Arconic Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that Arconic Rolled Products Corporation (to be renamed Arconic Corporation upon separation) has publicly filed a preliminary Registration Statement on Form 10 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with Arconic Inc.’s pending separation into two standalone, publicly-traded companies.
Continue readingNanoSteel method strengthens advanced high-strength steel during cold stamping
Engineers from NanoSteel Company Inc., Providence, R.I., presented “Strengthening of 3rd-Generation Advanced High Strength Steel during Cold Stamping,” at the ASM International MS&T 2019 conference in Portland, Ore.
Continue readingSandvik acquires U.S. companies Thermaltek Inc. and Melin Tool in January
Sandvik AB, Sweden, announces that in January it acquired privately owned Thermaltek Inc., a manufacturer of high temperature furnace systems and metallic heating elements headquartered in North Carolina; and Melin Tool Company, a manufacturer of solid carbide tools in Cleveland.
Continue readingWayne State, Ford engineers austemper cast iron to develop nanoscale microstructures
Engineers from Wayne State University and Ford Motor Co. presented “Low-Temperature Austempering of Ductile Cast Iron,” at the ASM International Heat Treat 2019 conference in Detroit.
Continue readingFriction stir welding technique joins magnesium with carbon-fiber reinforced polymers
Engineers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, Wash., discussed a friction stir welding technique known as Friction Stir Interlocking in a presentation at MS&T 2019 in Portland, Oregon.
Continue readingSamuel Associated Tube Group to invest $29 million to build new facility in Alabama
Samuel Associated Tube Group, Birmingham, Ala., announces plans to build a new 284,000 square foot facility in Jefferson County to consolidate existing facilities and provide capacity for future growth.
Continue readingCleveland-Cliffs, AK Steel join to form vertically integrated producer of iron and steel
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and AK Steel Holding Corp. announce that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement in which Cliffs, North America’s largest producer of iron ore pellets, will join with AK Steel, a leading producer of innovative flat-rolled carbon, stainless, and electrical steel products.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres of Western PA constructs aluminum brazing and assembly room
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, Hermitage, has completed construction of a new brazing and assembly room.
Continue readingEFD Sinac stationary induction heating system enables preheating in less than a second
EFD Induction Group, Norway, announces that a world-leading automotive supplier has bought a Sinac induction heating system for steel pump housing production.
Continue readingWisconsin Oven ships heat treating batch oven to technology industry
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, has shipped an indirect gas fired heavy duty walk-in oven for heat treating materials used in the production of vehicle batteries.
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