Vac Aero, Burlington, Ontario, recently received orders for three complete all-metal hot zone refurbishments for customers in Florida, Connecticut, and Indiana.
Vac Aero receives orders for three replacement hot zones
ESA Solar Orbiter animation 2012
Solar Orbiter on a Mission to Study the Sun Solar Orbiter, a project of the European Space Agency in collaboration with NASA, aims to make significant breakthroughs in our understanding both of how the inner heliosphere of the sun works, and of the effects of solar activity on it. The spacecraft will take a unique […]
OSTP officials call for more data sharing
The White House recently said that the Obama Administration is stepping up efforts to increase the availability of materials data in support of the Materials Genome Initiative and in the interests of U.S. competitiveness and growth.
Alcoa invests $13 million to expand wheel manufacturing in Hungary
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, has invested $13 million to double production at its wheels manufacturing plant in Hungary.
NIST is recalibrating and restoring its million-pound deadweight machine
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, Washington, reports that, for the first time in half a century, its one million pounds-force deadweight machine – the largest in the world – is being disassembled for cleaning, restoration, and recalibration.