinal fusion surgery. The company currently boasts 13 employees and has expanded its specialty stainless steel bar offerings and added titanium plate to its portfolio as well as machinery such as a waterjet machine and fully-automated production saw in its recently expanded facility. “I’m incredibly proud of our team and can’t wait to see what 2021 brings,” said Helwig. “We’re steadily creating jobs at a time when they are needed most.” TITANIUMTODAY

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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

Advance 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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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. TITANIUMTODAY

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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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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. TITANIUMTODAY

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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

Phone: 1-815-885-1300 Email: cmsales@quantumdi .com Address: 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. Design Group operates from over 40 global offices in the US and India providing Engineering and IT consulting to the world’s leading companies TITANIUMTODAY

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry through the efforts of over 1,400 engineering and technical specialists. 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 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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www .howmet .com Nick Moga, 1-330-207-1374 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 competences 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 fulfil 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.

+33680562848 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.

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

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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 +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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Our quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C and we have a fully accredited lab that is NADCAP certified. Reading Alloys, AMETEK SMP Eighty Four, Fine Tubes, Superior Tube, Hamilton Precision Metals and AMETEK SMP Wallingford – all leading manufacturers of advanced metallurgical products, such as powder, strip and tube – form the AMETEK Specialty Metal Products division.

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 high-p erformance 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 s upply?

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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.

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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

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.

+1-847-384-5275 www.sumitomocorp.com akira.kudo@sumitomocorp.com

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

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.

www.csir.co.za

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.

+27-128412600 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 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 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.

+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 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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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