Bodycote, England, announces that its hot isostatic pressing (HIP) facility at Sint Niklaas, Belgium, is awaiting delivery of a new “Mega-HIP” unit, a high-pressure, high-temperature unit that is Nadcap capable.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres adds tensile testing to its in-house mechanical testing services
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, Hermitage, has brought tensile testing in-house, adding the test to its other in-house mechanical tests rather than outsourcing.
Continue readingIpsen USA finishes Q4 2017 by shipping multiple Titan vacuum furnaces around the world
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., recently shipped 15 furnaces to eight states in the United States, as well as Asia and Europe, to support customers in the additive manufacturing, aerospace, commercial heat treating, medical, and metal injection molding industries.
Continue readingAdvanced Heat Treat Corp. receives 24-month Nadcap accreditation for ion nitriding
Advanced Heat Treat Corp., Waterloo, Iowa, announces that it has once again been awarded Nadcap Merit status for Heat Treating (ion nitriding), and has been granted an accreditation that lasts 24 months.
Continue readingATI to be preferred supplier of titanium plate for General Dynamics Abrams tank
Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that it has signed two new Long-Term Pricing Agreements with General Dynamics Land Systems to be the preferred supplier of titanium plate for the Abrams tank and the Ajax specialist vehicle.
Continue readingIndirect gas-fired aluminum aging oven treats exterior components of aircraft engines
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., has built an indirect gas-fired aluminum aging oven for treating aluminum exterior components of aircraft engines.
Continue readingAleris secures multi-year contract with Embraer for aluminum flat-rolled products
Aleris, Cleveland, has signed a new multi-year contract with Embraer to supply aluminum flat-rolled products for use in the production of all Embraer aircraft.
Continue readingConstellium receives defense award for large scale aluminum hull that protects warfighters
Constellium N.V., Netherlands, has received the 2017 Defense Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Achievement Award in the category of Enhancing Military Capability, for its contributions as part of the U.S. Army’s Affordable Protection from Objective Threats ManTech program.
Continue readingNickel-titanium shape memory alloy spring tire designed for Mars rover
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, announces that its engineers have developed an airless compliant tire that consists of several hundred coiled wires of nickel-titanium shape memory alloy woven into a flexible mesh, giving the tires the ability to support high loads while also conforming to the terrain.
Continue readingNorthrop Grumman acquires Orbital ATK for its aerospace and defense technologies
Orbital ATK Inc., Dulles, Va., announces that its stockholders have overwhelmingly approved a merger agreement providing for the acquisition of Orbital ATK by Northrop Grumman Corp.
Continue reading