Oerlikon, Switzerland, announces that it has acquired Primateria AB in Sweden, and has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of DiaPac LLC and Diamond Recovery Services Inc. in the United States.
GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, N.Y., reports that engineers at the GE Aviation subsidiary Avio Aero used supersonic cold spray to repair a gearbox from the world’s most powerful jet engine, the GE90.
Outokumpu Oy, Finland, introduces Ultra Alloy 825, a titanium-stabilized austenitic nickel-base alloy with added copper designed primarily for process equipment in the chemical and oil and gas industries.
Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., and GE Aviation, Cincinnati, Ohio, have opened a new facility in Ellisville, Miss., for their PG Technologies joint venture, which specializes in advanced coatings that enable jet engines to withstand higher temperatures and stresses.
Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, has been selected to supply the nickel-base alloy rolled product needed to repair a large oil pipeline break in an unnamed foreign country.
