Thermetco, Montreal, announces that it has expanded its heat treatment production capability with the purchase of a new AFC-Holcroft UBQ (Universal Batch Quench) furnace and a UBT (Universal Batch Temper) furnace.
Continue readingNucor to expand sheet mill in Kentucky from 1,600,000 to 3,000,000 tons per year
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., reports that its Board of Directors has approved an investment of $650 million to expand the production capability of Nucor Steel Gallatin, the company’s flat-rolled sheet steel mill in Ghent, Kentucky.
Continue readingSpecialty Steel Works invests in advanced process technologies at its Indiana bar plant
Specialty Steel Works Inc., Hammond, Ind., announces a multimillion dollar investment in new high-performance equipment and infrastructure at its Niagara LaSalle Corporation Cold Finish Steel facility in Hammond.
Continue readingAichelin to deliver 80-meter cast link belt furnace to Swedish fastener manufacturer
Aichelin, Austria, reports that Swedish fastener manufacturer Bulten has commissioned a cast link belt furnace system for the refinement of high-strength-steel screws and nuts.
Continue readingMetalysis powers up industrial-scale plant for solid-state production of metal powders
Metalysis, England, is powering up the world’s first commercial plant based on solid-state production (Cambridge process) of metal alloy powders at its Materials Manufacturing Centre in Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire.
Continue readingAbstract from 2018 MS&T Conference, Microalloyed Steels Symposium: Development of Hot Rolled Ultra High Strength Steel with Enhanced Mechanical Properties
Hot-rolled ultra-high strength steel with a gauge range of 3-10mm (0.118 – 0.395 inch) was developed using conventional slab caster and hot strip mill technology at Stelco Inc. to meet standard industry specifications along with additional unique customer requirements.
Continue readingExOne expands portfolio of 3D printing alloys with 304L stainless steel powder
The ExOne Company, North Huntingdon, Pa., announces the release of 304L stainless steel powder as a printable material through its Production Service Center in North Huntingdon, and as a qualified material on its 3D printers.
Continue readingUnited States Steel to invest $750 million in Gary Works for new machinery and technology
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, announces that the company will invest a minimum of $750 million to modernize and upgrade the Gary Works in Indiana.
Continue readingEFD Induction wins major order for annealing thread area of constant-velocity joints
EFD Induction, Madison Heights, Mich., announces that a global leader in advanced steering and driveline systems has selected an EFD Induction HardLine system to anneal the thread area of its constant velocity (CV) joints.
Continue readingAluminum producer Constellium adds metals R&D center to Brunel University in London
Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, has expanded its University Technology Center (UTC) at Brunel University in London with an R&D center to transition technology from the laboratory to its production facilities around the world.
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