Centorr Vacuum Industries, Nashua, N.H., has shipped a new lab-sized Series 45 top loading furnace for research and development work at temperatures up to 3200°C (5790°F) in an inert gas atmosphere.
Ipsen aluminum ion vapor deposition coatings protect 3D-printed parts from corrosion
Janusz Kowalewski, Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., discussed ion vapor deposition, a physical deposition process for applying pure aluminum coatings, at ASM International’s Heat Treat 2019 conference in Detroit.
United States Steel announces aggressive actions in response to coronavirus
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, announces a series of aggressive and meaningful actions to provide greater certainty on the company’s response to impacts from the coronavirus and the sudden, significant changes in global oil and gas markets.
ASB Industries and universities develop cold-spray titanium/aluminum to protect magnesium
Engineers from ASB Industries, the University of Nevada, and the University of Akron have collaborated to develop double-layer coatings on magnesium.
Thermo Fisher Scientific diagnostic test for COVID-19 receives emergency approval
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Waltham, Mass., announces that on March 13 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its diagnostic test that can be used immediately by CLIA high-complexity laboratories in the United States to detect nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and not for any other viruses or pathogens.