NIST develops new software package for analysis of instrumented Charpy tests
June 17, 2020 Source: ASM International
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., announces a new software package that allows analysis of instrumented Charpy tests, or Charpy tests augmented with strain gauges, in compliance with standards from ASTM and ISO.
Continue readingSuspension plasma spray of hydroxylapatite improves adhesion of printed titanium implants
June 7, 2020 Source: ASM International
University West in Sweden announces that in the future, damaged bones can be rebuilt with 3D-printed implants that have thermally sprayed surface layers to make them more readily accepted by the human body.
Continue readingTinius Olsen precision optical extensometers measure axial strain with high accuracy
June 3, 2020 Source: ASM International
Tinius Olsen, Horsham, Pa., offers the Epsilon One high-precision optical non-contact extensometers that perform high-accuracy, high-resolution, non-contacting axial strain and displacement measurements.
Continue readingSintavia achieves Nadcap approval for additive manufacturing and heat treatment
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Sintavia, Hollywood, Fla., announces that it has achieved National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (Nadcap) approvals for laser additive manufacturing, electron beam additive manufacturing, and in-house heat treatment, the only company in the world to have done so.
Continue readingConstellium signs contract to supply Airbus with aluminum and aluminum-lithium products
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Constellium SE, France, announces that it has signed a multi-year contract with Airbus to supply a broad range of advanced aluminum rolled and extruded products, including wing skin panels, sheets for fuselage panels, and rectangular and pre-machined plates for structural components.
Continue readingSSAB 2019 Swedish Steel Prize awarded to Shape Corporation for its 3D-formed roof rail
June 2, 2020 Source: ASM International
SSAB, Stockholm, announces that Shape Corporation, Grand Haven, Michigan, has won the 2019 Swedish Steel Prize “for the groundbreaking use of martensitic steel in a 3D-formed tube for automotive roof rail applications.”
Continue readingSeco Warwick to install comprehensive heat treat system for Ukraine pump company
May 29, 2020 Source: ASM International
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that it has signed a contract to supply a comprehensive system for heat treatment of parts to a pump factory in Ukraine.
Continue readingComputational fluid dynamics helps Wisconsin Oven design processes for custom projects
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Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., supplies both custom and standard batch and conveyor ovens for applications such as drying, tempering, annealing, curing, and stress relieving.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres installs vacuum gas nitriding furnace with automated control system
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Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., announces that it has installed a new, state-of-the-art vacuum gas nitriding furnace, built by sister company Solar Manufacturing.
Continue readingIpsen receives order for two Titan vacuum furnaces from global auto components maker
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Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces the receipt of an order for two Titan H6 two-bar vacuum furnaces from a rapidly emerging global automotive component manufacturer with locations in the United States and Asia.
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