Flame Spray Industries, Port Washington, N.Y., reports that its plasma transfer wire arc technology is being used on the latest Shelby engine to produce a thin, strong surface layer that provides excellent cylinder wall oiling and durability.
Praxair Distribution Inc. (PDI), Danbury, Conn., a subsidiary of Praxair Inc., announces that its two joint venture companies operating in the southeastern United States have merged.
Northwest Mettech, North Vancouver, British Columbia, has developed a NanoFeed line of liquid and suspension feeders to enable delivery of submicron powders to thermal spray torches.
Puris LLC, Bruceton Mills, W. Va., recently signed a limited (partially) exclusive, term license agreement with NASA Glenn Research Center to produce a high-performance, hafnium-enhanced shape-memory powder metallurgy alloy that provides resistance to both wear and corrosion.
Zwick USA, Kennesaw, Ga., announces that it has sold two robotic testing systems to Hydro Aluminum in Germany, the Z020 materials testing machine and the roboTest L specimen feeding system.
