H.C. Starck Tantalum & Niobium, Germany, announces that it is now operating under the Taniobis brand name, and will continue to offer a wide range of materials, powders, and alloys based on tantalum and niobium.
Unique intrinsic properties of tantalum and niobium include high melting points, high resistance to corrosion, extremely high resistance to chemicals, and high thermal and electrical conductivity. Tantalum and niobium and alloys containing these elements are suitable for a wide range of high-tech applications in fields such as the chemical industry, the energy segment, in superconductors, and in high-temperature environments.
Taniobis uses these rare ores and refractory metals to produce high-performance powders on an individual basis for its customers. These materials are important in a range of industries, including automotive, energy, aviation, electronics, the chemical industry, and the medical technology industry.
The supply and development of Ta and Nb materials also support global trends in areas such as the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, smart cities, and connectivity, where current developments are heavily dependent on tantalum and niobium.
Taniobis processes tantalum for tantalum electrolytic capacitors. These items are essential to advanced microelectronics, as they have extremely high energy density. This makes it possible to design ultra-small components with high conductivity, which is important in the IoT segment in particular. Capacitor powders form the basis for mobile and security-related applications in connected (i.e., smart) cars.
Additive Manufacturing is another important area of application. Taniobis is a leader in the development of biocompatible alloys for the production of patient-specific implants made using AM. The Taniobis development known as AMtrinsic is of particular interest in this context; these pre-alloyed high-performance powders were developed specifically for additive manufacturing.
