The DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), South Park Township, Pa., has selected Pennsylvania State University, State College, as the lead institution to establish the six-year, $20 million University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research.
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Carpenter Technology Corp., Wyomissing, Pa., introduces PremoMax, a premium melted, quenched and tempered, cost-effective alloy steel that provides high strength, excellent impact toughness, and good hardenability in large section sizes.
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Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, announces the next phase in the restructuring of its Flat Rolled Products (FRP) operations with the reduction of approximately one third of FRP’s salaried workforce through the elimination of over 250 positions.
Continue readingSaint-Gobain Coating Solutions, Worcester, Mass., introduces its ID Gun equipment, which produces high-performance wear resistant coatings inside long pipes, tubes, and sleeves with diameters greater than six inches.
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Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., recently shipped seven furnaces around the globe for applications in aerospace, automotive, and power-generation.
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Magnesium Elektron, England, introduces SoluMag, a proprietary high-strength, soluble magnesium alloy developed specifically for making down-hole oil and gas industry fracking tools that quickly and safely dissolve after use.
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Bodycote, U.K., announces two new heat treatment plants in the southeastern United States: Covington, Ga., and Greenville, S.C.
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Hardide Coatings Inc., U.K., announces the opening of its new $7 million Virginia production facility to expand its operations to North America.
Continue readingCan you imagine a future where your car is fueled by iron powder instead of gasoline?
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Oerlikon, Switzerland, has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Laser Cladding Services, Houston, Texas, which specializes in laser cladding applications for the energy industry.
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Oerlikon Metco, Switzerland, offers its SinplexPro plasma spray gun, which brings the benefits of cascading arc technology to existing plasma spray systems, and allows applicators to standardize coating parameters across multiple spray systems.
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Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that it has made its first shipment of a Titan H8 furnace to a company outside the United States: A Titan H8 vacuum furnace was shipped to a facility in Saudi Arabia.
Continue readingEOS, Germany, reports that Euro-K, Germany, has developed compact micro-burners for energy conversion made by EOS direct metal laser sintering technology.
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The boards of directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Omaha, Neb., and Precision Castparts Corp., Portland, Ore., have unanimously approved a definitive agreement for Berkshire Hathaway to acquire all outstanding PCC shares for $235 per share in cash.
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Bodycote, U.K., announces that it will expand its services at its two locations in Houston.
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SSAB, Stockholm, has launched Strenx, a new high-strength structural steel product brand that includes Optim, Weldox, and Domex steels that are well-known trademarks of SSAB and the former Ruukki.
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Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M., and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., have signed an extensive, five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic alliance that seeks to solve large national problems, sustain and engage human capital, and accelerate adoption of technology.
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Hardide Coatings, England, announces that it will invest $7 million in a new Virginia manufacturing plant to expand its range of specialized nanostructured CVD coatings throughout North America.
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Sulzer, Switzerland, has acquired the business of InterWeld Inc. Ltd., Belfast, to enhance the competitiveness of its tower field service activities by adding a full range of automated weld overlay services.
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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.
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Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, has received an additional order for its nickel-base alloy plate for a large oil and gas pipeline project.
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Questek Innovations LLC, Evanston, Ill., announces that its Ferrium M54 steel has qualified for Navy T-45 aircraft hook shank production.
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SSAB, Stockholm, Sweden, announces that Rautaruukki became part of SSAB on July 29, 2014.
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Flame Spray Technologies, Netherlands, and Impact Innovations GmbH, Germany, have agreed to an in depth cooperation in the Sales and Marketing of the Cold Gas Equipment and Technology.
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Aichelin Group, Plymouth, Mich., announces that member company Bosio, Slovenia, has commissioned a 72-foot pit furnace, a 72-foot split type furnace, and a PLC controlled spray quenching unit of the same size for the heat treatment of turbine rotors with a length up to 52 feet and a rotor weight up to 175 tons.
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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.
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Oerlikon, Switzerland, has signed an agreement to acquire Sulzer Metco, a division of Sulzer, also of Switzerland, for approximately $1.1 billion.
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Ajax-Tocco-Magnethermic, Warren, Ohio, presented “Materials Selection for Induction Hardening Processes” at Heat Treat 2013. Material selection plays an essential role in the performance of induction-hardened workpieces such as shafts, axles, pins, and gears. Any prior heat treatment and the ability to be induction hardened are some of the factors design engineers need to take into consideration.
Continue readingNearly 400 Gather in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for Oct. 27 Gala Celebration ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, commemorated its 100th anniversary with a celebratory gala on Oct. 27 in Montreal, Canada. Nearly 400 guests, including ASM members, past-presidents, dignitaries and valued partners from around the world, came together to celebrate the society’s impact on material science and look ahead to the next century.
Continue readingRFI Screening Ltd., England, has selected Metallisation MK61 Flamespray equipment from Metallisation Ltd., England, to metal spray a 40-metric-ton generator rotor with fine silver. It was first sprayed with a 25-micron coating of molybdenum, to optimize the adhesion of the top coat of silver. A final coating of silver was then added to achieve the specified outside diameter on the shaft. In a typical application, a coating 250 microns thick of silver would be sprayed.
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