O O demanding hightech markets. supplier ofkey technologies to strengthened ourcapabilities asa with well-known manufacturers have Close cooperation andcollaboration Our Markets meet ever-increasing demands. high-quality systems tailored to development, whichhave led to term investments inresearch and of ourextensive know-how andlong- ALD’s reputation isbasedonapplication Our Reputation production. offshore andphotovoltaic energy for new developments inelectronics, High purityproducts are needed power generation industry. in theaviation,automotive and typical of demandingapplications time long-term reliability are High strength andatthesame and economic potentials. overlapping eachotherintheirtechnical offers different benefits, partially Each oftheseuniquetechnologies to produce entirely new materials. quality, efficiencyandtheopportunity developed thatwillyield improved New processes are beingcontinuously Our Expertise applications. technology for theirhighly specialized appropriate process andequipment customers to select andcustomize the to work inclose cooperation withits ALD hastheexperience andexpertise Internet www.ald-vt.de E-Mail info Fax +496181307-3290 Phone +496181307-0 63457 Hanau,Germany Otto-von-Guericke Platz1 ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH @ ald-vt.de subsidiaries on www.ald-vt.de. You can findtheaddresses of alloursales partners and photovoltaic andautomotive suppliers. to industries e.g.power generation, environment, aviation, than 20representative offices. ALDisa worldwide supplier Russia, China,India,Mexico, France, Thailandandmore heat treatment. WithsubsidiariesintheUSA,Japan, and services inthefield of vacuum metallurgy and vacuum leading global supplierofprocess technologies, furnaces ALD Vacuum Technologies inHanau,Germany, isthe ALD Vacuum Technologies Worldwide

MetaCom / Product Overview / 01.18 ALD Vacuum Technologies for Metallurgy andHeatTreatment Vacuum Systems andTechnologies High Tech isourBusiness Worldwide Leading Vacuum Vacuum Our Market Position Metallurgy Heat Treatment ALD Vacuum Technologies is a market leader in Vacuum metallurgy involves vacuum processes vacuum systems and process services for thermal for treating molten metals such as melting and and Sintering and thermo-chemical treatment of solid and remelting, casting and metal-powder technology Vacuum heat treatment processes molten metals. as well as specialized vacuum coating technologies of ALD are used whenever high for high temperature turbine components. performance properties are required for tools, transmissions, precision engine parts and fuel injection system components.

Casting and Coating Process and Furnace Portfolio Vacuum sintering furnaces Engineering Services O Vacuum Induction Melting – Vacuum hardening, tempering and O for sintering high-strength cemented ALD´s own competence center offers Investment Casting (VIM-IC) brazing of carbides and special oxides customized Development & Engineering O Cold-Wall Induction Melting and O tool steels and other metals, in O for vacuum or high pressure (HIP) Services Casting (LEICOMELT) vertical or horizontal batch furnaces up to 100 bar O VAR Skull Melting and Casting (VAR-SM) Nuclear Fuel Production and Our Process and Equipment Applications System Portfolio O Vacuum Turbine Blade Coating (EB/PVD) Vacuum carburizing and high pressure Vacuum nitriding furnaces Waste Management Portfolio Examples of products that were developed ALD offers modern, efficiently Photovoltaic gas quenching furnaces from ALD O for gas nitriding processes in using ALD‘s advaced vacuum processes functioning production systems which O Solar silicon melting and O MonoTherm® for aerospace NitroTherm® furnaces ALD’s modular pusher type sintering Our engineering expertise includes include O significantly contributes to the Crystallization Unit (SCU) applications O for active screen plasma nitriding furnaces are used for the production ® O vacuum process technology O highly alloyed special steels and cost-effectiveness of a high quality Powder Atomization O DualTherm for multi-purpose (ASPN) processes using the ION2- of nuclear fuel pellets such as UO2 O know-how to design customized superalloys production O Vacuum Induction Melting Gas applications cloud® technology and MOX. ALD also offer solutions for system solutions for O refractory and reactive metals with O covers the complete range of Atomizer (VIGA) O ModulTherm® for