The Tomsk University Laboratory for Physics of High-Strength Crystals, Russia, announces that its researchers have designed a new high-strength iron-base shape-memory alloy whose properties are developed through a heat treatment technology that they have patented.
Exelsius, France, has teamed up with Acxys Technologies, also of France, to leverage the latest technological developments for the surface preparation and coating of printed circuit boards.
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc., Detroit, and Metaldyne Performance Group Inc., Southfield, Mich., announce that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which AAM will acquire MPG for approximately $1.6 billion in cash and stock, plus the assumption of $1.7 billion in net debt.
NEI Corp., Somerset, N.J., reports that it has enhanced the performance of its anti-ice coating, Nanomyte SuperAi, a nanocomposite coating that imparts anti-ice properties to the underlying substrate.
Optomec, Albuquerque, N.M., announces that the Center for Remanufacturing and Resources Recovery (C3R) at the Rochester Institute of Technology is restoring legacy components with the Optomec LENS 3D Hybrid Vertical Milling Center system.
