The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, announces that it has received a 105-foot-long furnace for the heat treatment of niobium-tin (Nb3Sn) superconducting coils that will be installed in the Future Circular Collider.
Continue readingSinterite custom pusher furnace designed for continuous sintering
Sinterite, a Gasbarre Furnace Group Company, St. Marys, Pa., has installed a manually operated custom pusher furnace designed for continuous sintering of a range of materials and grades at a facility in Pennsylvania.
Continue readingTitanium 2016 conference to focus on world demand trends
The International Titanium Association, Northglenn, Colo., announces that the Titanium 2016 conference and exhibition will focus on the global titanium industry.
Continue readingBodycote Ipswich heat treating facility earns MedAccred status
Bodycote, England, announces that its facility in Ipswich, Mass., has earned MedAccred accreditation, underlining its high standards of quality.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Stress Relieving Type 347 Stainless Steel
Although stabilized alloys do not require high-temperature annealing to avoid intergranular corrosion, the stress-relieving temperature exerts an influence on the general corrosion resistance of these alloys.
Continue readingElectroForce 3310 provides fatigue test controllability for high and low forces
TA Instruments, New Castle, Del., announces that the ElectroForce 3310, the newest addition to the TA Instruments ElectroForce load frame family, delivers 1 kN of force capacity with 25 mm of dynamic displacement.
Continue readingNewage traverse hardness testing system is fast and precise
Newage Testing Instruments, Southampton, Pa., introduces the MT91 Automatic Microhardness Traverse Testing System, which offers testing speed as fast as six seconds per test cycle and a precise Rockwell type testing method that requires no manual interpretation of the impression.
Continue readingPurdue receives grant to design strong and ductile aluminum
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., announces that ASM member Prof. Xinghang Zhang has been awarded a $450,000 grant from the Dept. of Energy to investigate methods for increasing the strength of aluminum alloys.
Continue readingEAG Laboratories combines 11 labs into one company
EAG Inc., San Diego, announces that it has formed EAG Laboratories, a single entity combining all of its 11 labs, including Evans Analytical Group, ABC Laboratories, Chemir Analytical Services, SEAL Laboratories, Shiva Technologies, NanoScience, Accurel, and MEFAS, among others.
Continue readingSciaky and EWI collaborate to 3D-print metal prototype parts
Sciaky Inc., Chicago, announces that it will collaborate with the Edison Welding Institute, Columbus, Ohio, to produce 3D-printed prototype parts for high-tech manufacturers in a variety of industries across the United States.
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