PyroGenesis Improves Key Performance Parameters of its NexGenTM Plasma Atomized Metal Powder Production System
PyroGenesis (TSX: PYR) (OTCQX: PYRGF) has announced significant improvements in its NexGen™ plasma atomized metal powder production system. The company reported three key performance enhancements:
- Increased yield of key powder by 33-50% for laser cut powder (15-63µm particle size)
- Boosted operational uptime by over 25% without additional production days
- Reduced operational costs by approximately 20% since May 2023
These improvements follow PyroGenesis' recent announcement about meeting technical requirements for titanium coarse metal powder for a global aerospace OEM. The company, which invented and patented the plasma atomization process, focuses on three verticals: Commodity Security & Optimization, Energy Transition and Emission Reduction, and Waste Remediation.
PyroGenesis (TSX: PYR) (OTCQX: PYRGF) ha annunciato miglioramenti significativi nel suo sistema di produzione di polvere metallica atomizzata al plasma NexGen™. L'azienda ha riportato tre principali miglioramenti delle prestazioni:
- Aumento del rendimento della polvere chiave del 33-50% per la polvere tagliata al laser (dimensione delle particelle di 15-63µm)
- Aumento del tempo operativo di oltre il 25% senza giorni di produzione aggiuntivi
- Riduzione dei costi operativi di circa il 20% da maggio 2023
Questi miglioramenti seguono l'annuncio recente di PyroGenesis riguardo al soddisfacimento dei requisiti tecnici per la polvere metallica grossa di titanio per un OEM aerospaziale globale. L'azienda, che ha inventato e brevettato il processo di atomizzazione al plasma, si concentra su tre settori: Sicurezza e Ottimizzazione delle Materie Prime, Transizione Energetica e Riduzione delle Emissioni, e Bonifica dei Rifiuti.
PyroGenesis (TSX: PYR) (OTCQX: PYRGF) ha anunciado mejoras significativas en su sistema de producción de polvo metálico atomizado por plasma NexGen™. La empresa reportó tres mejoras clave en el rendimiento:
- Aumento del rendimiento del polvo clave en un 33-50% para el polvo cortado con láser (tamaño de partícula de 15-63µm)
- Aumento del tiempo operativo en más del 25% sin días de producción adicionales
- Reducción de los costos operativos de aproximadamente un 20% desde mayo de 2023
Estas mejoras siguen al reciente anuncio de PyroGenesis sobre el cumplimiento de los requisitos técnicos para el polvo metálico grueso de titanio para un OEM aeroespacial global. La empresa, que inventó y patentó el proceso de atomización por plasma, se enfoca en tres verticales: Seguridad y Optimización de Materias Primas, Transición Energética y Reducción de Emisiones, y Remediación de Residuos.
PyroGenesis (TSX: PYR) (OTCQX: PYRGF)는 NexGen™ 플라즈마 분무 금속 분말 생산 시스템에서 중요한 개선 사항을 발표했습니다. 회사는 세 가지 주요 성능 향상을 보고했습니다:
- 레이저 절단 분말(입자 크기 15-63µm)에 대한 주요 분말의 수율을 33-50% 증가시킴
- 추가 생산 일 없이 운영 가동 시간을 25% 이상 증가시킴
- 2023년 5월 이후 운영 비용을 약 20% 감소시킴
이러한 개선 사항은 PyroGenesis가 글로벌 항공우주 OEM을 위한 티타늄 조대 금속 분말의 기술 요구 사항을 충족했다고 발표한 이후에 이루어졌습니다. 플라즈마 분무 공정을 발명하고 특허를 보유한 이 회사는 세 가지 분야에 집중하고 있습니다: 원자재 보안 및 최적화, 에너지 전환 및 배출 감소, 폐기물 정화.
PyroGenesis (TSX: PYR) (OTCQX: PYRGF) a annoncé des améliorations significatives dans son système de production de poudre métallique atomisée au plasma NexGen™. L'entreprise a rapporté trois améliorations clés de performance :
- Augmentation du rendement de la poudre clé de 33-50 % pour la poudre découpée au laser (taille des particules de 15-63µm)
- Augmentation du temps de fonctionnement de plus de 25 % sans jours de production supplémentaires
- Réduction des coûts opérationnels d'environ 20 % depuis mai 2023
Ces améliorations font suite à l'annonce récente de PyroGenesis concernant la satisfaction des exigences techniques pour la poudre métallique grossière en titane pour un OEM aérospatial mondial. L'entreprise, qui a inventé et breveté le processus d'atomisation au plasma, se concentre sur trois volets : Sécurité et Optimisation des Matières Premières, Transition Énergétique et Réduction des Émissions, et Remédiation des Déchets.
PyroGenesis (TSX: PYR) (OTCQX: PYRGF) hat bedeutende Verbesserungen in seinem NexGen™-Plasma-atomisierten Metallpulverproduktionssystem angekündigt. Das Unternehmen berichtete von drei wesentlichen Leistungssteigerungen:
- Erhöhung des Ertrags des Schlüsselpulvers um 33-50% für laserbearbeitetes Pulver (Partikelgröße 15-63µm)
- Steigerung der Betriebszeit um über 25% ohne zusätzliche Produktionstage
- Reduzierung der Betriebskosten um etwa 20% seit Mai 2023
Diese Verbesserungen folgen auf die kürzliche Ankündigung von PyroGenesis, dass die technischen Anforderungen für grobes Titanmetallpulver für einen globalen Luft- und Raumfahrt-OEM erfüllt wurden. Das Unternehmen, das den Plasma-Atomisierungsprozess erfunden und patentiert hat, konzentriert sich auf drei Bereiche: Rohstoffsicherheit und -optimierung, Energiewende und Emissionsreduzierung sowie Abfallbeseitigung.
