AP&T North America Inc., Monroe, N.C., has introduced a new energy-efficient modular furnace with automation for press hardening. The Multilayer Feeder Furnace reduces heat loss by two thirds compared to conventional roller hearth furnaces. It features several modules stacked on top of each other. Blanks are added and removed using SpeedFeeders, and stay completely motionless during the heating process.
Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys Aluminum and aluminum alloys have many outstanding attributes that lead to a wide range of applications, including good corrosion and oxidation resistance, high electrical and thermal conductivities, low density, high reflectivity, high ductility and reasonably high strength, and relatively low cost. Aluminum is a lightweight material with a density […]
A novel method for extracting titanium could lower its cost and make it more widely accessible, for example, for producing lighter car parts to improve fuel efficiency.
Novelis, Atlanta, completed a two-year, $400 million expansion program in South Korea.
The University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory, Seattle, teamed up with OceanGate Inc., Everett, Wash., to build an innovative five-person submarine that would travel to almost 2 miles below the ocean’s surface.
