IperionX validates GenX continuous titanium powder production
Company processes more than 500kg of powder across four runs on its continuous HAMR platform
IperionX has validated its GenX continuous titanium powder platform over four production campaigns at its Virginia R&D facility, processing more than 500kg in 41 hours.
GenX runs the company’s patented HAMR process, a hydrogen-enabled, low-temperature route to low-oxygen titanium powder, continuously rather than in batches, which IperionX says removes batch heat-up, cool-down, loading and unloading time.
Angular powder averaged 0.126% oxygen and spherical powder 0.078%. All spherical samples met the ASTM Grade 23 limit of 0.130%, while seven of eight angular samples met the Grade 5 limit of 0.200% and four met Grade 23. One sample from an interrupted run was excluded.
Against batch HAMR operating data, the company reported more than 45% less magnesium, more than 60% less hydrogen and more than 75% less power per kilogram, and six times the throughput on like-for-like run time.
In Q4 2026, IperionX plans to refine the furnace, connect it to a full powder line and start engineering work on a first industrial-scale line.
“Achieving continuous primary titanium production has long been the ultimate aspiration for the titanium industry,” said Taso Arima, Chief Executive Officer at IperionX.
“IperionX’s GenX process is a continuous titanium production platform that is more efficient to operate and easier to scale. These first results exceeded our expectations: more than 500 kilograms of recycled titanium powder processed across four separate runs, with every sample meeting its relevant oxygen specification.
“Substantially lower magnesium, hydrogen and power consumption at steady state, together with processing throughput increasing by six times, give us a strong basis for industrial development.
“Our next step is the engineering and economic evaluation of the first industrial-scale GenX production line. We aim to establish a scalable platform for expansion that lowers production costs and brings titanium within reach of a broader range of applications.”
