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Flame Spray Industries, Inc.

David J Cook

Keith Alan Kowalsky

John Conti

Daniel R Marantz

David D Barton

Douglas Wayne Van Citters

Hayden H Chun

Chris Berghorn

Eric S Packer

Scott R Harrigan

A system (), apparatus (), and method () for creating a particle stream () that is deflected with a secondary gas () such as air before coming into contact with the treated substrate surface (). The system () can be implemented as an improvement to a prior art PTWA (plasma transferred wire arc) thermal spraying apparatus () by using a non-symmetrical passageway configuration (). Such a configuration can be an attribute of a nozzle () or a secondary gas director () such as an air baffle ().

System, apparatus, and method for deflected thermal spraying

A high-strength conductive polymer composite can be made by mixing a a granular polymer and a conductive material, and processing the mixture using angular extrusion.

High-strength conductive polymer composite formed by angular extrusion

A system (), apparatus (), and method () for monitored thermal spraying. One or more sensors () are used to capture one or more types of measurements () to monitor the thermal spraying process. A processor () can analyze a waveform () of measurements (), such as electrical measurements (). The processor () can then initiate a response () such as a warning () or an automatic adjustment () that is triggered by an identified operating condition ().

System, apparatus, and method for monitored thermal spraying

A method of thermally depositing metal onto a target surface using a plasma transferred wire arc thermal spray apparatus, wherein the method includes the steps of offsetting the central axis of a consumable wire with respect to an axial centerline of a constricting orifice; and establishing and operating a plasma transferred wire arc between a cathode and a free end of the consumable wire; and melting and atomizing a continually fed free end of the consumable wire into molten metal particles and projecting the particles onto said target surface.

Thermal spray method and apparatus using plasma transferred wire arc

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Naperville, IL, United States of America

David J Cook