The University at Buffalo, N.Y., has received a $2.9 million National Science Foundation grant to transform the traditional role of a database as a repository for information into an automated computer laboratory that rapidly collects, interprets, and learns from massive amounts of information.
Continue readingVoestalpine opens $740 million direct iron reduction plant in Texas
The Voestalpine Group, Austria, has opened a direct iron reduction plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, at a cost of $740 million, the largest investment ever made in the United States by an Austrian company.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: CA-6NM Stainless Steel Casting Alloy
A significant practical advantage of the CA-6NM stainless steel casting alloy is its relative freedom from the rapid drop in hardness when tempered above about 950°F.
Continue readingConstellium invests $200 million in aluminum sheet finishing line in France
Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, has invested $200 million in a new state-of-the-art finishing line at its plant in Neuf-Brisach, France, to meet the growing demand for aluminum automotive body sheet.
Continue readingBright annealing furnace heat treats stainless steel under inert gas
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic, Warren, Ohio, recently shipped a bright annealing induction furnace to a major stainless steel tube manufacturer in the Northeast United States.
Continue readingCompact atmosphere box furnace heat treats medical device components
Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped an atmosphere box furnace to a leading supplier of the medical device industry for heat treating parts.
Continue readingPraxair and GE Aviation form joint venture to develop advanced aircraft engine coatings
Praxair Surface Technologies Inc., Danbury, Conn., and GE Aviation, Cincinnati, announce the formal creation of PG Technologies LLC, a joint venture that will focus on development, support, and application of specialized coatings tailored for GE Aviation’s and CFM International’s current and future engine models, including the GE9X and LEAP engines.
Continue readingZimmer Biomet launches Vanguard Individualized titanium knee replacement
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Warsaw, Ind., has launched Vanguard individualized design, a first-of-its-kind total knee arthroplasty construct designed to enable a personalized fit while simplifying soft tissue preservation and balance.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Tempering Martensitic Stainless Steels
This graph shows AISI Type 410: Effect of tempering temperature on tensile properties. Heated to and held at 1800°F for 30 minutes; oil quenched; tempered 1 to 4 hours. Impact energy test used Izod specimens. Elongation was measured in 2 in.; yield at 0.2% offset.
Continue readingPowder metallurgy systems combine reactive metals with inert gas atomization
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that its subsidiary Retech Systems LLC, Ukiah, Calif., has developed metal gas atomization systems that combine melting of reactive metals and alloys with inert gas atomization to meet a variety of powder specifications.
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