ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, Alpharetta, Ga., has completed the sale of its rolling and coating plant in Calvert, Ala., to a consortium of ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.
Continue readingTecnalia achieves NadCap accreditation for testing and surface treatments
Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Spain, has received Nadcap accreditation, which recognizes the company´s technical competence as a testing laboratory for control of surface treatment baths and also as testing on metal materials – mechanical, metallography and corrosion testing – in the aeronautical sector.
Continue readingInstron motorized pendulum impact testers measure 300 to 900 joules to Charpy and Izod standards
Instron, Norwood, Mass., offers the MPX Series of motorized pendulum impact testers for metals impact testing to Charpy and Izod standards.
Continue readingPPG acquires assets of Hi-Temp Coatings Technology
PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, has completed its previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Hi-Temp Coatings Technology Co. Inc., a privately-owned supplier of high-temperature-resistant and insulative coatings, based in Boxborough, Mass.
Continue readingTitanium 2014 call for papers
The International Titanium Association (ITA), Denver, Colo., has issued a “Call for Papers” to be presented at TITANIUM 2014, Sept. 21 – 24 at the Hilton Chicago.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres presents vacuum heat treating course at ASM
Solar Atmospheres Inc., Souderton, Pa., announces that it has partnered with ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, to offer a new Vacuum Heat Treating course.
Continue readingASM Announces Emerging Technologies Survey Results
ASM International’s Emerging Technologies Awareness Committee recently conducted a survey of several hundred ASM members to gain feedback on technologies that members believe will have the most impact on the future of materials science and engineering.
Continue readingGlobal stainless steel production for third quarter 2013 was all-time high
Preliminary figures released by the International Stainless Steel Forum, Brussels, show that global stainless crude steel production increased by +5.5% for the first nine months of 2013 year-over-year.
Continue readingAl-Fe Heat Treating Wabash installs automated control system to provide CQI 9 compliance
Al-Fe Heat Treating, Wabash, Ind., has installed a new control system that will allow it to provide CQI 9 compliance for its automotive customers.
Continue readingConstellium develops high-strength aluminum crash-management systems
Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, has launched high-strength aluminum crash management systems (CMS) for the front and the rear of a vehicle.
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