modular and flexible volume reduction, de-contamination ultrahigh purity sophisticated metal making O Electrode Induction Melting Gas heat treatment in large scale- Own & Operate and recycling contaminated metal scrap. Vacuum Metallurgy O fine-grain precision castings with processes like Atomizer (EIGA) production ALD´s heat treatment centers offer directional and single-crystal Special Furnaces O SyncroTherm® for full integration in heat treatment services for customers The company developed an Impermeable Vacuum Heat Treatment and Sintering structures Primary Melting and O Hot Isothermal Forging (HIF) the manufacturing line using furnace and process technology Graphite Matrix (IGM) as a method to O forgings with near net shape Secondary Remelting O Induction Heated Quartz Tube developed by ALD. This enables embed contaminated radioactive graphite Nuclear Fuel Production and Waste O semiconductors for solar cells O Vacuum Induction Melting and Furnace (IWQ) They all feature dry, high pressure gas customers waste materials to ensure safe isolation Management O high purity powder for homogeneous Casting (VIM/VID/VIDP) O High Vacuum Resistance Furnace (WI) quenching which O to minimize the learning curve, start- from the biosphere for millions of years. and high strength parts O Electro Slag Remelting (ESR) O saves subsequent cleaning steps up costs and equipment investment O additive manufacturing O Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) Turn-Key Solutions O reduces distortion of the quenched parts O to keep their manufacturing operations O plasma spray coatings O Electron Beam Melting (EB-CHR) O minimizes or eliminates costly hard updated with the latest developments O Plasma Melting (PAM-CHR) Research and Development surface machining and technology demanding hightech markets. supplier ofkey technologies to strengthened ourcapabilities asa with well-known manufacturers have Close cooperation andcollaboration Our Markets meet ever-increasing demands. high-quality systems tailored to development, whichhave led to term investments inresearch and of ourextensive know-how andlong- ALD’s reputation isbasedonapplication Our Reputation O O production. offshore andphotovoltaic energy for new developments inelectronics, High purityproducts are needed power generation industry. in theaviation,automotive and typical ofdemandingapplications time long-term reliability are High strength andatthesame and economic potentials. overlapping eachotherintheir technical offers different benefits, partially Each oftheseuniquetechnologies to produce entirely new materials. quality, efficiencyandtheopportunity developed thatwillyield improved New processes are beingcontinuously Our Expertise applications. technology for theirhighly specialized appropriate process and equipment customers to select andcustomize the to work inclose cooperation withits ALD hastheexperience andexpertise Internet www.ald-vt.de E-Mail info Fax +496181307-3290 Phone +496181307-0 63457 Hanau,Germany Otto-von-Guericke Platz1 ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH @ ald-vt.de subsidiaries onwww.ald-vt.de. You can findtheaddresses ofalloursales partners and photovoltaic andautomotive suppliers. to industries e.g.power generation, environment, aviation, than 20representative offices. ALDisa worldwide supplier Russia, China,India,Mexico, France, Thailandandmore heat treatment. WithsubsidiariesintheUSA, Japan, and services inthefield of vacuum metallurgy and vacuum leading global supplierofprocess technologies, furnaces ALD Vacuum Technologies in Hanau,Germany, isthe ALD Vacuum Technologies Worldwide

MetaCom / Product Overview / 01.18 ALD Vacuum Technologies for Metallurgy andHeatTreatment Vacuum Systems andTechnologies High Tech isourBusiness Worldwide Leading Vacuum Vacuum Our Market Position Metallurgy Heat Treatment ALD Vacuum Technologies is a market leader in Vacuum metallurgy involves vacuum processes vacuum systems and process services for thermal for treating molten metals such as melting and and Sintering and thermo-chemical treatment of solid and remelting, casting and metal-powder technology Vacuum heat treatment processes molten metals. as well as specialized vacuum coating technologies of ALD are used whenever high for high temperature turbine components. performance properties are required for tools, transmissions, precision engine parts and fuel injection system components.

