Clarion Sintered Metals, Inc.

Company Profile

Purchased by Allegheny Ludlum Steel in 1967

Clarion Sintered Metals established in November 1984 as a result of employee buyout

130,000 Total Sq. Ft. under roof, of which 110,000 Sq. Ft. is dedicated to manufacturing

Established in 1947 as International Powdered Metallurgy

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99 Surrounding Acres Available for Future Expansion

Presently employ 175 Individuals

Average of 26 years of hands on P/M Experience in the management team !!!!

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Equipment Profile

Complete In-House Tooling Jig Grinders Conventional Electronic Discharge Machines (EDM) CNC Electronic Discharge Machine Astec EDM Hole Drill Charmille Wire EDM CNC Lathes

Compaction (52) Compacting Presses (Mechanical & Hydraulic) Warm Pressing Die Wall Lubrication Tonnage Range From 20T to 750T with Multi-Level Capability

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Sintering (16) Continuous Belt

Continuous Feed Steam Treat System Continuous Feed Draw Drying

High Temperature Sintering Capability of 2300° F for Increased Physical Properties

Sinter Hardening

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On-Site High Purity Nitrogen Generation System for Sintering Atmosphere

High Purity Hydrogen/Nitrogen -(99.99%)

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Coining Equipment (24) Sizing Presses, Equipped with Automated Feed Systems Tonnage Range from 25T to 100T

Secondary Equipment In-House Drilling, Tapping, CNC Turning Centers, Assembly Units, Oil Impregnation and Deburring Local Sources for Resin Impregnation, Plating, Heat Treating, and Grinding

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Product Profile

Density RangeStandard ....6.4 TO 6.8 G/CCHigh ..... 6.8 TO 7.1 G/CCUltra-High....7.1 TO 7.4 G/CC

High Performance Materials

Diverse Range of Automated Assembly Capabilities

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Automotive RelatedSafety SystemsShock and Strut EngineFuel PumpSteeringExhaustBrake (ABS)Tensioner Pulleys

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Industrial Motors..…Pole Pieces, Counterweights, Couplings, Bearing Caps, Pilot Bushings

Lawn & Garden..…Brake Discs, Mounting Pulleys, Sprockets, Blade Adapters, Drive Collars, Spacers

Appliances..... Agitator Pinions, Clutch Cones, Clutch Collars, Drive Pinions, Latch Blocks, Slides

Office Furniture

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Costumer Profile

Automotive ArvinMeritor (Global) Daido Metal Faurecia FRIC ROT S.A.I.C. General Kinetics General Motors Homer Bronson Dayco Products (Mark IV) International Truck & Engine Jacobs Vehicle Systems Kayaba N.A. McGard Melling Gear NSK Steering

Autoliv Oiles America Sachs Automotive Saginaw Siemens StanadyneTakata Seatbelts, Inc.Tenneco Automotive Tokico Ltd. TRW

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Industrial Alliance Laundry Systems Case Eclipse Combustion Gunnebo-Johnson John Deere Kohler MTD Products R.E. Phelon Smith Systems Super Winch Tecumseh Products U.S. Electric Motors

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Technical Capability

(11) Engineers… Design, Product, Process, Project

Finite Element Analysis Capability

Material Recommendations and Design Assistance Provided

AutoCAD Version 2002

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Registered to ISO/TS16949

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Analytical Powder Testing Lab All Standard MPIF test Capabilities Custom Designed Equipment Carbon Analyzer Zoom Stereoscope

Metallurgical Laboratory Microstructure Capability Grinding and Polishing up to a .05 Micro Finish

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Metallurgical Laboratory (cont.) Inverted Stage Brightfield, Darkfield, Polarized Metallograph with 2000x Magnification Photomicrographs Micro Hardness Tester Complete Chemical Testing

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Staffing provides for 24 Hour Coverage for All Production Needs

Certified Quality Auditors (TS, ISO, ASQ) QC Technicians for Tooling Validation Quality Engineers for APQP, PPAP Submissions, Customer Support, Process Validation, and Continuous Improvement Activities

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Staffing (cont.) (1) Metrologist and (1) QC Technician for Measurement Equipment Calibration (8) Lead Auditors for Production Setup Qualification and Process Capability Evaluation (9)Process Auditors for Receiving, in Process, and Final Inspection Activities

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Equipment Capabilities Networked SPC System DEA and Brown & Sharp Coordinate Measuring Machines Cordax 1000 Measuring Machine Micro-Vu Optical Comparitors Certified Gaging Micro-Vu Video Inspection System with Photographic Capabilities Mahr Federal Contour Tracer

All Employees Trained or , participated in 5S, Kaizen & other Lean principles

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CSM Advantages

Full Density Range of High Performance P/M Parts

Tonnage Capacity up to 750T Technical Expertise and Quality Programs to Meet All Customer Requirements

Hands on Management Staff Committed to Future Growth A Major Independently Owned Powdered Metal Company, and Proud of It!

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