The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, announces that it has granted $10 million to a CASMART industry-academic team that will lead research into designing commercially viable civil supersonic transport aircraft that can modify shape during flight under a range of conditions to meet noise and efficiency requirements for overland flight.
Continue readingU.S. Steel Corp. finalizes sale of U.S. Steel Canada to Bedrock Industries
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, announces that it has finalized an agreement with Bedrock Industries Group LLC, New York, for the sale and transition of ownership of U.S. Steel Canada Inc. to Bedrock.
Continue readingOxford Instruments Industrial Analysis business joins Hitachi to form new company
Oxford Instruments, England, announces that its Industrial Analysis business will join Japan’s Hitachi High-Technologies to form a new company, Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science.
Continue readingMolten aluminum poured over 3D-printed steel lattice multiplies damage tolerance
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tenn., and Rice University, Houston, report that a new manufacturing method developed by Oak Ridge and Rice combines 3D printing with traditional casting to produce damage-tolerant components composed of multiple materials.
Continue readingATI and GE Aviation joint venture to develop titanium alloy powder for 3D printing
Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, and GE Aviation, Cincinnati, announce a joint venture for the development of a new manufacturing technology for meltless titanium alloy powder.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Nitrogen-Expanded Austenite
The graph shows hardness-depth profiles of nitrided AISI 316. A profile for carburizing is shown for comparison.
Continue readingFeatured Paper from Heat Treat 2017
Today’s competitive environment often requires one to do more with less – to make equipment last longer and run more efficiently.
Continue readingASB Industries adds a new Plasma Electric Arc system to its thermal spray equipment
ASB Industries, Barberton, Ohio, announces that it recently purchased a new Plasma Electric Arc system to increase spray capacity, turning another thermal spray production room into a multi-process-capable area.
Continue readingSpirit Aerosystems and Norsk Titanium to produce 3D-printed titanium components
Spirit AeroSystems, Wichita, Kan., and Norsk Titanium AS, Sweden, have entered into a commercial agreement to produce 3D-printed structural titanium components for the commercial aerospace industry via Norsk Titanium’s proprietary plasma-arc Rapid Plasma Deposition technology.
Continue readingNitrex awarded contract for turnkey nitriding system by European auto components supplier
Nitrex Metal Inc., St. Laurent, Quebec, announces that a European automotive components supplier has awarded it a contract for the supply of a turnkey nitriding system with potential-controlled Nitreg technology.
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