Sandvik Materials Technology, Sweden, announces that its Kanthal division introduced Superthal FeCrAlMo heating elements at the Thermprocess show held last week in Dusseldorf.
Continue readingCollaboration to develop carbon fiber for automotive light-weighting
The Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., and DowAksa, Turkey signed a joint development agreement to formally advance research on cost-effective, high-volume manufacturing of automotive-grade carbon fiber.
Continue readingRocketdyne selects Seco-Warwick box furnace for heat treating and brazing rocket parts
Seco-Warwick, Meadville, Pa., reports that Aerojet Rocketdyne has updated its facility in West Palm Beach, Fla., with the turnkey installation of a Seco-Warwick custom-engineered box furnace for brazing and heat-treating rocket parts and assemblies.
Continue readingBodycote opens new heat treatment plant in Poland
Bodycote, South Windsor, Conn., recently opened a new heat treatment site in Wroclaw, Poland, as part of its expansion strategy in Eastern Europe.
Continue readingWorthington’s TWB Company to open tailor welded blank facility in Nashville
Worthington Industries, Cleveland, announces that its tailor welded blanking joint venture, TWB Company LLC, is opening a new facility in Nashville, Tenn.
Continue readingAlcoa 6013 aerospace aluminum chosen by Samsung for Galaxy S6 smartphone
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, is supplying a high-strength, aerospace-grade aluminum to Samsung for its latest smartphones — the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres Southeast opens in South Carolina
Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., announces that its new plant in Greenville, S.C., has officially opened its doors for business, bringing the first furnace online the first week of May.
Continue readingLei Zhang wins 2015 HTS/Bodycote Best Paper in Heat Treating Award
Lei Zhang, a Ph.D. student in materials science engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is the winner of the 2015 HTS/Bodycote Best Paper in Heat Treating Award.
Continue readingRoger Jones receives 2015 George Bodeen Heat Treating Achievement Award
Roger A. Jones, corporate president of Solar Atmospheres Inc., Souderton, Pa., is the recipient of the 2015 George H. Bodeen Heat Treating Achievement Award.
Continue readingOutokumpu now categorizes its stainless steels by properties instead of chemistry
Outokumpu Oy, Finland, has developed a way to categorize its wide range of stainless steel products by arranging them according to strength, hardness, machinability, heat resistance, and corrosion resistance.
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