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Project Engineer Mr. Joshua Motley, MSc Chemical Engineering has been with Ampere Scientific for more than a year now as a Project Engineer. Mr. Motley has experience in computational fluid dynamics and, through his educational and other employment experiences has become an expert in RF and EM fields, including modeling. Additionally, Mr. Motely has experience in experimental design and has been instrumental in assembling the laboratory unit for the NSF study of the Vacuum Arc Control technology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f80c2d530dbcf530965451a/88cd406d-87c4-40e6-84bd-35363b1ded53/Paul+King+-+BW-2.JPG Team - Dr. Paul E King, CEO and President Dr. King is a highly focused and well-respected professional with a track record of producing winning results in technology development and deployment. He is a global leader throughout the R&D arena in energy systems and has founded or co-founded 8 startups since 2015. As the founder and CEO of Ampere Scientific, his responsibilities include leading the strategic, financial, operational and technical aspects of all Ampere Scientific product lines. https://www.amperescientific.com/varmetric daily 0.75 2024-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f80c2d530dbcf530965451a/18de29ee-bc22-47e2-af95-79731b4329a5/Ampere-Scientific-VARMetric-Sensor+Single+VAR.png VARmetric™ - VARmetric™ – Powered by our patented, award-winning Arc Position Sensing technology With new data from VARmetric™ you will: Improve Safety VARmetric™ HD detects safety critical events, such as side-arcs, to protect facilities and personnel. Increase Yield Achieve superior ingot production by first understanding, then improving the arc distribution with VARmetric™. For example, ingot sidewall yield is linked to the arc distribution, where small improvements equate to millions of dollars per year. Improve Quality Use VARmetric™ for root cause analysis, where the new data will allow operators to identify and avoid operating conditions that lead to defects in ingots. Save Energy Achieve energy savings by optimizing melt efficiency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f80c2d530dbcf530965451a/52aa6ebb-009f-4f7c-bbf6-99689fe25da5/VARmetric-USAP+ALD+6.jpg VARmetric™ - VARmetric™ Features What it does Arc position sensing (APS) Side-arc detection Anomalous event detection Characterizes arcing mode (e.g., diffuse, constricted, glow) Improves solidification models Arc gap tracking Electrode tip mapping How it does it Completely passive monitoring of VAR furnace operations Magnetic field sensor arrays and furnace process variables are simultaneously measured (100+ times per second) Real-time monitoring with ObserVAR™ software Furnace process analysis with AnalyVAR™ Statistical analysis of melt data Automatic report generation Where it goes Applicable to any arc furnace dimensions Equally applicable to retrofit or new furnace installation Little to no down time is required for installation Directly mounts to exterior furnace shell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f80c2d530dbcf530965451a/1614024276045-378LNWXYY3TURDFRE8YG/Elk+Hunt+VARmetric+-+b.jpg VARmetric™ - ObserVAR™ and AnalyVAR™ ObserVAR™ and AnalyVAR™ software tools are integral parts of the VARmetric™ system. Together, they visualize and interpret results. ObserVAR™ provides real-time information and event detection during melts. AnalyVAR™ processes the data, generates reports on arc distributions during melts, and indicates the quality of the melt. ObserVAR™ features real-time APS, ingot height calculation, anomalous event detection, side-arc detection, improved safety features, vertical and overhead arc distributions, and the option to integrate automatic feedback into your furnace. AnalyVAR™ features variable APS melt scans displaying the vertical and overhead arc distributions, ingot height calculation, automatic report generation, and defect probability calculations through advanced solidification modeling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f80c2d530dbcf530965451a/5431e149-c569-49b0-a1e2-4a1e852df5f1/HMI05970.png VARmetric™ - VARmetric™ Applied With ObserVAR™ software, arcs are imaged and displayed in real time. The distribution of the arc over time, as seen by ObserVAR™, can vary dramatically within a single melt without indication on standard process signals. Where stability and symmetry are key to high quality production, this new measurement can immediately provide improvements to melting practices. Since each furnace is unique, Ampere Scientific utilizes multi-physics modeling to inform Arc Position Sensing and predict electrical current distributions. VARmetric™ can combine predictions with real data to understand abnormal melt conditions, accelerating root cause analysis. Solidification models using APS data underscore the importance of the arc distribution in achieving high ingot quality and yield. https://www.amperescientific.com/services daily 0.75 