L&L Special Furnace Co., Aston, Pa., announces that it has shipped a dual-chamber heat treating furnace that will harden tool steels in its upper chamber while its bottom chamber is used for tempering, stress relief, and pre-heating.
Continue readingWisconsin Oven builds 35-foot, two-zone gas-fired oven for curing composites
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, announces the shipment of a two-zone indirect gas-fired heavy duty walk-in oven to a global manufacturer in the composites industry.
Continue readingSeco Warwick reports record order portfolio and 10% sales increase over 2017
The Seco Warwick Group, Meadville, Pa., reports a record order portfolio of over $106 million after three quarters of 2018, with an operating profit for this period of $5.3 million, and net profit of $3.5 million.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Subcritical anneal to convert pearlite to ferrite
When maximum ductility and good machinability are needed and high strength is not required, ductile iron castings generally are given a full ferritizing anneal.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Subcritical anneal to convert pearlite to ferrite in ductile iron
When maximum ductility and good machinability are needed and high strength is not required, ductile iron castings generally are given a full ferritizing anneal.
Continue readingPlasma-enhanced titanium and vanadium nitrides form hardest thin films ever
Lehigh University, Pa., announces that its researchers have developed plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposited titanium and vanadium nitrides that are said to be harder than commercial coatings “by orders of magnitude.”
Continue readingEuropean team produces 3D printed titanium pressure vessel for space exploration
A European aerospace production team comprising Thales Alenia Space, Cranfield University, and Glenalmond Technologies announces the completion of the first full-scale prototype of an additively manufactured titanium pressure vessel to be used in future manned missions for space exploration.
Continue readingTungsten-based alloy withstands radiation in nuclear fusion devices without damage
Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, announces that its scientists have developed a tungsten-based alloy that can withstand unprecedented amounts of radiation without damage.
Continue readingAsylum Research Jupiter AFM provides 200-mm sample access and higher resolution
Oxford Instruments Asylum Research, Santa Barbara, Calif., announces the new Jupiter XR Atomic Force Microscope, the first and only large-sample AFM to offer both high-speed imaging and extended range in a single scanner.
Continue readingMineral and organic acids extract rare earth elements from phosphate rock waste
Researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, N.J., and members of the Critical Materials Institute in Ames, Iowa, announce that they have found a possible new source of rare earth elements in phosphate rock waste, and have developed an environmentally friendly way to extract the elements.
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