MATSYS has developed the “Fluidized Fill Shoe” technology to improve powder flow and die filling for the powder metallurgy industry, ceramic manufacturing and heavy metal applications. We offer a “Fluidized Hall Flowmeter” to measure the flow rate of free-flowing and non-free-flowing powders and a Fluidized Fill Shoe for mechanical and hydraulic presses.

MATSYS has been awarded five US patents in this technology area.

MATSYS has developed a High Temperature Eddy Current Sensor (HiTECS) to monitor dimensional change of a powder compact during Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP). This unique technology is used to fully characterize and optimize the densification of a powder (or powder blend) to achieve full density with the desired microstructure. This technology has been demonstrated for consolidation of amorphous powder, refractory powder, and their composites, and nano-grained particulate materials into fully dense compacts.

HiTECS can also be used for other applications, such as to monitor the purity of a molten metal. MATSYS has demonstrated this technology by measuring the electrical conductivity of aluminum alloys from room temperature through the melting temperature and above.