PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (http://pyrogenesis.com) (TSX: PYR) (OTCQX:
PYRGF) (FRA: 8PY), a high-tech company (the “Company” or
“PyroGenesis”) that designs, develops, manufactures and
commercializes advanced plasma processes and sustainable solutions
which are geared to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) and address
environmental pollutants, is pleased to announce that the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has issued to the
Company a new U.S. Patent No. US 11839918 encompassing the
Company’s NexGen™ plasma atomization powder.
This U.S. Patent, entitled, “Method and
Apparatus for Producing High Purity Spherical Metallic Powders at
High Production Rates From One or Two Wires”, describes the
Company’s NexGen™ plasma atomization technology for producing metal
powder for use in additive manufacturing and 3D printing. In
particular, the patent describes the innovative aspects of the
NexGen™ system that create the potential for higher and more
efficient production rates, including a two-wire simultaneous
feedstock approach where the wires themselves are electrically
charged prior to reaching the plasma atomization step.
According to Mr. Pierre Carabin, PyroGenesis’
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategist, and the co-inventor
of the technology, “The NexGen™ process is a significant departure
from conventional plasma atomization, as the improved efficiency
from NexGen™ not only targets higher production rates, but also
narrower particle size distribution for more uniformity and
consistency, and an ability to tailor particle size distribution
(“PSD”) to customer requirements.”
“For PyroGenesis, that means producing more
powder in a single system and with only a single plasma torch – in
accordance with our commodity security and optimization business
strategy. For our customers, that means they receive the finest,
most spherically-consistent, and densest powders from typical
plasma atomization, but with the added benefits of buying from a
North American-based source that offers higher yield and less waste
of a recognized critical mineral, while also being more energy
efficient – helping them to reduce their carbon footprint and meet
their Scope 3 emissions targets,” continues Mr. Carabin.
Traditional plasma atomization – using either a
single wire centrally fed through a plasma torch, or three plasma
torches aiming at one centrally-positioned wire – has a primary
disadvantage of having a relatively low production rate in
comparison to water and gas atomization, due to the fact that
plasma atomization is a very energetically inefficient process.
To combat this, PyroGenesis Additive’s NexGen™
system feeds two separate spools of metal wire (such as titanium)
that are first electrically charged, creating an electrical arc
that melts the wire before a plasma torch atomizes the melted wire
into powder particles using a supersonic plasma stream. This
results in a more efficient atomization of the metal – raising
production output significantly.
“Plasma atomization is considered the gold
standard for the production of Additive Manufacturing powder,” said
Mr. Massimo Dattilo, Vice President of PyroGenesis Additive.
“PyroGenesis not only invented the process, but coined the name,
which is now widely used in the industry. Because of our dedication
to continuous improvement, when we decided to re-enter the market,
we did so with a mandate to advance plasma atomization to the next
level through a redesigned system we named “NexGen”. The
confirmation of this U.S. patent for NexGen™ is a key validation of
our approach and another major box checked in our market re-entry
progress.”
The Company has patents pending in Canada and in
other global jurisdictions for the same NexGen™ plasma atomization
process.
“The substantially improved efficiency of
NexGen™, which has shifted the particle size distribution of our
production runs, means the larger average amount of finer cut
powder we can produce per run also includes fine powders in the 5μm
– 20μm range suitable for use in binder jetting and metal injection
molding (“MIM”). We see MIM – in addition to the fine powders we
can offer for laser bed applications – as a key market ahead, as
more companies especially in consumer electronics continue to move
from stainless steel to titanium to achieve weight and corrosion
reduction,” added Mr. Dattilo.
After several years of R&D, the Company
recently announced full commercialization and full entrance into
the titanium metal powders marketplace with its first by-the-tonne
commercial order, and the Company’s journey to create its NexGen™
system was the topic of a recent a cover story of major additive
manufacturing industry magazine ‘Powder Metallurgy Review’.
“With a goal to produce the highest quality
metal powders in the additive manufacturing industry, PyroGenesis
Additive has taken a cautious, methodical approach over the past
few years as we designed, then readied, our new NexGen™ plasma
atomization process,” said Mr. P. Peter Pascali, President and CEO
PyroGenesis Canada Inc. “With full commercialization achieved, and
now with the U.S. patent confirmed for our technology, we look
forward with great optimism regarding our future, with an
ever-widening range of metal powder offerings becoming available to
the additive manufacturing industry.”
The Company’s development of high quality
titanium metal powders is part of the Company’s three-tiered
solution ecosystem that aligns with economic drivers that are key
to global heavy industry. Metal powders is part of the Company’s
Commodity Security & Optimization tier, where the recovery of
viable metals, and the optimization of production to increase
output, helps to maximize raw materials and improve the
availability of critical minerals. Titanium has been identified as
a critical mineral by the Canadian government and many other
governments worldwide.
About PyroGenesis Canada
Inc.
PyroGenesis Canada Inc., a high-tech company, is
a proud leader in the design, development, manufacture and
commercialization of advanced plasma processes and sustainable
solutions which reduce GHG and are economically attractive
alternatives to conventional “dirty” processes. PyroGenesis has
created proprietary, patented and advanced plasma technologies that
are being vetted and adopted by multiple multibillion dollar
industry leaders in four massive markets: iron ore pelletization,
aluminum, waste management, and additive manufacturing. With a team
of experienced engineers, scientists and technicians working out of
its Montreal office, and its 3,800 m2 and 2,940 m2 manufacturing
facilities, PyroGenesis maintains its competitive advantage by
remaining at the forefront of technology development and
commercialization. The operations are ISO 9001:2015 and
AS9100D certified, having been ISO certified since 1997. For more
information, please visit: www.pyrogenesis.com.
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For further information please contact:
Rodayna Kafal, Vice President, IR/Comms. and
Strategic BDPhone: (514) 937-0002, E-mail: ir@pyrogenesis.com
Massimo Dattilo, Vice President, PyroGenesis AdditivePhone: (438)
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