Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc., Columbus, Ind., is working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop a material to repair heavy-duty vehicle engines damaged by a million miles of extreme conditions under the hood.
Continue readingGreen laser enables additive manufacturing of copper by selective laser melting
The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, Germany, has developed a new approach that incorporates a green laser for selective laser melting of copper materials.
Continue readingEOS develops precipitation-hardened stainless steel for additive manufacturing
EOS, Germany, introduces StainlessSteel 17-4PH IndustryLine, an iron-based metal alloy powder made by a technology that includes a specially developed process parameter for additive manufacturing on the EOS M 290 metal system.
Continue readingBruker’s new XRD system combines its Turbo X-ray source with Atlas goniometer
Bruker AXS, Billerica, Mass., introduces the D8 Discover Plus X-ray diffraction system, which combines the high power of its TXS-HE high-efficiency Turbo X-ray source, with the reliability and accuracy of its high-endurance Atlas goniometer.
Continue readingOutokumpu U.S. stainless steel bar operations receive LCS approval for aerospace
Outokumpu Oy, Finland, has received Pratt & Whitney’s LCS (laboratory control at source) approval for its stainless steel bar products manufactured at its Richburg mill in South Carolina.
Continue readingAmes Lab hot-shot pour tube produces titanium powder ten times more efficiently
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, Iowa, announces that one of its research teams has won an award for the development of a “hot-shot pour tube” technology that can produce titanium powder approximately ten times more efficiently than traditional methods.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Nitrocarburizing in a Carrier Gas
Nitrocarburizing in a carrier gas to which (initially solid) urea was added led to a fast growth of the expanded austenite zone. The gaseous decomposition products of urea that develop in the furnace are highly activating, which means that activation and nitrocarburizing are achieved simultaneously.
Continue readingAlumina-forming high temperature steels offering new opportunities in heat treatment
Two novel alumina-forming steels, Kanthal APMT and Nikrothal PM 58, have corrosion resistance based on the formation of an adherent alumina layer.
Continue readingAuto parts manufacturer orders Lucifer ceramic-fiber-lined box furnace
Lucifer Furnaces Inc., Warrington, Pa., has received an order for an electric, ceramic-fiber-lined box furnace from a leading U.S. manufacturer of stamped automotive products.
Continue readingIpsen’s strategic organizational changes designed to strengthen leadership for growth
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that several strategic changes will be made in the company’s organizational structure to strengthen its position as the leading global provider of integrated heat treatment solutions.
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