Demonstration of a first-of-a-kind superalloy production technology
BACKGROUND
Superalloys are high-performance alloys that withstand extreme temperatures, pressure, and corrosive environments, making them ideal for demanding applications in aerospace, power generation, and other industries. Superalloy production is costly, which limits their widespread application and soaring costs of construction where they are used.
Our client, a Sydney-based startup, invented a revolutionary technology for producing superalloys at low temperatures. Their team of reputable scientists had sound expertise in physics, materials, and process chemistry but no engineering background or scale-up expertise.
Our client needed a development partner to enable scale-up and demonstration of their technology at scale and secure the funding required.
OUR WORK
Key results
We built our client’s first demonstration plant, enabling our client to attract customers and secure $15m of investment.
Acting as Owners Engineer, we successfully scaled up our client’s process from a bench scale to a demonstration scale within a 9-month timeframe.
Our client secured over $1.5m in government grant funding and $15 M in private investment funding to scale up their operations further.
Our accelerated the path to commercialisation of our client’s technology.
We established a detailed design of the plant and identify the appropriate equipment that could suit the client’s development requirements.
We designed and, liaising with an engineering, procurement, and construction firm, built our client’s first demo plant, capable of producing tens of kilograms of product per day.
Services included…
Acting as Owners Engineers
Prototype rig design, construction, and setup
Scale-up and Piloting
Digital twin development
Know-how protection
Process and rector design
Design tool development
Risk management and mitigation
Commercial advice and funding support
CLIENT STATEMENT
“Scimita is a bright, dependable, and resourceful team. Scimita’s approach to product development combines scientific analysis, artificial intelligence, and resource management.”