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Graphene amps up night-vision technology

Movies such as 1987’s Predator, in which an alien who sees in the infrared hunts down Arnold Schwarzenegger and his team, introduced a generation of sci-fi fans to thermal imaging.

Certified Heat Treating buys Heat Treating Inc.

Certified Heat Treating Inc., Miamisburg, Ohio, has bought Heat Treating Inc., Springfield, Ohio. The acquisition will reportedly boost capacity and improve access to customers in Columbus, Springfield, and the northern Dayton region. Heat Treating Inc. has about 25 employees and will continue to operate from its current location. “They have a different customer base and their equipment is, in most cases, quite a bit larger than ours,” said Certified CEO Chuck Biehn.

Mitsubishi and Siemens start joint venture Primetals Technologies operations

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Japan, and Siemens AG, Germany, announce the beginning of operations of their joint venture Primetals Technologies Ltd., headquartered in London.

Northrop Grumman to acquire Orbital ATK to expand capabilities and accelerate innovation

Northrop Grumman Corp., Falls Church, Va., a leading global security company; and Orbital ATK Inc., Dulles, Va., a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Northrop Grumman will acquire Orbital ATK for approximately $7.8 billion in cash, plus the assumption of $1.4 billion in net debt.

Sponge creates steam using ambient sunlight

Bubble-wrapped structure requires no mirrors or lenses to focus the sun’s heat.

Sematech achieves zero defects per mask at 100 nm sensitivity in deposited EUV multilayers

Sematech, Albany, N.Y., announces that its researchers have reached a significant milestone in reducing to zero the defects generated by tools from the multi-layer deposition of mask blanks for extreme ultraviolet lithography.

New technique could make cement manufacturing carbon-neutral

Concrete is found all over cities and stretches across the land in a vast network of highways

Machine Tool Builders launches company to build and retrofit heat treating furnaces

Machine Tool Builders (MTB), Machesney Park, Ill., announces that it has launched Diablo Furnaces, a company that builds custom heat treating furnaces.

Castrip to build build steel plant for thin-strip casting process

Castrip LLC, Charlotte, N.C., has signed a license agreement with one of North America’s fastest growing steelmakers to build and operate a plant utilizing the Castrip thin-strip casting process.

Technical program announced for ISTFA 2015

ISTFA 2015, November 1-5 in Portland, Ore., features over 22 technical sessions, 106 presentations, four user groups, and 18 tutorials on the latest research and developments in the field of electronic device failure analysis

Raising the price of stainless steel

AK Steel announces stainless steel price increase

Ultratech invests in new facility to advance next-generation atomic layer deposition technology

Ultratech Inc., Waltham, Mass., announces that it has moved Ultratech/Cambridge NanoTech to Waltham, where a new state-of-the-art facility will expand its operations for next-generation atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment development and enable leading-edge scientific research. After acquiring the assets of Cambridge NanoTech last December, Ultratech invested in the new facility to enhance ALD development.

AK Steel introduces nickel-free stainless steel at lower cost with excellent corrosion resistance

AK Steel, Westchester, Ohio, has introduced ChromeShield 22, a new nickel-free stainless steel alloy with enhanced properties and stable pricing.

Automotive lightweight materials congress returns to Detroit

The Annual Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Congress is taking place August 18-20, 2015 in Detroit.

Hitachi launches transmission electron microscope with improved electro-optics.

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp., Tokyo, introduces the HT7800 Series Transmission Electron Microscope, which features digital operation under normal room light conditions (like the HT7700 model) and also incorporates improved electro-optics with many new functions.

Hitachi NX9000 enables real-time 3D structural analysis

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp., Japan, has released the NX9000 real-time 3D analytical FIB 1-SEM 2 composite instrument.

Tinius Olsen IT800 pendulum impact tester provides 800 J of available energy

Tinius Olsen, Horsham, Pa., introduces its new IT800, a pendulum impact tester designed for Charpy-style impact tests on high strength materials, with 800 J of available energy.

Oil and gas mobile app contest

Tech Allies, Cincinnati, and the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, held a two-day, mobile app development contest for the students at OU in March.

Steel Rolling Holdings Inc. achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification

Steel Rolling Holdings Inc. (SRH), Gibraltar, Mich., a leading steel processing center specializing in cold rolling, annealing and tempering steel coils, achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Zeiss photomask repair tool automatically repairs transparent and opaque defects

The Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology division of Zeiss, Germany, offers MeRiT HR II, a photomask repair tool with a significantly higher degree of automation and increased flexibility in the repair of transparent and opaque defects. After a short setup routine, the tool is able to seamlessly repair numerous defects without the need for human interaction. In case of any doubt, a security interlock consults the operator, who can intervene when necessary.

Industrial coating withstands 3000 hours of salt spray

Intech Services, Newark, Del., is releasing a new DuPont Teflon industrial coating that is the first truly water-based, low VOC, and easy-to-use coating with a corrosion resistance of up to 3000 salt spray hours. DuPont has renewed its technical expertise to provide environmentally friendly coating systems that combat the most corrosive environments.