Did you know that the dome of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington is made of nine million pounds of cast iron?
United States Capitol Dome Restoration
NASA engineers begin welding Orion spacecraft
The NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans announces that engineers have welded together the first two segments of the Orion crew module that will fly atop NASA’s Space Launch System rocket on a mission beyond the far side of the moon.
Bodycote expands electron-beam welding capacity at Cambridge facility
Bodycote, U.K., announces the installation of further electron beam welding (EBW) capacity at its facility in Cambridge.
Alcoa to invest $60 million to develop its Ampliforge 3D-printing plus forging process
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, is investing $60 million in its R&D center to accelerate the development of advanced 3D-printing materials and processes.
Contour Hardening receives ISO/TS certification of heat treating facility in Mexico
Contour Hardening Inc., Indianapolis, the developer of patented Micropulse induction heat treating technology, announces the recent ISO/TS 16949:2009 certification of its heat treating service facility in Guanajuato, Mexico.