Published by the International Titanium Association - Volume 2001 Issue II April 2001

Jennifer SimpsonActing DirectorOperations

jsimpsontitaniumorg

Stacey JorgensenMember Services Administrator

sjorgensentitaniumorg

ITA Contact Information350 Interlocken Boulevard

Suite 390Broomfield CO 80021

USA

Telephone (303) 404-2221Facsimile (303) 404-9111

website wwwtitaniumorgemail infotitaniumorg

(Continued on page 5)

Inside this issue

Exhibitor Spotlight1Replacement Heart Undergoes Medical History1Titanium Events2Inside The ITA3Whatrsquos New in Titanium4Buyers Guide6Upcoming Conferences7Member Companies8

Exhibitor Spotlight2001 ITA Exhibition

Rome Metals Inc is a highquality processor of titanium and

other specialty metals They manufacture no products of theirown so their entire reason for being in business is to helpcustomers process their metal The three plants are tailored totitanium handling and processing Rome Metals performs gritblasting vacuum creep flattening surface grinding abrasiveamp band saw cutting shearing ultrasonic immersion testingprecision grinding final inspection packaging and shippingservices Rome Metals has very large capacity equipment iscertified to ISO 9002 Their service and delivery performanceare legendary Rome Metals is at booth 17

Grandis Metals is aworldwide supplier of

titanium materials such as wire sheets amp plates rods bars ampbillets slabs ingots amp sponge also titanium scrap and ferro-titanium Their exhibit will contain samples of productssupplied by Grandis Metals Grandis Metals is at booth 19

AstroCosmos Metallurgical is asupplier of corrosion-resistant

products for the process industries worldwide specializing intitanium zirconium tantalum niobium and nickel alloysAstroCosmos designs and fabricates heat exchangers reactorspiping systems distillation columns lined vessels and pipinganodes and other specialized components AstroCosmos is theonly manufacturer combining complete design engineering andfabrication with a comprehensive repair service and a metalservice center specializing in next-day delivery AstroCosmosis ASME code-qualified AstroCosmos Metallurgical is atbooth 32

Published by the International Titanium Association - Volume 2001 Issue IV July 2001

AbioCortradeImplantableReplacement

Heart unit

Replacement Heart Undergoes Medical HistoryTaken from the ABIOMED web site and webcast

on July 4 2001

Congestive heart failure is very high inour society Over 12 million to 1 millionnew cases of heart failure are reportedannually According to ABIOMED Incof those cases approximately 2000 peoplewill be able to receive a heart transplantper year ABIOMED Inc has designeda new artificial heart implant that iscreated with titanium and AngioflextradeABIOMEDrsquos proprietary plasticmaterials On July 4 2001 Drs Laman

Gray and Robert Dowling University of Louisville Surgeonsat the Jewish Hospital in Louisville KY performed the worldrsquosfirst implantable artificial heart procedure

According to the surgeons in an ABIOMED Inc webcast thesurgery is considered a celebration of medical science andhistory ABIOMED Inc began testing and experimenting withthe artificial heart over 5 years ago The FDA has permitted 5initial implants and will review each implant on a case-by-case basis for the allowance of future implants

As in any new surgical procedure the criteria set to receive theartificial heart is very high Patients for the study must havein-stage heart disease and basically no other options Thepatients cannot be accepted as a transplant candidate and theymust have an 80 chance of dying before 30 days withoutany conventional therapy The patient must meet all the setcriteria as well as test to see that the heart will fit properly

2

Titanium Events

Look who Exhibited atthe Paris Air Show

June 17-24 2001

Attention MembersIs your organization interested in hosting a privateor public Fundamentals Of Titanium 101 seminar

