JPW opens new plant for its standard and custom industrial ovens and furnaces
June 5, 2018 Source: ASM International
JPW Industrial Ovens and Furnaces, Williamsport, Pa., has opened its Plant 2, a new manufacturing facility that will produce the company’s expanding line of standard industrial ovens.
Continue readingOrchid Orthopedics retrofits heat-treating furnaces with UPC process control upgrades
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United Process Controls, Waukee, Wis., reports that medical implants manufacturer Orchid Orthopedics, Memphis, Tenn., has modernized three Ipsen VFS vacuum furnaces with process control upgrades from United Process Controls (UPC).
Continue readingBuehler receives ISO certification for Vickers, Knoop reference hardness testing blocks
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Buehler, Lake Bluff, Ill., announces that the Buehler Wilson Reference Block Laboratory in Binghamton, N.Y., has achieved accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 by A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation) for Rockwell, Knoop, Vickers, and Brinell hardness test blocks and indenters.
Continue readingAmbrell builds 80,000-square-foot facility to meet demand for induction heating systems
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Ambrell Corp., Rochester, N.Y., has constructed a new facility with a highly efficient manufacturing floor that reportedly will enable maximizing throughput with induction heating systems that are innovative, of very high quality, and reliable.
Continue readingAleris to supply aluminum sheet and plate for Boeing aircraft in multi-year contract
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Aleris, Cleveland, announces that it has signed a contract with Boeing to provide aluminum sheet and plate for fuselage and wing structure components for the production of various airplane models over the next several years.
Continue readingNucleation rates and hardness in maraging steels
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The graph shows plots of aged hardness versus aging time at 455°C (850°F) for Fe-18Ni-5Mo and Fe-18Ni-5Mo-8Co maraging steels.
Continue readingThermo Scientific’s Prisma E SEM features high-res imaging system based on tetrode gun
May 31, 2018 Source: ASM International
Thermo Scientific, Hillsboro, Ore., introduces its Prisma E scanning electron microscope, which combines a wide array of imaging and analytical modalities with advanced automation for industrial R&D, quality control, and failure analysis.
Continue readingH.C. Starck’s C-103 niobium alloy designed for parts with high strength at high temperatures
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H.C. Starck, Newton, Mass., announces that its Fabricated Products Division has successfully launched its niobium C-103 alloy for rocket, satellite, and jet propulsion applications.
Continue readingNew AM technology enables one-step 3D printing of parts made of two different materials
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Washington State University, Pullman, announces that its engineers have developed a technology that may help manufacturers reduce the number of production steps with a single machine that could 3D print complex structures with multiple parts in one operation.
Continue readingA Metallographic Review of 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing of Metal and Alloy Products and Components
May 30, 2018 Source: ASM International
The article describes metallurgical phenomena in 3D printing/additive manufacturing of metal and alloy products and components.
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