Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., announces that ASM member Prof. Xinghang Zhang has been awarded a $450,000 grant from the Dept. of Energy to investigate methods for increasing the strength of aluminum alloys.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres of California is awarded Nadcap 24-month Merit status
Solar Atmospheres of California, Fontana, announces that it has been awarded Nadcap 24-month Merit status for Heat Treating, which means that instead of having its next Nadcap audit in eighteen months, it has been granted an accreditation that lasts until July 31, 2018.
Continue readingAMG Titanium Alloys to supply titanium aluminides for PW1100G-JM engine
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V, Amsterdam, announces that AMG Titanium Alloys and Coatings (AMG TAC) has been selected by MTU Aero Engines to provide titanium aluminides for the production of the Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engine.
Continue readingCan-Eng to build a rotary furnace for heating titanium billets
Can-Eng Furnaces Intl. Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, has been contracted to design, manufacture, and commission a rotary furnace system for the heating and hot working of titanium and alloy billets and preformed shapes for Weber Metals Inc. of Paramount, California.
Continue readingWallwork doubles capacity for vacuum brazing complex parts
Wallwork Heat Treating Co., England, announces that it has more than doubled its capacity for vacuum brazing complex high-performance components at its sites in Cambridge and Manchester.
Continue readingAleris to supply aluminum plate, sheet, and wing skins for Airbus aircraft
Aleris, Cleveland, Ohio, announces that it has signed a new multi-year contract with Airbus to supply aluminum plate and sheet, as well as technically advanced wing skin material, for all Airbus aircraft programs,.
Continue readingAlcoa aluminum flies high on Embraer aircraft
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announces a multiyear agreement with Embraer, Sao Paulo, in which Alcoa will supply aluminum sheet and plate for Embraer’s new E2, the second generation of its E-Jets family of commercial aircraft, a narrow-body medium-range jet airliner.
Continue readingMB Aerospace acquires Vac Aero Poland for heat treating and thermal spray
MB Aerospace, East Granby, Conn., has acquired Vac Aero (Poland) from its Canadian parent company, Vac Aero International, for its extensive range of special process capabilities, including heat treatment and vacuum brazing, vacuum carburizing, air plasma spray (APS), and high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) thermal spray coatings, as well as corrosion and oxidation-resistant paint coatings.
Continue readingFacility dedicated to heat treating Mg and Al aerospace parts is Nadcap certified
Wallwork Heat Treating Co., England, announces that it has a dedicated, Nadcap-certified heat treatment facility for magnesium and aluminum components ranging from small parts to large fabrications.
Continue readingIpsen delivers heat-treating solutions across the United States
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., has shipped 11 heat-treating systems to eight different states from California to Massachusetts over the past quarter, for processing parts for companies in the aerospace, energy, commercial heat treating, and coating industries.
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