Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announces that it is investing $25 million at its Alcoa Power and Propulsion facility in Hampton, Virginia, to scale up its enhanced equiax investment casting technology.
Continue readingVac Aero vacuum furnace with six-bar argon-nitrogen quench system shipped to aerospace manufacturer
Vac Aero International Inc., Burlington, Ontario, announces that it has shipped a VAV 7260 HV-6 vertical bottom loading vacuum furnace with a work chamber 72 in. diameter by 60 in. high to an aerospace manufacturer.
Continue readingSeco-Warwick presents “Low-Pressure Carburizing of Pyrowear Alloy 53” at AeroMat 25
Engineers from Seco-Warwick, Poland, discussed a low-pressure-carburizing simulator dedicated to Pyrowear Alloy 53 at AeroMat 25.
Continue readingTimken announces date for spinoff of its steel business as independent company
The Timken Co., Canton, Ohio, announces record and distribution dates for the spinoff of its steel business, which will be effected through the distribution of 100% of the common shares of TimkenSteel Corp. to holders of Timken Company common shares.
Continue readingATI acquires Hanard Machine for its precision machining of aerospace alloys
Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., has acquired Hanard Machine Inc., Salem, Ore., which specializes in precision machining of parts and components made of titanium, nickel-base alloys, superalloys, aluminum, and specialty steels.
Continue readingRTI International Metals acquires Dynamet Technology
RTI International Metals Inc., Pittsburgh, acquired Dynamet Technology Inc., an industry innovator in titanium powder metallurgy and a supplier of near-net shape titanium and titanium alloy preforms and components to commercial aerospace, defense, biomedical and industrial customers.
Continue readingIpsen loading system for large furnaces eliminates need to disconnect heating elements
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., has been awarded a patent for a new vacuum heat-treating furnace-loading system that eliminates the need to disconnect the heating elements each time the system is used.
Continue readingArmy Research Laboratory project to develop U.S. supply chain for rare-earth elements
A team led by Technology Metals Research LLC, Carpentersville, Ill., has been awarded $1.2M in funding from the U.S .Army Research Laboratory, to help develop the key components for a domestic rare-earth supply chain for heavy and other critical rare-earth elements.
Continue readingAl-Fe Wadsworth receives Nadcap accreditation for glycol quenching
Al-Fe Heat Treating, Fort Wayne, Ind., has added glycol quenching to its list of Nadcap-accredited aluminum heat treat services at its plant in Wadsworth, Ohio.
Continue readingSelective laser melting to produce aerospace components
Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology IPT, Germany, is developing Selective Laser Melting technology to build aerospace components via additive manufacturing.
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