Siemens AG, Munich, and Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, Ore., announce that they have entered into a merger agreement under which Siemens will acquire Mentor for its electronics IC and systems design, simulation, and manufacturing solutions.
Continue readingBruker introduces nano-scratch capability for nanomechanical testing
Bruker’s Nano Surfaces Division, San Jose, Calif., announces a nanoscale scratch option for its NanoForce Nanomechanical Testing System.
Continue readingMessage from the President: Plan to attend the North American Cold Spray Conference 2016!
I recently had the pleasure of spending a couple days in Salt Lake City for MS&T 2016. As always, ASM’s flagship event was hugely successful and once again provided a great opportunity to connect with colleagues from TSS and all of the affiliate societies.
Continue readingSpray Tips: Mechanical Properties of Cold-Sprayed Titanium
As with other thermal spray processes, cold spray process parameters affect both the process deposition efficiency (DE) and properties of the prepared coatings.
Continue readingAmpco Pittsburgh acquires ASW Steel for its specialty steel products
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp., Carnegie, Pa., has acquired ASW Steel Inc., Welland, Ontario, a specialty steel producer with customers in the oil and gas, power generation, aerospace, transportation, and construction industries.
Continue readingArconic wins billion-dollar contract from Airbus for aluminum sheet and plate
Arconic, Pittsburgh, Pa., announces a multi-year contract with Airbus valued at approximately $1 billion, to supply aluminum sheet and plate for its highest-volume programs.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Iron-Nickel Precipitation-Hardenable Superalloys
It is important to note that tensile properties are influenced not only by heat treatment, but also by control of structure during thermomechanical processing.
Continue readingPdMetrics software now included with Ipsen Titan heat treat systems
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that its PdMetrics platform is now included standard with its Titan heat treating systems.
Continue readingRussian scientists develop strong shape memory alloy based on Fe-Ni-Co-Al
The Tomsk University Laboratory for Physics of High-Strength Crystals, Russia, announces that its researchers have designed a new high-strength iron-base shape-memory alloy whose properties are developed through a heat treatment technology that they have patented.
Continue readingAmerican Axle acquires Metaldyne Performance Group
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc., Detroit, and Metaldyne Performance Group Inc., Southfield, Mich., announce that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which AAM will acquire MPG for approximately $1.6 billion in cash and stock, plus the assumption of $1.7 billion in net debt.
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