Contact the ITA at (303) 404-9300

Fundamentals of Titanium 101

On June 11 ndash 12 2001 Tico Titanium Industries hosted aprivate seminar regarding the Fundamentals of Titanium 101at their facility in New Hudson Michigan The class consistedof 19 attendees from various organizations in the industryThe two day seminar was conducted by Mr Stan SeagleFollowing the class attendees had the opportunity to tour thewarehouse as well as see a waterjet cut through titaniumBelow lists comments by attendees

ldquoStan Seagle is a perfect guy to give this type of seminar -hersquos been involved ldquoforeverrdquo and comes across very wellrelating and tying together many aspectsrdquo

ldquoThe variety of topics covered provided a well -rounded view of titaniumrdquo

Larry amp Julie BlivasAirport Metals

Allegheny TechnologiesIncorporated

Perryman Company

RTI International MetalsIncorporated

VSMPO

HiTech AlloysIncorporated

John SilkPlymouth Tube Company

Plymouth Extruded Shapes

ldquoItrsquos amazing the amount of

information the workshop

providedrdquo

ldquoVery good overview - a survey

of many aspects of titaniumrdquo

LeeAnn Marcotteamp John Mountford

Ulbrich Stainless Steel ampSpecial Metals Inc

3

Inside The ITA

CommitteeNews

NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Wellmet International Inc

Wellmet International Inc has imported and exportedthousands of tons of various non-ferrous metals between Chinaand USA since 1995 Wellmet International represents thelargest titanium sponge and powder producer in China Theirmain products include titanium sponge titanium powder siliconmetal nonferrous metal scrap paving breakers spare parts ofrock drills for construction mining and much more

Wellmet International Inc has more than 15 years of nonferrousmetals industry experience and is the first company to marketthe Chinese origin of titanium powder For more informationplease contact Wellmet International at 909-594 7338 or visit wwwwellmetusacom

Renton Coil Spring Company

Renton Coil Spring Company is a manufacturer of titaniumcoil springs wire forms assemblies and flat parts Theyproduce parts for the commercial aviation the automotiveracing and the snowmobile industries as well as other industriesthat require high quality springs For more information visittheir website at wwwrentoncoilspringcom

The International TitaniumAssociation (ITA) will holdCommittee Meetings on WednesdayOctober 3 2001 at Caesars PalaceHotel in Las Vegas Nevada Active

participation is important to help direct the future of theAssociation All conference attendees are welcome toparticipate The following committee will meet

Applications Committee900 am - 1000 am

Specifications Committee1000 am - 1030 am

Safety CommitteeSeptember 13th

Niles Ohio

The Safety Committee will meet at the RMI facility in NilesOhio on Thursday September 13 2001 The SafetyCommittee meeting is available to all ITA members For moreinformation contact Stacey Jorgensen at (303) 404-9400 ore-mail sjorgensentitaniumorg

Reminder

The discounted room block rates for the conferenceexpire on September 7 2001 Book early toreceive the $176 Deluxe Room rate or the $199for the Palace Tower Room Rates Call CaesarsPalace now at (800) 933-7110

Conference Vouchers

This year the ITA has created a discounted voucher forour members that allows member organizations theopportunity to extend a special discounted registrationrates to their customers and vendors for the upcomingITA conference in Las Vegas Nevada on September 30ndash October 2 2001 For a limited time members can visitthe ITA members only section of the ITA website atwwwtitaniumorg and download the discountedconference voucher to distribute at will This voucherprovides your customers a $200 savings from the non-member rate

Technical Discussion Forum

The Technical Discussion Forum lists 22technical issues relating to the titaniumindustry The forum is available formembers and nonmembers and is anexcellent opportunity for everyone to viewthe latest issues for industry

ITA encourages Member Companies and other industry expertsto visit the ITA forum regularly to determine if there are anyquestions that fall within their area of expertiseTo view or respond to the topics visithttpwwwtitaniumorgdiscusmessagesboard-topicshtmlTo add a topic to the Discussion Forum E-mail ITA attechnicaltitaniumorg

