Purchase of a new EOSINT P 760 will complement existing manufacturing processes and support development projects
Further developing additive manufacturing for use in Formula 1 racing
Cutting costs of F-35 parts using cryogenic machining system
Leading aerospace OEM acquires an Okuma horizontal machining center with patented cryogenic machining system and increases cutting speeds by 52% with improved surface integrity and part quality, estimates a 30% cost reduction for large titanium airframe components.
Light polarization boosts 3D imaging
Researchers at MIT have shown that by exploiting the polarization of light, they can increase the resolution of conventional 3D imaging devices as much as 1000 times.
Opening Message: Friction stir welding used on the Orion Spacecraft
In a recent talk at the ASM Houston Chapter meeting, Johnson Space Center’s Materials & Processes Orion System Manager Dr. Lucie Johannes discussed how NASA’s next exploration vehicle, the Orion spacecraft, will take crew members beyond low-earth orbit for the first time since the Apollo Program.
Oxygen-free copper strip produced in continuous casting, rolling, and coiling process
Mansfelder, Kupfer, und Messing GmbH (MKM), Germany, has begun the production of high-purity, oxygen-free copper strip via Conti-M technology, which makes it possible to cast, hot-roll, mill, and coil copper strip in a continuous process.