Iowa State University and its Ames Laboratory report that researchers have received a three-year, $2.8 million grant to develop a ductile electrical steel containing 6.5% silicon, twice the amount in electric motor steel today.
Continue readingThermo-Calc and QuesTek partner for advanced modeling and materials design
Thermo-Calc Software AB, Stockholm, and QuesTek International LLC, Evanston, Ill., have partnered to establish a joint company, QuesTek Europe AB, which will offer Integrated Computational Materials Engineering modeling services and novel materials design and development to the European market.
Continue readingHarper teams with Oak Ridge to improve carbon fiber production
Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y., announces that in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, it has been awarded funding for a project through the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office’s HPC4Mfg Program.
Continue readingConstellium invests $200 million in aluminum sheet finishing line in France
Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, has invested $200 million in a new state-of-the-art finishing line at its plant in Neuf-Brisach, France, to meet the growing demand for aluminum automotive body sheet.
Continue readingBright annealing furnace heat treats stainless steel under inert gas
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic, Warren, Ohio, recently shipped a bright annealing induction furnace to a major stainless steel tube manufacturer in the Northeast United States.
Continue readingPowder metallurgy systems combine reactive metals with inert gas atomization
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that its subsidiary Retech Systems LLC, Ukiah, Calif., has developed metal gas atomization systems that combine melting of reactive metals and alloys with inert gas atomization to meet a variety of powder specifications.
Continue readingVoestalpine expands capabilities to additive manufacturing of steel
The Voestalpine Group, Dusseldorf, announces that it is expanding from traditional steel manufacturing to 3D printing with the opening of an additive manufacturing research and development facility.
Continue readingConstellium to supply aluminum for the Peugeot 3008 compact SUV
Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, announces that it will supply aluminum crash management systems and automotive body sheet for the new Peugeot 3008 compact SUV, which will be presented to the public at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.
Continue readingIpsen ships heat treating systems for aerospace, tooling, other industries
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., recently shipped ten heat-treating systems to process parts for the aerospace, commercial heat treating, defense, metal injection molding and tooling industries.
Continue readingNucor to build $230 million cold mill complex at its Arkansas sheet mill
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces that its Nucor Steel Arkansas division is building an additional cold mill that will expand its ability to produce advanced high-strength, high-strength low-alloy, and motor lamination steel products.
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