For the ITAConference

on-line

REGISTER

Whatrsquos New in Titanium

4

24 Foot Vacuum Furnace Shipped

52501 Hermitage PA - Bob Hill President of SolarAtmospheres of Western PA announced the 24 foot long witha 50000 lb capacity VFS vacuum furnace will be installedon- schedule in June

Corporate President Roger Jones is eager for the new furnaceto begin operating at Solar Atmospheresrsquo Hermitage facilityldquoWith two locations Eastern and Western PA Solar will extendits service territory Additionally the 24 foot furnace is a newand unique resource for manufacturing industries in the UnitedStates and Canadardquo

After a June shipment from VFS the furnace installation andtesting will enable commercial operations to begin in JulyThis will include a patented car-bottom loading system thatwill enable a 50000 lb load to be placed in the center as wellas distributed the length of the furnace

With the large furnace installation Solar AtmospheresHermitage will operate three new VFS furnaces for vacuumheat treating and brazing services The two smaller furnacescurrently in operation have 10 bar quenching capability andcan process fixtured loads and parts up to 60 inches in length

Contact Bob Hill with questions 866-982-0660 (toll free) orrahsolaratmcom or Bob Lacock Marketing Manager 800-347-3236 Solar Atmospheres of Western PA President BobHill and 24 foot vacuum furnace just prior to final assemblyand shipment to the plant in Hermitage PA

RTI International Metals and SP-700 Titanium AlloyMaking Rapid Gains in Sporting Goods Market

NILES OH- (BUSINESSWIRE) - June 19 2001 - RTIInternational Metals Inc(NYSERTI) through its largestsubsidiary RMI TitaniumCompany manufactures SP-700(TM) a new titanium alloydeveloped by NKK on a full-scale basis as a face material for

TaylorMade(R) Golf 300 Series(TM) drivers whichrecently went on sale in the golfing industry

NKKrsquos SP-700 titanium alloy represents a significantimprovement over conventional Ti-6Al-4V alloy in termsof formability strength and heat-treatment properties Itachieves reliable stable performance allowing use invarious parts that require high durability and light weightBased on its high strength combined with superiorformability demand for SP-700 titanium is expandingrapidly for such applications as golf club headswristwatches mountaineering crampons and tools

TaylorMade has chosen to widely employ the product as aface material for its 300 Series drivers TaylorMade Golf300 Series drivers were the most widely used drivers overa 12-week period on the 2000 US PGA Tour accordingto a Darrell Survey report

Todayrsquos larger golf club heads require thin faces andtherefore substantially more durable face materials SP-700 titanium provides manufacturers with excellent metalfatigue strength which is one of the reasons for its selectionby TaylorMade Golf 300 Series NKKrsquos advanced alloydesign and quality control technology combined with timelydelivery assurance that fully satisfy customer needs havealso been key factors in the materialrsquos success

Between RTIrsquos subsidiaries RMI Titanium Company andRTI Europe and their Japanese partner NKK SP-700titanium is being supplied to markets throughout the world

RTI International Metals Inc headquartered in Niles OHthrough its various subsidiaries manufactures anddistributes titanium and specialty metal mill products andextruded shapes as well as engineered systems for energy-related markets and environmental engineering services TheCompanyrsquos products are used for aerospace industrial

military the golf industry and other consumer applicationsFor more information contact Richard Leone at (330)544-7622 or visit wwwrti-intlcom

5

Replacement Heart Continued (continued from page 1)

Prior to the surgery doctors and the medical team examineand note all aspects of the patientsrsquo anatomy A battery andcontroller are first inserted in the body followed by the heartFor this procedure doctors must be precise Once the artificialheart is in place surgeons de-air the implant and ensure allcomponents are working together properly

The ABIOMED Inc $75000 AbioCortrade ImplantableReplacement Heart consists of titanium and Angioflextradeplastic (seen below) The titanium was selected in the designapplication due to its resistance to rejection The body doesnot view the titanium or plastics as foreign tissues so norejection is seen Another benefit of using the chosen materialsis that special drugs are not necessary as they would be in acommon heart transplant Titanium was selected since it hasbeen used throughout the body and there has been minimalrejection

