After hot forming, tool steel usually is submitted to heat treatment processes that may be split into two major steps.
One Minute Mentor: Steps for Hardening of Tools as a Function of Time, Temperature, and Phase Transformation
Award winning partnership protects the environment
JTEKT North America Corp. recently received the Award for Excellence in Pollution Prevention from the State of Tennessee by using a new technology from Houghton International in the manufacturing processes at its plant in Vonore.
Origami could put a folded twist on structural engineering
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Tokyo have developed a new “zippered tube” configuration that makes paper structures stiff enough to hold weight yet able to fold flat for easy shipping and storage.
LIFT co-locates at Detroit headquarters
Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) will open a scale-up facility at LIFT.
New machining capability is efficient and cost-effective
Norman Noble Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, introduces SynchroFlash, a new machining capability that synchronizes Swiss turning and milling and laser machining into one, highly efficient and cost- effective operation.