Federal-Mogul’s Q2 results show higher North American and BRIC original equipment (OE) sales, contrasting with lower sales in Europe.
31 July 2012
GKN Sinter Metals in China says it is increasing its capacity to meet increasing demand from global and domestic customers in that country.
31 July 2012
Union Process Inc has supplied two dry grinding Attritors for a high-tech advanced materials company.
31 July 2012
Renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power has submitted its application for consent to build its Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm.
31 July 2012Gail Rajgor
North American PCB sales and orders were up in June compared to the previous month, but rigid PCB business remains below last year’s levels.
31 July 2012Metal Finishing
Hartzell Propeller Inc has developed a three-blade ASC-II™ composite propeller for Van’s Aircraft RV-10 four-seat kit aircraft.
31 July 2012Amanda Jacob
The Italian-built Revolver 42 speedboat features a composite hull and deck based on vinyl ester resin and manufactured using a vacuum infusion process.
30 July 2012Amanda Jacob
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30 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Irene Cañas Sierra to coordinate the exposure program of the Ni REACH Consortia.
28 July 2012Metal Finishing
Paint equipment maker installs scores of new painting robots at Volkswagen in Bratislava.
27 July 2012Metal Finishing
Dow Automotive Systems is expanding its composite processing expertise with the opening of development facilities in Switzerland and the USA.
27 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Objective of SBIR A12-022 is to develop surface engineering techniques capable of improving the power transmission efficiency of geared systems.
26 July 2012Metal Finishing
AGY, a US-headquartered producer of glass fibre yarns and reinforcements for composites, has announced that it plans to sell its continuous filament mat (C
26 July 2012Amanda Jacob
UK company Composite Integration Ltd has moved to a new purpose-built facility, enabling it to expand production of its RTM, vacuum and infusion processing
26 July 2012Amanda Jacob
SABIC’s Innovative Plastics says it is "significantly boosting" capacity for its STAMAX long glass reinforced polypropylene composite at its facility in Ge
25 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Mate Consulting Ltd, a powder metallurgy (PM) and metal injection moulding (MIM) consulting company, says that it has has been growing its number of operat
25 July 2012
The H.C. Starck Group, Goslar, Germany has appointed Dr Michael Fooken to take over research and development activities.
25 July 2012
A new ASTM International standard, ASTM A1080, covering practice for hot isostatic pressing (HIP) of steel, stainless steel and related alloy castings has
24 July 2012
The MPIF says that registration must be one by 10 August to save money on its PM Sintering Seminar.
24 July 2012
Morris Technologies, Inc, a US specialist in additive manufacturing and CNC machining, has acquired a five-axis machine from machine tool company Mori Seik
24 July 2012
Joining Technologies, Inc says that it is offering application laboratory days (AppLab Day) for metal engineers working on projects that might benefit from
24 July 2012
The US Department of Energy has awarded grants worth up to US$6.4 million to University of Utah metallurgical engineers to help make iron, steel and titani
24 July 2012
Sandik has reported an increase in sales in its interim report on the second quarter and first six months of 2012.
24 July 2012
Höganäs AB has reported its second quarter 2012 earnings, compared to corresponding period of previous year.
24 July 2012
The MPIF and APMI International have issued a call for papers & posters for Powdermet 2013
24 July 2012
GM is committing to further leverage Canada’s expertise in strategic and important technologies by expanding activities in light-weighting materials, mecha
24 July 2012Metal Finishing
Discovery Yachts' new Discovery 57 is said to feature the largest fibreglass sailing yacht hull produced by resin infusion in the UK to date.
24 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Hexcel Corporation reports net sales for the second quarter of 2012 of US$399.2 million, 12.9% up on the second quarter of 2011.
24 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Allied Finishing Solutions will manage the sales and support of Reliant equipment from its new headquarters in Decatur, Ala.
23 July 2012Metal Finishing
German automotive and cycling components manufacturer AX-lightness GmbH is using Umeco’s MTM®49-3 prepregs to produce wheels for competition bicycles being
23 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Sandvik Mining has agreed to deliver a large materials handling and crushing system for a copper mine with a customer in South America.
23 July 2012
Automotive equipment supplier Faurecia has announced the acquisition of Sora Composites's automotive business, which generates annual sales of around €70 m
23 July 2012Amanda Jacob
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23 July 2012Amanda Jacob
AIC Group has renewed existing maintenance and service contracts with Trelleborg, three Formula 1 teams and two aerospace component manufacturing companies
21 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Cytec Industries Inc has completed its acquisition of Umeco plc, a UK headquartered provider of advanced composite and process materials, for US$439 millio
20 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Drop in key sentiment index over the past two months reflects a less optimistic outlook among automotive parts suppliers.
