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Nitinol Devices & Components provides Nitinol components in a wide range of forms
Nitinol Devices & Components Inc., Fremont, Calif., produces an expansive array of components for the medical device and industrial markets. Products range from simple and delicate wire forms, to complex and unique laser cut designs. Materials are available in wire, strip, sheet, tubing, and bar for development, testing, and high-volume production needs.
Partnership formed to improve aircraft component design
Working with national laboratories, universities and industry, the Air Force is ensuring it stays on the cutting edge of global security by creating a new engineering paradigm to improve the safety and fuel-efficiency of aircraft. Materials research engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Lemont, Ill.
Miba Sinter investing $7 million to expand auto parts plant in Ohio
Miba Sinter USA LLC, McConnelsville, Ohio, has invested $7 million to double the size of its sintering plant by February 2014. A division of the Miba Group, Miba Sinter offers upper end, highly technical, sintered solutions for the automotive industry. It produces complex parts by means of its sophisticated iron powder sintering process. Sinter produces parts for Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, and Volkswagen, among others.
Seco-Warwick aluminum annealing furnace features compact design, low operating cost
Seco-Warwick, Meadville, Pa., has received an order for an aluminum annealing furnace that features a simple, compact design and an innovative loading system that does not require power. The simple design ensures reliability and low operating costs. A unique system for loading and unloading does not require electricity and can be operated manually by one person. It does not require expensive foundations and permits the furnace to be placed directly on a shop floor.