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"How Abrasives are Made"
A great behind the scenes look at all of the work that goes into making high quality abrasives is featured in an episode of the television show "How It's Made," which airs on the Discovery Channel and the Science Channel this month. The producers of the show were interested in filming a segment on how abrasives are made, so they approached Washington Mills, which allowed them to spend two days filming at its plants in Niagara Falls. This video is the result.
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ASM publishes breaking industry news articles to our website every day! Below are the top news items of the week; view the full-text articles and more headline news online.
Technology Award Recognizes Contributions to Nano Research
From FEI Co.
FEI Co. received a technology award at Nano Tech 2008 that recognizes both innovative technology and the contributions the Titan S/TEM has enabled in nanotechnology research.
Biomet Celebrates Hip Stem’s 25th Anniversary
From Biomet
Biomet Inc. celebrates the 25th anniversary of its Taperloc hip stem. According to the company, the flat, tapered wedge design of the Taperloc stem with its porous plasma-spray coating continues to offer surgeons and their patients consistent, reproducible results.
Sikorsky to Develop Enhanced Rotor Blades
From Sikorsky Aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate to develop enhanced rotor blades. Under the terms of the agreement, the company will research and provide a solution to increase rotor blade life in erosive environments, provide a reliable and maintainable ice-protection system, and also an improved methodology for assessing and repairing battle damage.
Epoxy Resins Envisioned for Self-repairing Planes
United Press International
Bristol University researchers say they have created a technique that enables a damaged aircraft to mend itself automatically, even during flight. Should a tiny hole or crack appear in the airplane, epoxy resin would "bleed" from embedded vessels near the site and quickly seal the rupture, restoring structural integrity.
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What will Phoenix find at the Mars polar region? The search for water is important because all known life forms require it to survive, but no spacecraft has ever ‘touched’ water. NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander will be the first. The sophisticated landing system on the Phoenix Lander allows the spacecraft to softly touch down within the targeted landing area. Once on the surface, the robust robotic arm will dig through the soil to the water-ice below — bringing both soil and ice samples to the lander’s science instruments for analysis. Learn more.
PPG Industries has signed an "investment agreement" with the administration of the Kaluga Region, Russia, to build an automotive coatings and industrial coatings plant about 70 kilometers southwest of Moscow. The plant will manufacture coatings for automotive and other industrial customers.
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Advanced Cerametrics Inc. announces a five-year Cooperative Agreement contract from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to develop and scale up a large volume continuous fiber process technology to manufacture very small-diameter boron carbide fiber for lightweight composites and aluminum metal-matrix composites in particular.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have improved the power output of methanol fuel cells by more than 50%. Assembling the electrode layer-by-layer, the MIT researchers created a thin-film material that is less permeable to methanol but compares favorably to Nafion in proton conductivity. The result was an increase in power output of more than 50%.
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If nothing sticks to Teflon, how does it stick to frying pans?
 Originally, DuPont Teflon (PTFE) didn't stick very well. Special soft utensils were needed so the Teflon would not chip off. Today, the pan's surface is roughened by sandblasting. A primer is applied to the surface and then the Teflon is embedded in the primer. The Teflon won't chemically bond to anything else, but you can mechanically get it stuck in microscopic cracks and crevasses.
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Nominees Announced for ASM Board of Trustees
Meet the Nominees:
Fred Lisy
Mufit Akinc
Riad Asfahani
Sunniva Collins
The ASM Nominating Committee has announced the nominees for Vice President and Trustee for 2008-09, and three members of the Board of Trustees for 2008-11. In accordance with the ASM Constitution, our nominees will be voted on at the ASM Annual Business Meeting in October, during MS&T in Pittsburgh.
“Serving the society as a Trustee is one of the highest honors of ASM,” says Dr. Dianne Chong, FASM, president of the society. “Representing our membership, and working hard to guide our society and to improve the value that ASM provides to our members, is what being a Trustee is all about.”
Last week we profiled Fred Lisy, and this week, Member’s Voice provides some insight into the technical background of Prof. Mufit Akinc, Nominee for Trustee.
Mufit Akinc is professor of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University, and senior ceramic engineer at USDOE, Ames Laboratory. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and a Ph.D. in ceramic engineering from Iowa State.
He previously taught at Kansas State University and at METU, where he retains an appointment as an adjunct professor. He also served as materials science curriculum chair for the National Technological University from 1998-2003.
Prof. Akinc joined the Iowa State faculty in 1981 and served as chair of the MS&E Department from 1997-2006. He is a specialist in processing structural and functional materials with a primary emphasis on materials in energy generation, storage, and transformation. His research interests include synthesis and processing of ceramic powders and fibers, processing and high-temperature properties of intermetallics, and processing of bioceramics. He has published more than 140 papers and holds seven patents.
He was appointed three times as a consultant to the United Nations to assist the governments of Korea and Turkey. He was elected to the European Academy of Sciences in 2003, and received the Ross Coffin Purdy Award of the American Ceramic Society in 2006.
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Attend ITSC 2008
June 2-4, 2008
Maastricht,
The Netherlands
ITSC brings together the global thermal spray community to meet, exchange information, and conduct business.
Learn the latest in applications, research, and developments across the field of thermal spray from experts around the world.
Learn more.
The 8th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research
June 1-6, 2008
Pine Mountain, Georgia
This conference will feature five days of technically-intensive programming focused on both fundamental and applied topics related to welding and joining. Learn more.
19th AeroMat Conference & Exposition
June 23-26, 2008
Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas
Revolutionizing Materials and Processes for Air Vehicles and Space Systems. Learn more.
Enter the 2008 International Metallographic Contest
The annual International Metallographic Contest features the best work of metallographers and microstructural analysts from around the world. Best in Show will receive the Jacquet-Lucas Award and $3,000. Winning entries will be exhibited during the 41st Annual IMS Convention and Technical Meeting in Albuquerque, NM this August 4-7, 2008.
For complete contest rules, contact Jeff Stewart.
Deadline for entries is July 18, 2008.
Learn more.
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Failure Analysis of Heat Treated Steel Components
This thorough reference work discusses various causes of failure with integrated coverage of process metallurgy of steels by forging, casting, welding, and various heat treatment processes. The breadth of coverage and the numerous examples provide an invaluable resource for the designer, engineer, metallurgist, mechanical and materials engineers, quality control technicians, and heat treaters.
Edited by L.C.F. Canale, R.A. Mesquita and G.E. Totten
Price: $179 / ASM Member: $144
Prepublication Price: $162 / ASM Member: $130
Order: #05113G
Pre-pub price good through June 30, 2008.
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Kirnsway Manufacturing, Greensboro, NC
The person in this position is expected to confer with existing and prospective customers, assess customer needs, and sell technical and mechanical goods and services. This person will also plan and modify product configurations to meet customer needs; confer with customers and engineers to assess equipment needs and to determine system requirements; and collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, to promote the sale of company products, and to provide sales support. Learn more.
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