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IMS Sorby Award presented to Prof. Frank Mücklich – Director, Materials Engineering Center Saarland (MECS), Research Center of the Steinbeis Foundation, Saarbrücken, Germany
The Henry Clifton Sorby Award is presented annually to recognize lifetime achievement in the field of metallurgy. Recipients are acknowledged for 25 years or more of dedication to research, teaching, or laboratory sales and service.
Composite foams of steel spheres embedded in aluminum insulate against heat
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, reports that novel lightweight composite metal foams made of materials such as steel spheres embedded in aluminum are more effective at insulating against heat than solid conventional metals such as steel.
Parker Trutec adds fourth AFC-Holcroft universal batch quench furnace
AFC Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., announces that Parker Trutec Inc., Springfield, Ohio, has added a fourth UBQ 36-48-36 universal batch integral quench furnace to an existing line.
Solar Atmospheres to double size of California plant
Solar Atmospheres of California Inc. (SCA), Fontana, plans to invest $5 million to expand its Fontana facility by adding another 25,000-sq.-ft. building to the current 25,000-sq.-ft. facility.