Oerlikon Metco, Switzerland, offers its SinplexPro plasma spray gun, which brings the benefits of cascading arc technology to existing plasma spray systems, and allows applicators to standardize coating parameters across multiple spray systems.
Engineers from the National Energy Technology Lab and Carnegie Mellon University, both of Pittsburgh, have developed an ionic liquid solvent that enables a more cost-efficient, environmentally responsible method of electrodepositing aluminum on steel.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., reports that a research team has developed a slippery anti-fouling coating made from nanoporous tungsten oxide that also makes steel stronger and more durable.