Innovative People

George Hida

Technology: R&D + Engineering
▪ Powder synthesis - Chemical reactors: combustion, thermo- and/or Mechanochemistry, hydrolysis, etc
▪ Powder processing - Energy Intensive Comminution, Grinding, Mixing-Dispersion, Slurring-Drying
▪ Modification of surface properties of powders toward enormous specific surface areas
▪ Development, processing and fabrication of fine and ultra fine (including nano-size) non-oxide powders, including Carbon, Graphite, C-C and C-Ceramics composites
▪ Expertise in materials surface modifications and their surface characteristics manipulating from non-wetting to full intimate contact with other solid and fluid phases, including dispersion-mixing and agglomeration separation processes
▪ Homo-, hetero-generous catalysis: chemolysis, thermolysis, mechanolysis and combinations thereof

Products:
• Ceramic armor opaque and/or transparent; high-strength and impact resistant components for engineering applications;
• Wear- and corrosion-resistant systems and components;
• Thermal shock-resistant components;
• Powder metals and cermet for exhaust manifolds in automotive industry;
• Ceramic high voltage and high frequency insulators;
• Thermo caloric components;
• Catalyst carriers;
• Filters and membranes;
• Fuel cell components;
• Refractories and high-temperature monoliths;
• Electric arc arrestor components;
• Starting materials for ceramics

Materials:
• Non-oxides: carbides: SiC, B4C, TiC, silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, reaction-, self-, nitride-bonded silicon carbide and silicon nitride,
• Oxy-nitrides: AlONs, SiAlONs and TiAlONs
• Composite materials based on ceramics, metals, polymers, C-C composites
• Inorganic & organic powders and chemicals, including powder metals, ceramics, carbon, graphite, thermoplastics
• Selection of proper materials depending on the properties and performance requirements, design and technology, as well as required productivity
• Application of new types of raw materials and utilization of industrial waste
• Evaluation of materials properties, participation in the phase and microstructural analysis and non-destructive testing

Manufacturing-Fabrication
▪ Technology of high temperature materials from concept-design to Lab and further to Pilot toward fully blown production line
▪ Manufacturing/fabrication of engineered ceramics as well as carbon/graphite parts, C-resin, C-ceramic and C-C composite materials and components

Process-inspection-quality control
▪ Quality Systems Management experience/responsibilities in a multiple facilities locations, with in-depth knowledge of QS and ISO-9000, D&I, training, including process & inspection control
▪ Instrumental Analysis: Elemental (XRF), Mineralogy (XRD), Spectroscopy, Wet Chemical
▪ Metallography, Materialography and Microstructural Analysis: Microscopy, SEM, TEM
▪ Thermal Analysis (DTA-DTG, TE, Dilatometry);
▪ Dimensional Analysis, Instrumental and Calibration (Comparators, Radiography);
▪ Physical/Mechanical/Thermal Analysis: all, including Hoop Strength, Spin Disk, Microhardness and Dynamic Strength

Languages George Hida speaks:

English
Romanian