Engineers from Fluxtrol Inc., Auburn Hill, Mich., reported on a study at Heat Treat 2019 in which they used computer models to show the various sources of magnetic flux in an inductive welding system.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Make bearings more fatigue-resistant
Two ways to make bearings more fatigue-resistant in the presence of contaminated lubricants are to increase surface hardness of the rolling contact surface to minimize damage by contamination; and to make the rolling contact surfaces more damage tolerant so that surface distress caused by contaminants is less likely to initiate and propagate fatigue cracks.
Continue readingREMADE Institute to select project proposals for recovery, reuse, recycling
The Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation Alliance (SMIA), led by the Rochester Institute of Technology, has been selected to lead the REMADE Institute, where REMADE stands for “Reducing Embodied-energy And Decreasing Emissions” in materials manufacturing.
Continue readingSSAB Americas to improve steelmaking process through application of artificial intelligence
SSAB Americas, Mobile, Ala., a division of SSAB Steel in Sweden, announces that it plans to apply artificial intelligence to improve efficiency in its U.S. operations.
Continue readingKennametal launches 3D printing business unit for AM powders and finished AM parts
Kennametal Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that it has formed a 3D printing materials and production business unit, Kennametal Additive Manufacturing, as part of its Infrastructure segment.
Continue readingATI signs agreement to supply materials for manufacture of nuclear reactor components
Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that it has signed a new long-term agreement with BWX Technologies Inc., Lynchburg, Va., to supply materials used in the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor components.
Continue readingSteel composite foam infused with epoxy resin outperforms aluminum in aircraft wings
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, announces that its researchers have developed a combination of steel composite foam (CMF) and epoxy resin that meet requirements for airplane wing leading edges better than the aluminum currently in widespread use.
Continue readingWired with Nerves of Steel: Wallenda Act Thrills Heat Treaters
Attendees at the Heat Treat 2019 exhibitor welcome reception at the TCF Center in Detroit on Tuesday, October 15, all looked up and stood breathless as Blake Wallenda, a seventh generation member of the famous Wallenda family, walked fearlessly back and forth on a steel wire high above the show floor.
Continue readingMesser Group acquires several businesses from Linde, launches Messer Americas
Messer Group and CVC Capital Partners Fund VII, recently announced the completion of the planned acquisition of certain businesses in North and South America from Linde plc.
Continue readingSolar Manufacturing moves to larger building in Sellersville to consolidate operations
Solar Manufacturing Inc., Sellersville, Pa., announces that it has relocated from Souderton to Sellersville in a new building that enables all of its operations to be located in one place.
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