Powder morphology, or shape, should be inextricably linked to the method of manufacture; however, it is not.

Sandvik, Sweden, and partly-owned Italian company Beamit, have joined forces with Zare to provide important advances in the additive manufacturing of highly demanding metal parts.

Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that its Super IQ hybrid heat treating system, which combines a conventional and vacuum system, has achieved its first commercial deployment.

Optomec, Albuquerque, New Mexico, announces that the U.S. Air Force has awarded it a million-dollar contract to deliver a high volume production machine for refurbishing turbine engine components, including titanium parts.

A team of researchers from the University of Barcelona presented a discussion of the properties of TiC-FeCr powders as possible replacements for HVOF spraying of hard chromium and carbide coatings, at the ASM International ITSC 2019 conference in Japan.

In fluidized-bed powder feeders, a bed of powder is continuously agitated by a fluidizing gas, in this case the carrier gas.

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA), New York, reports that it has entered into an agreement to increase its investment in metal additive manufacturer Sintavia LLC, Hollywood, Fla., to fund Sintavia’s growing business as a provider of additively manufactured parts to aerospace and space companies.

Oerlikon Metco, Westbury, N.Y., announces that it has achieved its second ISO 9001:2015 certification of its Quality Management System for the equipment business line at the company’s facility in Westbury.

Curtiss-Wright’s Surface Technologies Division, Paramus, N.J., announces that its proprietary Microseal impingement lubricant coating process has been utilized on numerous components on NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission, many within the Sample Caching System on the Perseverance rover.

Saint-Gobain engineers from France and the United States prepared an evaluation of next-gen environmental barrier coatings made of rare earth silicates for presentation at the cancelled ASM International ITSC 2020 conference.

ASB Industries, Barberton, Ohio, announces that it recently upgraded a section of its cryogenic high-pressure gas system with a new Messer/Linde Presus N10 liquid nitrogen pump, an energy-efficient unit that features up to 90% less energy consumption than gas compression units, and delivers nitrogen at high pressure.

Velo 3D, Campbell, Calif., announces that it has received a $20M order for its metal additive manufacturing printers, the largest order since its commercial launch in 2018, from a current aerospace customer.

Constellium SE, Paris, announces the expansion of its portfolio of advanced aluminum solutions with the launch of Aheadd, high-performance aluminum powders that exceed industry standards for additive manufacturing productivity and component properties.