Oerlikon, Switzerland, announces that it has acquired Citim, a German additive manufacturing specialist, as it aims to expand its 3D printing capabilities in Europe and the United States.
Ames and Oak Ridge awarded $5 million to improve metal powders for 3D printing
Ames Laboratory, Iowa, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tenn., have been awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office to improve the production and composition of metal alloy powders for additive manufacturing.
Metalysis produces high-entropy metastable powder metals via solid state process
Metalysis Ltd., England, has produced niobium-containing high-entropy alloy powders for high-temperature applications by means of its patented solid-state electrolysis process.
Lindberg MPH melting/holding furnace prepares aluminum for die casting
Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped a gas-fired aluminum stack melting and holding furnace to a manufacturer of recreational vehicles.
Nitrogen monitoring system for heat treating furnaces reduces fire hazards
Linde LLC, Bridgewater, N.J., has developed a protective-atmosphere safety monitoring system that can be installed on new or existing nitrogen supply systems for all common types of heat treatment furnaces, and can be tailored to the unique needs of the operation.