Newsworthy events
Flawed metal & failed communication: Breaking down the Air Force’s fatal Osprey crash, The Air Current, August 23, 2024
“The MRI of vacuum arc furnaces” — Aerospace Magazine, January 21st, 2022
“New technology improves engine component safety” - Aerospace Manufacturing and Design, December 3rd, 2021
That National Science Foundation has awarded Ampere Scientific an NSF SBIR Phase IIB Commercialization Award! November 30th, 2021
Ampere Scientific is proud to announce a partnership with French superalloy producer Aubert & Duval to further the body of knowledge in superalloy manufacturing
Aubert & Duval, an Eramet Group company, specialize in upscale metallurgy and is a world leader in the design, development and industrialization of high performance steels, superalloys, aluminum and titanium. Commensurate with Aubert & Duval’s Innovation Policy, our agreement is intended to push the boundaries on existing metallurgical processes, leading to higher quality products. — October 27, 2021
Ampere Scientific and Consarc Corporation join together to bring you the most advanced Vacuum Arc Remelting solution
Ampere Scientific and Consarc Corporation proudly announce an alliance, providing the most advanced solutions to vacuum metallurgy available. Ampere Scientific and Consarc are integrating VARmetric™ with the industry leading VAR controls to provide the most integrated measurement and control system available on new VARs. 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.
For more information on Consarc, please visit www.Consarc.com
Publications and Awards
McCulley, D., Cibula, M., Pettinger, N., Motley, J., Preiss, B., Ofner, B., Graf, A. and King, P., Monitoring the internal processes of electroslag remelting through an external array of magnetic field sensors, Proc. Liq. Mets. Proc. Cast. Conference, Leoben, Austria, Sept. 2024, 2nd Best Paper Award
Cibula, M., Pettinger, N., Motley, J., McCulley, D., and King, P., Improvements to Ingot Quality of Industrial-Scale Vacuum Arc Remelted Ti6Al4V by Application of Magnetic Sensing and Controls, Proc. Liq. Mets. Proc. Cast. Conference, Leoben, Austria, Sept. 2024
Motley, J., Charmond, S., McCulley, D., Cibula, M., Pettinger, N., Hans, S., and King, P., Statistical Evaluation of Arc Dynamics Measured During an Industrial VAR Melt of IN718 Under Various Arc Gaps, Proc. Liq. Mets. Proc. Cast. Conference, Leoben, Austria, Sept. 2024
Cibula, M., Motley, J., Pettinger, N., McCulley, D. and King, P., Advances in Magnetic Measurements and Externally Applied Magnetic Fields for Vacuum Arc Remelting Process Monitoring and Control, TMS Annual Meeting, 2024, Invited Publication
M. Cibula, D. McCulley, N. Pettinger, J. Motley and P. King, Experimental Techniques for Magnetic Sensing and Control of Metal Vapor Plasmas, 65th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, October 2023
Motley, J., Henjum, J., Cibula, M., McCulley, D., Pettinger, N., Alanko, G., King, P. (2022). Effects of Controllable Transverse Magnetic Fields during the VAR Melt Process, Proc Liquid Metals Processing and Casting Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 18-21, pps. 123-132.
Cibula, M., McCulley, D., Pettinger, N., Motley, J. and King, P. (2022). Characterization of Vacuum Arc Remelting with a High Density Magnetic Sensor Array, Proc Liquid Metals Processing and Casting Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 18-21, pps. 27-36.
McCulley, D., Cibula, M., Motley, J., Pettinger, N. and King, P. (2022). A novel technique to measure the arc gap during vacuum arc remelting using magnetic fields, Proc Liquid Metals Processing and Casting Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 18-21, pps. 1-9.
Cibula, M., Motley, J. and King, P. (2022). A real-time measurement system for in-situ ingot quality evaluation during Vacuum Arc Remelting”, 4th Int’l Ingot Casting, Rolling and Forging Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June 21-23.
King, P., Cibula, M., and Motley, J (2022). A new tool for IN-Process identification of micro- and macro-defects during Vacuum Arc Remelting processing of reactive and super alloys”, Aeromet 2022, Pasadena, CA Mar 15-17.
McCulley, D., Motley, J., Cibula, M., King, P. (2022). Elucidating the Relationship Between Arc Behavior and Solidification Defects During Vacuum Arc Remelting of Superalloys. In: TMS 2022 151st Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92381-5_95
King, P., Cibula, M., and Motley, J. (2021). Control of the Distribution of Vacuum Arcs Within Vacuum Arc Remelting with Externally Applied Magnetic Fields, 11th Intl Symposium High-Temp Met Proc., Feb 23-27, 2020, San Diego, CA.
Cibula, M., King, P., & Motley, J. (2020). Feedback-Based Control Over the Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Arcs During Vacuum Arc Remelting via Externally Applied Magnetic Fields. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 51(6), 2483-2491.
Cibula, M., King, P., and Motley, J. (2019), Feedback-Based Control over the Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Arcs during Vacuum Arc Remelting via Externally Applied Magnetic Fields, Proceedings of the Liquid Metals Processing and Casting Conference 2019, pps 77-86 – Best Paper Award
Motley, J., Kelkar, K., King, P., Cibula, M., and Mitchell, A. (2019), Measurement of the Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Arcs during Vacuum Arc Remelting and Their Implications on VAR Solidification Defects, Proceedings of the Liquid Metals Processing and Casting Conference 2019, pgs 17-28.
Cibula, M., Woodside, R., King, P., and Alanko, G., (2017), Investigation into the Spatio-Temporal Properties of Arcs in Vacuum Arc Remelting, Proceedings of the Liquid Metals Processing and Casting Conference 2017, pps 25-30.
Cibula, M., Woodside, R. and King, P. (2016), Detection of side-arcing conditions in Vacuum Arc Remelting, ITA International Titanium Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, September 2016.
Woodside, R., King, P., and Nordlund, C. (2013). "Arc Distribution During the Vacuum Arc Remelting of Ti-6Al-4V." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B 44.1 (2013): 154-165.
Woodside, R. and King, P. (2010). "A Measurement System for Determining the Positions of Arcs During Vacuum Arc Remelting," International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2010. – Best Student Paper
Valdes, J., King, P. and Liu, X. (2010). “On the Formation of a Freckling Criterion for Ni-Based Superalloy Vacuum Arc Remelting Ingots” , Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, Vol. 41A, 2408-2416.
Valdes, J., Liu, X., King, P., Cowen, C., and Jablonski, P. (2010). “Solidification Front Tilt Angle Effect on Potential Nucleation Sites for Freckling in the Remelt of Ni-Base Superalloys” , 7th Intl Symp Superalloy 718 and Derivatives, 79-94.
Woodside, R. and King, P. (2009). "Characterizing Arc Motion and Distribution During Vacuum Arc Remelting," in Liquid Metals Processing Conference, Santa Fe, NM, USA, 2009.
Valdes, J., Shang, S., Liu, Z-K., Liu, X., and King, P. (2008). “Investigation of the partition coefficients in the Ni- Cr- Fe- Nb alloy system,” 11th International Symposium on Superalloys 2008.
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This startup from a small city in Oregon wants to revolutionize the metal processing industry
Ampere Scientific grabs federal grant for energy-saving metals manufacturing technology
Oregon-spawned cleantech could save industry millions
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Corvallis startup creates technology to save hundreds of millions for specialty metals producers
