Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML), Gaithersburg, Md., have devised an idea for determining the 3D shape of features as small as 10 nm wide.
Materion Performance Alloys, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has added nickel aluminum bronze (AMS 4881 C95520) continuous-cast hollow bars to its product line of high performance alloys.
Aichelin Group, Austria, has signed a cooperation agreement and license contract with BSN Thermoprozesstechnik, Germany, to produce press-hardened steel sheet for the automotive market.
Coherent Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., introduces the HighLight D-Series direct-diode laser system with higher power, which translates into increased throughput for applications in metal cladding and heat treating.
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill. , reports that in the first quarter of 2014, its Engineered Components Group has seen a large increase in vacuum and atmosphere furnace hot-zone and retrofit orders compared to the same period in 2013.