Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Germany, has started operations in its new center of excellence where it will develop and implement more sustainable surface treatment technologies of the future.
Luoyang Golden Egret Geotools Co., Ltd., China, advances paper manufacturing efficiency with thermal spraying technology, extending corrugated roller lifespan and providing a cost-effective alternative to traditional chrome plating.
Oerlikon, a leading global provider of surface and additive manufacturing solutions and services, announces the establishment of an Advanced Coating Technology Center in Westbury, N.Y., dedicated to advancing technologies for the aerospace and gas turbine industries.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management and contractor Washington River Protection Solutions, Richland, Wash., recently demonstrated a potential new approach to refurbish double-shell tanks at the Hanford Site – a cold spray technology for creating metal patches outside the simulated large waste tank at Hanford’s Cold Test Facility.
In addition to the powder-feeder devices most commonly used in the thermal spray industry, gravity-based devices, rotating wheel devices, and fluidized-bed systems, other systems such as vibratory powder feed devices are currently in limited use or have been used in the past.
