Boeing and Oerlikon collaborate to develop materials and processes for 3D printing
March 5, 2018 Source: ASM International
Oerlikon, Switzerland, and Boeing, Chicago, announce that they have signed a five-year collaboration agreement to develop standard materials and processes for metal-based additive manufacturing.
Continue readingHöganäs completes takeover of HC Starck’s SurfaceTechnology & Ceramic Powders unit
Source: ASM International
Höganäs AB, Sweden, reports that it has completed the take over of H.C. Starck’s Surface Technology & Ceramic Powders (STC) business.
Continue readingHarper awarded $90 million in contracts for carbon fiber production plants
Source: ASM International
Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y., announces that it has been selected by prominent international firms for $90 million in major contracts to supply production-scale carbon fiber processing plants.
Continue readingSolar Manufacturing designs furnaces for processing repaired aerospace engine parts
Source: ASM International
Solar Manufacturing, Souderton, Pa., reports that it has shipped two vacuum furnaces to an aviation engine repair services facility located in the western region of the United States.
Continue readingHot Form Quench technology enables stamping high-strength complex aluminum parts
Source: ASM International
Impression Technologies Ltd., England, has developed Hot Form Quench technology, a process in which stamping and heat treating are combined in a single operation to produce complex aluminum parts up to 20 percent lighter than corresponding cold-formed components.
Continue readingNanovea dual-load tribometer provides controlled loading from 0.001 to 2000 Newtons
March 1, 2018 Source: ASM International
Nanovea, Irvine, Calif., introduces the Nanovea T2000, the world’s first dual-load-controlled Tribometer, providing vertical force oscillation at frequencies up to 150Hz.
Continue readingShiloh Industries to acquire Brabant Alucast Facilities In Italy and Netherlands
February 25, 2018 Source: ASM International
Shiloh Industries, Valley City, Ohio, reports that it has entered into two definitive agreements with Brabant Alucast Services B.V., to acquire its Alucast facilities in Italy and Netherlands, enabling Shiloh to expand into aluminum and magnesium casting and stamping in Europe.
Continue readingNew Technology Advancing Induction Heat Treatment Quality, Flexibility, and Performance
February 22, 2018 Source: ASM International
Inductoheat, Madison Heights, Mich., reported in a presentation at Heat Treat 2017 that recently developed inverter technology provides instantaneous and calculated frequency control during induction heating.
Continue readingSolar to build 58,000 sq. ft. headquarters facility for manufacturing vacuum furnaces
Source: ASM International
Solar Manufacturing Inc., Souderton, Pa., is relocating its headquarters to Sellersville, also in Pennsylvania, where it will build a facility that includes 40,000 square feet for manufacturing and 17,500 square feet for office space.
Continue readingSeco Warwick enters Microsoft cloud for digital transformation of heat treating business
Source: ASM International
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that it has implemented the cloud-based Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations system.
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