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Tekna titanium powder to be qualified for material standards certified by FAA, EASA and DOD

Tekna titanium powder to be qualified for material standards certified by FAA, EASA and DOD

3.5.2021 11:00:00 CEST | Tekna Holding AS | Non-regulatory press releases

Tekna Holding AS will be participating in a qualification program for titanium

(Ti64) that is certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the

European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and U.S. Department of Defense

(DoD) suppliers.

(Arendal, NORWAY / Sherbrooke QC, CANADA - May 3rd 2021) Tekna Holding AS

(Tekna, OSE:TEKNA), the world-leading provider of advanced materials to

industry, has accepted an invitation from the National Center for Advanced

Materials Performance (NCAMP) to participate in a major aerospace qualification

program. The generated data will be posted in The Metallic Materials Properties

Development and Standardization (MMPDS) Handbook which is an accepted source for

metallic material, recognized by the FAA, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and

the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Parts produced with

Tekna's powder material, qualified under this program, will automatically pass

the initial design phase and analysis by those entities.

Tekna titanium (Ti64) powder will be included in reports hosted by the NCAMP and

America Makes.

Tekna's customers benefit with a faster parts approval process. Jerome Pollak,

Sales and business development director for Americas, explains: "Let me give you

an example: Let's say that a company wants to use Tekna material for building an

aircraft part and they approach the FAA. As part of their plan, they will have

to tell the FAA what material and process they intend to use and what material

database they are using. If they can tell the FAA that they are using a database

hosted by NCAMP or MMPDS and that the data was certified through those approved

processes then they get to move on to the next phase of the program. If they

can't say that, then the FAA will require them to go through a costly,

time-consuming qualification process of at least one year. By qualifying Tekna

powder upfront, we give our customers a significant head start."

Royal Lovingfoss, Director of NCAMP, a part of the National Institute for

Aviation Research at Wichita State University says: "We are happy to have Tekna

engaged in this program considering they are already approved by many major

aerospace companies."

"Tekna is proud to participate in this qualification program certified by the

FAA and other aviation agencies! We have a strong reputation in our field and

participating in this program will further help the industry shorten the

qualification cycle and accelerate growth. This is the natural next step that

follows Tekna's recent successful qualifications with major aerospace OEMs such

as Boeing" says Luc Dionne, CEO at Tekna.

ABOUT NCAMP

The National Center for Advanced Materials Performance (NCAMP), works with the

FAA and industry partners to qualify material systems and populate a public

shared materials database. NCAMP began as a FAA-funded program within the

National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State University, stemming

from NASA's Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiment (AGATE). Instead of

qualifying an entire material system, manufacturers can select a system from the

NCAMP database, prove equivalency and gain FAA certification, saving time and

money compared to the traditional qualification approach. Material suppliers can

work with NCAMP to qualify material systems, independent of an aircraft

certification program; allowing suppliers to widely market materials with

generated allowables and FAA certification.

www.wichita.edu/research/NIAR/Research/ncamp.php -

http://www.wichita.edu/research/NIAR/Research/ncamp.php

ABOUT MMPDS

Metallic Materials Properties Development and Standardization (MMPDS): The

primary source of metallic materials and fasteners used in many different

commercial and military aerospace applications around the world. Produced in

partnership with government, industry and educational professionals experienced

in the application and use of statistically based properties. Recognized by

certifying agencies within their limitations: including FAA, DoD and NASA.

CONTACTS

* Arina van Oost, Investor Relations | VP Corporate Strategic Development &

Innovation, +1 438 885 6330, Investors@tekna.com

ABOUT TEKNA HOLDING AS

Tekna is a world-leading provider of advanced materials to industry,

headquartered in Sherbrooke, Canada. Tekna produces high-purity metal powders

for applications such as 3D printing in the aerospace, medical and automotive

sectors, as well as optimized induction plasma systems for industrial research

and production. With its unique, IP-protected plasma technology, the company is

well positioned in the growing market for advanced nanomaterials within the

electronics and batteries industries. Building on 30 years of delivering

excellence, Tekna is a global player recognized for its quality products and its

commitment to its large base of multinational blue-chip customers.

www.tekna.com - http://www.tekna.com

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