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Quintus TechnologiesIOM3 meeting in London - February 17, 2016

Sture Olsson

Global Business Development Manager, Metal Forming

2/17/2016Confidential 1

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Presentation overview

• Company details

• Hot & cold isostatic processing

• Metal forming

• The Flexform technology

• Process advantages

• Market trends, news & developments


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Solid foundation and history of excellence


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Sale of Company to

The Gores Group

Sale of Company to

Flow International

Flexform

introduction to the

automotive industry

Introduction of food

processing presses

Introduction of

flexform presses

Introduction of

isostatic presses

Company produces

the world’s first

synthetic diamond

1940-

1950

Company formation

under ASEA (later

ABB) ownership

Milestone

Partners

Sale of Company to

Milestone Partners

Introduction of the

Avure brand

2015

Avure Technologies

becomes Quintus

Technologies

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Global sales and service coverage


Quintus Technologies HQ

Sales office

Agent

Columbus, OH

HQ Quintus Technologies

Västerås, Sweden

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Customer base


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Business Units


1,500+ Installs Global Footprint ~80 M$ turnover ~150 people

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High-pressure – By wire-winding


• Pressure vessels with maximum safety

• Low weight vessel structures

• Compressive stresses, at full pressure, yielding an unmatched fatigue life

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• Company details


• Metal forming





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Advanced Material Densification


• Hot Isostatic Press– 30,000 psi (2000 bar)

– Argon gas medium

– 2200º C

• Cold Isostatic Press– Up to 87,000 psi (6000 bar)

– Water/Oil emulsion medium

– Ambient temperature

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Hot Isostatic Presses


A combination of temperature and pressure heal internal voids in

metal and ceramic materials to substantially improve strength

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Hot Isostatic Presses


Lab presses from diameter 100 mm and height 150 mm to

production scale presses with diameter > 2 m

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Advantages - Hot Isostatic Processing


Fully dense, net shape ceramic parts from powder

Fully dense

near net shape metal

parts from powder

• Improved properties of

castings

• Heal internal cracks and

porosity in sintered and

cast parts

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Cold Isostatic Presses


Presses operates with a water emulsion and available from small laboratory sizes up to diameter 2.5 m and height 5 m. Pressures up to 6000 bar / 87,000 psi

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Advantages - Cold Isostatic Processing


The process improve the density, the green strength and ensureconsistent properties before subsequent sintering

Metal filters Nozzles for continuous

casting and stopper rods

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• Company details


• Metal forming







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Advantages – Metal Forming


Flexible and cost-effective low-volume production:

- Low tooling cost

- Short lead time

- High quality parts

• Aerospace:Structural items, panels and engine components

• Automotive:Prototype and low volume niche-vehicle parts

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Metal Forming


The presses are designed with wire wound press cylinders and frames for excellent fatigue properties, long life, compact design and low-weight even at large press forces

Aerospace Automotive

Press for small parts Presses for small and large

parts

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The Principle of Flexform


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Sheet metal is formed over one shape defining tool half by a flexible rubber diaphragm, backed up by high hydraulic pressure

• The blank is placed on the rigid tool half. The press table is moved into the press where the diaphragm is located.

• Oil is pumped into the press above the diaphragm which is forced by the oil pressure to wrap the blank around the tool.

• After decompression, the press table is moved out

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The Global Flexform Market

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• Company details


• Metal forming





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High-pressure

productivity increase


C-flanged Parts:

• Formed to tolerance in a single pressing operation

• 37% savings in angles and flatness reworking

Large Parts and recessed parts:

• Formed to tolerance in a single pressing operation

• 25% savings in flatness reworking and number of pressing cycles

Shrink & stretch flanged parts:

• Less springback and wrinkles

• 42% savings in hand reworking

Courtesy: Daher-Socata, France

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Process step reduction

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Fabrication flow Low-pressure

process

High-

pressure

process

Pressing X X

Degrease - X

Hand adjustment, bench X -

Solution heat treatment - X

Hand adjustment, in press X -

Pressing X X

Hand adjustment X -

Anneal X -

Pressing X -

Degrease X -

Solution heat treatment X -

Final hand adjustment X X

From 10 to 5 fabrication operations!

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Fabrication process know-how


Optimize the complete process, from blank to finished part

• Production time reduction by up to 80%

• Production step reduction by 50%

• 100% production capacity increase

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• Company details


• Metal forming





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• Company details


• Metal forming



• Market technology trends, news & developments




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Process simulation – A technology trend shift


• Quick and cost efficient forming evaluation

• Improve demonstration process outcome and

reliability

• Reduce time for tool & part tryouts

Quintus software partner autoform.com

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Quintus Application Support Services


• Feasibility study• Flexform suitability review

• Technology demonstration

• Process feasibility study

• Training• Flexform Process Training

• Tool Design Training

• Introduction of simulation software solutions

• Tool design • Consulting

• Production tool supply

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• Company details


• Metal forming





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The Quintus metal forming product family


Quick-cycle off-load press for small

and for deep parts

Large press table for automotive

prototyping and low volume production

High-volume palletized

production system

Large sized production system for

OEM’s

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The new member of the family



and for deep parts


prototyping and low volume productionHigh-volume palletized

production system


OEM’s

QFC 0.7x1.8-800

New cost efficientmarket entry product

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The expansion of the product line



and for deep parts


prototyping and low volume production

High-volume palletized

production system


OEM’s

…and the newversatile deep-draw

press family

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Four (4) methods in one press !

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New Flexform deep-draw press

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Deep draw (Punch forming)

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Cavity die (female tool)

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Cavity die (female tool)

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Male die (Block tool)

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Expansion forming

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Flexform™ benefits

• Forming• Few forming steps

• No scratches from hard tools

• Forming with undercuts

• Excellent repeatability

• Time• Rapidly from idea to production

• Two tool stations – increased productivity

• Cost• Much lower tooling cost

• Cost efficient small to medium serial production

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Flexform™ benefits – Deep draw

• Additional benefits

vs conventional forming• Good draw ratio

• Less thinning of material

• …. and thus stronger parts

• Short cycle time vs hot forming

• Short cycle time due to the double

load/unload stations

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• Company details


• Metal forming





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Formability of Ti-6Al-4V

• Details to be shared within short!


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• Company details


• Metal forming





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HIP of AM Parts

Facts for the AM Process

• AM is P/M process residual micro porosity fatigue issues

• Porosity depends on material, powder particle size, printing parameters, etc.

• Layer-by-layer process gives directional solidification

• Columnar grain structure in build direction Anisotropic properties

• Residual stresses are present after printing

HIP is the perfect complement to AM

• Capsule-free HIP possible

• Requirement: gas-tight surface

• Argon gas as pressure medium no surface reactions

• HIP gives 100 % relative density

• Improved fatigue and ductility properties

• Lower scattering in properties

• Columnar grain structure can be treated to achieve isotropic properties

• Residual stresses are relieved


Fully dense after

HIP:ing

Gas tight surrounding skin

Loose powder in side

”Capsule” with

powder HIP:ed

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Heat treatment in HIP

• Cooling in a modern HIP from with URC is fast enough for heat treatment of the load.

• With this possibility the HIP combines two process steps:• Less process steps

• Lower cost

• Better quality control

• Small HIP systems (HZ up to 0.3 x 0.8) offers quench possibilities with cooling rates up to 2000 C/min.

• With the HIP you get a flexible heat treatment:• Tailor-made recipes with infinite many holding, heating,

quenching and cooling steps.


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• Company details


• Metal forming





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