Veeco Instruments Inc., Plainview, N.Y., has launched the TurboDisc K475i arsenic phosphide (As/P) metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system for the production of red, orange, and yellow light-emitting diodes, as well as multi-junction III-V solar cells, laser diodes, and transistors.
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Keysight Technologies Inc., Santa Rosa, Calif., introduces a number of different low- or no-cost software control options for its B2900A Series Precision Source/Measure Units.
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Ultratech Inc., San Jose, Calif., announces that it has received an order for multiple AP300E lithography systems from a leading outsourced semiconductor assembly and test company.
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Cadence Design Systems, San Jose, Calif., introduces the Modus Test Solution, a product that reportedly enables design engineers to reduce test time by up to a factor of three, thereby reducing production test cost and increasing silicon profit margins.
Continue readingSoitec, France, has begun mass production of 300mm radio-frequency silicon-on-insulator (RF-SOI) substrates for mobile communications.
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Suny Polytechnic Institute, Utica, N.Y., and Global Foundries, Milpitas, Calif., have established a new Advanced Patterning and Productivity Center, a $500 million, five-year program to accelerate the introduction of extreme ultraviolet lithography technologies into manufacturing.
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Suny Polytechnic Institute, Utica, N.Y., and Global Foundries, Milpitas, Calif., have established a new Advanced Patterning and Productivity Center, a $500 million, five-year program to accelerate the introduction of extreme ultraviolet lithography technologies into manufacturing.
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AK Steel Corp., ATI Flat Rolled Products, North American Stainless, and Outokumpu Stainless USA, the four principal U.S. producers of stainless steel sheet and strip, have filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions charging that unfairly traded imports of stainless steel sheet and strip from the People’s Republic of China are causing material injury to the domestic industry.
Continue readingLindberg/MPH, Riverside, Mich., offers a light industrial furnace line that is ideal for smaller-scale operations such as testing facilities, laboratories, and small industrial plants.
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Advanced Heat Treat Corp., Waterloo, Iowa, offers UltraGlow ion nitriding, a case-hardening treatment in which glow discharge technology introduces nitrogen ions to the surface of a metal for diffusion into the part.
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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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Carpenter Technology Corp., Wyomissing, Pa., plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Philadelphia, to provides better access to transportation, customer markets, world-class universities, and increased visibility with broader talent pools. The move positions Carpenter’s head office in a major metropolitan market without incurring any material increased expenses.
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Sensofar Metrology, Spain, introduces the S Lynx, a compact high-resolution noncontact 3D surface profiler that is said to integrate confocal, interferometry, and focus-variation functions into the same sensor head.
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Liquidmetal Technologies Inc., Rancho Santa Margarita., Calif., has entered into a development agreement with C.F. Martin & Co. (Martin Guitar) to design a guitar component to be made of Liquidmetal amorphous alloys and manufactured by the Liquidmetal injection molding machine.
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Pennsylvania State University, State College, reports that its researchers have teamed with U.S. DOE scientists to develop a cost-effective ion-exchange process to extract rare earth elements from coal byproducts.
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C.I. Hayes, a Gasbarre Furnace Group Company, Cranston, R.I., announces the recent installation of a Model BA-M atmosphere pusher furnace for brazing and general heat treating of stainless steel materials by a dedicated processor of select cutlery product lines.
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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, announces that its subsidiary AMI Metals has been awarded a multi-year contract by BAE Systems to provide aluminum plate for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Hawk, and Typhoon aircraft programs.
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Seco-Warwick Europe, Poland, announces that it will supply a FineCarb LPC vacuum furnace with 25 bar high pressure gas quench, and two vacuum aluminum braze furnaces to Heat Treat Australia for aerospace applications.
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Seco-Warwick Europe, Poland, announces that it will supply a FineCarb LPC vacuum furnace with 25 bar high pressure gas quench, and two vacuum aluminum braze furnaces to Heat Treat Australia for aerospace applications.
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Norman Noble Inc., Highland Heights, Ohio, has added dedicated capacity in its Process Development Centers to produce prototype iterations faster for medical device OEMs, enabling engineers to complete functional or verification testing on metallic-based prototypes within a short lead time.
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Norman Noble Inc., Highland Heights, Ohio, has added dedicated capacity in its Process Development Centers to produce prototype iterations faster for medical device OEMs, enabling engineers to complete functional or verification testing on metallic-based prototypes within a short lead time.
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Norman Noble Inc., Highland Heights, Ohio, has added dedicated capacity in its Process Development Centers to produce prototype iterations faster for medical device OEMs, enabling engineers to complete functional or verification testing on metallic-based prototypes within a short lead time.
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By 2025, mining asteroids may be as commonplace as digging a hole in your backyard.
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Precision Coating Co. Inc., Boston, offers a range of carbide coatings, including tungsten carbide/cobalt, tungsten carbide/nickel-chromium, chromium carbide/nickel-chromium, and tungsten carbide/cobalt/chromium.
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Accuride Corp., Evansville, Ind., announces the launch of its proprietary EverSteel wheel technology, which has demonstrated six times longer life than its North American and offshore competitors, and double the operational life of Accuride’s Steel Armor steel wheels.
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Metalysis, England, has collaborated with TWI, also of England, to demonstrate the feasibility of its tantalum powder in metal additive layer manufacturing for biomedical applications such as patient-specific hip joints.
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The graph shows a continuous cooling test in which the austenitizing temperature was approximately 1040°C (1900°F).
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The Technical University of Munich reports that its engineers are optimizing processes to securely fuse metals and thermoplastics by first texturing the metal surface with a laser beam, producing tiny hollows, then applying heat.
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Saarland University, Germany, reports that its engineers are using shape memory alloys to develop a new method of cooling in which heat and cold are transferred by a nickel-titanium alloy.
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Sumitomo Corp., Japan, and the Japan Steel Works have formed a joint venture with Gerdau Steel, Brazil, to manufacture forged steel products for wind power generation.
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