INTA offers many types of products and services to many energy related customers including refiners, drillers, rig manufacturers, alternative energy companies, fuel cell developers, etc. Some of the most popular products include:
Machined components – complex metal components used for pipelines
Metallized ceramics – built tough for the harshest cycling and environmental requirements
INTA also offers the following services to energy customers:
Metallizing – strong adhesive metal conductive layers on non-conductors such as alumina (AlO)
Brazing – joining tiny to medium sized assemblies
Assembly – complex feedthrus, sensors and other brazed or soldered assemblies (can be customer supplied material)
Plating – platinum, gold, silver, copper, nickel, rhodium and more
INTA is working on several alternative energy applications including solar power and fuel cells. INTA offers plating (nickel, copper, gold, silver, rhodium, etc), machining, brazing, assembly, metallizing, ceramics and other products to the alternative energy industry. INTA does not offer in-house thin-films but works with a partner to provide thin-film or hybrid solutions. INTA offers AlN and metallized AlN, glass, BeO and other materials.
INTA has a quality management system in place to ensure quality. We have frequent internal and annual external quality audits. INTA is ISO 9001:2008 Certified. INTA uses AQL practices. We take pictures, as necessary, at incoming and shipping. We inspect at incoming and final under magnification and using sophisticated instrumentation, as necessary, such as an XRF device. We provide CoC’s with all of our shipments. For further details or information regarding our quality program, please contact Quality Manager, George Baltazar gbaltazar@intatech.com
INTA has been in business a long time and has earned a reputation for high quality products and services. We occasionally do work for various government agencies including those affiliated with the DOE. Project details are usually confidential. For more information please contact our CBGS, Blake Kneedler, blake@intatech.com
INTA does not publish a customer list. INTA currently works with several well-known alternative energy companies, including solar energy and fuel cells. INTA also machines components for the oil and gas industry including major Dow Jones companies. INTA provides feedthrus, connectors, metallized ceramic, brazing and assembly services for the drilling and exploration sectors. Many energy applications require tight tolerances, durability, strength, toughness in rugged environments, etc. INTA has developed processes that have proven very robust and durable in very harsh environments such as down-well. Many of INTA’s components and assemblies are rated up to 2000 deg F.
INTA recommends the MIL-B-7883B specification. Type I and Type II, Grade
A and Grade B are good options. Contact
Blake Kneedler, Mfg Engr, blake@intatech.com,
to discuss your application. Depending
on the exact requirements, Grade A or Grade B may be a better fit for the
project. Type I and Grade A are
generally more expensive. Type II and
Grade B can be more economical but if the objects are very large, Type I may
not be available. Type I is torch
brazing, Type II is furnace brazing.
Grade A describes critical joints, Grade B describes non-critical
fittings.
Yes, most products and services come with a thirty (30) day warranty.
It depends on the nature of the work. Lead times range from one (1) week and up. For metallization, assembly or brazing, expect a two (2) week lead time if the customer is supplying materials. If INTA supplies ceramic or machined components, add several weeks to the lead time. Each project is unique, contact our sales office for a specific lead time relating to your project sales@intatech.com
Yes, the following reps serve Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mexico. Here is the contact information:
Mr. George Dossett
2808 Bent Oaks Drive
Burleson, TX 76028
(817)447-2075
(817)447-3186 fax
gdoss@aol.com
Mr. E.C. "Woody" van der Woude
228 Peach Tree Drive
Murphy, TX 75094
(972)422-1683
(972)424-4863 fax
woody@dossettindustrialsales.com
Almost any type of material can be used from metals to plastics, etc. The exact project requirements should be communicated to INTA before certain materials can be ruled out. INTA primarily deals with these base materials:
Copper
Copper tungsten
Steel – cold rolled and stainless
Ceramic
Quartz
Graphite
BeCu
CuMo
Titanium
Aluminum
Zirconia
Kovar
MACOR
Alloys
Inconel
This is a partial list, contact INTA with your drawings to receive feedback. INTA’s fax number: 408-727-3027 Attn: Sales
Yes, ISO 9001:2000 certified.
