Solar Atmospheres extends contract to inspect Boeing 787 titanium seat tracks

Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, Hermitage, announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with RTI Claro, a business unit of RTI International Metals Inc., to extend its contract for the vacuum stress-relieving and fluorescent liquid penetrant inspection of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner titanium seat track system until December 2021.

United Technologies Research Center wins R&D 100 Awards

United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), East Hartford, Conn., has been recognized by R&D Magazine as a recipient of R&D 100 Awards for two breakthrough eco-friendly technologies: Ecotuff corrosion inhibitor for high-strength aluminum alloys, and a portable aluminum deposition system for field repair of large structures.