Vacuum Induction Melting Inert Gas Atomization (VIM-IGA)

Vacuum Induction Melting Inert Gas Atomization (VIM-IGA) produces high-quality, spherical metal powders for a range of applications, including additive manufacturing, metal injection molding, and Hot Isostatic Pressing.

Product Details

Overview

Consarc® VIM-IGA furnaces can be utilized to produce a wide range of metals and alloys, including nickel, iron, and copper alloys among others. The use of vacuum induction melting combined with inert gas atomization facilitates the tight control of chemical composition. This high level of quality control is critical for high-end applications in industries such as aerospace, medical devices, and defense.

Consarc has a wealth of experience manufacturing robust vacuum melting equipment designed for long service life and continual operations. Consarc’s first VIM-IGA furnace was manufactured in 1969 and is still producing powder to this day.

Features

Anti-Satellite Gas System

Reduced satelliting, resulting in highly spherical particles with increased flowability and spreadability. Collected powder is cooler, reducing caking and allowing for immediate downstream processing.

Hot Gas Atomization

Fine particle size distribution
Lower gas consumption rates

Tundish Heating

Efficient high-temperature preheating
Reduced likelihood of nozzle freeze-off
Allows for decreased superheat in the melt

Industrial Production Design

Designed for faster decontamination between alloy changes
Easier access to consumables and critical maintenance components

Semi-Continuous Processing

Standard VIM-IGA designs have integrated melting and atomizing chambers that are vacuum-sealed together for batch-type processing. Consarc offers a multi-furnace, semi-continuous VIM-IGA designed for maximum throughput. In this design melting of subsequent heats can begin immediately after atomization while the tundish is changed and pre-heated for the next pour. Furnaces always remain in vacuum or inert atmospheres, effectively extending lining life, minimizing downtime, and eliminating pickup of oxygen and nitrogen from the atmosphere.

Furnace Layout/Accessories

Anti-Satellite Gas System
Hot Gas System

Induction or Resistance Heated Tundish

Melt Dump Pot
Vacuum-Isolated Particulate Charger
Overmelt Bulk Charger
In Situ Video Systems

Tundish Exchange

Enables quick and efficient swapping of tundishes during atomization to improve productivity and quality
The secondary tundish can be preheated to maximize uptime when tundish exchange is required

Revert Powder Remelting

Remelting of off-spec powder allows for high rates of utilization, minimizing inefficiencies inherent in the powder production process
Capable of remelting recycled powder
Advanced powder feeding system for minimized dusting and bridging

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Consarc Vacuum Induction Melting Inert Gas Atomization

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