Quality
On-time delivery
Contact:
Don Ankrom, Sales Manager
408-748-9955
408-727-3027 fax
or
Blake Kneedler, Mfg Engr
408-748-9955 x113
408-727-3027 fax
INTA serves both international and domestic customers.
Most of INTA’s coatings and brazed assemblies are suitable for high temperature applications. Here are a list of high temperature applications and the max rated temperatures (reference only):
Copper braze – 1080 deg C
Silver braze – 960 deg C
CuSil braze – 780 deg C
Gold plating – 1050 deg C
Silver plating – 960 deg C
Platinum plating – 1750 deg C
Rhodium plating – 1950 deg C
Ceramics such as AlO, AlN and BeO are excellent choices for high temperature applications.
Many of the components INTA manufactures perform service in corrosive marine and chemical environments. Many coatings are effective in protecting components against corrosion such as rhodium, platinum, gold, silver and nickel. For silver, choose an anti-tarnish dip. For nickel, choose Ni-P for high corrosion resistance. A thicker coating and undercoating (up to one mil or so) may be desired under corrosive conditions.
INTA has testing equipment and checks certain aspects of assemblies in order to perfect processes. Some of our assemblies are subjected to 200 pounds of sheer force during testing. Other assemblies endure 4500 psi of water pressure. Overall, INTA’s assemblies are very durable and have proven their strength over many years.
INTA has a rigorous inspection procedure and high training standards. We receive very few RMA’s and offer CoC’s standard with each shipment along with a 30 day guarantee in many cases.
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Always surface engineering.
The answer depends on various factors such as substrate material selection, lifetime and coating material. Send project specifics to contact@intatech.com for assistance.
Many of the components INTA manufactures perform service in corrosive marine and chemical environments. Consider rhodium, platinum, gold, silver and nickel coatings to protect your component. For silver, choose an anti-tarnish dip. For nickel, choose Ni-P for high corrosion resistance. A thicker coating and undercoating (up to one mil or so) may be desired under corrosive conditions. As you probably know, rhodium, platinum and gold are very expensive. Rhodium is the most costly followed by platinum and gold.
INTA has testing equipment and checks certain aspects of assemblies in order to perfect processes. Some of our brazed assemblies are subjected to 200 pounds of sheer force during testing. Other assemblies endure 4500 psi of water pressure. Overall, INTA’s assemblies are very durable and have proven their strength over many years. The peel strength of metallized ceramic is typically 10-15 lbs.
See previous answer.
Yes.
Yes, both in various options. We offer a semi-bright to bright silver with optional anti-tarnish dip and your choice of hard or soft gold. Visit our plating page for further details.
Yes, INTA manufactures feedthrus in-house. Most feedthrus are custom made-to-order assemblies containing 1 to 75 pins.
INTA offers glass-to-metal seals for feedthrus. INTA also brazes windows to metal tubes. INTA does not work much with attaching fiber optics. INTA uses preformed glass beads to perform the seals and checks the hermeticity by means of an in-house Alcatel He leak checker. INTA seals customer supplied or in-house supplied material.
Mainly hermetic feedthrus (ceramic-to-metal and glass-to-metal).
Completely air sealed. Click here for the full definition.
All in-house.
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The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) is a nonprofit professional society
of 8,500 members in 77 countries. The mission of AEE is “ to promote the
scientific and educational interests of those engaged in the energy industry
and to foster action for Sustainable Development.” AEE offers a full array
of informational outreach programs including seminars (live and internet
based), conferences, journals, books, and certification programs. AEE's network
of 67 local chapters meets regularly to discuss regional issues. AEE's roster
of corporate members is a veritable “who's who” from the commercial,
industrial, institutional, governmental, energy services, and utility sectors.
The AEE Energy Insight is a high-quality online newsletter that
focuses on the accomplishment of the Association and its members. AEE also
publishes three technical journals: Energy Engineering, Strategic Planning
for Energy & the Environment, and Cogeneration & Distributed
Generation Journal. These publications are complimentary to all AEE
members. The Foundation of the Association of Energy Engineers is a nonprofit
organization that is dedicated to furthering education in energy and
management. To date, the Foundation has awarded over $480,000 in scholarships
for use by outstanding students.
Society of Petroleum Engineers – read more on their website.
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