Penn Stainless Products, Quakertown, and Lehigh University, both of Pennsylvania, have announced a collaborative effort to provide metal users with access to the expertise in Lehigh’s Materials Science and Engineering Department.
This strategic partnership will enable them to work together to expand knowledge and collaborative opportunities between material end users and the research community. The alliance is designed to resolve technical issues related to corrosion and welding, while giving students the opportunity to learn about the practical challenges associated with manufacturing and engineering.
Lehigh’s research experience in metallurgy and metalworking processes such as welding and forming align perfectly with Penn’s diverse inventory of stainless, duplex, and nickel-base alloys, as well as its customer base of fabricators, machine shops, and engineering, specialty construction, and process industries.
Penn Stainless will provide Lehigh faculty and students with access to over 20 specialty stainless, duplex and nickel alloys for research and experimentation, processing capabilities, and insight into issues impacting metal users across a wide range of industry segments and applications.
According to Dr. John DuPont, of the Materials Science and Engineering Department, “We are very pleased to work with Penn Stainless Products. It’s vital that our students understand the real-world issues facing metal consumers, and the company’s extensive inventory and processing expertise is an invaluable asset that will help our students to complete experiments.”
