Norsk Titanium, Norway, announces that it has been named the recipient of the International Titanium Association’s 2018 Titanium Application Development Award.
As reported last year, Norsk Titanium began delivering the structural, additive manufactured aerospace parts to industry giant Boeing. These first OEM-qualified components are now flying on the Boeing 787. Norsk utilizes its Rapid Plasma Deposition (RPD) wire-fed process to produce near-net-shape titanium parts at its production facilities in Hønefoss, Norway, and Plattsburgh, New York.
“Norsk Titanium is honored to be recognized by ITA for the 2018 Titanium Applications Development Award,” says Michael Canario, chief executive officer of Norsk Titanium. “This achievement by our dedicated team follows the vision of our Norwegian founders to revolutionize the titanium manufacturing industry with our Rapid Plasma Deposition technology. We expressly thank our research and development partners for their support in promoting new titanium applications.”
According to Norsk officials, the technology has demonstrated it can produce parts weighing over 100 pounds. They add that RPD is 50 to 100 times faster than powder-based additive manufacturing systems and uses 25 to 50 percent less titanium than incumbent forging processes. In addition to producing parts for commercial jets, the RPD process can be used to manufacture structural parts for the space, transportation, oil and gas, and maritime business sectors.
The ITA sponsors the TAD award to recognize: significant achievement towards improving and expanding the use of titanium; promoting titanium products into new applications or enhancing the performance of titanium in an existing application; unveiling a technical breakthrough that specifically expands the use of titanium; inaugurating or influencing outstanding research or marketing programs leading to the expansion of the titanium market or titanium products; initiating or creating important new and imaginative uses for titanium.
