On April 30, the group visited the recently activated electrolytic sponge titanium production facility of D-H Titanium Company in Freeport, Texas. George Cobel, President, and Donald Turner, Vice President, were hosts, assisted by the engineering staff. A briefing session was used to describe the technology employed, its potential, and the future expectations of this endeavor. The group then was shown the elaborate equipment used to control each step of the process. The facility is still in its shakedown stage to work out details of the controls and iron out the cell operation and electrode stripping mechanism.
Plant layout permits rapid expansion by adding cells to the existing line.