In June 2017, Nova Analytical Systems, a Unit of Tenova Goodfellow Inc., received an order from Ametek Reading Alloys, a division of Ametek Specialty Metal Products, for six DuraNOVA Continuous Process Oxygen Gas Analysers.
Ametek Reading Alloys is a producer of specialty powdered metals, particularly those with a titanium base. In October 2017, these six units were commissioned by NOVA field service engineers.
Titanium powder has an affinity for oxygen (O2), which creates a potential fire hazard during the powder milling operation process. Historically, to remove the possibility of a hazard developing, an Argon (Ar) blanket was introduced to provide an inert environment for this industrial application. The inert blanket of gas prevents the powder being processed from reacting with O2 from surrounding air and sparks created by the mill. For Ametek’s powdered metals process, adding Ar to this process greatly reduced the risk of fire, however, there was still two unknowns; was the drum installed properly and was the O2 sufficiently purged?
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