The Department of Energy’ s Lawrence Berkeley and Oak Ridge National Laboratories announce that a new concept in metallic alloy design – called “high?entropy alloys” – has yielded a multiple-element material that is strong at cryogenic temperatures.
Continue readingIpsen builds small-footprint heat treating system for Mercedes-Benz
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., developed and delivered a special atmosphere three-row pusher heat treating system that required comparatively little floor space and power consumption for a Mercedes-Benz facility.
Continue readingFlexible grid and segmented silver fingers cut cost and weight in solar panels
GT Advanced Technologies Inc., Merrimack, N.J., announces that solar modules incorporating its new Merlin metallization and interconnect technology have met the requirements of several important PV industry certification standards.
Continue readingAdditive manufacturing machine to build parts on International Space Station
Made In Space Inc., Mountain View, Calif., has partnered with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to launch the first 3D printer into space.
Continue readingMetallisation develops fully dense laser cladding system
Metallisation, England, has developed a laser cladding system called Met-Clad, in which a precisely focused high-power laser beam creates a weld pool into which a metallic powder is applied.
Continue readingBosch Automotive selects Oerlikon Balzers as preferred surface treatment supplier
Oerlikon Balzers Coating AG, Liechtenstein, announces that Bosch Automotive Technology has selected the company as a Preferred Supplier for surface treatments.
Continue readingAustempering firm Applied Process takes on equity partner
Applied Process Inc., Livonia, Mich., has taken on a majority interest equity partner, High Street Capital of Chicago.
Continue readingBattelle elects ASM Fellow Subra Suresh to its Board of Directors
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, announces the election of Carnegie Mellon University President Subra Suresh to its Board of Directors.
Continue readingTwo EFD Induction systems ordered for brazing generator stator bars and windings
EFD Induction, Skien, Norway, announces that one of Japan’s largest manufacturing multinationals has recently ordered two of its Minac mobile induction heating systems.
Continue readingSiemens launches vacuum oxygen decarburization system at Voestalpine Giesserei Linz
Siemens Metals Technologies, Vienna, announces that a vacuum oxygen decarburization system with a capacity of 50 metric tons has commenced operation at Voestalpine Giesserei Linz GmbH.
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