Oerlikon, Switzerland, and Boeing, Chicago, announce that they have signed a five-year collaboration agreement to develop standard materials and processes for metal-based additive manufacturing.
Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y., announces that it has been selected by prominent international firms for $90 million in major contracts to supply production-scale carbon fiber processing plants.
Solar Manufacturing, Souderton, Pa., reports that it has shipped two vacuum furnaces to an aviation engine repair services facility located in the western region of the United States.
Impression Technologies Ltd., England, has developed Hot Form Quench technology, a process in which stamping and heat treating are combined in a single operation to produce complex aluminum parts up to 20 percent lighter than corresponding cold-formed components.