2024-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f80c2d530dbcf530965451a/1614113091875-BCBABWCYI0MSJO1G2WXQ/Arc+Modeling.png Services - Multi-physics Computational Modeling As the metals industry rightly demands ever-higher quality products, the computational modeling of remelting processes becomes an essential part of production and quality assurance. Ampere Scientific embraces the significant challenges regarding the computational modeling of melting, solidification, and other processes related to VARs. Our expertise in MeltflowVAR/ESR and COMSOL Multiphysics provides us the capability to meet all your modeling needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f80c2d530dbcf530965451a/1614113140638-YHEEUCDKEG4YMCN963EJ/Panel+n+Constric.png Services - Analytical Support Ampere Scientific’s scientists and engineers are experts in results-driven large scale data acquisition and analysis. Our team routinely develop new, automated methodologies to collect, organize and process huge, highly customized data sets and produce qualifying information. When you contract Ampere Scientific to work on a problem, our interests are aligned – we will develop an analysis methodology that can be repeatably applied to reach the right solution with minimal time and effort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f80c2d530dbcf530965451a/1614113257698-B30RDCGQV92GPZQD3ETG/Experiments.png Services - Measurement and Control Solutions At Ampere Scientific we will work directly with your company to develop a customized and integrated hardware and software package for measurement and controls. Hardware: With our team's expertise in scientific and industrial sensor and control systems for electromagnetics, vision and motion, radiation, fluids, and thermal processes, no project is too large. Software: Ampere Scientific's team includes Certified LabVIEW Developers with experience in Python, MATLAB, and other programming environments. We leverage these skills to create real-time data acquisition and control systems that are scalable from simple user interfaces to web-based IOT solutions. Our expertise in these areas allows for rapid prototyping to realize your product in a timely manner and take the next steps to move from the prototype phase to full-fledged commercialization. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f80c2d530dbcf530965451a/58064705-ed04-4a3f-bd0f-f4a0c38aa755/Picture1.jpg Services The portable VARmetric system is a quick-install magnetic source tomographic measurement system designed as a demonstration unit for arc processing systems. The PVM consists of 4 VARmetric measurement system ‘strips’ housing the field measurement devices. These strips are held onto a heavy nylon strap through the use of Velcro components. The nylon strap is mounted around the furnace water jacket via compression and held in place with a combination of industrial adhesive (the adhesive leaves no trace when removed). Each strip is connected to the VARmetric junction box via bulkhead cables. The junction box, usually located within about 3 meters of the VAR unit, is tied to a computer through ethernet cable which can be up to 100 m away from the meting systesm. A computer, located within approximately 100 m of the VARmetric junction box, aggregates the data and displays it in real time through the real time PVM operating system. Additionally, a Melt Evaluator tool is provided with the computer to perform some basic analysis of the data. The PVM unit takes approximately 30 minutes to install, calibrate and test prior to being operationally ready. Installation can be done during normal operations of the VAR depending on the safety protocols of the customer. Preferably, however, the PVM should be installed prior to initiation of a melt so that additional static field calibrations can be performed prior to operations. Appendix A provides the field installation instructions for the Portable VARmetric unit. Overall, the PVM is a useful tool for demonstration purposes. However, the PVM lacks certain process signals for a complete analysis of the VAR processing and, in particular, does not include the current and voltage signals necessary for complete analyses of the VAR operations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f80c2d530dbcf530965451a/ec247819-57c6-41d0-ba10-8d396bd11230/Screenshot+2024-01-31+140631.png Services - Make it stand out The Portable VARmetric (PVM) is a mobile VARmetric unit that allows for Ampere Scientific staff to quickly (within 30 minutes) install a subset of the VARmetric system for systems diagnostics and customer evaluation. VARmetric is a high-performance measurement system utilizing magnetic flux tomography to map the current profiles, and consequently the heat flux within a VAR by utilizing the magnetic fields exterior to the VAR. Ampere Scientific recognizes that our technology for advancing the state of the art in VAR melting for super alloys, reactive alloys, and highly alloyed steel, is new and novel. As such, Ampere