University of Pittsburgh researchers recently received another $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation to continue a combined multi-university, private-industry effort to develop implantable medical devices made from biodegradable alloys based on magnesium.
Greener ship propellers
Invention reduces the energy that foundries need to manufacture ship propeller blades by a third.
Saint-Gobain acquires U.S.-based Phoenix Coating Resources
Saint-Gobain, Niagara Falls, Ontario, has finalized the acquisition of Phoenix Coating Resources Inc., Mulberry, Fla.
Novelis invests $100 million in its Chinese aluminum plant
Novelis, Atlanta, has opened China’s first plant dedicated to the production of heat-treated aluminum automotive sheet.
AFC-Holcroft offers new equipment diagnostic service
AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., introduces a significant new service to increase furnace uptime and availability through diagnosis of equipment event reporting.