Confluent Medical Technologies, Chattanooga, Tennessee, announced the launch of Filmcast Select, a materials customization program that enables medical device OEMs to tailor key performance attributes of Filmcast PTFE and polyimide tubing for specific applications. The program addresses a growing challenge in minimally invasive device design: as procedures advance and devices become smaller and more complex, […]
Norman Noble to Open Rapid Prototype Facility in Irvine, California
Norman Noble, Highland Heights, Ohio, announced plans to open a new rapid prototype facility in Irvine, California. The West Coast location will expand the company’s ability to support early-stage development and rapid prototyping while strengthening collaboration with medical device OEMs across the Western U.S. “Opening a rapid prototype facility in Irvine is a strategic investment […]
Self-organizing steel balls explain metal heat treatment
This video uses ball bearings in a matrix to explain crystal structure and how heat treatment affects grains, and demonstrates annealing.
GE Aerospace invests $300M USD to bolster engine repair capabilities in Singapore
Titomic secures early manufacturing development contract with leading defense prime
Titomic Limited, Australia’s global leader in cold spray additive manufacturing using its Titomic Kinetic Fusion technology, has secured a USD 1.7 million Early Manufacturing Development contract with a leading defense prime to produce next-generation defense components at its Huntsville facility by mid-2026.





