Mr. Albert Kay, FASM, president of ASB Industries, Barberton, Ohio, is the recipient of this year’s ASM Distinguished Life Member Award.

Wallwork Heat Treating, England, reports that its Nitron Flight PVD-applied nitride coatings based on titanium, chromium, chromium-aluminum, and carbon/metal carbides improve the performance of key jet engine components.

Solar Atmospheres of California, Fontana, announces that it has been awarded Nadcap 24-month Merit status for Heat Treating, which means that instead of having its next Nadcap audit in eighteen months, it has been granted an accreditation that lasts until July 31, 2018.

Wallwork Heat Treating Co., England, has developed Nitron CA, a PVD vacuum process in which a material comprised of chromium and aluminum bound with nitrogen is deposited on complex surfaces.

Norsk Titanium, Norway, recently announced agreements with Mecachrome, Thales, Boeing, and the state of New York regarding its Rapid Plasma Deposition (RPD) additive manufacturing process. Norsk says that these titanium parts have strengths equivalent to those of forgings, but at lower cost and shorter design-to-market times.

Alcoa, Pittsburgh, has committed to 3D printing technology with the opening of a new powder atomization building at the Alcoa Technology Center in New Kensington, Pa.

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V, Amsterdam, announces that AMG Titanium Alloys and Coatings (AMG TAC) has been selected by MTU Aero Engines to provide titanium aluminides for the production of the Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engine.

Can-Eng Furnaces Intl. Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, has been contracted to design, manufacture, and commission a rotary furnace system for the heating and hot working of titanium and alloy billets and preformed shapes for Weber Metals Inc. of Paramount, California.

Wallwork Heat Treating Co., England, announces that it has more than doubled its capacity for vacuum brazing complex high-performance components at its sites in Cambridge and Manchester.

Aleris, Cleveland, Ohio, announces that it has signed a new multi-year contract with Airbus to supply aluminum plate and sheet, as well as technically advanced wing skin material, for all Airbus aircraft programs,.

Wallwork Heat Treating Co., England, announces that it has a dedicated, Nadcap-certified heat treatment facility for magnesium and aluminum components ranging from small parts to large fabrications.

GKN Aerospace, UK, announces that it has established global centers of excellence for additive manufacturing in the United States, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Optomec, Albuquerque, N.M., announces that the company has been awarded $4 million by AmericaMakes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, to develop additive manufacturing technology for the repair of aerospace metal components for the U.S. Air Force.

The Lego Group, Sweden, provided three 1.5-inch figurines milled out of a single block of aluminum to ride to Jupiter on the Juno spacecraft: the astronomer Galileo, and the Greek gods Juno and Jupiter.