Scientific has developed the PPVM unit, a smaller, more compact version of the VARmetric unit intended primarily for VAR diagnostics and demonstration purposes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f80c2d530dbcf530965451a/1613671136175-5QBWDUYRMOF8N1L0GT3E/image-asset.png Services - Complex Design and Manufacturing Ampere Scientific is eager to help you solve your engineering design and manufacturing challenges. Our engineers are experts at taking an idea from a prototype to an industrially hardened commercial grade product. We are prepared to leverage our manufacturing and engineering experience to assist you at any stage in the product development cycle: Ampere Scientific’s machine shop and manufacturing facility includes a wide array of manual and CNC equipment. 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Consarc, an Inductotherm Group Company, is a world leader in vacuum metallurgy with nearly 60 years of experience. Today, over half the vacuum or controlled atmosphere melting furnaces around the globe bear the Consarc name. Consarc specializes in the design and manufacture of a wide range of advanced, high-performance vacuum and controlled atmosphere furnaces used for the processing of the world’s most advanced materials, including metals, specialty alloys, and engineered materials. Consarc is ISO 9001–certified with operations worldwide. Consarc is well equipped to tackle furnace projects on a global basis and provides for a unique partnership in integrating the advanced measurement and control capabilities for the vacuum metallurgy industry. 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With ARControl™, we give operators the ability to manipulate the arc distribution in ways not previously possible in the VAR industry. Previously, the arc distribution could only be moderately affected using stirring coils to stabilize the arc’s random path. While their magnetic fields weakly interact with the arc, they also permeate and apply forces within the melt pool, which is not always desirable. By contrast, ARControl™ works with VARmetric™ to non-invasively measure the arc gap during the melt and apply magnetic fields to strongly interact with the arc. The controller follows up the furnace as the ingot grows, giving the melt shop direct control over the arc distribution during startup, steady-state and hot-topping. Direct control over the arc distribution with ARControl™ give users a new tool to tailor the heat flux input to the ingot during VAR. This parameter is critical to achieve optimal quality and yield for many high value metals and is especially important for alloys which are prone to segregation defects. Furthermore, ARControl™ can monitor the melt for unpredictable arc distributions (i.e., glows and constricted arcs) that can create unwanted incursions despite operator intervention. ARControl™ gives operators the ability to disrupt these occurrences and thereby improve ingot quality. In addition to glows and constricted arcs, side arcs are another unpredictable event during VAR. Side arcs are a safety critical condition where the arc directs its power directly to the crucible wall, potentially causing a catastrophic explosion. ARControl™ provides a new control method to suppress safety critical conditions such as side arcs. This increased safety is achieved by ARControl™’s ability to rapidly identify deleterious operating conditions and react without human intervention. Due to the unique level of flexibility ARControl™ provides, users will have the ability to create and enhance their alloy-specific recipes. This cutting-edge technology enables individual producers to maximize both ingot yield and furnace electrical efficiency. These increased capabilities not only result in faster recipe generation and validation, but also can accelerate profitability while creating and maintaining a durable record of melt conditions. These records will include defect prediction and avoidance. In addition, ARControl™ allows companies to realize increased quality through tighter controls over melting parameters. These parameters will include arc location, arc gap, and drip short optimization, as our continued development of the ARControl™ system is leading towards a precise measurement of the arc gap length across the electrode tip. Our patented technology offers such fine control that its utilization with your furnace will result in an increased yield by ‘quieting’ the arc dynamics, causing less shelf formation, therefore reducing the potential of fall-in and improving sidewall quality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f80c2d530dbcf530965451a/7ae7b94b-4a78-4beb-a885-901e8849db65/Screenshot+2024-01-31+124906.png ARControl™ Manipulate the heat flux during VAR Characterize the arc gap between the electrode and melt pool Disrupt unpredictable arc behavior (i.e., glows and constricted arcs) Suppress safety critical conditions such as side arcs Accelerate melt recipe validation Increase yield Increase skin quality