Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., recently shipped more than 15 furnaces, including horizontal and vertical MetalMaster, Titan, TurboTreater, and VFS furnaces, as well as a vacuum aluminum-brazing furnace.
Continue readingEFD Induction furnace chosen for heat treatment of balance shafts
EFD Induction Inc., Madison Heights, Mich., announces that a global supplier of engine, steering, and chassis components has selected a HardLine VM 500EFD furnace for hardening balance shafts.
Continue readingConstellium invests $40 million to expand automotive structures plant in Michigan
Constellium N.V., New York, has invested $40 million to expand its plant in Van Buren, Mich., which produces customized automotive structures and which features advanced prototyping and development capabilities.
Continue readingZeiss provides scanning electron, stereo, and digital microscopes to ECR Engines
Zeiss provides scanning electron, stereo, and digital microscopes to ECR Engines.
Continue readingTata Steel awarded contract to supply heat-treated steel rail for London project
Tata Steel, India, announces that is has been awarded the contract to supply highly wear-resistant steel rail for the Crossrail project beneath the heart of London.
Continue readingSeco-Warwick nitriding system reduces ammonia usage by 140 metric tons/year
Seco-Warwick, Meadville, Pa., reports that a global automotive manufacturer reduced ammonia usage by 140 metric tons per year while producing a million gears per year when it replaced traditional gas nitrocarburizing with ZeroFlow nitriding.
Continue readingProto Labs adds nickel steel and chrome-moly steel to its line of MIM materials
Proto Labs, Maple Plain, Minn., has added two nickel-steel alloys and a chrome-moly steel that is the metal injection molding equivalent of 4140 steel to its portfolio of MIM materials.
Continue readingHead of Mars Curiosity Rover Mission to speak at ASM’s Megashow
SM International, Materials Park, Ohio, announced that Dr. John Grotzinger, chief scientist and head of strategic science planning for NASA’s $2.5 billion Curiosity rover mission to Mars, was selected as the plenary speaker for their co-located show which takes place on May 11-14.
Continue readingThermal Product Solutions acquires Wisconsin Oven
Thermal Product Solutions (TPS), New Columbia, Pa., has acquired Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis.
Continue readingUnited States Steel to invest $277 million in Birmingham Fairfield Works
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, announces two capital investment projects valued at a total of $277.5 million at its Fairfield Works in Birmingham, Ala.
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