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Supergrip Selects Amerityre to Supply Long-Wearing, Flat-Proof Polyurethane Tire
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Supergrip, a leading supplier of industrial and mining tires, has selected the Amerityre Corp. of Boulder City, Nevada, to manufacture and supply a new line of long-wearing, flat-proof polyurethane tires. The tires will be manufactured by the proprietary polyurethane formulations developed by Amerityre. The tires will carry the Supergrip brand name.

Ohio Fuel Cell Companies Showcased at Intl. Fuel Cell Seminar & Expo
PRNewswire
Ohio, home to the biggest concentration of fuel cell businesses in the world, will demonstrate its leadership with the largest contingent of exhibitors at the international Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition in Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 27-30. They include Battelle, Dana Holding Corp., EMTEC, Edison Welding Institute, GrafTech, Moundtech, NexTech Materials, Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition, Refractory Specialties Inc., Technical Staffing Professionals, and Yamatake Sensing Control.

ATK’s New Plants Manufacture Composite Materials for Nuclear Power and F-35
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Alliant Techsystems is opening two new high-tech composite manufacturing facilities at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in Rocket Center, West Virginia. The West Virginia Advanced Filament Winding Facility will be home to ATK's new composite rotor tube manufacturing operations. The Mountain State Ceramic Matrix Composites Manufacturing Center will expand ATK's capacity to produce lightweight composite aircraft parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and other high-performance military applications.

Osram Sylvania Opens $30M Energy Efficient Lighting Operation
PRNewswire
Osram Sylvania has opened a $30 million manufacturing operation for energy-efficient T5 fluorescent lamps, the first in North America. Sylvania Pentron T5 fluorescent lamps are up to 30% more efficient than older T12 and T8 fluorescent lamp types. The company previously imported them from manufacturing facilities in Europe.


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British Bloodhound to Reach 1000 mph

The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is working on development of Bloodhound SSC, a car designed to take the land speed record to over 1000 mph. Bloodhound will weigh 7 tons and will be 42 feet long and 21 feet wide. The car will be powered by a Eurojet EJ200 delivering 20,000 pounds of thrust, and a Falcon hybrid rocket delivering 27,000 pounds of thrust. Learn more.

Florida State University has won a Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 Award for progress in the development of Buckypaper, a material made of carbon nanotubes that was invented at FSU in 2005. Buckypaper products utilize the strong intrinsic properties of nanotubes and disperse heat efficiently within electronics. Buckypaper production should eventually result in effective lightweight body armor and armored vehicles for the U.S. military, while also paving the way for stronger and lighter automobiles. Learn more.

Advanced Cerametrics engineers have developed a low-cost technology termed the Viscous Suspension Spinning Process (VSSP) that can produce ceramic fibers ranging in diameter from 10 to 1300 microns. When formed into user-defined composites, the ceramic fibers possess all the beneficial properties of ceramics (electrical, thermal, chemical) but eliminate the detrimental characteristics (brittleness, weight). The technology was presented at MS&T’08 in a paper titled Flexible Piezoelectric Fiber-Based Composite for Energy Harvesting, by R.B. Cass, F. Mohammadi, and H. Kim. Learn more.

The Metal Powder Industries Federation 2008 Outstanding Technical Paper Award was won by Christopher Schade and Thomas F. Murphy of Hoeganaes Corp.; and Alan Lawley and Roger Doherty of Drexel University, for Development of a Dual-Phase Precipitation-Hardening PM Stainless Steel, presented at the 2008 World Congress on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials. The paper describes a dual-phase steel having a ferrite + martensite microstructure with precipitation hardening. Unlike other precipitation-hardening alloys, ductility and impact toughness increase significantly upon aging, notwithstanding attendant increases in hardness and strength. Learn more.

ASM is seeking nominations for the 2009 Class of Fellows.

The honor of Fellow of the society was established to provide recognition to members for distinguished contributions in the field of materials science and engineering, and to develop a broadly based forum for technical and professional leaders to serve as advisors to the Society.

Criteria for the Fellow award are:

• outstanding accomplishments in materials science or engineering
• broad and productive achievement in production, manufacturing, management, design, development, research or education.
• five years current, continuous membership.

