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Fort Wayne Metals develops high-strength CP Grade 4 titanium medical implant wire

Fort Wayne Metals, Fort Wayne, Ind., introduces 4TiTude, the first medical implant wire to combine the benefits of pure titanium with the strength of Ti-6Al-4V ELI.

Vac Aero commissions horizontal vacuum furnace for South Korean university

Vac Aero International Inc., Burlington, Ontario, recently commissioned a horizontal vacuum furnace at a major South Korean university metallurgical research center.

Materion introduces zirconium-base metallic glass alloys

Materion Corp., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has introduced a bulk metallic glass product line based on zirconium.

Ipsen ships 14 vacuum furnaces over the past two months

Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., has shipped 14 vacuum furnace systems over the past two months, including several MetalMaster furnaces, both horizontal and vertical; Titan T tempering furnaces; a vertical aluminum brazer; a TurboTreater; and several other Titan furnaces.

Centorr offers lab furnace with a graphite hot zone and operating temperature to 3000°C

Centorr Vacuum Industries, Nashua, N.H., introduces its Series LF vertical lab furnace with a graphite hot zone and operating temperature to 3000°C.

Renishaw builds 3D printed titanium bicycle frame that is 33% lighter than aluminum

Renishaw, U.K., has collaborated with a leading British bicycle design and manufacturing company to create the world’s first 3D printed metal bike frame.

Allegheny Technologies acquires Dynamic Flowform for capabilities in the aerospace and oil/gas industries

Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, has acquired Dynamic Flowform Corp., Billerica, Mass., which fabricates thin-walled tubular components in net or near-net shapes by a precision flowforming process.

IBC Advanced Alloys to collaborate with Nu-Cast on Be-Al investment casting projects for aerospace

IBC Advanced Alloys Corp., Vancouver, has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Nu-Cast Inc., Londonderry, N.H., to collaborate on new beryllium-aluminum investment casting projects and opportunities, initially for the aerospace sector.

Aluminum products producer Aleris acquires sheet producer Nichols Aluminum

Aleris, Cleveland, Ohio, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nichols Aluminum, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quanex Building Products Corp.

Ametek acquires VTI Instruments for its high-accuracy test/measurement solutions

Ametek Inc., Berwyn, Pa., announces that it has acquired VTI Instruments, Irvine, Calif., which manufactures a wide range of signal conditioning and switching instruments, data acquisition solutions, and integrated test systems.