This video from How It’s Made shows that metal chains start out as an enormous coil of wire that is fed through a series of machines that straighten, cut, bend, weld, and heat treat the coil, transforming the wire into strong chains.
Lockheed Martin, Sunnyvale, Calif., announces that the U.S. Navy’s first 3-D-printed missile component, a part called a connector backshell, made its debut on three Trident II D5 Fleet ballistic missiles.
IBC Advanced Alloys Corp., Vancouver, has signed an agreement with a leading global manufacturer of semiconductor and electronics assembly equipment to be its exclusive supplier of Beralcast beryllium-aluminum cast components.
SSAB Steel, Sweden, introduces Docol 1500 MZE electrogalvanized martensitic grade high-strength structural steel for automotive applications.
Phoenix Temperature Measurement, Clearwater, Fla., announces that a major steel coil manufacturer has taken delivery of a ‘hot box’ system to monitor the temperature of steel wire coils through their annealing process.
