Praxair Distribution Inc. (PDI), Danbury, Conn., a subsidiary of Praxair Inc., announces that its two joint venture companies operating in the southeastern United States have merged.
Two Praxair joint venture companies to merge
Axial III Suspension Plasma Spray enables nanoparticles in thermal barrier coatings
Northwest Mettech, North Vancouver, British Columbia, has developed a NanoFeed line of liquid and suspension feeders to enable delivery of submicron powders to thermal spray torches.
Nitinol shape-memory alloy with added hafnium resists both wear and corrosion
Puris LLC, Bruceton Mills, W. Va., recently signed a limited (partially) exclusive, term license agreement with NASA Glenn Research Center to produce a high-performance, hafnium-enhanced shape-memory powder metallurgy alloy that provides resistance to both wear and corrosion.
Hydro Aluminum purchases two Zwick robotic testing systems
Zwick USA, Kennesaw, Ga., announces that it has sold two robotic testing systems to Hydro Aluminum in Germany, the Z020 materials testing machine and the roboTest L specimen feeding system.
Magnesium infused with SiC nanoparticles is strong and lightweight
University of California at Los Angeles researchers have reportedly designed a magnesium-matrix composite reinforced with a dense and even dispersal of silicon carbide nanoparticles.