IBC Advanced Alloys Corp., reports that its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, IBC Engineered Materials Corp., Wilmington, Mass., has received a purchase order from Kaman Corp. to supply Beralcast beryllium-aluminum imaging system components for U.S. naval and foreign military tactical aircraft.
Engineers at Saarland University have developed an artificial hand with muscles made from bundles of ultrafine nickel-titanium alloy wires that are able to tense and flex.
Curtiss-Wright Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has acquired certain assets and liabilities of Bolt’s Metallizing Inc., Phoenix, a leading provider of thermal spray coatings for critical aerospace applications.
Arcam AB, Sweden, and GKN Aerospace, U.K., have formed a new Joint Technology Development Partnership to fully industrialize additive manufacturing for aerospace applications using Arcam’s electron beam melting (EBM) technology.
Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Ltd., Leicestershire, U.K., has developed a system that can be integrated into any CNC machine to allow for metal deposition (via laser cladding), as well as finishing and inspection of parts, all on a single machine.