Casting and Coating Process and Furnace Portfolio Vacuum sintering furnaces Engineering Services O Vacuum Induction Melting – Vacuum hardening, tempering and O for sintering high-strength cemented ALD´s own competence center offers Investment Casting (VIM-IC) brazing of carbides and special oxides customized Development & Engineering O Cold-Wall Induction Melting and O tool steels and other metals, in O for vacuum or high pressure (HIP) Services Casting (LEICOMELT) vertical or horizontal batch furnaces up to 100 bar O VAR Skull Melting and Casting (VAR-SM) Nuclear Fuel Production and Our Process and Equipment Applications System Portfolio O Vacuum Turbine Blade Coating (EB/PVD) Vacuum carburizing and high pressure Vacuum nitriding furnaces Waste Management Portfolio Examples of products that were developed ALD offers modern, efficiently Photovoltaic gas quenching furnaces from ALD O for gas nitriding processes in using ALD‘s advaced vacuum processes functioning production systems which O Solar silicon melting and O MonoTherm® for aerospace NitroTherm® furnaces ALD’s modular pusher type sintering Our engineering expertise includes include O significantly contributes to the Crystallization Unit (SCU) applications O for active screen plasma nitriding furnaces are used for the production ® O vacuum process technology O highly alloyed special steels and cost-effectiveness of a high quality Powder Atomization O DualTherm for multi-purpose (ASPN) processes using the ION2- of nuclear fuel pellets such as UO2 O know-how to design customized superalloys production O Vacuum Induction Melting Gas applications cloud® technology and MOX. ALD also offer solutions for system solutions for O refractory and reactive metals with O covers the complete range of Atomizer (VIGA) O ModulTherm® for modular and flexible volume reduction, de-contamination ultrahigh purity sophisticated metal making O Electrode Induction Melting Gas heat treatment in large scale- Own & Operate and recycling contaminated metal scrap. Vacuum Metallurgy O fine-grain precision castings with processes like Atomizer (EIGA) production ALD´s heat treatment centers offer directional and single-crystal Special Furnaces O SyncroTherm® for full integration in heat treatment services for customers The company developed an Impermeable Vacuum Heat Treatment and Sintering structures Primary Melting and O Hot Isothermal Forging (HIF) the manufacturing line using furnace and process technology Graphite Matrix (IGM) as a method to O forgings with near net shape Secondary Remelting O Induction Heated Quartz Tube developed by ALD. This enables embed contaminated radioactive graphite Nuclear Fuel Production and Waste O semiconductors for solar cells O Vacuum Induction Melting and Furnace (IWQ) They all feature dry, high pressure gas customers waste materials to ensure safe isolation Management O high purity powder for homogeneous Casting (VIM/VID/VIDP) O High Vacuum Resistance Furnace (WI) quenching which O to minimize the learning curve, start- from the biosphere for millions of years. and high strength parts O Electro Slag Remelting (ESR) O saves subsequent cleaning steps up costs and equipment investment O additive manufacturing O Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) Turn-Key Solutions O reduces distortion of the quenched parts O to keep their manufacturing operations O plasma spray coatings O Electron Beam Melting (EB-CHR) O minimizes or eliminates costly hard updated with the latest developments O Plasma Melting (PAM-CHR) Research and Development surface machining and technology Worldwide Leading Vacuum Vacuum Our Market Position Metallurgy Heat Treatment ALD Vacuum Technologies is a market leader in Vacuum metallurgy involves vacuum processes vacuum systems and process services for thermal for treating molten metals such as melting and and Sintering and thermo-chemical treatment of solid and remelting, casting and metal-powder technology Vacuum heat treatment processes molten metals. as well as specialized vacuum coating technologies of ALD are used whenever high for high temperature turbine components. performance properties are required for tools, transmissions, precision engine parts and fuel injection system components.

