Working with national laboratories, universities and industry, the Air Force is ensuring it stays on the cutting edge of global security by creating a new engineering paradigm to improve the safety and fuel-efficiency of aircraft. Materials research engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Lemont, Ill.
Miba Sinter investing $7 million to expand auto parts plant in Ohio
Miba Sinter USA LLC, McConnelsville, Ohio, has invested $7 million to double the size of its sintering plant by February 2014. A division of the Miba Group, Miba Sinter offers upper end, highly technical, sintered solutions for the automotive industry. It produces complex parts by means of its sophisticated iron powder sintering process. Sinter produces parts for Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, and Volkswagen, among others.
Seco-Warwick aluminum annealing furnace features compact design, low operating cost
Seco-Warwick, Meadville, Pa., has received an order for an aluminum annealing furnace that features a simple, compact design and an innovative loading system that does not require power. The simple design ensures reliability and low operating costs. A unique system for loading and unloading does not require electricity and can be operated manually by one person. It does not require expensive foundations and permits the furnace to be placed directly on a shop floor.
High strength, vibration resistant lockbolt fastening system
Alcoa Fastening Systems, Waco, Tex., introduces the BobTail HuckBolt, representing the most advanced fastening technology to date. Recognized as the next-generation lockbolt, the Huck BobTail delivers 5 times the fatigue strength of conventional nuts and bolts, and is engineered to provide the highest level of strength, reliability, and vibration-resistant performance even in the most extreme environments.
NIST and ASM International to Collaborate on Structural Materials Data Demonstration Project
The NIST Material Measurement Laboratory, Gaithersburg, Md., and ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, through its Computational Materials Data Network, formed a collaboration: the Structural Materials Data Demonstration Project. The project will establish a data repository focused on metallic structural materials, leveraging the overlapping interests and strengths of the two organizations.