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Engineers from Fluxtrol Inc., Auburn Hill, Mich., reported on a study at Heat Treat 2019 in which they used computer models to show the various sources of magnetic flux in an inductive welding system.

Two ways to make bearings more fatigue-resistant in the presence of contaminated lubricants are to increase surface hardness of the rolling contact surface to minimize damage by contamination; and to make the rolling contact surfaces more damage tolerant so that surface distress caused by contaminants is less likely to initiate and propagate fatigue cracks.

The Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation Alliance (SMIA), led by the Rochester Institute of Technology, has been selected to lead the REMADE Institute, where REMADE stands for “Reducing Embodied-energy And Decreasing Emissions” in materials manufacturing.

SSAB Americas, Mobile, Ala., a division of SSAB Steel in Sweden, announces that it plans to apply artificial intelligence to improve efficiency in its U.S. operations.

Kennametal Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that it has formed a 3D printing materials and production business unit, Kennametal Additive Manufacturing, as part of its Infrastructure segment.

Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that it has signed a new long-term agreement with BWX Technologies Inc., Lynchburg, Va., to supply materials used in the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor components.