NEI Corp., Somerset, N.J., reports that it has enhanced the performance of its anti-ice coating, Nanomyte SuperAi, a nanocomposite coating that imparts anti-ice properties to the underlying substrate.
Continue readingOptomec LENS hybrid vertical milling system combines 3D printing, machining
Optomec, Albuquerque, N.M., announces that the Center for Remanufacturing and Resources Recovery (C3R) at the Rochester Institute of Technology is restoring legacy components with the Optomec LENS 3D Hybrid Vertical Milling Center system.
Continue readingPNNL to develop cold spray technology to repair turbines in hydropower dams
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash., is working with several partners to develop cold spray technology for repair of cavitation-damaged turbines in hydropower dams to improve performance and service life.
Continue readingElectric oxidizing oven heat treats Inconel trays for nuclear power fuel cell rods
Baker Furnace Inc., Yorba Linda, Calif., has shipped an electric oxidizing oven to a manufacturer of components for nuclear power plants to heat treat Inconel support trays that hold nuclear fuel cell rods in place.
Continue readingAlcoa completes separation from parent company Arconic
Alcoa Corp., Pittsburgh, announces that it has completed the separation from its parent company Alcoa Inc. (now named Arconic Inc.) and has begun operating as an independent, publicly-traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AA.
Continue readingBuehler IsoMet High Speed precision cutter enables consistent metal sample sectioning
Buehler, Lake Bluff, Ill., introduces the IsoMet High Speed, a precision sectioning machine designed specifically to create consistent and efficient cuts in metals and other materials using diamond or abrasive blades.
Continue readingIowa State wins $2.8 million DOE grant to make ductile 6.5% Si electrical steel
Iowa State University and its Ames Laboratory report that researchers have received a three-year, $2.8 million grant to develop a ductile electrical steel containing 6.5% silicon, twice the amount in electric motor steel today.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Variations in Heat-Treating Cycles of PH Stainless Steels
One of the principal advantages of these materials is their versatility.
Continue readingThermo-Calc and QuesTek partner for advanced modeling and materials design
Thermo-Calc Software AB, Stockholm, and QuesTek International LLC, Evanston, Ill., have partnered to establish a joint company, QuesTek Europe AB, which will offer Integrated Computational Materials Engineering modeling services and novel materials design and development to the European market.
Continue readingHarper teams with Oak Ridge to improve carbon fiber production
Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y., announces that in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, it has been awarded funding for a project through the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office’s HPC4Mfg Program.
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