Materials & Raw Stock

News • January 22, 2018

Ice hockey’s elite steel edge

Brynäs IF are one of Sweden's best ice hockey teams. We discover how combining the latest knife blade steel and the best boot innovations keep them ahead of the competition.

Products • January 3, 2018

Tensile Testing Service

In a continuing quest to enhance customer service, Solar Atmospheres of Western PA has expanded its wings by adding another type of mechanical testing to its repertoire: tensile testing. Tensile tests are essential in determining and understanding the ultimate strengths of materials.

News • December 19, 2017

Wildeck Inc. fully integrates Ladder Industries Inc.

Mezzanine, vertical material lift and safety guarding products manufacturer Wildeck Inc., Waukesha, Wis., is fully integrating its Goodyear, Ariz., subsidiary, Ladder Industries Inc.

News • December 12, 2017 • Ben Smye

Whitepaper: Metal plating and multilayer insulation for satellite parts

Satellites gather speed and travel through a variety of different atmospheric conditions during orbit. Many of the fluctuations in temperature and atmosphere are unlike anything experienced on Earth. This is one of the challenges faced when sourcing materials for the construction of satellite parts.

News • November 14, 2017

Molten aluminum 3D printing penetrates commercial market

A novel 3D printing process that relies on melting aluminum wire and manipulating it with electromagnetism is no longer just another lab project. Vader Systems, which developed the process, has announced the first commercial sale of its signature Mk1 3D printer to Becker CAD-CAM-Cast, a tier-one supplier of engineered aluminum automotive components.

News • October 30, 2017

Motion Industries Inc. acquires Apache Inc.

Motion Industries Inc., Birmingham, Ala., a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., agreed to acquire Apache Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Products • October 10, 2017

FlushCut Consumables

Hypertherm introduces the availability of FlushCut consumables for more Powermax plasma systems. These new consumables are designed to work at 45 amps on Powermax45 XP, 65, 85, and 105 systems. In addition, owners of the original Powermax45 can use the consumables provided they upgrade to a Hypertherm Duramax series torch. Previously, FlushCut consumables were only recommended for use on Powermax105 and Powermax125 systems.

Products • September 26, 2017

Large Supply of Metric-Sized Metals

Parker Steel Co. offers a large supply of metric-sized metals, ideal for applications where pre-sized metric parts are needed. Parker Steel's cold-finished carbon steel, alloyed and high-strength stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass and tool steel bars/shafting, tubing, sheets and plates, angles, channels and tees; and other specialty shapes can be shipped out the same day as ordered with few exceptions.

News • September 22, 2017

Grand Alloy-ance: NASA tests first 3D-printed rocket engine part made with two different alloys

Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, tested NASA's first 3-D printed rocket engine prototype part made of two different metal alloys through an innovative advanced manufacturing process. NASA has been making and evaluating durable 3-D printed rocket parts made of one metal, but the technique of 3-D printing with more than one metal is more difficult.

News • September 19, 2017

TRUMPF opens smart factory in Chicago

Machine tool manufacturer and Industry 4.0 pioneer TRUMPF has opened a new technology center in Chicago that showcases the interaction between people, machines, storage technology, automation, software and Industry 4.0 solutions. The company calls it "the first smart factory for Industry 4.0 solutions that was designed for digitally connected production processes throughout."

News • September 14, 2017 • Michael C. Anderson

Expertise, new technology shared at Makino’s Die/Mold Technology Expo

The first day of Makino Corp.'s two-day 2017 Die/Mold Technology Expo included technology seminars, economic prognosticators, and demonstrations on more than 23 state-of-the-art machines at the company's U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. The company also unveiled a new vertical machining center for true 5-axis continuous processing.

News • September 1, 2017

Occupational-hazard study: Hardmetal workers can breathe easy

Workers in the hardmetal industry are not at increased risk for lung cancer or any of 63 other potential causes of death, concluded the largest and most definitive study on this population to date. The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health-led study of more than 32,000 workers in five countries was performed after smaller studies indicated that tungsten carbide with a cobalt binder—the primary ingredients in hardmetal—may be linked to an increased risk of lung cancer. Hardmetal is a human-made substance second only to diamond in hardness. It's used in metal cutting tools and drill bits.