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Oerlikon to acquire Sulzer Metco for $1.1 billion
Published: February 09, 2014
Oerlikon, Switzerland, has signed an agreement to acquire Sulzer Metco, a division of Sulzer, also of Switzerland, for approximately $1.1 billion.
PPG Industries acquires assets of Hi-Temp Coatings Technology
Published: February 09, 2014
PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Hi-Temp Coatings Technology Co. Inc., Boxborough, Mass.
Adding beta-TCP to porous orthopedic implants reduces risk of infection
Published: February 09, 2014
Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have developed a beta-tricalcium phosphate surface treatment for porous orthopedic and dental implants that will help reduce the risk of infection.
ASM International debuts revamped website
Published: February 06, 2014
ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, recently rolled out a major redesign of their company website.
Prof. Zi-Kui Liu, FASM, Receives 2014 J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award
Published: January 09, 2014
ASM is pleased to announce that Zi-Kui Liu, FASM, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, is the 2014 J. Williard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award recipient.
NanoSteel weld overlay improves wear rate of concrete slick line by a factor of 30
Published: January 07, 2014
The NanoSteel Company, Providence, R.I., announces that its Super Hard Steel weld hardfacing alloy has been selected by Trimay Wear Plate Ltd. as cladding within the steel piping of a concrete slick line to provide wear protection at an underground mine in northern Canada. The alloy has been shown to improve wear rate by a factor of 30 over the previous solution. Combined with Trimay's unique casing design, this project represents the second line of identical configuration for the customer and will be installed during the first quarter of 2014.
3D Systems acquires Solid Ink Engineering and Development teams from Xerox
Published: January 07, 2014
3D Systems, Rock Hill, S.C., has completed the acquisition of Xerox's Oregon solid ink engineering and development teams, state- of-the-art development labs, and relevant patent portfolio for $32.5 million in cash. As part of this agreement, 3D added more than 100 experienced Xerox engineers and contractors specializing in product design and materials science to its global R&D team.
ASB develops cold spray 3D printing and painting technology
Published: January 07, 2014
ASB Industries, Barberton, Ohio, has developed and patented an advanced high pressure cold spray system and related equipment that enables 3D printing and 3D painting. In this system, metal powders are sprayed onto part surfaces at high velocities to repair the surface and restore the part to its original dimensions. Applications can also include the manufacture of new parts, without the need for casting or bulk material removal.
Alcoa surface treatment enables high-strength color-anodized aluminum mobile devices
Published: January 07, 2014
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, has developed ProStrength Finishing Technology, a surface treatment that allows mobile device manufacturers to design clear or color-anodized durable surfaces of high-strength, heat treatable aluminum alloys. High strength alloys could reduce the thickness and weight of a device by more than 50%.
Sulzer Metco opens diamondlike coating center in Germany
Published: December 11, 2013
Thin Film, an operational unit of Sulzer Metco, Germany, has opened its new diamondlike carbon (DLC) Coating Center in Germany. The 3000 m2 production area includes six coating systems that provide state-of-the-art DLC coatings. They offer low friction, wear and corrosion protection, and hardness, as well as optimal starved-lubrication conditions that meet the growing demands for CO2 reduction and reduced fuel consumption.