- 33-50% yield increase in high-value laser cut powder production
- 25% improvement in operational uptime
- 20% reduction in operational costs
- Shift towards higher-priced powder production
- None.
MONTREAL, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PyroGenesis Inc. (“PyroGenesis”) (http://pyrogenesis.com) (TSX: PYR) (OTCQX: PYRGF) (FRA: 8PY), a high-tech company that designs, develops, manufactures and commercializes all-electric plasma processes and sustainable solutions to support heavy industry in their energy transition, emission reduction, commodity security, and waste remediation efforts, provides improvement details for its NexGenTM plasma atomized metal powder production system. These details are provided following the March 3, 2025 press release (Technical Requirements for Titanium Coarse Metal Powder Have Been Met by PyroGenesis’ NexGenTM Plasma Atomized Metal Powder for Global Aerospace OEM), in which PyroGenesis’ President and CEO, P. Peter Pascali, stated that “throughout this qualification process with Boeing, and ahead of the final supplier list notification, PyroGenesis has not been idle. We continue to improve the system in step with Boeing’s continued technological advancements…”.
2024 saw PyroGenesis make gains in several areas that have positively impacted internal production results.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT RESULTS
PyroGenesis has demonstrated improvements in the following three key areas:
a) Higher Yields: increased yield of key powder by 33
b) Increased Uptime: increased operational uptime by more than
c) Lowered Operational Costs: reduced costs by ~
a) Higher Yields
In this case, yield refers to the fraction of laser cut powder that is being produced from the raw material input.
Yield is an important aspect of powder production. Over the past 12 months, PyroGenesis increased yield for metal powder used in the Laser Powder Bed Fusion LPB-F printing process (the “laser cut”) by between
The powder used for the “laser cut” typically has a particle size ranging from 15 to 63µm and is one of the most widely used cut sizes in the industry. It also offers one of the highest price points. The adjustments that were made shifted the yield ratio to a higher percentage of more expensive powders, and a lower percentage of lower cost powders, all while improving the operational cost.
Specific yield volume data is proprietary and is not disclosed.
b) Increased Uptime
Uptime is time spent in metal powder production mode and is contrasted by non-productive activities such as setup, feedstock changeovers, maintenance, and reconfiguring for different tests and production cycles.
Over the past 12 months, uptime specific to metal powder production has increased by more than
This increase was achieved without adding additional production days or shifts.
c) Lowered Operational Costs
Since May 2023, when PyroGenesis announced its full entrance into the titanium metal powders marketplace, operational costs have continued to improve.
The NexGen metal powder production system currently operates at ~
These cost reductions have been achieved through a combination of operational efficiencies, technology enhancements, optimization of raw materials, and adjustments to supplier relationships.
PyroGenesis is the inventor of the plasma atomization process and in fact coined the term “plasma atomization” in its original patent. PyroGenesis’ development of high quality titanium metal powders is part of its three-vertical solution ecosystem that aligns with economic drivers that are key to global heavy industry. Metal powders are part of PyroGenesis’ Commodity Security & Optimization vertical, where the development of advanced material production techniques, and the use of technology such as plasma to recover viable metals, chemicals, and minerals from industrial waste, helps to maximize raw materials and improve the availability of critical minerals. Titanium has been identified as a critical mineral by the Canadian government. The Company’s other verticals are Energy Transition and Emission Reduction and Waste Remediation.
About PyroGenesis Inc.
PyroGenesis, a high-tech company, is a proud leader in the design, development, manufacture and commercialization of advanced plasma processes and sustainable solutions which reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) and are economically attractive alternatives to conventional “dirty” processes. PyroGenesis has created proprietary, patented and advanced plasma technologies that are being vetted and adopted by multiple multibillion dollar industry leaders in four massive markets: iron ore pelletization, aluminum, waste management, and additive manufacturing. With a team of experienced engineers, scientists and technicians working out of its Montreal office, and its 3,800 m2 and 2,940 m2 manufacturing facilities, PyroGenesis maintains its competitive advantage by remaining at the forefront of technology development and commercialization. The operations are ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified, having been ISO certified since 1997. PyroGenesis’ shares are publicly traded on the TSX in Canada (TSX: PYR), the OTCQX in the US (OTCQX: PYRGF), and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany (FRA: 8PY).
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Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on a number of opinions, assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by PyroGenesis as of the date of this release, are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from those indicated by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the risk factors identified under “Risk Factors” in PyroGenesis’ latest annual information form, and in other periodic filings that it has made and may make in the future with the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities, all of which are available under PyroGenesis’ profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect PyroGenesis. However, such risk factors should be considered carefully. There can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. PyroGenesis undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable securities laws.
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For further information please contact:
Rodayna Kafal, Vice President, IR/Comms. and Strategic BD
E-mail: ir@pyrogenesis.com
http://www.pyrogenesis.com
