The Inner Harbor Water Wheel uses a combination of old and new technology to harness the power of water and sunlight to pick up litter and debris flowing down the Jones Falls River. The current of the river provides power to turn the water wheel, which lifts trash and debris from the water and deposits […]
Customized military armored composite crew compartments
Morgan Advanced Materials (Morgan), Windsor, UK, announces that survivability solutions offered by its Composites and Defence systems business are being used in customized armored composite crew compartments.
Polycarbonate window solution drives down vehicle weight
The Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., revealed a drivable multi-material lightweight vehicle (MMLV) with an advanced polycarbonate (PC) glazing solution from SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business that reduces weight by 35% compared to the same window on a 2013 model.
Bosio commissions 72-foot pit furnaces for heat treatment of turbine rotors
Aichelin Group, Plymouth, Mich., announces that member company Bosio, Slovenia, has commissioned a 72-foot pit furnace, a 72-foot split type furnace, and a PLC controlled spray quenching unit of the same size for the heat treatment of turbine rotors with a length up to 52 feet and a rotor weight up to 175 tons.
Stratasys acquires Solid Concepts for its 3D printing of medical and aerospace parts
Stratasys, Minneapolis, announces the acquisitions of Solid Concepts and Harvest Technologies, which will be combined with RedEye, its existing digital manufacturing service business, to establish one additive manufacturing services business unit.