Seco-Warwick Corp., Meadville, Pa., announces that a commercial heat treater in the United States has purchased a 15-bar high-pressure gas quench furnace for its facility in the southeast.
The International Molybdenum Association, London, reports that global use of molybdenum in the first quarter of 2014 decreased to 136.1 million pounds, down 2% from 138.2 million pounds in the previous quarter, but 7% higher than the same quarter in 2013.
KPS Capital Partners LP, New York, has signed a definitive agreement, through an affiliate, to sell its portfolio company Waupaca Foundry Inc., Waupaca, Wis., to Hitachi Metals Ltd. for $1.3 billion in cash.
Questek Innovations LLC, Evanston, Ill., announces that its Ferrium M54 steel has qualified for Navy T-45 aircraft hook shank production.
Puris LLC, Hazeltown, W.Va., announced its market launch with the goal of establishing a new standard for purity in titanium and alloy powder production and near-net shape manufacturing.