The AbioCortrade Implantable Replacement Heart device isuniquely designed so that blood is alternatively pumped fromone side to the other As quoted from ABIOMED Incrsquos websiteldquoThe AbioCor consists of an internal thoracic unit an internalrechargeable battery an internal miniaturized electronicspackage and an external battery pack

The thoracic unit of the first generationAbioCor weighing approximately twopounds includes two artificial ventricleswith their corresponding valves and a motor-driven hydraulic pumping system Theimplantable electronics package monitorsand controls the pumping speed of the heart

based on the physiologic need of the patient The AbioCoroperates on both internal and external lithium batteries Theinternally implanted battery is continually recharged from anexternal console or from a basic patient-carried external batterypack This is achieved with an energy transfer device calledTET (Transcutaneous Energy Transmission) The TET systemconsists of a set of coils one internal and one external whichtransmits power across the skin without piercing the surfacerdquo

Battery expectancy is one hour for each pound of batteries inuse Because this is an experimental operation surgeonsexpect the patient to eventually continue to perform routineactivities such as showering walking or going to the storeThis is all based upon the patientrsquos condition prior to theoperation As in experimental science nothing is written instone and can take time to develop

The intent of the artificial heart is to allow a patient to prolonglife It was stated that over 100000+ people could essentiallybenefit from this type of procedure ABIOMED Inc statedthat if the patients can survive sixty days or more they willseek approval from the FDA to continue the implantsSurgeons are realistic and concerned that survival rates maybe difficult to achieve based on the patientrsquos prior conditionas well as the stress of the surgery Patients as well as theirfamilies are the hospitals main concern

The surgery and conference web cast can be viewed atwwwabiomedcom wwwheartpioneerscom andwwwjewishhospitalorg Media representatives can also call(reference Jewish Hospital or Abiocor) 1-800-937-6563

Titanium Heads Out to the Deep Sea Oil FieldsSited from TITANIUM NEWSSuisman Titanium Corporation

Oil companies are giving titanium serious consideration inthe construction of oil platforms because as offshore wellsget deeper weight and strength become more crucial Somewells are already more than four miles deep giving newmeaning to the term ldquooff shorerdquo

Conoco was the first company to use titanium in the risers ofits Heidrun platform built in 1995 in the Norwegian SeaOther companies are watching the Heidrun platform carefullyto see how titanium performs paying particular attention toany problems with flexibility One possible solution wouldbe to use a combination of steel and titanium

Because it is non-corrosive titanium is right at home in theocean Salt water has no effect on it It has been used foreverything from the hulls of Russian submarines to permanentseafloor observatories built of titanium junction boxesconnected to telephone cable All the deep sea submersiblesin the world including the Alvin are built of titanium becauseof its ability to withstand great pressure The Alvin can takeits human crew safely to a depth of 38 miles

Titanium has also been usedsuccessfully in oceanic geothermaloperations While its initial cost is muchhigher than steel its operating andmaintenance costs are far lower Steelpipes must be replaced once a year onaverage because the hot brine eats themaway but titanium pipes donrsquot have tobe replaced

Whatrsquos New in Titanium - Continued

AbiCor ThoracicUnit

6

As a Member of the ITA your company is entitled to beincluded in the On-Line Buyerrsquos Guide and the 2001 BuyerrsquosGuide CD ROM Both publications provide a complete profileabout your company with Web Links to your individualcompanyrsquos Web Site and E-mail contacts so prospectivecustomers may contact you directly about the products andservices they require

The On-Line Buyerrsquos Guide receives over 1000 individualvisits monthly on the ITA Web Site - thatrsquos over 1000 potentialcustomers learning more about your organization on a monthlybasis with the ability to contact you simply with a click oftheir mouse

The On Line Buyerrsquos Guide is divided into 4 sections Searchby Products Search by Services Search By CompanyName and Link to Member Web Sites

