ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, Germany, has developed EcoProtect and ZM PrimeProtect, zinc-magnesium coatings that are said to meet the high surface requirements for exposed automotive body panels.
Chromalloy, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., announces that the six laboratories at the company’s Engineering Center of Excellence have received ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, validating international standards requirements for testing services.
Abakan Inc., Miami, announces that its majority-owned subsidiary MesoCoat Inc., Euclid, Ohio, has received a Phase One SBIR Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a six month project to develop CermaClad high-speed large-area metal cladding technology for bridges and other structures.
The ExOne Co., N. Huntingdon, Pa., announces that its ExOne Material Applications Laboratory (ExMal) has qualified Inconel alloy 625 for 3D printing industrial applications at more than 99% density, utilizing its binder jetting technology.
How do you recycle an airplane? This video from How Do They Do It shows how an airplane is recycled into useful products. About 80% of an airplane is reusable and/or recyclable. About 450 large airplanes are scrapped every year with about 5900 passenger jets to be recycled by 2028.
