RTI International Metals Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that its shareholders have approved a merger agreement with Alcoa Inc., also of Pittsburgh.
Alcoa acquires RTI International Metals to expand aerospace growth
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions Principal Editor
David Laughlin has made it known that he plans to step down from his Metallurgical and Materials Transactions Principal Editor position at the end of 2016.
Ipsen delivers vertical Titan vacuum furnace to South Korea
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., recently installed a Titan V6 thermal processing vacuum system at a company’s facility in South Korea, where it will be used to process production tools for the petrochemical industry.
Vac Aero sells vacuum furnace to international airline
Vac Aero, Burlington, Ontario, has sold a VAV6648 HV-2 vertical vacuum furnace to an international airline company.
Reptile skin patterns etched on steel parts reduce friction by 40%
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, have succeeded in reducing friction on steel parts by as much as 40% by etching surface patterns resembling those on the skin of reptiles.