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ALDThe Company

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Degussa1843

VacuumHeat

Treatment

Heraeus1851

Leybold1850

Metallgesellschaft

1881

VacuumMetallurg

y

Leybold-Durferrit

1991

ALDVacuum Technologies GmbH

1994

ALD´s Developmentfrom 1843 to 2006

2006

Engineering Systems Division of

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ALDThe Technologies

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Tube & Fuel ProductionNuclear

Market

Nuclear power generating

Energy, process heat

Product

Heat exchanger tubes Cladding tubes Fuel pellets HTR fuels

Furnace Type

Tube annealing furnaces

Sintering furnaces

Feedstock Material

Inconel® andzirconium tubes

Uranium oxide Mixed (plutonium)

oxide Graphite

4-6 m (12-18 ft) typical

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IGM

Value ChainNuclear

Waste HandlingFuel AssemblyTube PreparationMaterial Preparation

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Metal Scrap Uranium Plutonium High Active

Nuclear Waste

Enrichment Powder Compacting

Material Forging Forming Annealing Sintering

Grinding

Fuel Decay Heat

Enriched Uranium Pellet Cladding Tube

Tube Filling

Final Assembling

Complete Fuel

Assembly

Reprocessing

Direct Disposal

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Waste HandlingNuclear

Market

Nuclear waste handling

Safe, long term

disposal of nuclear waste

ProductTechnology

Graphite is a high corrosion resistant material

Using a graphite based mixture to form a stable and dense material (IGM) for the embedding of contaminated material

Equipment not yet defined, technology under R&D

Feedstock Material

Irradiated graphite High radioactive

waste Spent fuel rods

Irradiated graphite

Spent fuel rods

Vitrified waste

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Vacuum Precision CastingSpecialty Metals

Market

Aviation Energy Leisure Medical

Product

Single CrystalHP turbine blade

Furnace Type

VIM IC 5 E(DS/SC)

Feedstock Material

Titanium and Alloys

Nickel based Alloys

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Vacuum Precision Casting SystemTitanium, TiAl Alloys

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Vacuum Induction MeltingSpecialty Metals

Market

Energy Aviation Automotive and Chemical Industry

Product

Electrodes for furtherprocessing (e.g. forging,rolling, remelting)

Furnace Type

Vacuum Induction Melting

Furnace

Feedstock Material

Scrap Alloying Metals

(e.g. Nickel)

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Vacuum Induction Melting SystemSpecialty Metals

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Melting/RemeltingSpecialty Metals

Market

Energy Aviation Automotive and Titanium Industry

Product

Refined Ingots or Slabs (e.g. Titanium Metal or Superalloys)

Furnace Type

Electro Slag and Vacuum Arc Remelting System

Feedstock Material

Electrodes fromVIM or

Titanium Sponge Nickel based Alloys

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Electro Slag Remelting SystemSpecialty Steels, Superalloys

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Vacuum Arc Remelting SystemSpecialty Metals

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Electron Beam MeltingSpecialty Metals

Market

Aviation Chemical Electronics

ProductFurnace Type

Electron Beam System

Feedstock Material

Titanium Spongeand Scrap

Niobium andTantalum

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Electron Beam Melting SystemTitanium, Molybdenum, Tantal, Niobium

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Vacuum Carburizing and Gas QuenchingAutomotive

Furnace TypeFeedstock Material

Green Parts

Product

Fuel Efficiency Noise Reduction

Automotive Aviation

Market

No Surface Oxidation Less Distortion

Low gas Consumption Reduced CO2

Emissions Clean Operation

(reduced Waste) reduces Distortion, improves Quality and Productivity

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Vacuum Carburizing and Gas Quenching SystemModulTherm

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Sintering

Heat Treatment

Vacuum Hardening Vacuum Carburizing High Pressure Gas

Quenching Annealing

Vacuum Sintering HIP Sintering Sintering under

Reactive Gas

Value ChainAutomotive

FinishingPropertiesShapeDesign

1 2 3 4

Every technical part can only fulfill the requirements like durability and strength, wear and tear or corrosion resistance,if it is correctly designed, the suitable material is selected and it is properly heat treated.

Calculation Design Material

Forging Extrusion Soft Machining Compacting

Hard Machining Polishing Coating

„green“ part

„finished“ part

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Turbine Blade CoatingAerospace

Market

Aviation Energy

Product

TBC coated HP Turbine blade

Furnace Type

Electron Beam System

Feedstock Material

Turbine blade asprecision castedcomponent fromnickel based alloy

Ceramic target

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Electron Beam Vapor Deposition (EB/PVD)Turbine Blade Coater

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TurbinesAerospace

…is used to manufacture significant parts of airplane engines as well as for Thermal Barrier Coating of Turbine Blades

1. Titanium;Titanium alloys (Ti6Al4V)

2. Nickel based alloys; CrNi alloys (Tungsten; Titanium; Molybdenum)

3. HP section blades +vanes; Nickel based alloysVIM-IC SC/DS/LMCTBC coatings

4. TiAl parts; VIM-IC

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Solar Silicon Melting and CrystallizationSolar

Market

Photovoltaic

Product

Ingot ready for wavering

Furnace TypeFeedstock Material

Poly Silicon Revert Material Upgraded

MetallurgicalSilicon

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Silicon Crystallization SystemMono/Multicrystalline Silicon Blocks

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Initial Material for

Cell Production

Remelting Directional

Solidification (Polycrystal)

Chemical (Silan)-Route

Physical Route Upgraded

Metallurgical Si

Value ChainSolar

Photovoltaic Cell Production

Ingot ProductionMetal Production andPurification

Raw Material

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Silicon Carbide Silicon Dioxide Silicon Nitride etc.

Block Cutting Wafer Cutting Coating Cell Production

Semiconductor Industry

(Monocrystal)

(high-)pure Silicone

Photovoltaic Element

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SinteringVacuum Heat Treatment

Market

Tools Mining Construction

machinery

ProductFurnace Type

Sintering System

Feedstock Material

Metal Powderssuch as Tungsten Carbide

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Vacuum Sintering SystemMicro Drills

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