Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., has been selected by ExOne, North Huntingdon, Pa., to provide vacuum furnaces for additive manufacturing production. ExOne is a global provider of three-dimensional printing machines and printed products. Its goal is to simplify the purchasing process for 3D printers by offering a complete printer-furnace package.
The International Metallographic Society announced that the winner of the Buehler Best Paper Award for 2012 is “Full-Thickness Decarburization of the Steel Shell of an Annealing Furnace” by Amber M. Dalley. The article was published in the February 2012 issue of Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis. The award was officially announced at the IMS Awards Banquet in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 7, 2013. The award is sponsored by Buehler and includes a plaque and a check for $1,000.
ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, announces that the Thermal Spray Society (TSS) Accepted Practices Committee on Metallography and Mechanical Testing has prepared an Accepted Practice for Thermal Spray Coating Bond (Adhesion) Testing. This document defines and highlights critical aspects for representative and reproducible test results based on ASTM C 633 and applicable industry standards. The Accepted Practices Committee, chaired by Dr.
Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, Conn., has completed the initial phase of testing for the composite main and tail rotor blades manufactured for the U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K heavy lift helicopter program. At 35 ft span length, and almost 3 ft chord width, the CH-53K main rotor blade has 12% more surface area than the CH-53E blade.
ASB Industries, Barberton, Ohio, announces that its Mesta heavy duty grinder (60 in. diameter by 288 in. long) is to be rebuilt and modernized. This major capital investment will allow two-axis grinding for complex roll crowns with extreme accuracy and efficiency. The project will include CNC Controls Fagor 8065T for two-axis wheel movement, and a Renishaw Touch Probe for data collection, keeping roll history during refurbishments.
