RTI International Metals Inc., Pittsburgh, has acquired Directed Manufacturing Inc., Austin, Texas, a leader in additive manufacturing of metals and plastics for both commercial production and engineering development applications.
Continue readingWichita State acquires full-scale aircraft structural testing systems from MTS for aviation R&D
MTS Systems Corp., Eden Prairie, Minn., has sold an extensive array of state-of-the-art mechanical testing systems to Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR).
Continue readingPenn Stainless and Lehigh collaborate to study stainless steel corrosion and welding
Penn Stainless Products, Quakertown, and Lehigh University, both of Pennsylvania, have announced a collaborative effort to provide metal users with access to the expertise in Lehigh’s Materials Science and Engineering Department.
Continue readingAlcoa Dura-Bright commercial truck wheel is ten times more resistant to corrosion
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, introduces the surface-treated Dura-Bright EVO commercial truck wheel, said to be ten times more resistant to corrosion that is primarily caused by road salts and weather.
Continue readingThyssenKrupp Aerospace acquires aerospace operations of Alimex Metallhandelsgesellschaft
ThyssenKrupp Aerospace will continue Alimex’s business of distributing and processing aluminum mill products (rod, sheet, plate) for the aviation industry.
Continue readingUddeholm SuperClean Concept PM tool steels resist abrasion, chipping, elevated temperatures
Uddeholm AB, Sweden, introduces Uddeholm SuperClean Concept powder metallurgy (PM) tool steels, building on the proven success of its current PM tool steel grades.
Continue readingInstron 5900 Series universal testing instruments enable acquisition rates up to 2500 points/second
Instron, Norwood, Mass., offers the 5900 Series universal testing instruments, which are designed with enhancements that deliver unparalleled accuracy and reliability.
Continue readingVac Aero ships horizontal vacuum furnace to an R&D center
Vac Aero, Burlington, Ontario, recently shipped a horizontal vacuum furnace to the Québec Metallurgy Centre, a research institute affiliated with the Trois-Rivières college in Québec. The VAH2636 HV-2 furnace will be housed in a new a state-of-the-art facility in Trois-Rivières.
Continue readingTapping energy from the sun through heat and light
A new approach to harvesting solar energy, developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, researchers, could improve efficiency by using sunlight to heat a high-temperature material whose infrared radiation would then be collected by a conventional photovoltaic cell.
Continue readingNitrex turnkey systems enable nitriding/nitrocarburizing for Polish aerospace company
Nitrex Metal, St. Laurent, Quebec, reports that Polish aircraft engine and gear transmission manufacturer WSK “PZL- Kalisz” has started production on its new NXK-609 nitriding system from Nitrex Metal. The self-contained turnkey system, which has a diameter of 24 in. and a height of 36 in., nitrides gears and housings supplied to many world-leading aerospace firms. Nitriding with Nitreg technology meets the company’s requirement for precise control of the white layer thickness on Nitralloy parts, including zero white layer.
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