Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., was recently awarded a U.S. patent for the development of a new shaft-sealing mechanism.
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Performance silica improves tire performance
Patented filler improves rolling resistance, wet traction and manufacturing efficiency.
Continue readingBritish universities form consortium to optimize steel for railroad track
The University of Huddersfield, England, announces that its researchers will take part in a new $3 million railway steel development project backed by major funding groups.
Continue readingCerium-cobalt alloy added to NdFeB magnets raises Curie temperature, cuts cost
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa, reports that ASM Fellow Karl A. Gschneidner and a team of researchers have developed a low-cost cerium-cobalt alloy that can be added to neodymium-iron-boron to improve magnetic properties in rare-earth magnets.
Continue readingIpsen ships more than 15 furnaces that can run several different heat-treating processes
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., recently shipped more than 15 furnaces, including horizontal and vertical MetalMaster, Titan, TurboTreater, and VFS furnaces, as well as a vacuum aluminum-brazing furnace.
Continue readingEFD Induction furnace chosen for heat treatment of balance shafts
EFD Induction Inc., Madison Heights, Mich., announces that a global supplier of engine, steering, and chassis components has selected a HardLine VM 500EFD furnace for hardening balance shafts.
Continue readingConstellium invests $40 million to expand automotive structures plant in Michigan
Constellium N.V., New York, has invested $40 million to expand its plant in Van Buren, Mich., which produces customized automotive structures and which features advanced prototyping and development capabilities.
Continue readingZeiss provides scanning electron, stereo, and digital microscopes to ECR Engines
Zeiss provides scanning electron, stereo, and digital microscopes to ECR Engines.
Continue readingTata Steel awarded contract to supply heat-treated steel rail for London project
Tata Steel, India, announces that is has been awarded the contract to supply highly wear-resistant steel rail for the Crossrail project beneath the heart of London.
Continue readingSeco-Warwick nitriding system reduces ammonia usage by 140 metric tons/year
Seco-Warwick, Meadville, Pa., reports that a global automotive manufacturer reduced ammonia usage by 140 metric tons per year while producing a million gears per year when it replaced traditional gas nitrocarburizing with ZeroFlow nitriding.
Continue readingProto Labs adds nickel steel and chrome-moly steel to its line of MIM materials
Proto Labs, Maple Plain, Minn., has added two nickel-steel alloys and a chrome-moly steel that is the metal injection molding equivalent of 4140 steel to its portfolio of MIM materials.
Continue readingHead of Mars Curiosity Rover Mission to speak at ASM’s Megashow
SM International, Materials Park, Ohio, announced that Dr. John Grotzinger, chief scientist and head of strategic science planning for NASA’s $2.5 billion Curiosity rover mission to Mars, was selected as the plenary speaker for their co-located show which takes place on May 11-14.
Continue readingThermal Product Solutions acquires Wisconsin Oven
Thermal Product Solutions (TPS), New Columbia, Pa., has acquired Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis.
Continue readingUnited States Steel to invest $277 million in Birmingham Fairfield Works
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, announces two capital investment projects valued at a total of $277.5 million at its Fairfield Works in Birmingham, Ala.
Continue readingAichelin-USA receives order for ferritic nitrocarburizing furnace from Fiat Chrysler
Aichelin-USA, Plymouth, Mich., has received an order from the Fiat Chrysler transmission plant in Kokomo, Indiana, for a ferritic nitrocarburizing furnace.
Continue readingNanoSteel builds fully dense additively manufactured parts with hardness gradient
The NanoSteel Co., Providence, R.I., announces the expansion of the company’s additive manufacturing material capabilities to support metal 3D printing of complex high hardness parts.
Continue readingKay & Associates announces “Fundamentals of Brazing” seminars.
Kay & Associates, Simsbury, Conn., will hold two intensive brazing-training programs this spring, the first in the Hartford, Conn., area (April 14-16), and the second identical program in Los Angeles (May 12-14).
Continue readingDirect Flame Impingement for annealing aluminum cuts fuel costs by 50%
Linde, Murray Hill, N.J., has developed Direct Flame Impingement oxyfuel-based technology for continuous annealing of cold-rolled aluminum strip.
Continue readingOerlikon Metco now produces superalloy powders for additive manufacturing
Oerlikon Metco, Switzerland, has expanded its materials portfolio with novel superalloy powders optimized for additive manufacturing processes.
Continue readingNorth American aluminum producers and fabricators ship 25.5 billion pounds in 2014
The Aluminum Association, Arlington, Va., reports that the aluminum industry in the United States and Canada saw year-over-year demand growth of 5% through the end of 2014.
Continue readingSRI working to produce titanium powder in a single step by reacting TiCl4 with hydrogen
SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., is reportedly developing an advanced process in which titanium tetrachloride and other metal chlorides are reacted with hydrogen to produce titanium or titanium alloy granules in a single step.
Continue readingTinius Olsen universal testing machines feature dual pressure and digital control
Tinius Olsen, Horsham, Pa., introduces its all-new SL series of hydraulic universal testing machines that feature a patented dual-pressure hydraulic loading system and four-column construction for high loadframe rigidity.
Continue readingIpsen provides range of atmosphere furnaces for North American market
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., reports that since 2010, the company has successfully installed more than 50 atmosphere furnaces, as well as temper and auxiliary equipment throughout North America.
Continue readingSeco-Warwick commissions Vector single-chamber vacuum hardening furnace in India
Seco-Warwick Allied Pvt. Ltd., India, reports that it has installed a single-chamber vacuum hardening furnace with high-pressure gas quenching capability for Jyoti Heat Treat Industries, at their fourth commercial heat treatment unit in Pune, India.
Continue readingAK Steel to invest $36 million in Research and Innovation Center
AK Steel, West Chester, Ohio, announces that it will invest $36 million build a new world-class Research and Innovation Center in Middletown, Ohio.
Continue readingAmerican Specialty Alloys to build $2.4 billion aluminum mill complex
American Specialty Alloys Inc., Baton Rouge, La., plans to develop a $2.4 billion mill and campus in Central Louisiana to provide aluminum for the automotive and aerospace industries.
Continue readingBuilding race cars from snail teeth
Researchers from the University of Portsmouth, UK, discovered that limpets—small aquatic snail-like creatures with conical shells—have teeth with biological structures so strong they could be copied to make cars, boats, and planes of the future.
Continue readingIntermetallic nanoparticles increase strength and ductility in alloy steel
Researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea, report that they have developed a lightweight steel by uniformly dispersing nanometer-sized intermetallic compounds between and within the steel’s grains.
Continue readingCarbon control during sintering improves quality of MIM parts
Linde North America Inc., Murray Hill, N.J., and Megamet Solid Metals, Earth City, Mo., a custom metal-injection molding company, have shown that the quality of metal-injection-molded parts could be significantly enhanced by following Linde’s advanced Sinterflex atmosphere control system.
Continue readingVac Aero receives orders for three replacement hot zones
Vac Aero, Burlington, Ontario, recently received orders for three complete all-metal hot zone refurbishments for customers in Florida, Connecticut, and Indiana.
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