IBC Advanced Alloys Corp., Vancouver, has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Nu-Cast Inc., Londonderry, N.H., to collaborate on new beryllium-aluminum investment casting projects and opportunities, initially for the aerospace sector.
Continue readingAluminum products producer Aleris acquires sheet producer Nichols Aluminum
Aleris, Cleveland, Ohio, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nichols Aluminum, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quanex Building Products Corp.
Continue readingAmetek acquires VTI Instruments for its high-accuracy test/measurement solutions
Ametek Inc., Berwyn, Pa., announces that it has acquired VTI Instruments, Irvine, Calif., which manufactures a wide range of signal conditioning and switching instruments, data acquisition solutions, and integrated test systems.
Continue readingAurora Spine receives FDA clearance for its TiNano plasma spray coated spinal implants
Aurora Spine Corp., Carlsbad, Calif., announces that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for sterile-packed titanium plasma spray coated (TiNano) spinal fusion implants.
Continue readingOerlikon to acquire Sulzer Metco for $1.1 billion
Oerlikon, Switzerland, has signed an agreement to acquire Sulzer Metco, a division of Sulzer, also of Switzerland, for approximately $1.1 billion.
Continue readingPPG Industries acquires assets of Hi-Temp Coatings Technology
PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Hi-Temp Coatings Technology Co. Inc., Boxborough, Mass.
Continue readingAdding beta-TCP to porous orthopedic implants reduces risk of infection
Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have developed a beta-tricalcium phosphate surface treatment for porous orthopedic and dental implants that will help reduce the risk of infection.
Continue readingAerospace sustainability study of industrial 3D printing
EOS collaborated with Airbus Group Innovations to complete an environmental lifecycle comparison of two key production technologies, rapid investment casting and DMLS.
Continue readingASM International debuts revamped website
ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, recently rolled out a major redesign of their company website.
Continue readingMississippi Silicon to produce silicon metal in state-of-the-art plant
Mississippi Silicon, Burnsville, a subsidiary of Rima Holdings USA, has broken ground for a $200 million state-of-the-art silicon metals plant in Burnsville.
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