Advanced Specialty Materials & Chemicals
AMTI
Advanced Materials Technology International LLC (AMTI) is developing and commercializing a line of high-tech, energy-curable, nanoparticle dispersions and coatings. AMTI’s method of producing smaller particles (nanoparticles) and evenly suspending them in liquid medium results in improved color quality, easier application, and improved durability. AMTI produces a solvent-free and energy curable product, which significantly reduces ink and coating drying time and the space requirements needed for air drying large pieces. This unique process addresses environmental concerns, provides superior durability, and can be applied more effectively than standard application methods.
Aria Analytics is commercializing a novel platform analytical technology used to characterize liquids in industry and medical testing. This technology lowers both capital and operating costs per test. Prior to the availability of the Aria technology it was necessary to run a battery of tests on multiple laboratory instruments to obtain a profile of a specific sample. The Aria technology differentiates liquids by providing a unique acoustic signature during the drying process of the sample. Aria’s mission is to provide sound analysis for industry and healthcare.
MesoCoat is an advanced materials company offering nanocomposite coatings and focused arc coating systems to industry. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Powdermet, Inc, its products and services are used to mitigate wear and corrosion on sliding or exposed parts, such as hydraulic cylinders, storage tanks, rotating shaft seals, pipelines, railcars, pump rotors, marine structures, and valve seats. MesoCoat’s Particulate nanoComPosite (PComP™) coatings almost double component lifetimes compared to chrome plate and carbide alternatives, while eliminating the need for costly diamond grinding in many applications and expand the applicability of thermal spray repair processes to large and highly stressed components. Its FARCoat™ Focused ARC Coating application systems enable the application of metallurgical bonded coatings and claddings at application productivity rates exceeding 60 square yards per hour. MesoCoat’s products produce significantly lower environmental, health, and safety liabilities compared to market alternatives, while reducing the total cost of ownership to the end user.
RSP Tooling has commercialized a process for manufacturing dies and molds by spraying atomized molten tool steel onto a cast ceramic negative mold. The patented Rapid Solidification Process (RSP) technology reduces production costs and lead times and produces tools that have improved physical properties, resulting in increased tool life compared to tools produced with conventional subtractive machining methods. The RSP technology, which was developed by the U.S. Department of Energy, is currently being used to manufacture production and prototype tools for the forging, die casting, and plastic injection industries and for both domestic and foreign markets. Other applications in development include bimetallic (steel/copper) tools, which improve cycle time in die casting and plastic injection operations by 35 percent. RSP Tooling currently offers a single-nozzle system capable of producing dies and molds up to nine inches in diameter and is continuing product development efforts on a multi-nozzle system capable of producing large dies and molds for aerospace wing and fuselage applications.
Stanton Advanced Ceramics ("Stanton") develops, produces, and markets leading refractory technologies for global molten processing companies. The company’s patented FireSlayerTM ceramic technology is a breakthrough advance that operates in the highest temperature, most severe thermal-cycle, and highest-corrosion refractory environments in existence (specifically, the metals, glass, coke, power generation, and concrete industries). The FireSlayer solution also saves companies money: compared to traditional ceramic materials, FireSlayer’s next generation ceramic material offers dramatic cost savings in the form of:
1) Significantly extended furnace life cycles
2) Reduced energy loss over the life of the furnace, and
3) Reduced furnace maintenance time and expense
Stanton has developed FireSlayer over many years and, with its product advances and focus on providing solutions that immediately increase its customers’ bottom-line, is among the most innovative companies operating in the advanced materials market today. Stanton is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and its team consists of individuals who have developed market-leading technologies as well as led high-growth businesses in a variety of molten processing industries.