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Vac Aero receives orders for three replacement hot zones

Vac Aero, Burlington, Ontario, recently received orders for three complete all-metal hot zone refurbishments for customers in Florida, Connecticut, and Indiana.

OSTP officials call for more data sharing

The White House recently said that the Obama Administration is stepping up efforts to increase the availability of materials data in support of the Materials Genome Initiative and in the interests of U.S. competitiveness and growth.

Alcoa invests $13 million to expand wheel manufacturing in Hungary

Alcoa, Pittsburgh, has invested $13 million to double production at its wheels manufacturing plant in Hungary.

NIST is recalibrating and restoring its million-pound deadweight machine

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, Washington, reports that, for the first time in half a century, its one million pounds-force deadweight machine – the largest in the world – is being disassembled for cleaning, restoration, and recalibration.

Solar Atmospheres of California receives Safran/Snecma approval

Solar Atmospheres of Fontana, Calif., announces that it has attained approved-supplier status for Safran/Snecma.

Evolution D6 two-chamber furnace enables 30% cost reduction

Seco Warwick Corp., Meadville, Pa., announces that ZAP Mechanika, a Polish heat treating company, reduced its heat treatment costs by 30% with the installation of a CaseMaster Evolution D6 two-chamber furnace for vacuum carburizing and oil quenching.

Renishaw AM250 laser melting additive manufacturing machine enables parts up to 360 mm high

Renishaw plc, U.K., introduces its AM250 laser melting additive manufacturing machine, which has an extended Z-axis option that enables building metal parts up to height of 360 mm.

Better understanding of steel fracturing

Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain, visualized step-by-step and on a microscopic level how certain steels fracture when extreme loads are applied to them.

Gentle shake creates elusive roton in superfluid

Scientists discovered in 1937 that liquid helium-4, when chilled to extremely low temperatures, becomes a superfluid that could leak through glass, overflow its containers, or eternally gush like a fountain.

Improved sintering zone boosts quality of MIM parts

Advances by Linde LLC and Megamet Solid Metals Inc. show that a best practice in the control of the carbon potential in the sintering zone can significantly improve the quality of metal-injection molded parts.

Optomec partners with Ceradrop to expand printed electronics

Optomec, Albuquerque, N.M., has signed an agreement with Ceradrop to be its exclusive representative in France for Aerosol Jet systems used for printing electronics.

3D Systems to apply laser sintering for additive manufacturing of aerospace parts

3D Systems, Rock Hill, S.C., has been awarded two research contracts worth over $1 million to develop advanced aerospace and defense 3D printing manufacturing capabilities on a commercial scale.

European Space Agency sponsors cold spray project at Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College Dublin announces that a team of its engineers is to lead a four-year, $565,000 European Space Agency project to fine-tune cold spray technology for both coatings and additive manufacturing for space science missions.

New magazine is focused on metal additive manufacturing

Metal Additive Manufacturing is a new business-to-business magazine that focuses on commercial and technical developments in the metal additive manufacturing industry.

Release agent designed for lightweight composite materials

Chem-Trend is helping the aerospace industry remove mass, lower fuel consumption, and respect the environment with a release agent targeted for use with composite materials.

Materials experts challenged to protect athletes

The NFL, GE, and Under Armour, have joined with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology to launch Head Health Challenge III, an open innovation competition to advance materials that better absorb or dissipate energy.

AFC-Holcroft receives order for rebuild/retrofit of pusher furnace line

AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., reports that a leading global automotive supplier has placed an order for a rebuild/retrofit of an existing pusher furnace line, along with contract additions for companion ancillary equipment, as part of a multi-phase project.

Novelis commissions $48 million aluminum recycling center in Oswego

Novelis Inc., Atlanta, announces completion of a $48 million investment in its automotive scrap aluminum recycling facility in Oswego, N.Y.

Harper’s carbon-fiber oxidation ovens reduce energy use and emissions

Harper International Corp., Buffalo, N.Y., offers advanced carbon fiber oxidation oven technology to complement its furnaces for carbon fiber processing.

Summer tradeshow covers international metallurgy market

A metallurgy trade fair quartet—GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS, and NEWCAST 2015—known as “The Bright World of Metals,” is taking place June16-20 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Robot helps develop carbon composite structures

A robot named ISAAC, which features a versatile spinning head and a robust, acrobatic arm, will help NASA’s Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., create and test new composite structures faster, less expensively, and with more room for experimentation than ever before.