Basque Research, Spain, has been developing cryogenic treatments for steel in a program based on the repetition of short, fast, cryogenic cycles.
Continue readingNACE International’s Innovation of the Year Award
Abakan Inc., Miami, announces that its 72% owned subsidiary, MesoCoat Inc., Euclid, Ohio, received the highly prestigious National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) Materials Performance (MP) Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award in the coatings and linings category.
Continue readingQuesTek to serve as research partner for lightweight materials innovation institute
QuesTek Innovations, Evanston, Ill., announces that it has been selected as a research partner by the U.S. Department of Defense under the Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing Innovation (LM3I) solicitation.
Continue readingAmbrell induction heating equipment enables fast repeatable heating for aerospace manufacturers
Ambrell, an Ameritherm Company, Scottsville, N.Y., designs fast, repeatable, controllable, noncontact heating equipment with a minimal footprint that makes it an ideal solution for aerospace manufacturers.
Continue readingAviation seating to be made of magnesium for the first time
Magnesium Elektron, England, announces the first use of its proprietary Elektro 43 alloy in aviation seating.
Continue readingHarper wins contracts worth $38 million for carbon fiber production systems
Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y., has been awarded contracts worth $38 million for advanced three meter wide oxidation ovens, LT and HT carbonization systems, waste gas abatement systems, fiber handling, and integrated additional unit operations, controls, and services.
Continue readingPTFE/NanoDiamond coating doubles surface durability and reduces friction by up to 66%
Carbodeon, Helsinki, Finland, has released a new PTFE/NanoDiamond coating with twice the durability and up to 66% less friction than current products.
Continue readingOhio Third Frontier loans MesoCoat $1.5 million to scale up nanocomposite powder production
MesoCoat Inc., Euclid, Ohio, has been awarded a $1.5 million loan from the Ohio Department of Development’s Ohio Third Frontier Commission to assist MesoCoat to increase the scale-up of PComP powder production from 18 tons to 160 tons per year.
Continue readingEasier access to journal content for member subscribers
Now with the new ASM website accessing your ASM journal subscriptions is easier than ever. Now you need less clicks to access your content.
Continue readingThyssenKrupp completes sale of Alabama rolling/coating plant
ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, Alpharetta, Ga., has completed the sale of its rolling and coating plant in Calvert, Ala., to a consortium of ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.
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