EFD Induction, Skien, Norway, has introduced Compact Weldac tube welder as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional and more polluting heating methods. It is expected to result in considerable environmental improvements and significantly reduced running costs with raised efficiency, reduced material usage, improved output power, and less cooling water requirements.

Oerlikon Metco, Wohlen, Switzerland, has built a unique laser center of competence that gives customers access to laser cladding. Laser cladding results in high-quality deposits with a metallurgical bond to the substrate.

Metlab, Wyndmoor, Pa., has provided heat-treated propeller blades for a hydroplane racing team located in Cinnaminson, N.J. The treatment was subject to the H-900 condition (900°F/ hours at heat) and was age hardened in a vacuum furnace to ensure that the parts were free of scale.

Metal injection molding (MIM) is a metalworking process in which finely powdered metal is mixed with binder material to create a feedstock that is then shaped and solidified using injection molding. It is similar to the conventional PM process but different in some important areas.