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, 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.
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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.
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Thermal Product Solutions (TPS), New Columbia, Pa., has acquired Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis.
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Seco-Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that after significant improvements to its drop-bottom furnace, the company has decided to register the furnace under a new brand name: VertiQuench.
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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 readingSilver Bullet Therapeutics Inc., San Jose, Calif., received CE Mark approval for the commercial sale of its antimicrobial OrthoFuzIon Cannulated Bone Screw System for orthopedic reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) procedures in the European Union.
Continue readingCypress Semiconductor Corp., San Jose, Calif., and Spansion Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., have closed the merger of the two companies in an all-stock, tax-free transaction valued at approximately $5 billion.
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SEMI, San Jose, Calif., has updated its SEMI World Fab Forecast outlooks for 2015 and 2016.
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Jeol USA, Peabody, Mass., introduces the AccuTOF-GCx, the fourth generation of Jeol’s successful gas chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometer systems.
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Craic Technologies, San Dimas, Calif., has added circular polarization spectroscopy capabilities to its microspectrophotometers.
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Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wis., introduces the M2 Blizzard, a small-spot X-ray fluorescence spectrometer specifically designed for the nondestructive analysis of printed circuit boards.
Continue readingN1 Technologies Inc., Daytona Beach, Fla., reports that it has infused a borosilicate-based glass with tungsten and multilayered carbon nanotubes during the kiln melting process to produce Tungsten Glass.
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Aichelin-USA, Plymouth, Mich., has received an order from the Fiat Chrysler transmission plant in Kokomo, Indiana, for a ferritic nitrocarburizing furnace.
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Ultra Tec Mfg. Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., introduces its Ultracollimator module for the Ultrapol Advance Precision lapping and polishing machine.
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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.
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Applied Materials Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., and Tokyo Electron Ltd., announce that the name of their combined company is Eteris (ETERnal Innovation for Society).
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Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, announces that the European Union’s DeSyRe project has resulted in a system-on-a-chip (SOC) that uses 48% less chip area and has a nine times lower failure rate.
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Kansas State University, Manhattan, reports that its researchers have developed a better way to build semiconductors and layer them to minimize potential defects.
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Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., introduces the new VeritySEM 5i 3D metrology system, which provides imaging innovations in advanced e-beam technology and image processing.
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Tyndall National institute, Ireland, reports that a three-year U.S.-Ireland collaborative scientific project aims to reduce power consumption and increase battery life in mobile devices.
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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 readingASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, is seeking leadership candidates for committees for the 2015-2016 term.
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New research provides a general formula for understanding how layered materials form different surface patterns.
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EOS, Germany, presented its latest developments in systems and applications at the International Dental Show (IDS) in March.
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Linde, Murray Hill, N.J., has developed Direct Flame Impingement oxyfuel-based technology for continuous annealing of cold-rolled aluminum strip.
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SSAB Steel, Sweden, has launched the new Hardox Tube 500 family, which provides the same hardness and toughness as Hardox wear plate, but in circular form.
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California Brazing, Newark, Calif., has installed a new Haas vertical machining center with an envelope of 64 by 40 by 30 in.
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Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RTI International Metals Inc., to grow its value-add businesses and to further strengthen its aerospace portfolio.
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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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