Thermetco, Montreal, announces that it has expanded its heat treatment production capability with the purchase of a new AFC-Holcroft UBQ (Universal Batch Quench) furnace and a UBT (Universal Batch Temper) furnace.
Continue readingStratasys 3D printer cuts time for assembly tool production from weeks to hours
Stratasys, Minneapolis, reports that GKN Aerospace has been able to reduce production time for assembly tools from several weeks to a few hours since integrating Stratasys additive manufacturing machines into its Filton manufacturing site in the United Kingdom.
Continue readingMetalysis powers up industrial-scale plant for solid-state production of metal powders
Metalysis, England, is powering up the world’s first commercial plant based on solid-state production (Cambridge process) of metal alloy powders at its Materials Manufacturing Centre in Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres facilities certified to high aerospace, defense, medical standards
Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., announces that all four of its facilities have recently obtained certifications to AS9100 Revision D and ISO9001:2015, the most demanding international standards required of suppliers to the aviation, space, defense, and medical industries.
Continue readingConstellium signs multi-year contract with Boeing for advanced aerospace aluminum
Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, announces that it has signed a multi-year agreement with the Boeing Company to support its leading commercial airplane programs.
Continue readingExOne expands portfolio of 3D printing alloys with 304L stainless steel powder
The ExOne Company, North Huntingdon, Pa., announces the release of 304L stainless steel powder as a printable material through its Production Service Center in North Huntingdon, and as a qualified material on its 3D printers.
Continue readingUnited States Steel to invest $750 million in Gary Works for new machinery and technology
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, announces that the company will invest a minimum of $750 million to modernize and upgrade the Gary Works in Indiana.
Continue readingHardide Coatings US and UK sites receive certification for Aerospace AS 9100
Hardide Coatings, Martinsville, Va., announces that its production facility in Martinsville has received approval to the new stringent AS 9100 Rev D quality management standard.
Continue readingAluminum producer Constellium adds metals R&D center to Brunel University in London
Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, has expanded its University Technology Center (UTC) at Brunel University in London with an R&D center to transition technology from the laboratory to its production facilities around the world.
Continue readingQuesTek titanium alloy to be tested by Norsk for strength 15% higher than Ti6Al4V
Norsk Titanium, Plattsburgh, N.Y., , and QuesTek Innovations LLC, Evanston, Ill., announce a collaborative effort to test novel titanium alloys for applicability in additive manufacturing processes.
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