Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill. , reports that in the first quarter of 2014, its Engineered Components Group has seen a large increase in vacuum and atmosphere furnace hot-zone and retrofit orders compared to the same period in 2013.
Dorfman to be Inducted into Thermal Spray Hall of Fame
Mitchell R. Dorfman, FASM, Sulzer Metco Fellow, will be inducted into the Thermal Spray Hall of Fame on May 21, 2014 during the ITSC Plenary Session in Barcelona, Spain.
Reinventing heavy-duty wheels for fleets
Alcoa, N.Y., rolled out what is said to be the world’s lightest heavy-duty truck wheel.
James Webb space telescope relies on beryllium mirrors
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., is building the James Webb space telescope, whose unique beryllium mirror system will enable it to examine the earliest times of the universe when launched in 2018.
Lockheed Martin opens materials and thermal sciences R&D lab in Palo Alto
The Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center, Palo Alto, has opened an Advanced Materials & Thermal Sciences Center for research and development.