GE Aviation, Cincinnati, has broken ground for two materials factories near Huntsville: One facility will produce SiC ceramic fiber, while the other will use SiC ceramic fiber to make tape for ceramic matrix composite components in jet engines and land-based gas turbines.
NioCorp and IBC to collaborate on scandium-containing aluminum alloys
NioCorp Developments Ltd., Centennial, Colo., and IBC Advanced Alloys, Vancouver, announce that they have entered into a joint development agreement to investigate and develop applications for scandium-containing alloys of aluminum and other metals for multiple downstream markets.
Can-Eng installs 6000 lb/hr continuous mesh belt heat treating furnace
Can-Eng Furnaces Intl. Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, has installed and commissioned a 6000 lb/hr continuous mesh belt atmosphere furnace system for the hardening and tempering of high-volume fasteners at Metex Heat Treating Ltd., Brampton, Ontario.
Large-area ALD system enables encapsulation of large sheets of organic components
Picosun Oy, Finland, has developed atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment specifically designed for large-area flexible electronics encapsulation.
Integral quench furnace system provides solution for die forging heat treatment
Lindberg/MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped a Pacemaker integral quench furnace with an endothermic gas generator to a company in the die forging industry.