Carpenter Technology Corp., Wyomissing, Pa., reports that operations will begin soon at its new superalloy powder facility in Alabama as part of a multi-level agreement with United Technologies Corporation’s Pratt & Whitney Division.
Continue readingKanthal heating elements for service at 3050°F have fast temperature ramping
Sandvik Materials Technology, Sweden, announces that its Kanthal division introduced Superthal FeCrAlMo heating elements at the Thermprocess show held last week in Dusseldorf.
Continue readingCollaboration to develop carbon fiber for automotive light-weighting
The Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., and DowAksa, Turkey signed a joint development agreement to formally advance research on cost-effective, high-volume manufacturing of automotive-grade carbon fiber.
Continue readingRocketdyne selects Seco-Warwick box furnace for heat treating and brazing rocket parts
Seco-Warwick, Meadville, Pa., reports that Aerojet Rocketdyne has updated its facility in West Palm Beach, Fla., with the turnkey installation of a Seco-Warwick custom-engineered box furnace for brazing and heat-treating rocket parts and assemblies.
Continue readingBodycote opens new heat treatment plant in Poland
Bodycote, South Windsor, Conn., recently opened a new heat treatment site in Wroclaw, Poland, as part of its expansion strategy in Eastern Europe.
Continue readingWorthington’s TWB Company to open tailor welded blank facility in Nashville
Worthington Industries, Cleveland, announces that its tailor welded blanking joint venture, TWB Company LLC, is opening a new facility in Nashville, Tenn.
Continue readingAlcoa 6013 aerospace aluminum chosen by Samsung for Galaxy S6 smartphone
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, is supplying a high-strength, aerospace-grade aluminum to Samsung for its latest smartphones — the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge.
Continue readingReport on ITSC 2015 in Long Beach
The 2015 International Thermal Spray Conference joined AeroMat and IMS for the first-ever combined mega-event in Long Beach, Calif.
Continue readingArcam invests in third plasma atomization reactor for titanium powder
Arcam AB, Sweden, announces that a third plasma titanium atomization reactor at its powder manufacturing subsidiary AP&C in Montreal is now operational.
Continue readingAlcoa Invests $22 million in HIP equipment for titanium and 3D printed aerospace parts
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announces that it is investing $22 million in hot isostatic pressing (HIP) technology at its facility in Whitehall, Mich.
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