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.
Continental launches first automotive aluminum turbocharger housing
Continental Corp., Auburn Hills, Mich., announces that its powertrain developers have launched series production of the first car turbocharger with an aluminum turbine housing.
Alcoa forged aluminum fan blade to fly on P&W jet engine
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announced at the Farnborough Air Show that it has signed a ten-year, $1.1 billion agreement with Pratt & Whitney for state-of-the-art jet-engine components.
Materials Genome Initiative marks third anniversary with funding increase
The Obama Administration has announced that it is stepping up its investment in the U.S. MGI, reinforcing its commitment to the program on the occasion of its third anniversary.
Alcoa’s aluminum bonding technology wins R&D 100 award
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announces that R&D Magazine has named Alcoa 951 — an enabler for adhesive bonding of aluminum-intensive vehicles (AIVs) — an R&D 100 Award winner.