Stratasys, Minneapolis, announces the acquisitions of Solid Concepts and Harvest Technologies, which will be combined with RedEye, its existing digital manufacturing service business, to establish one additive manufacturing services business unit.
Continue readingContinental launches first automotive aluminum turbocharger housing
Continental Corp., Auburn Hills, Mich., announces that its powertrain developers have launched series production of the first car turbocharger with an aluminum turbine housing.
Continue readingAlcoa’s aluminum bonding technology wins R&D 100 award
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announces that R&D Magazine has named Alcoa 951 — an enabler for adhesive bonding of aluminum-intensive vehicles (AIVs) — an R&D 100 Award winner.
Continue readingActuator Solutions wins German Innovation Award for shape memory devices
Actuator Solutions GmbH (ASG), Germany, a subsidiary of Alfmeier Präzision and SAES Getters, has won the 2014 German Innovation Award for its development of a wide range of applications for shape memory devices.
Continue readingCorex tungsten chromium carbide thermal spray coating optimizes cylinder durability
Apex Hydraulics, U.K., has developed a Corex tungsten chromium carbide thermal spray coating that provides hardness up to 1400 HV and bond strength of about 10,000 psi.
Continue readingSeco-Warwick presents “Low-Pressure Carburizing of Pyrowear Alloy 53” at AeroMat 25
Engineers from Seco-Warwick, Poland, discussed a low-pressure-carburizing simulator dedicated to Pyrowear Alloy 53 at AeroMat 25.
Continue readingNatural-gas conveyor oven system designed to heat treat auto engine components
Davron Technologies Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn., has designed and manufactured the DTI-1140, a natural gas-heated indexing conveyor oven system that heat treats engine components for a Tier 1 automotive supplier.
Continue readingTemperature-sensing friction stir welding tool enables complex joints
Researchers at University West in Trollhättan, Sweden, have invented a friction-stir-welding tool that also functions as a temperature sensor.
Continue readingFord’s Lightweight Concept vehicle includes aluminum, high-strength steel, magnesium
Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., has developed a Lightweight Concept vehicle in which advanced materials are applied to explore weight-reduction solutions that could improve performance and fuel efficiency while reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
Continue readingWayne State develops technology for high-strength bainitic steels and austempered ductile irons
Wayne State University, Detroit, has finalized a license agreement with a new start-up company, Detroit Materials Inc., for a Wayne State-patented portfolio of high-strength low-alloy steels and cast irons for demanding applications.
Continue readingMetco leaves the Sulzer Group, joins the Oerlikon Group.
Oerlikon Group, Switzerland, announces the successful closing of the transaction to acquire Metco from Sulzer AG ahead of schedule.
Continue readingSimulation method used to strengthen automobile alloys
As part their ongoing work with Ford Motor Co., PNNL scientists developed an integrated manufacturing process simulation framework that enhances their understanding of what occurs as AA6111-T4 aluminum alloy sheets.
Continue readingIpsen ships 15 vacuum furnaces for aerospace, automotive, and energy industries
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., has recently shipped more than 15 vacuum furnaces to customers around the world for a diverse range of applications and industries.
Continue readingFord heat treatment nearly doubles strength of aluminum parts in Ford F-150
Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., says that the aluminum door panels and box panels in its new Ford F-150 pickup truck are more resistant to dents than the previous steel panels.
Continue readingAdvanced High-Strength Steels Application Guidelines Version 5.0 published by World Auto Steel
WorldAutoSteel, Brussels, Belgium, has launched the Advanced High-Strength Steels Application Guidelines (AHSS Guidelines) Version 5.0, the largest and most comprehensive update since its first publication in 2004.
Continue readingGlobal Foundries semiconductor manufacturing platform designed for automotive industry
Global Foundries, Santa Clara, Calif., introduces an optimized semiconductor manufacturing platform aimed specifically at meeting the stringent and evolving needs of the automotive industry.
Continue readingConstellium and UACJ form joint venture for aluminum automotive sheet
Constellium N.V., Paris, and UACJ Corp., Japan, have signed a Joint Venture Agreement to supply Body-in-White aluminum sheet to the North American automotive industry, following their January 2014 announcement of plans to collaborate.
Continue readingAK Steel engineer and ASM member Grant Thomas wins award for steel-quenching research paper
AK Steel, West Chester, Ohio, announces that Research Engineer and ASM International member Grant Thomas, Ph.D., has received the AISI “Finalist Medal” for the technical paper titled, “Tensile Properties Obtained by Quench & Partition Processing of Mn-Ni Steels at Room Temperature Quench Temperatures.”
Continue readingASM Fellow Dr. Pradeep Rohatgi elected Fellow of Wisconsin Academy of Sciences
Pradeep Rohatgi, Fellow of ASM International and Distinguished Professor of Materials Engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, has been elected Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters.
Continue readingSeverstal to sell its steel plants in Michigan and Mississippi
Severstal, Russia, reportedly plans to sell its North American steel operations in Mississippi and Michigan for about $1.5 billion.
Continue readingIpsen to provide advanced heat treating equipment to new Mexican automotive plant
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that it is working with Imesaza, Spain’s largest heat treatment company, to provide advanced heat treating equipment for its new production center in Mexico.
Continue readingZinc-magnesium coating protects against corrosion at lower cost
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, Germany, has developed EcoProtect and ZM PrimeProtect, zinc-magnesium coatings that are said to meet the high surface requirements for exposed automotive body panels.
Continue readingZimmer to acquire Biomet in transaction valued at $13.35 billion
Zimmer Holdings Inc. and Biomet Inc., both of Warsaw, Ind., have approved a definitive agreement under which Zimmer will acquire Biomet in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $13.35 billion, including the assumption of net debt.
Continue readingNew Auto Consortium targets material challenges
At the SAE World Congress in Detroit, Granta Design, UK, announced the launch of the Automotive Material Intelligence Consortium (AutoMatIC).
Continue readingTimken forms joint venture to manufacture rail bearings in Russia
The Timken Co., Canton, Ohio, has entered into an agreement with United Wagon Company (UWC) to establish a joint venture to manufacture Timken AP-2 rail bearings in Russia.
Continue readingAl-Fe Heat Treating Wabash installs automated control system to provide CQI 9 compliance
Al-Fe Heat Treating, Wabash, Ind., has installed a new control system that will allow it to provide CQI 9 compliance for its automotive customers.
Continue readingConstellium develops high-strength aluminum crash-management systems
Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, has launched high-strength aluminum crash management systems (CMS) for the front and the rear of a vehicle.
Continue readingAluminum products producer Aleris acquires sheet producer Nichols Aluminum
Aleris, Cleveland, Ohio, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nichols Aluminum, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quanex Building Products Corp.
Continue readingPPG Industries acquires assets of Hi-Temp Coatings Technology
PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Hi-Temp Coatings Technology Co. Inc., Boxborough, Mass.
Continue readingAlcoa Dura-Bright commercial truck wheel is ten times more resistant to corrosion
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, introduces the surface-treated Dura-Bright EVO commercial truck wheel, said to be ten times more resistant to corrosion that is primarily caused by road salts and weather.
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