Dear DHOD,
For ease of reference, I have answered directly to your questions. Please see below in red.
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You say the rate is 25 KG/hr. How does this compare to competitors production rates? The highest production rate that we know of is 10-12kg/hr for plasma atomized metal powders, but we are not sure if it was only for a short run or if it was sustainable over longer periods.
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What is the duty cycle of the production line? Does it run 24x7 or is it shift based with downtime? We do have scheduled downtime for maintenance, but it is highly optimized. We can operate 24/7 with scheduled maintenance.
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Does each line require employees to operate it. Can it run autonomously without human intervention (aside from maintenance/upkeep/repair) It does require minimal labor
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This rate is for 1 tower/production line as well. What sort of footprint does a production tower/line take up? We don’t talk about the footprint of our production facility.
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What can you say about pricing per KG vs competitors? (comparisons more so than hard pricing numbers. We know you cant give exact pricing.) We cannot give you an exact pricing, however we are extremely competitive. We are offering a premium product. We can undercut the competition if required. Our goal is to profitably sell below our competitors’ cost.
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Assuming 24x7 operation a line could produce 200,000kg a year roughly per production line. What size of the market are you looking to address in terms of production. For example HPQ with the nano silicon production, will be producing more than the entire world is now when the commerical production plant comes online in a few years. Is the same sort of world production capacity going to expand to this scale with AM powders and how much of the world production capacity do you see PYR producing? The market is very secretive about its production data and volumes. The best reference we know of is the Wohler’s Report. Our goal is to capture a significant portion of the high value materials in AM, starting with Ti64.
Hope it helps,
Rodayna on behalf of Peter