Deadline for nominations for the Class of 2009 is 30 November 2008.

Complete information including the rules, interpretive comments, and user-friendly nomination form are available on the ASM website or by contacting Carole Chesla, Awards Program, ASM International, Materials Park, OH 44073-0002; tel: 440/338-5151, ext. 5330

The Complete Current Issue of AM&P is Now Available Online!
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This Tree Climber Picks Coconuts!

Students from Troy High School in Fullerton, Calif., have designed the first known remote-controlled coconut tree climber. The person who hacks down the coconuts stands on the platform and controls the climber. The climber was built for the 2008 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams event, a national grants initiative of the Lemelson-MIT Program to foster inventiveness among high school students.
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What ASM Can Do For Your Company
Roger Fabian, FASM, President of ASM International

One of the most important tools we have for strengthening our chapters is the tremendous support we get from our Sustaining Members.

As President, I want to work with our chapters to reach out to companies that support ASM – or SHOULD support ASM – at the local level. By supporting membership in ASM for their employees, companies improve the knowledge base of their people, which comes back as a benefit to the company.

I believe that many companies want to support the educational, business, and networking opportunities provided by ASM and our chapters. These companies need to know more about the value of ASM to their people – and particularly, how ASM can help their employees to become more valuable.

One of my initiatives during the next year is to revitalize the Corporate Loyal Program started by Don Muzyka during his term as president. I believe that we need to develop a value proposition for companies that makes sense, and communicate it through our Chapters.

With your help, we can build a Corporate Loyal program that strengthens these relationships, and makes these companies part of the fabric of ASM. In addition, through their involvement, we can attract new volunteers and leaders who are willing and able to take an active role in our chapters and our society.

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Reliability and Consistency in Thermal Spray:
Vital for Industry Production
December 2-3, 2008
Montreal, Quebec

Building on a very successful Sensors and Controls conference offered in 2004, The Thermal Spray Society will host a symposium on “Improving Reliability and Consistency in Thermal Spray” on December 2-3, 2008. This conference will explore emerging technologies, practices, training and certification processes and discuss ways that these factors will impact the thermal spray industry by providing improved reliability and consistency of thermal spray coatings.
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2009 IBSC Conference
April 26-29, 2009
Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort®
Orlando, Florida
Recognized by industry professionals as the world’s premier event for the brazing and soldering community.

When you attend IBSC 2009, you’ll join hundreds of other professionals, scientists and engineers from around the globe involved in the research, development and application of brazing and soldering. The three-day conference will provide one of the most comprehensive technical programs available to the brazing and soldering community, as well as valuable networking, pre-conference educational programs and exhibits where attendees can find out more about the latest trends, products, processes and techniques available in the brazing and soldering industry.
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ASM-Indian Institute of Metals Seeks 2009 Visiting Lecturers

Qualified lecturers:
• Are ASM members who visit India
• Have experience with delivering technical presentations of interest to government, industrial or academic organizations
• Can lecture on current technological conditions in India
• Will be available between April 1 and December 31, 2009
• Have definite travel plans to and from India using own funds

Award carries with it an $800 honorarium to be used for travel expenses within India during their visit and a certificate of recognition to be presented at the ASM Leadership Awards Luncheon scheduled for October 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA during MS&T’09.

Deadline for application is February 1, 2009. For more information, contact Carole Chesla at 440/338-5151 ext. 5330

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Understanding How Components Fail

If you are involved in failure analysis, this is the practical book you need. Basic principles and practices are clearly explained, with numerous examples featuring commonly used metals, parts, and service environments. This classic first edition has been widely used as a primer for those who need to undertake failure investigations. The updated second edition provides expanded coverage of many important failure analysis concepts and analytical techniques. To view the Table of Contents and read a sample chapter, click here.

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Director, Research and Development
Automotive Fasteners, Auburn Hills, Michigan

Lead and manage a team of over 15 metallurgists, designers, and creative engineers toward new designs and applications for metal fasteners for automotive, aerospace, industrial and construction. Must be both creative and tactical, and have excellent people skills and leadership skills. Must be able to relo to SE Michigan or possibly Chicagoland. Must have manufacturing experience.
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