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Continue readingAl-Fe Heat Treating offers glycol quenching of aluminum for precise control
Al-Fe Heat Treating, Fort Wayne, Ind., has just added glycol quenching to its list of Nadcap-accredited aluminum heat treat services at its plant in Wadsworth, Ohio.
Continue readingAlcoa’s one-piece forged aluminum hull doubles blast protection for combat vehicles
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, has produced the world’s largest single-piece forged aluminum hull for combat vehicles to improve troop protection as part of a joint Alcoa-U.S. Army initiative launched last year.
Continue readingAleris introduces aluminum alloy 7017 for commercial plate and defense
Aleris, Cleveland, Ohio, announces that it now offers a new 7017 aluminum alloy in North America for commercial plate and defense applications.
Continue readingVarying heat treatment processes enable treating range of workloads
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., reports that Rockford Heat Treaters, Rockford, Ill., uses its Titan furnace for thermal processing requirements that change on a daily or even hourly basis.
Continue readingHybrid NDT system combines magnetic and ultrasound techniques
The Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing, Germany, reports that researchers have developed a hybrid NDT technology in which micromagnetic and ultrasound inspection are combined.
Continue readingTimkenSteel to invest $40 million in quench-and-temper facility
TimkenSteel, Canton, Ohio, announces that it will locate an advanced quench-and-temper facility in Perry Township in northeast Ohio.
Continue readingConstellium to supply can stock as Rexam changes steel can lines to aluminum
Constellium, Amsterdam, announces that it has been awarded an additional contract to supply can stock to Rexam PLC, a leading beverage can maker.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres selects Greenville as location for southeastern division
Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., announces that it has selected Greenville, S.C., for the site of its 54,000 ft2 southeast division.
Continue readingAl-Fe Heat Treating partners with Ford to build Precision Air Quenching system
Al-Fe Heat Treating, Fort Wayne, Ind., is investing millions of dollars in its plant in Saginaw, Mich., as part of Al-Fe’s alliance with Ford to process structural parts for the all-new military grade aluminum alloy and high-strength steel F-150 pickup truck.
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