The University of Manchester, UK, has received $28 million from the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) to set up a state-of-the-art Multidisciplinary Characterization Facility. The new facility at Manchester will focus on the United Kingdom’s strategic development in advanced materials and manufacturing, and will provide the necessary expertise to accelerate innovation from the laboratory to market.
Dr. Aziz Asphahani, FASM, is joining QuesTek Innovations LLC, Evanston, Ill., as the new chief executive officer effective July 1, 2013. He will lead the company’s efforts in growth and business development. Asphahani has an extensive background in both metallurgy and business, having acted as Director of Technology/R&D at Cabot Corporation, vice president of sales and marketing at Haynes International, and President at both CABVAL and CARUS Chemical Company.
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., has been selected by ExOne, North Huntingdon, Pa., to provide vacuum furnaces for additive manufacturing production. ExOne is a global provider of three-dimensional printing machines and printed products. Its goal is to simplify the purchasing process for 3D printers by offering a complete printer-furnace package.
The International Metallographic Society announced that the winner of the Buehler Best Paper Award for 2012 is “Full-Thickness Decarburization of the Steel Shell of an Annealing Furnace” by Amber M. Dalley. The article was published in the February 2012 issue of Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis. The award was officially announced at the IMS Awards Banquet in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 7, 2013. The award is sponsored by Buehler and includes a plaque and a check for $1,000.
ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, announces that the Thermal Spray Society (TSS) Accepted Practices Committee on Metallography and Mechanical Testing has prepared an Accepted Practice for Thermal Spray Coating Bond (Adhesion) Testing. This document defines and highlights critical aspects for representative and reproducible test results based on ASTM C 633 and applicable industry standards. The Accepted Practices Committee, chaired by Dr.