Search By Products

The Search By Products feature of theOn-Line Buyerrsquos Guide allows visitorsto select specific product(s) to narrowtheir research Visitors may select allcompanies offering specific productsor may identify a few companies in

their region to conduct their search

This feature provides the visitor with complete flexibility anda unique way of identifying key companies that may assistthem in their product needs

Search By Company Name

Visitors have the ability to Search ByCompany Name for ITA membercompanies Your Company Profileis presented on-line with web links totake potential customers directly to

your web site The profile also supplies your Sales andTechnical Representative information with direct e-mail linksand displays a complete company description

Search By Services

The Search By Services feature ofthe On-Line Buyerrsquos Guide similarto the Search By Products featureallows visitors to select specificservices that are offered by ITAMember companies whenconducting their search

The visitor has the option of viewing all companies that offera service or they may select only the companies that interestthem Visitors receive a complete description of the servicesyour company provides along with contact information ofyour sales and technical representatives

Link To Member Web Sites

Visitors can learn moreabout your organizationsimply with a click of theirmouse by linking to yourweb site from the On-LineBuyerrsquos Guide

No matter how large or small your company you will becomepart of a group made up of over one hundred Membercompanies comprised of over two thousand individualrepresentatives worldwide What better way for a potentialtitanium customer to find you

Coming Soon

In todayrsquos age of computers ITA has created the 2001Buyerrsquos Guide CD-ROM combining all the conveniencesof the paper edition of the Buyerrsquos Guide with the newtechnical advances of a searchable CD-ROM

The 2001 CD-ROM program provides

bull Users of the CD will be able to search for ITA Membercompanies by Name Product Service or by GeographicRegion

bull The Member Profile can be viewed on a computer screen orprinted for the customerrsquos use

bull Web Links are included throughout the CD-ROM to takepotential customers directly to your web site and e-mailcontacts

bull More convenience in locating ITA Members by using theautomated searchable database

bull Uncomplicated navigation within the program for ease of use

bull Reports and Advertisements are in full color and may beprinted in black amp white or color

bull The CD-ROM is easily transportable weighing much lessthan the old paper edition

2001 Buyers Guide CD-ROM

Is your company profile updated Visit the BuyersGuide on the ITA website at wwwtitaniumorg

7

Upcoming Conferences

August7-9 Welding Class Albany OR

13-16 52nd Sea Horse Inst Meeting - The MarineCorrosion Conference Myrtle Beach SC

28-30 ASNE 2001 Fleet Maintenance Symposium SanDiego CA

29-91 Surfaces in Biomaterials 2001 Scottsdale AZ

September4-7 Offshore Europe 2001 Oil amp Gas Exhibition amp

Conference Aberdeen Scotland

9-13 Corrosion Solutions Sunriver OR

11-14 Defense Systems amp Equipment InternationalLondon Docklands UK

13 ITA Safety Committee Meeting Niles OH

16 - 21 8th Asian Steel amp 13th Intl Stainless Steel ConfKowloon Shangri-La Hong Kong

18 - 21 Emc 2001 Friedrichshafen Germany

19-20 11th International Conference on ComputerTechnology in Welding Columbus OH

19-21 Power Gen Asia Selangor Darul Ehsan KualaLumpur Malaysia

20-21 5th Zinc amp Itrsquos Markets Seminars Singapore Asia

23-26 2001 Iron amp Steel Exposition and AISE AnnualConvention Cleveland OH

23-27 ACHEMA - 6th World Congress of ChemicalEngineering Melbourne Australia

23 - 27 3rd Intl Symp on Structural Intermetallics (ISSI-3) Jackson Hole WY

30- 1 17th ITA Annual Conference amp Exhibition LasVegas NV

October3 TICOMP Metals Open House Chinnos CA

29 -31 Metal Forming amp Fabricating Show amp ConferenceSao Paulo Brasil

30-1 Dallas 2001 Advanced Productivity ExpositionDallas TX

November4-8 TMS Fall Meeting Indianapolis IN

4-8 33rd Intl SAMPE Tech Conference Seattle WA

5-6 US Committee for the Advancement ofSuperplasticityrsquos SPF Conference Indianapolis IN

