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C L I C K T O E D I T M A S T E R S U B T I T L E S T Y L E
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Advanced Manufacturing Process
For High Tensile Strength Foil
The Innovation Rapid Hot Forming of High Strength Foil
Platform technology for forming high strength carbon steel up to titanium
Hot Forming and Profiling
• Proprietary process and equipment fully tested for SS304
• High heat and pressure
• Fast, fully automated profiling
• Lab scale and full scale devices successfully tested
The Innovation Rapid Hot Forming of High Strength Foil
High Speed Laser Welding
• Proprietary welding regime
• High speed 600w scanning fiber laser
• Speeds in excess of 0.5 m/s
• Thickness 0.3mm down to 0.02mm
• No heat distortion or other adverse effect
• Post-profiling weld strength 94-98% surrounding metal
Low cost process for rapid
forming of superior materials
Application Corrugated Plate Heat Exchangers
Other Design Options
• Cool multiple fluids in a single core
• Unique shapes
Advantages
• Up to 50% increase in heat rejection
• 40-60% reduction in mass
• 20-40% reduction in volume
• Reduced pump and fan power
• New optimization schemes
• Reduced maintenance cost
Antifreeze Duct Window
Oil Duct Window
Corrugated Surface
Fabrication
• Est. 30% piece reduction across BIW
• Complex shapes
• Reduce design-fabricate time and cost
• Reduce joining operations
• Form inner and outer pieces in one operation
• Reduce part handling and damage
• Reduce component production time
Weight Reduction
• Est. 20% weight reduction across BIW
• Thinner, lighter material
• Replace thick mild steel
Structural Strength
• Corrugation for strength
• Integrated sound dampening
• Weight reduction
• Lower cost
Application Auto Body Components
Corrugated boxboard patented in 1871
Impact: reduced container weight & cost
Application Battery and Fuel Cell Components
Li-Ion Battery Thermal Fins
• Replace aluminum with stainless steel
• More design options
• High heat tolerance
• High durability
• Low material cost
• Low fabrication cost
Fuel Cell Interconnects
• Replace thick, stamped material
• Rapid manufacture
• Stainless steel, nickel, hastelloy, etc.
Commercial Potential
• Auto Body Components
• Battery and Fuel Cell Components
• Corrugated Plate Heat Exchangers
• General
• Up to 50% more cooling
• 40-60% less mass
• 20-40% less volume
• 33-67% less cost
• Reduced energy consumption
• Reduced maintenance cost
• Automotive
• Engine bay re-design
• Improved vehicle aerodynamics
• Reduced fuel consumption
• AC & Refrigeration
• New refrigerants
• Power Generation
• Reduced cost & scale of ACC’s
• Improved recuperation & cogeneration
• Increased options for plant location
Impact Automotive Applications
New Technology Adoption
• Tube & fin technology 100 yrs old
• Materials: copper (1900), aluminum (1970)
Thermo-Pur process makes use of
stainless steel economically feasible.
Contact us:
864.908.3636
info@thermo-purtechnologies.com
www.thermo-purtechnologies.com
5 Research Drive, Greenville, SC 29607
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