Perryman boosts melt capacity.Perryman Co. has begun construction on an integration project that will create melting operations using both electron beam A stream of electrons, or electricity, that is directed towards a receiving object. See electron beam imaging and electron beam lithography. and vacuum-arc remelt technologies. The facility, which is being built in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , Pa., is expected to be operational by early 2007. Perryman Co. says it made the decision to add melting capabilities for a number of reasons. A major incentive for the company is the ability to recycle re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. 100 percent of its scrap. Currently, only about 70 percent of titanium titanium (tītā`nēəm, tĭ–) [from Titan], metallic chemical element; symbol Ti; at. no. 22; at. wt. 47.88; m.p. 1,675°C;; b.p. 3,260°C;; sp. gr. 4.54 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, or +4. scrap makes it back into the titanium industry. After the expansion, Perryman will be able to use all of its own scrap in its melting operations. Despite the addition of melting facilities, Perryman does not expect to reduce the amount of titanium it purchases on the open market. Phase one of the project will encompass three buildings totaling about 85,000 square feet. |
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