United States Steel to invest $750 million in Gary Works for new machinery and technology
August 26, 2018 Source: ASM International
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, announces that the company will invest a minimum of $750 million to modernize and upgrade the Gary Works in Indiana.
Continue readingHardide Coatings US and UK sites receive certification for Aerospace AS 9100
Source: ASM International
Hardide Coatings, Martinsville, Va., announces that its production facility in Martinsville has received approval to the new stringent AS 9100 Rev D quality management standard.
Continue readingEFD Induction wins major order for annealing thread area of constant-velocity joints
August 17, 2018 Source: ASM International
EFD Induction, Madison Heights, Mich., announces that a global leader in advanced steering and driveline systems has selected an EFD Induction HardLine system to anneal the thread area of its constant velocity (CV) joints.
Continue readingPraxair, United Process Controls form partnership for aerospace and automotive
Source: ASM International
United Process Controls Inc. (UPC), Cincinnati, Ohio, and Praxair, Danbury, Conn., have formed a collaboration in which customers will have access to Praxair’s gases, application technologies, and supply systems, along with UPC’s portfolio of specialized industrial flow measurement and atmosphere-control products.
Continue readingAluminum producer Constellium adds metals R&D center to Brunel University in London
Source: ASM International
Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, has expanded its University Technology Center (UTC) at Brunel University in London with an R&D center to transition technology from the laboratory to its production facilities around the world.
Continue readingAFC-Holcroft integral-quench systems to heat-treat mining and rock-drilling tools
Source: ASM International
AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., announces that Mincon Group, headquartered in Shannon, Ireland, has purchased two separate and complete batch-style integral-quench heat-treatment lines.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Effects of temperature and time in age hardening
Source: ASM International
Temperature and time exert a significant influence on the properties that are developed in maraging steels during age hardening.
Continue readingAbstract from HT Mexico: Uniform Heat Treatment and Quenching of Small Parts using a Rotary Retort Furnace
August 13, 2018 Source: ASM International
When heat treating small parts, the Rotary Retort furnace provides several advantages over the conventional belt or basket conveyor.
Continue readingNovelis acquires Aleris to meet automotive aluminum demand, increase Asian footprint
August 8, 2018 Source: ASM International
Novelis Inc., Atlanta, announces it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corp.,
Cleveland, for approximately $2.6 billion including the assumption of debt.
How proper care of quench oil can lead to consistent part quality and program cost savings
August 2, 2018 Source: ASM International
Contamination of quench oil has long been an overlooked problem within organizations that do metal heat treating, by both commercial and OEM companies.
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