Constellium, Amsterdam, announces that it has been awarded an additional contract to supply can stock to Rexam PLC, a leading beverage can maker.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres selects Greenville as location for southeastern division
Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., announces that it has selected Greenville, S.C., for the site of its 54,000 ft2 southeast division.
Continue readingAl-Fe Heat Treating partners with Ford to build Precision Air Quenching system
Al-Fe Heat Treating, Fort Wayne, Ind., is investing millions of dollars in its plant in Saginaw, Mich., as part of Al-Fe’s alliance with Ford to process structural parts for the all-new military grade aluminum alloy and high-strength steel F-150 pickup truck.
Continue readingWind turbine gearbox bearings improve 415% after cryogenic processing
300 Below, Decatur, Ill., has pioneered an ultra-low temperature cryogenic process that the company says increases lifespan for 52100 stainless steel bearing components by an average 415% over current durability and wearability.
Continue readingAlcoa to produce third-generation aluminum-lithium alloys in Lafayette plant
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, is opening the world’s largest aluminum-lithium plant in Lafayette, Indiana, where it produces advanced, third-generation aluminum-lithium alloys for the aerospace industry.
Continue readingReducing machining time for aerospace aluminum parts
A new 5-axis, 5-spindle XP aerospace profiler delivers “X-treme Productivity” in machining of structural aluminum parts.
Continue readingASM International partners with AQM to offer classes overseas
Fall metallurgical class schedule available for new Italy location
Continue readingArcelorMittal and partner to increase Calvert steel production to 5.3 million metric tons
ArcelorMittal, together with joint venture partner Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metals Corp. (NSSMC), announces two important investment projects that will further enhance the capabilities of the AM/NS steel finishing facility in Calvert, Alabama.
Continue readingSeco-Warwick earns ASME Code pressure vessel certification
Seco-Warwick Corp., Meadville, Pa., has been awarded ASME pressure vessel certification, earning both an “R” and “U” stamp, enabling the facility to produce vacuum furnace shells and provide a wide variety of pressure vessel manufacturing services.
Continue readingFASM Rick Sisson to chair Heat Treat 2015
The Chair for Heat Treat 2015 will be ASM Fellow Rick Sisson, Director of the Center for Heat Treating Excellence at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and WPI Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
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