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Canadian consortium to promote development of additive manufacturing

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, Ottawa, Canada’s largest trade and industry association, has announced the launch of Canada Makes, a national network created to promote additive manufacturing.

ß-TCP added to hydroxyapatite implant coatings reduces risk of infection

Aalto University, Finland, reports that its researchers and partner manufacturers have proven that by adding a certain amount of beta-tricalcium phosphate (ß-TCP) to hydroxyapatite coatings on biomedical implants, integration is improved and the likelihood of infection is reduced.

Saint-Gobain acquires U.S.-based Phoenix Coating Resources

Saint-Gobain, Niagara Falls, Ontario, has finalized the acquisition of Phoenix Coating Resources Inc., Mulberry, Fla.

Mass-flow-controlled UHP/HVOF system cuts costs by up to 25%

Flame Spray Technologies, The Netherlands, has introduced a state-of-the-art mass flow controlled UHP/HVOF eGun coating system that reportedly enables cost reductions up to as much as 25% compared with conventional liquid-fuel HVOF systems.

Sodium-conducting material has potential to improve rechargeable batteries

Rechargeable battery manufacturers may get a jolt from researchers who discovered a safe, inexpensive, sodium-conducting material that significantly outperforms all others in its class.

Harper partners with University of Colorado to process magnesium for auto parts

Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y., has finalized a contract for a research-scale high-temperature reactor to support University of Colorado Boulder’s development of magnesium for lightweight vehicle parts.

Crystal growth furnace can produce 660-lb sapphire boules

ARC Energy, Nashua, N.H., has announced the CHES 500 crystal growth furnace, designed to produce the world’s largest-ever sapphire boules with a mass of 660 lb and diameter of 500 mm.

Ipsen ships furnaces worldwide for aerospace, automotive, energy, and more

Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., reports that in recent months it has shipped more than 30 furnaces around the globe for a variety of applications and industries.

Magnesium-base alloys under development for biodegradable medical implants

University of Pittsburgh researchers recently received another $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation to continue a combined multi-university, private-industry effort to develop implantable medical devices made from biodegradable alloys based on magnesium.

Overcoming magnesium barriers in aircraft interiors

For decades, magnesium has been banned for use on aircraft interiors due to the perceived threat of intense fire producing high heat and bright light.

Cloud-like materials cut construction costs

A research team by the National University of Singapore (NUS) developed Cloud Arch, an innovative, ultra-light architecture that will revolutionize the way large open public spaces are built.

Greener ship propellers

Invention reduces the energy that foundries need to manufacture ship propeller blades by a third.

Novelis invests $100 million in its Chinese aluminum plant

Novelis, Atlanta, has opened China’s first plant dedicated to the production of heat-treated aluminum automotive sheet.

SSAB launches Laser Plus steel with guaranteed flatness after laser cutting

SSAB Stockholm, Sweden, has introduced Laser Plus, a totally new generation of steels, for laser cutting that comes with unique guarantees: maximum flatness deviation of 3 mm/m after laser cutting and bending radius of 0 -1.5 x the material thickness.

EFD Induction lands major order for thread annealing of CV joints

EFD Induction, Madison Heights, Mich., announces that a global leader in advanced steering and driveline systems has selected its HardLine system to anneal the thread area of constant-velocity (CV) joints.

Super stable garnet ceramics for high-energy lithium batteries

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered exceptional properties in a garnet material that could enable development of higher-energy battery designs.

Attachment solution for plastics and difficult to bond paints

3M, Detroit, launched 3M Acrylic Plus Tape Series EX4500 for primerless application of trim components for global automakers and supplier customers.

Novaria Group acquires assets of Weatherford Aerospace

Novaria Group, Fort Worth, Texas, announces the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Weatherford Aerospace Inc., Weatherford, Texas.

EFD Induction 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 its Hardline vertical hardening system as a solution for hardening of balance shafts.

ChromX 9000 concrete rebar provides five times the corrosion resistance of carbon steel

Al-Fe Heat Treating offers glycol quenching of aluminum for precise control

Al-Fe Heat Treating, Fort Wayne, Ind., has just added glycol quenching to its list of Nadcap-accredited aluminum heat treat services at its plant in Wadsworth, Ohio.

GlobalFoundries to acquire IBM’s global semiconductor business

IBM, Armonk, N.Y., and GlobalFoundries, Santa Clara, Calif., today announced that they have signed a Definitive Agreement under which GlobalFoundries plans to acquire IBM’s global commercial semiconductor technology business, including intellectual property, world-class technologists and technologies related to IBM Microelectronics, subject to completion of applicable regulatory reviews.

Samsung to invest $14.7 billion in new semiconductor fab

Samsung Electronics, South Korea, announces plans to invest $14.7 billion in a new semiconductor fabrication facility in Pyeongtaek, South Korea to meet growing demand from smartphones, enterprise computing and the emerging “Internet of Things” market.