Casting and Coating Process and Furnace Portfolio Vacuum sintering furnaces Engineering Services O Vacuum Induction Melting – Vacuum hardening, tempering and O for sintering high-strength cemented ALD´s own competence center offers Investment Casting (VIM-IC) brazing of carbides and special oxides customized Development & Engineering O Cold-Wall Induction Melting and O tool steels and other metals, in O for vacuum or high pressure (HIP) Services Casting (LEICOMELT) vertical or horizontal batch furnaces up to 100 bar O VAR Skull Melting and Casting (VAR-SM) Nuclear Fuel Production and Our Process and Equipment Applications System Portfolio O Vacuum Turbine Blade Coating (EB/PVD) Vacuum carburizing and high pressure Vacuum nitriding furnaces Waste Management Portfolio Examples of products that were developed ALD offers modern, efficiently Photovoltaic gas quenching furnaces from ALD O for gas nitriding processes in using ALD‘s advaced vacuum processes functioning production systems which O Solar silicon melting and O MonoTherm® for aerospace NitroTherm® furnaces ALD’s modular pusher type sintering Our engineering expertise includes include O significantly contributes to the Crystallization Unit (SCU) applications O for active screen plasma nitriding furnaces are used for the production ® O vacuum process technology O highly alloyed special steels and cost-effectiveness of a high quality Powder Atomization O DualTherm for multi-purpose (ASPN) processes using the ION2- of nuclear fuel pellets such as UO2 O know-how to design customized superalloys production O Vacuum Induction Melting Gas applications cloud® technology and MOX. ALD also offer solutions for system solutions for O refractory and reactive metals with O covers the complete range of Atomizer (VIGA) O ModulTherm® for modular and flexible volume reduction, de-contamination ultrahigh purity sophisticated metal making O Electrode Induction Melting Gas heat treatment in large scale- Own & Operate and recycling contaminated metal scrap. Vacuum Metallurgy O fine-grain precision castings with processes like Atomizer (EIGA) production ALD´s heat treatment centers offer directional and single-crystal Special Furnaces O SyncroTherm® for full integration in heat treatment services for customers The company developed an Impermeable Vacuum Heat Treatment and Sintering structures Primary Melting and O Hot Isothermal Forging (HIF) the manufacturing line using furnace and process technology Graphite Matrix (IGM) as a method to O forgings with near net shape Secondary Remelting O Induction Heated Quartz Tube developed by ALD. This enables embed contaminated radioactive graphite Nuclear Fuel Production and Waste O semiconductors for solar cells O Vacuum Induction Melting and Furnace (IWQ) They all feature dry, high pressure gas customers waste materials to ensure safe isolation Management O high purity powder for homogeneous Casting (VIM/VID/VIDP) O High Vacuum Resistance Furnace (WI) quenching which O to minimize the learning curve, start- from the biosphere for millions of years. and high strength parts O Electro Slag Remelting (ESR) O saves subsequent cleaning steps up costs and equipment investment O additive manufacturing O Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) Turn-Key Solutions O reduces distortion of the quenched parts O to keep their manufacturing operations O plasma spray coatings O Electron Beam Melting (EB-CHR) O minimizes or eliminates costly hard updated with the latest developments O Plasma Melting (PAM-CHR) Research and Development surface machining and technology demanding hightech markets. supplier ofkey technologies to strengthened ourcapabilities asa with well-known manufacturers have Close cooperation andcollaboration Our Markets meet ever-increasing demands. high-quality systems tailored to development, whichhave led to term investments inresearch and of ourextensive know-how andlong- ALD’s reputation isbasedonapplication Our Reputation O O production. offshore andphotovoltaic energy for new developments inelectronics, High purityproducts are needed power generation industry. in theaviation,automotive and typical of demandingapplications time long-term reliability are High strength andatthesame and economic potentials. overlapping eachotherintheirtechnical offers different benefits, partially Each oftheseuniquetechnologies to produce entirely new materials. quality, efficiencyandtheopportunity developed thatwillyield improved New processes are beingcontinuously Our Expertise applications. technology for theirhighly specialized appropriate process andequipment customers to select andcustomize the to work inclose cooperation withits ALD hastheexperience andexpertise Internet www.ald-vt.de E-Mail info Fax +496181307-3290 Phone +496181307-0 63457 Hanau,Germany Otto-von-Guericke Platz1 ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH @ ald-vt.de subsidiaries on www.ald-vt.de. You can findtheaddresses of alloursales partners and photovoltaic andautomotive suppliers. to industries e.g.power generation, environment, aviation, than 20representative offices. ALDisa worldwide supplier Russia, China,India,Mexico, France, Thailandandmore heat treatment. WithsubsidiariesintheUSA,Japan, and services inthefield of vacuum metallurgy and vacuum leading global supplierofprocess technologies, furnaces ALD Vacuum Technologies inHanau,Germany, isthe ALD Vacuum Technologies Worldwide

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