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Olympus designs ultrasonic thickness gage for outside of internally corroded pipes

Olympus Corp., Center Valley, Pa., has developed the 27MG Ultrasonic Thickness Gage for accurate measurements from one side of internally corroded or eroded metal pipes and structures.

Purdue selects Rick Sisson as one of three 2014 Outstanding Materials Engineers

The Purdue University School of Materials Engineering, West Lafayette, Ind., has chosen Rick Sisson, WPI Professor and Director of CHTE (Center for Heat Treating Excellence), as one of three 2014 Outstanding Materials Engineers.

Castrip to build build steel plant for thin-strip casting process

Castrip LLC, Charlotte, N.C., has signed a license agreement with one of North America’s fastest growing steelmakers to build and operate a plant utilizing the Castrip thin-strip casting process.

Zimmer to acquire Biomet in transaction valued at $13.35 billion

Zimmer Holdings Inc. and Biomet Inc., both of Warsaw, Ind., have approved a definitive agreement under which Zimmer will acquire Biomet in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $13.35 billion, including the assumption of net debt.

Cartech’s precision machining bar provides high strength and corrosion resistance

Carpenter Technology Corp., Wyomissing, Pa., has expanded its Project 70+ PDB stainless portfolio of precision machining bar designed for CNC Swiss-style screw machines by adding Project 70+ PDB Custom 630 (17Cr-4Ni) stainless steel.

Ipsen vertical vacuum furnace heat treats flowformed aerospace products

Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., reports that PMF Industries in Pennsylvania selected Ipsen to manufacture a vertical MetalMaster vacuum heat treatment system.

Duplex stainless steel yacht is lighter than aluminum

Sandvik Materials Technology, Sweden, has built a prototype stainless steel yacht manufactured entirely of Sandvik SAF 2507 duplex stainless steel.

Novelis launches aluminum beverage can with 90% recycled content

Novelis, Atlanta, announces that Red Hare Brewing Company will launch the world’s first commercial use of Evercan, the company’s independently certified high-recycled-content aluminum sheet for beverage cans.

Vac Aero commissions vacuum furnace for aerospace manufacturer

Vac Aero, Burlington, Ontario, has commissioned a high-vacuum production-scale, 2-bar VAH3436 horizontal vacuum furnace with work zone dimensions of 24-in. wide x 24-in. high x 36-in. deep.

Lucifer Furnaces supplies high temperature box furnace to battery maker

Lucifer Furnaces, Warrington, Pa., recently shipped a high-temperature laboratory box furnace to a leading producer of products for the battery, ceramics, and glass industries around the globe.