The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Md., has earned a 2013 R&D 100 Award for its development of quantitative hybrid metrology (QHM). This method integrates statistical techniques and measurements made with two or more instruments to rigorously determine the sizes of nanoscale transistor features on semiconductor chips.
Novelis Oswego plant expands rolling capacity for aluminum sheet by 240,000 tons
Novelis, Atlanta, has commissioned a $200 million expansion of its rolling operations in Oswego, N.Y. The expansion increases the company’s North American capacity for producing aluminum sheet for the automotive industry by 240,000 tons, five times the company’s existing capacity in the region.
Praxair to increase capacity at its Kirtland plant to 300 tons per day of liquid nitrogen
Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., has started up a second nitrogen plant at its facility in Kirtland, N.M., to support growing nitrogen demand in the San Juan basin, which includes southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The new plant, along with an additional liquefier expansion to be completed later this year, will increase total capacity at the site to 300 tons per day of liquid nitrogen.
Light-weight protection for soldiers wins award
Royal DSM, the Netherlands, won the Soldier Technology Award’s Best Light-Weight Protective Product for the Soldier category for their molecular weight polyethylene fiber, Dyneema. It was chosen for its unmatched ballistic performance in body armor combined with its light weight and flexibility for significantly improved personal comfort and mobility. The award was presented to Richard Gunters, key account manager EMEA, at a ceremony in London in June 12.
Seco/Warwick commissions ferritic nitrocarburizing furnace for bearing cages
Seco/Warwick Corp., Meadville, Pa., announces that Seco/Warwick Allied, Mumbai, India, has commissioned a ferritic nitrocarburizing furnace for heat treating bearing cages for Harsh Engineers Ltd., India. These systems are designed to increase product uniformity and tribological properties. It is capable of establishing a case depth of 8 to 25 microns with very low porosity.