Constellium SE, Paris, announces the expansion of its portfolio of advanced aluminum solutions with the launch of Aheadd, high-performance aluminum powders that exceed industry standards for additive manufacturing productivity and component properties.
Continue readingSintavia achieves Nadcap approval for additive manufacturing and heat treatment
Sintavia, Hollywood, Fla., announces that it has achieved National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (Nadcap) approvals for laser additive manufacturing, electron beam additive manufacturing, and in-house heat treatment, the only company in the world to have done so.
Continue readingConstellium signs contract to supply Airbus with aluminum and aluminum-lithium products
Constellium SE, France, announces that it has signed a multi-year contract with Airbus to supply a broad range of advanced aluminum rolled and extruded products, including wing skin panels, sheets for fuselage panels, and rectangular and pre-machined plates for structural components.
Continue readingCarpenter A-21 carburizing steel provides deep hard case and tough ductile core
Dr. Robert Buck of Carpenter Technology Corp., Philadelphia, Pa., prepared a presentation announcing development of a strong, tough, carburizable stainless steel for high-performance gear and bearing applications exposed to harsh environments.
Continue readingDOE to provide $28 million to develop ultrahigh-temperature gas turbine materials
The U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, announces up to $28 million in funding for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy program, ULtrahigh Temperature Impervious Materials Advancing Turbine Efficiency (ULTIMATE).
Continue readingConnect with ASM colleagues to share resources, post events, discuss ideas and issues
ASM CONNECT launched for all ASM members on January 15; since then, over 100 posts/replies have been discussed.
Continue readingRetech Systems EB melting and vacuum arc remelting furnaces installed at titanium supplier
Retech Systems LLC, a Seco Warwick company, Ukiah, Calif., announces that its titanium melting equipment has been installed at the Pennsylvania facility of the Perryman Company, a leading global supplier of titanium to the aerospace, medical, consumer, and other industries.
Continue readingKymera to acquire Reading Alloys for its aerospace, defense, and medical materials
Kymera International, a specialty materials company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, has entered into a definitive agreement with Ametek Inc., Berwyn, Pennsylvania, to acquire its Reading Alloys business.
Continue readingGrupo Mess becomes exclusive Buehler distributor for metallographic and hardness equipment in Mexico
Buehler, an ITW Company, Lake Bluff, Ill., announces a partnership with Grupo Mess, Queretaro City, Mexico, a leading Mexico supplier of scientific equipment and services specializing in metrology. The partnership provides local support to Buehler customers and other manufacturers for all their metallographic product and service needs.
Continue readingArconic Inc. to separate into Howmet Aerospace and Arconic Corporation in second quarter
Arconic Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that Arconic Rolled Products Corporation (to be renamed Arconic Corporation upon separation) has publicly filed a preliminary Registration Statement on Form 10 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with Arconic Inc.’s pending separation into two standalone, publicly-traded companies.
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