Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RTI International Metals Inc., to grow its value-add businesses and to further strengthen its aerospace portfolio.
Continue readingHardide Coatings invests $7 million in new plant in Virginia
Hardide Coatings, England, announces that it will invest $7 million in a new Virginia manufacturing plant to expand its range of specialized nanostructured CVD coatings throughout North America.
Continue readingOerlikon Metco now produces superalloy powders for additive manufacturing
Oerlikon Metco, Switzerland, has expanded its materials portfolio with novel superalloy powders optimized for additive manufacturing processes.
Continue readingSulzer acquires InterWeld for its weld overlay services
Sulzer, Switzerland, has acquired the business of InterWeld Inc. Ltd., Belfast, to enhance the competitiveness of its tower field service activities by adding a full range of automated weld overlay services.
Continue readingPComP-coated roller screens for iron ore pellets look like new after six months
Abakan Inc., Miami, Fla., announces several recent developments related to its PComP protective coatings.
Continue readingASM International makes major update to alloy center database
ASM Alloy Center Database adds thousands of standards and commercial grades records.
Continue readingNorth American aluminum producers and fabricators ship 25.5 billion pounds in 2014
The Aluminum Association, Arlington, Va., reports that the aluminum industry in the United States and Canada saw year-over-year demand growth of 5% through the end of 2014.
Continue readingCentorr ships furnaces for production of aluminum nitride substrates
Centorr Vacuum Industries, Nashua, N.H., has shipped orders for two high-temperature sintering furnaces for 2015 delivery to a leading firm in the production of aluminum nitride substrates for the LED market in China.
Continue readingSRI working to produce titanium powder in a single step by reacting TiCl4 with hydrogen
SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., is reportedly developing an advanced process in which titanium tetrachloride and other metal chlorides are reacted with hydrogen to produce titanium or titanium alloy granules in a single step.
Continue readingTinius Olsen universal testing machines feature dual pressure and digital control
Tinius Olsen, Horsham, Pa., introduces its all-new SL series of hydraulic universal testing machines that feature a patented dual-pressure hydraulic loading system and four-column construction for high loadframe rigidity.
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