Arconic Inc. to separate into Howmet Aerospace and Arconic Corporation in second quarter
January 20, 2020 Source: ASM International
Arconic Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that Arconic Rolled Products Corporation (to be renamed Arconic Corporation upon separation) has publicly filed a preliminary Registration Statement on Form 10 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with Arconic Inc.’s pending separation into two standalone, publicly-traded companies.
Continue readingNanoSteel method strengthens advanced high-strength steel during cold stamping
January 10, 2020 Source: ASM International
Engineers from NanoSteel Company Inc., Providence, R.I., presented “Strengthening of 3rd-Generation Advanced High Strength Steel during Cold Stamping,” at the ASM International MS&T 2019 conference in Portland, Ore.
Continue readingSandvik acquires U.S. companies Thermaltek Inc. and Melin Tool in January
January 9, 2020 Source: ASM International
Sandvik AB, Sweden, announces that in January it acquired privately owned Thermaltek Inc., a manufacturer of high temperature furnace systems and metallic heating elements headquartered in North Carolina; and Melin Tool Company, a manufacturer of solid carbide tools in Cleveland.
Continue readingWayne State, Ford engineers austemper cast iron to develop nanoscale microstructures
January 7, 2020 Source: ASM International
Engineers from Wayne State University and Ford Motor Co. presented “Low-Temperature Austempering of Ductile Cast Iron,” at the ASM International Heat Treat 2019 conference in Detroit.
Continue readingFriction stir welding technique joins magnesium with carbon-fiber reinforced polymers
December 27, 2019 Source: ASM International
Engineers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, Wash., discussed a friction stir welding technique known as Friction Stir Interlocking in a presentation at MS&T 2019 in Portland, Oregon.
Continue readingSamuel Associated Tube Group to invest $29 million to build new facility in Alabama
December 13, 2019 Source: ASM International
Samuel Associated Tube Group, Birmingham, Ala., announces plans to build a new 284,000 square foot facility in Jefferson County to consolidate existing facilities and provide capacity for future growth.
Continue readingCleveland-Cliffs, AK Steel join to form vertically integrated producer of iron and steel
December 5, 2019 Source: ASM International
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and AK Steel Holding Corp. announce that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement in which Cliffs, North America’s largest producer of iron ore pellets, will join with AK Steel, a leading producer of innovative flat-rolled carbon, stainless, and electrical steel products.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres of Western PA constructs aluminum brazing and assembly room
December 2, 2019 Source: ASM International
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, Hermitage, has completed construction of a new brazing and assembly room.
Continue readingEFD Sinac stationary induction heating system enables preheating in less than a second
Source: ASM International
EFD Induction Group, Norway, announces that a world-leading automotive supplier has bought a Sinac induction heating system for steel pump housing production.
Continue readingWisconsin Oven ships heat treating batch oven to technology industry
Source: ASM International
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, has shipped an indirect gas fired heavy duty walk-in oven for heat treating materials used in the production of vehicle batteries.
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