Solar Atmospheres Southeast, Greenville, S.C.
Has received Nadcap (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) heat treating accreditation only three months after opening by demonstrating its ongoing commitment to quality.

Vac Aero, Burlington, Ontario, reports that it has sold a VAV5448 HV-2 vacuum furnace to a major U.S. manufacturer of components for the aerospace industry, thereby increasing heat-treating capacity to meet growing demand.

The NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans announces that engineers have welded together the first two segments of the Orion crew module that will fly atop NASA’s Space Launch System rocket on a mission beyond the far side of the moon.

Vac Aero, Burlington, Ontario, has sold a VAV6648 HV-2 vertical vacuum furnace to an international airline company.

RTI International Metals Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that it has been selected to provide finished titanium structural parts to Airbus for its new A350-1000 aircraft program.

Despatch Industries, Minneapolis, Minn., reports that it has developed a Split-Zone Oxidation oven with Novariance Technology that can significantly reduce oxidation cycle time for carbon fibers.

Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, announces that it has formed a partnership with Stelia Aerospace and CT Ingenierie to optimize large aluminum aerostructures via additive manufacturing.