Alcoa, Pittsburgh, has produced the world’s largest single-piece forged aluminum hull for combat vehicles to improve troop protection as part of a joint Alcoa-U.S. Army initiative launched last year.
Aleris introduces aluminum alloy 7017 for commercial plate and defense
Aleris, Cleveland, Ohio, announces that it now offers a new 7017 aluminum alloy in North America for commercial plate and defense applications.
Varying heat treatment processes enable treating range of workloads
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., reports that Rockford Heat Treaters, Rockford, Ill., uses its Titan furnace for thermal processing requirements that change on a daily or even hourly basis.
Hybrid NDT system combines magnetic and ultrasound techniques
The Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing, Germany, reports that researchers have developed a hybrid NDT technology in which micromagnetic and ultrasound inspection are combined.
TimkenSteel to invest $40 million in quench-and-temper facility
TimkenSteel, Canton, Ohio, announces that it will locate an advanced quench-and-temper facility in Perry Township in northeast Ohio.