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 readingOne Minute Mentor: Hardening Martensitic Stainless Steels
Certain anomalies in these steels that should be considered before specifying a heat-treating procedure are exemplified in the opposing injurious effects of the high and low extremes of austenitizing temperature, depending on the subsequent tempering temperature.
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.
Continue readingNorsk to open 70,000 sq. ft. titanium additive manufacturing facility in New York
Norsk Titanium U.S. Inc., Plattsburgh, N.Y., a subsidiary of Norsk Titanium AS, Norway, announces that in Q4 2016 it will open a nearly 70,000-sq.-ft. additive manufacturing production and training facility that will complement its new headquarters and manufacturing plant, which is currently in the design and planning phase with a targeted completion date in 2017.
Continue readingChromium in Martensitic Stainless Steels
Higher chromium alloys, the range over which full austenitization can occur is further restricted. The variety of martensitic stainless steels would be very limited if only chromium and carbon were available as alloying elements, but fortunately nickel can make an important contribution.
Continue readingBodycote relocates to new Haltom City heat treatment facility
Bodycote, England, announces its plan to open a new Texas heat treatment facility near Dallas/Fort Worth, in Haltom City.
Continue readingNucor to acquire Independence Tube for its hollow structural sections
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has agreed to acquire Independence Tube Corp., a leading independent manufacturer of hollow structural section steel tubing, for $435 million, or approximately six times the average EBITDA over the 2013-2015 period.
Continue readingWeldaloy adds aluminum aging oven to Warren facility
Weldaloy, Warren, Mich., has added a new low-temperature aluminum aging oven to its facility in order to increase aluminum heat-treating capacity.
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