5-8 ASM Materials Solutions Conference andExhibition Indianapolis IN

6-8 Oceans 2001 Honolulu HI

11-14 FABTECH International 2001 Chicago IL

12-16 27th International Symposium for Testing andFailure Analysis Santa Clara CA

13-15 Stainless Steel World Conference amp Expo 2001

19-22 QUIMTEC 2001 Sao Paulo Brasil

Send ITA your next press release to be included in the nextissue of Titanium Update Forward press releases to

sjorgensentitaniumorg

Member Companies

Affinity International LLC Pacific Cast Technologies IncAirport Metals Perryman CompanyAllegheny Technologies Incorporated Plymouth Tube Company Allegheny-Ludlum Plymouth Extruded Shapes Allvac Poggipolini SRL Titanium Industries Incorporated President Company Ltd Wah Chang President Titanium IncorporatedAlpha Source Incorporated Reading Alloys IncorporatedAstroCosmos Metallurgical Remmele Engineering IncBekaert Fibre Technologies Renton Coil Spring CompanyBIAM General Titanium Incorporated Retech Systems LLCBIBUS Metals AG RMF Refractory Metals DivisionBody Cote Rancho Dominguez formerly Vac-Hyd Rome Metals IncCast Alloys Incorporated RTI International Metals IncCK Worldwide Incorporated Galt Alloys IncorporatedCoastcast Corporation Sandinox ComercioCogne Acciai Speciali SrI Sandvik Special Metals CorporationConexatildeo Sistemas De Proacutetese Siderval SpACONSARC Corporation Solar Atmospheres IncorporatedCorrosion Materials Solar Atmospheres of Western PADanco Metal Surfacing Spectore CorporationDeutsche Titan GmbH Spemet Company LtdDynamet Incorporated STADCODynamet Technology Incorporated Strohecker IncorporatedDynamic Machine Works Incorporated Suisman Titanium CorporationDynamic Materials Corporation Sumitomo Corporation of AmericaELLETT Industries Limited Sumitomo Sitix of Amagasaki IncorporatedExcelco Developments Incorporated Supra Alloys IncorporatedFW Hempel amp Co TechSpec IncorporatedFAE SA Fabricacioacuten de aleaciones especiales Tibrasil Titanio LtdaFlowserve Corporation TICO Titanium IncorporatedFluortech Ltd TICOMP Metal FormingFort Wayne Metals Research Products Corp TIMETGfE Metalle amp Materialien GmbH LOTERIOS SpA a TIMET CompanyGFI Aerospace TIODIZE Company IncGIB Resources Incorporated TiSurf International ABGrandis Metals Titania SpAHarvey Titanium Limited Titanium Engineers IncorporatedHi Tech Alloys Titanium Fabrication CorporationHowmet Corporation Titanium International Fabricators (Pty) LimitedHyundai Titanium Company Ltd Titanium Sports Technologies LLCItochu Non-Ferrous Materials Company Ltd Trans World Alloys CompanyJamegy Incorporated Tricor Industrial IncorporatedJoseph Oat Corporation US Chrome Corporation of CaliforniaJSC FIKO US Vanadium CorporationKPC Corporation Ulbrich Stainless Steels amp Special Metals IncKeywell LLC Vac Air Division United Alloys Aircraft Metals IncLuxembourg Company of Metals and Alloys SA United Titanium IncorporatedMetem Corporation VALTIMETMonico Alloys Incorporated VSMPONaval Surface Warfare Center Vulcanium Metals InternationalNF amp M International Incorporated Wellmet International IncNoble Alloy Valve Western Titanium IncorporatedNon Ferrous International Corp ZAK IncNorthwest Institute for Nonferrous Metal Research Zirconium Research Corporation

8