Cold spraying has been found to be a useful approach for the selective protection of localized areas that are the likely locations for corrosive attack, as shown in the diagram.
Continue readingLindberg MPH aluminum melting-holding furnace has melt rate of 3000 pounds/hour
Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., announces that it has designed a melting and holding furnace with an aluminum melt rate of 3000 pounds per hour and the capacity to hold up to 40,000 pounds of aluminum.
Continue readingSeco Warwick CAB furnace enables auto parts maker to cut costs, control brazing quality
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., has delivered and commissioned the first-ever vacuum purging semi-continuous Active Only CAB furnace for a North American automotive aftermarket manufacturer.
Continue readingAFC Holcroft integral quench batch furnace enables heat treater to expand production
AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., reports that Modern Heat Treat, Richland Hills, Texas, added several UBQ (Universal Batch Quench) furnaces and companion equipment to its installed base throughout the year in 2018, including equipment similar to that already in operation in its facility.
Continue readingNucor to invest $1.35 billion for new mill producing 1.2 million tons of steel plate per year
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces that it will build its new state of the art steel plate mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky, located along the Ohio River southwest of Louisville.
Continue readingRussian scientists research steel-vanadium-steel laminate for next-gen nuclear reactors
Materials scientists from the Russian National University of Science and Technology (NUST MISIS) announce that they have developed a unique steel-vanadium-steel sandwich material that is able to withstand temperatures of up to 700°C, hard radiation exposure, mechanical stress, and chemical exposure for a long period of time.
Continue readingGE Aviation’s Catalyst turboprop engine wins award for 3D-printed design
GE Aviation, Auburn, Alabama, announces that it has been recognized by Aviation Week with a Laureate Award in the Business Aviation category for the GE Catalyst program’s innovative work with additive manufacturing design and implementation.
Continue readingNikon’s XT H 450 CT inspection system includes micro-focus X-ray source for dense parts
Nikon Metrology, England, has developed X-ray/CT (computed tomography) systems that inspect the complex inner structures of products and detect any defects within them, all without disassembling the product.
Continue readingDOE awards $36 million to develop materials for high-temperature heat exchangers
The U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, announces $36 million in awards for 18 projects as part of the High Intensity Thermal Exchange through Materials and Manufacturing Processes (HITEMMP).
Continue readingPaulo combines HIP and heat treating for AM and cast products with Quintus HIP system
Quintas Technologies, Sweden, announces that Paulo Heat Treating, St. Louis, Mo., has acquired a Quintas hot isostatic press for its Cleveland Division.
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