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ArcelorMittal Inaugurates Vacuum Plasma-Coating Line
From ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal has inaugurated its vacuum plasma steel coating line in Liege, Belgium. Called Arceo, the plasma coating technology was developed by the group's research and development in partnership with the Walloon Region, and is expected to open up many new uses for flat steel products.

Conrad Kacsik Establishes New Division
From Conrad Kacsik
Conrad Kacsik Instrument Systems Inc., which provides certified calibration for process control instrumentation and process control systems, has established a new division dedicated specifically to assisting customers with their NADCAP and CQI-9 compliance processes.

Composite Wing Development Effort Led by Airbus
M2 Communications
Airbus is to lead a Next Generation Composite Wing program in which 17 companies join forces in one of the most significant aviation research and technology programs launched in the U.K. for many decades. The skills and capability to design and manufacture in composite materials is vital in the aerospace industry.

Wheelabrator Installs Blasting Machine at Foundry
From Wheelabrator Group
Wheelabrator Group has installed a two-wheel, skew-roll blasting machine at Duraloy Technologies Inc., to remove a tenacious refractory coating produced during the centrifugal casting process. The machine accommodates a variety of casting sizes ranging from 3 to 20 in. (76 to 508 mm) in diameter.

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3M Co. announces that the BC Transmission Corp., the power transmission system operator for the province of British Columbia, is the first Canadian utility to install 3M’s lightweight, high-capacity electricity conductor, 3M Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced (ACCR). It can carry twice the current of conventional steel-core conductors of the same diameter, without requiring larger towers, even across long spans.
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Nucor Corp. has applied for a permit to build a state-of-the-art iron-making facility in St. James Parish, Louisiana. The new company would be called "Nucor Steel Louisiana."
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Robert Bosch GmbH has decided to make its new fuel tank pressure sensor of BASF’s Ultramid T KR 4355 G7, a partially aromatic polyamide (PA 6/6T) that resists not only gasoline but also water and alcohols such as methanol and ethanol.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new American version of the English language SI brochure, the eighth edition of the international standard reference guide to the modern metric system. The 2008 edition (Special Publication 330) covers changes in the system since 1998.
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Nanobots Play Soccer

This photo shows a typical nanosoccer robot compared in size to red blood cells. About 200 of these robots could stretch in a line across the top of a plain M&M candy. Nanosoccer returns when the National Institute of Standards and Technology hosts for the second time the world’s most Lilliputian sport. Three student teams will participate in a public exhibition at the 2008 U.S. “RoboCup Open” in Pittsburgh, Pa., May 25 to 27. Miniature “soccer players ”— computer-driven robots six times smaller than an amoeba, playing on a field the size of a grain of rice — will show off their skills.

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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.”

This week, Member’s Voice provides some insight into the technical background of Fred Lisy, and in the following weeks we will profile Mufit Akinc, Riad Asfahani, and Sunniva Collins.

Dr. Frederick J. Lisy, FASM
Nominee for Vice President
Fred Lisy is the president of Orbital Research Inc., Cleveland, where he oversees the development and commercialization of core technologies that focus on microdevices and advanced control systems for the automotive, aircraft, renewable energy and medical products industries. Under his leadership, Orbital has received the Inc. 500 Award and has made the Top 100 list of Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management for eight consecutive years. Prior to joining Orbital, Dr. Lisy was the program manager and senior researcher for the Center on Materials for Space Structures (CMSS), a NASA Center for Commercial Development of Space (CCDS) at Case, where he was instrumental in developing nine space shuttle experiments.

He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in materials science from Case. He has been recognized as young engineer of the year by the Cleveland Engineering Society, recognized for outstanding technical achievement by the Cleveland Technical Societies Council, and honored as one of Cleveland’s top 40 engineers by Crain's Cleveland Business magazine.

Elected a Fellow of ASM in recognition of his expertise in sensors, Dr. Lisy has been an ASM member for more than 20 years. He has served as a member of the Cleveland Chapter Executive Committee and the ASM Chapter Council. He chairs the ASM New Products and Services Committee, and has been active in developing the MEMS Packaging Database and new products for the medical devices community.

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This conference will feature five days of technically-intensive programming focused on both fundamental and applied topics related to welding and joining. Learn more.

Revolutionizing Materials and Processes for Air Vehicles and Space Systems. Learn more.

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, New Mexico 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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Nitinol Design Engineer




A dynamic individual is needed for a job within the Medical Device Solutions group at the Cleveland Clinic. This person will assume responsibility for the planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating of a wide variety of complex program initiatives. This position conducts continuing studies and analyses to determine the feasibility of various advanced engineering approaches to define concepts and criteria for further programs or to resolve major problems in current programs.

For more information:
Ms. Pat Martin, Coordinator, Medical Device Solutions, Cleveland Clinic
martinp@ccf.org, Tel: 216-445-3789

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