The ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition (Heat Treat 2015) took place in late October in Detroit. The three-day event, co-located with the American Gear Manufacturer’s Association Gear Expo, attracted over 7000 heat treating and gear professionals from all over the world, including an equipment exhibition featuring 202 companies in 288 booths.
Continue readingLincoln Electric to invest $30 million to build Welding Technology Center
The Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland, Ohio, announces that it is investing approximately $30 million in a new Welding Technology Center on its campus in Euclid, Ohio.
Continue readingIpsen predictive maintenance for heat treating furnaces cuts costs, optimizes operations
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., displayed the Titan 2.0 heat treating vacuum furnace and PdMetrics software platform for predictive maintenance at ASM International’s Heat Treat 2015 conference.
Continue readingVaporized foil actuator welding produces bonds 50% stronger
Engineers at Ohio State University, Columbus, report that they have developed vaporized foil actuator (VFA) welding, a technique that consumes 80% less energy than conventional techniques, yet produces bonds that are 50% stronger.
Continue readingPraxair, Atmosphere Engineering sign joint marketing agreement
Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., has signed an agreement with Atmosphere Engineering that will allow customers to access Praxair’s industrial gases, application technologies, and supply systems, as well as Atmosphere Engineering’s furnace control systems and sensors.
Continue readingBodycote expands hot isostatic pressing capacity
Bodycote, England, is expanding its high pressure Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) capability with the addition of a new mid-range vessel to increase its volume capacity.
Continue readingAMI Metals to provide flat-rolled aluminum plate for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, announces that its subsidiary AMI Metals Inc., headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, has been awarded a multi-year contract by Lockheed Martin to provide aluminum flat rolled plate for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Continue readingNorsk Titanium orders three more machines to build titanium parts by Rapid Plasma Deposition
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, announces that its subsidiary AMI Metals Inc., headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, has been awarded a multi-year contract by Lockheed Martin to provide aluminum flat-rolled plate for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Continue readingVideo: Unmanned aircraft flight test center
Established in 2007, the New Mexico State University Physical Science Laboratory’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Test Center is the first of its kind.
Continue readingThe lightest metal ever (with video)
The Boeing Co., Seattle, released a video showcasing the lightest metal structure ever, called Microlattice—”the world’s lightest material.”
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