ASM International’s Emerging Technologies Awareness Committee recently conducted a survey of several hundred ASM members to gain feedback on technologies that members believe will have the most impact on the future of materials science and engineering.
MX3D printing
3D printing of metal in air with no support or special chamber This video shows a freely articulating 3D printer, developed by Joris Laarman Lab, Amsterdam. A robotic arm typically used in car manufacturing is combined with a welding machine to melt and deposit metal such as steel or copper, to create lines that can […]
Global stainless steel production for third quarter 2013 was all-time high
Preliminary figures released by the International Stainless Steel Forum, Brussels, show that global stainless crude steel production increased by +5.5% for the first nine months of 2013 year-over-year.
Al-Fe Heat Treating Wabash installs automated control system to provide CQI 9 compliance
Al-Fe Heat Treating, Wabash, Ind., has installed a new control system that will allow it to provide CQI 9 compliance for its automotive customers.
Constellium develops high-strength aluminum crash-management systems
Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, has launched high-strength aluminum crash management systems (CMS) for the front and the rear of a vehicle.