Aichelin Holding GmbH, Austria., announces that Slovenian member company Bosio has successfully commissioned a 72 ft. pit furnace, a 72 ft. split type furnace, and a PLC controlled spray quenching unit of the same size for the heat treatment of turbine rotors with a length up to 52 ft. and a rotor weight up to 175 tons.
Researchers at the INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Germany, announce a functional coating that lubricates without grease and protects against corrosion at the same time.
Researchers at University West in Sweden have developed a technology in which ceramic nanoparticles are suspended in a liquid and then plasma-sprayed.
NEI Corp., Somerset, N.J. introduces Nanomyte TC‐5001, a nanotechnology-enabled, single component, clear coating that significantly improves the corrosion resistance of zinc‐plated and hot‐dip galvanized steel.
Scrap tires could gain a new purpose as ingredients for construction materials, thanks to research at Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla.
