Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has entered into an agreement to purchase all the equity of Gallatin Steel Company for a cash purchase price of approximately $770 million.
Vac Aero to commission horizontal vacuum furnace in Mexico
Vac Aero, Burlington, Ontario, announces that it will soon complete installation and commissioning of a large 2-bar external gas quench horizontal vacuum furnace at an aerospace manufacturing facility in Mexico.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute receives $424,000 to develop aluminum-matrix composites
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mass., has received a three-year, $424,000 award from the National Science Foundation to support the development of a new way of manufacturing aluminum-ceramic composites to make vehicles lighter and more energy-efficient.
Three-step continuous process to heat treat 17-7 PH steel provides improved properties
Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., has developed a unique three-step process to austenite-condition, transform, and bright-age-harden 17-7 precipitation hardenable stainless steel without removing the material from the furnace for transformation.
FEI’s third-generation Helios DualBeam FIB/SEM adds workflow-specific configuration
FEI Co., Hillsboro, Ore., has released the third generation of its Helios NanoLab DualBeam FIB/SEM microscope, which provides unmatched image contrast and resolution, while at the same time adding a new, easy-to-use user interface.