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Norsk Titanium AS — Investor Presentation 2021
May 18, 2021
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Company Presentation May 2021
Innovating the future of metal
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The production of structural grade metal alloys has barely evolved from the early days…
Forging then
Forging now
Norsk's Disruptive Solution
Norsk's Rapid Plasma Deposition (RPDTM) technology is a highly innovative and scalable technology platform with all the benefits of 3D printing while delivering consistent forged quality material at high-rate production
RPDTM dramatically reduces labor, capital and energy intensity Norsk's RPD Norsk's proprietary MERKE IV machine TM process
3D printing technology platform enabled by a digital backbone
Digital backbone enabling a highly scalable business model
Producing forge-quality structural hard-metal alloys at significantly lower cost with smaller environmental footprint
| Producing forge-quality structural hard-metal alloys at significantly lower cost with smaller environmental footprint |
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| Improved efficiency and shorter lead time |
5-20x | faster than incumbent processes |
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| Up to 75% | less machining costs |
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| Sustainable manufacturing – reduced environmental footprint |
25-75% | less material use vs. incumbent processes |
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| 50-75% | reduction in required machining |
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| 1,100 MT | annual CO2 savings from fully utilized RPD machine1 | ||
| 25 – 50% in total cost savings vs incumbent processes |
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| Source: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=74&t=11 9 ©2021 NORSK TITANIUM AS OSLO NEW YORK CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 1) Each fully utilized Norsk RPD machine saves approximately 2 GWh in energy consumption representing approx. 1,100 MT of CO2 emissions annually |
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In business since 2007 – mature technology, multi-year lead over competition and ability to set industry standards
Selected company highlights
3D printing is maturing into mass production of end-use parts and set to grow rapidly
Use of titanium across industries is growing
Excellent corrosion and erosion resistance
Replacements
Consumer
Industrial Applications
Norsk qualification in demanding end-markets is opening doors to a \$150bn addressable market
Positioned to rapidly scale
Norsk's disruptive solution is rapidly scaling with aerospace and defense customers creating a pipeline of visible revenue as it manufactures parts for platforms with 10+ year production runs, while also expanding into new sectors over time.
Global footprint & world's largest 3D printing facility
- World's largest 3D printing
- manufacturing customer parts
- Separate qualification facility
- Area: 147,000 sq. ft
- Capacity: 640 MT / year
- 32 RPDTM machines + material warehouse + downstream activities
- 38 employees
Focused on research and development of new technologies for 3D printing
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- Area: 37,000 sq. ft
- Capacity: 60 MT / year
- 3 RPDTM machines +
- 52 employees
Plattsburgh Production Center (PPC) Plattsburgh Development and Qualification Center (PDQC) State-of-the-art facilities located in Plattsburgh, NY State
Norsk's technology is certified for production and has set industry standard for 3D printing of metals
Industry material standard
Innovating the future of metal
Business model disrupts outdated metal manufacturing methods and oligopolistic market structure
Addressable market spans multiple sectors and high-performance metal alloys
Norsk's 3D printing technology enables industrial scale production rates while substantially reducing the environemntal footprint of metal manufacturing