19 July 2012Metal Finishing
2012 could turn out to be the best year ever for offshore wind energy in Europe, says the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
19 July 2012Gail Rajgor
Dong Energy and Siemens Energy have signed a framework agreement for the supply and servicing of wind turbines totaling 1.8GW in capacity.
19 July 2012Gail Rajgor
A preview of the COMPOSITES EUROPE 2012 exhibition will be published in the September/October issue of Reinforced Plastics magazine.
19 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Zyvex Marine is launching the 17 m LRV-17 Long Range Vessel which is built from carbon fibre reinforced plastic enhanced with carbon nanotubes. This is the
19 July 2012Amanda Jacob
The scope and title of PA 2 have changed to reflect the 2012 revision of ASTM D7091-12.
18 July 2012Metal Finishing
PSI's HERMIGA range has a new hot gas atomiser.
18 July 2012
Uptick attributed to second-quarter activity in motor vehicle and parts production.
18 July 2012Metal Finishing
CS Energy Materials (CSEM), a joint venture between H.C. Stark and Japanese chemical company New Chisso Corp, has started production of cathode materials f
18 July 2012
SKF’s half year report shows some growth in sales while profits continue to remain small.
18 July 2012
Arkema plans to sell its tin stabiliser business to PMC Group, a US manufacturer of performance chemicals and plastics.
18 July 2012
ASTM International will be holding a workshop on Advances in Copper and Copper Alloys on 24 October in Atlanta, Georgia.
18 July 2012
GE has announced that it is working on a laser additive manufacturing process to produce parts for CFM's Leap family of turbofan engines.
18 July 2012
Early registration for PM2012 will be closed on 1 August 2012.
18 July 2012
BASF has opened a global mining research and development facility at the Australian Minerals Research Centre (AMRC) in Perth.
18 July 2012
BASF has strengthened its position in the market for materials for high-performance batteries, with the intention of becoming a world leader in the field.
18 July 2012
GKN plc has acquired Volvo Aero, the aero engine division of AB Volvo.
18 July 2012
Miba has posted encouraging first quarter sales and levels of orders, with consolidated sales in the first quarter 2012-2013 (February 1 to April 30) risin
18 July 2012
The programme for the International AVK Conference, which take places in Düsseldorf this October, is now available.
18 July 2012Amanda Jacob
OM Group, Inc had a full year consolidated net sales increase of 27% in 2011 to US$1,514.5 million.
18 July 2012
The NanoSteel Company has earned its fifth R&D 100 Award, by R&D Magazine, for its nano-structured powder metal alloys for large scale industrial component
18 July 2012
Technical program to include tracks for cathodic protection, coatings, pipeline integrity and AC/DC interference issues.
17 July 2012Metal Finishing
Airbus has delivered the front fuselage for the first flyable A350 XWB (MSN1) to its Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France.
17 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Elcometer’s 224 digital surface profile gauge is now available with an integral or separate probe with a replaceable tungsten carbide tip that can be used
17 July 2012
Mark Parillo has been appointed Director of Marketing at hardmetals specialist Star SU, LLC.
17 July 2012
GKN Aerospace has established a new 80,000 ft2 composites manufacturing facility in Mexico.
17 July 2012
Pauger Carbon Composites' 50 ft catamaran 'Fifty-Fifty' has won the Blue Ribbon long-distance sailing regatta on Lake Balaton in Hungary.
17 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Century Design Inc (CDI) has installed its small production prepreg machine, the CD6015 Combi, at ATA Carbon Fiber Tech. Guangzhou Co Ltd's facility in Chi
17 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Event takes place Nov. 27-28, 2012, at the Ford College, Loughborough University Leicestershire, UK; deadline is Aug. 12.
16 July 2012Metal Finishing
Umeco is forming a company in China to act as its Asian hub.
16 July 2012Amanda Jacob
In departure from previous report, metalforming companies expect a slight uptick in business conditions during the next three months.
16 July 2012Metal Finishing
Fibrelite has launched a new range of composite trench access panels with load ratings from A15 to E600 (EN 124) which provide an alternative to metal and
16 July 2012Amanda Jacob
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16 July 2012Amanda Jacob
GKN Driveline in Trier, Germany, has invested €20 million to create the world’s first flowline.
15 July 2012
Umicore plans to build a plant for NMC precursors in Cheonan, South Korea, near Umicore’s main cathode materials plant.
14 July 2012
GlassFibreEurope has published a life cycle assessment (LCA) report covering continuous filament glass fibre products.
13 July 2012Amanda Jacob
According to a new Frost & Sullivan report, the automotive carbon fibre composites market is likely to grow to US$95.50 million by 2017 at a compound annua
13 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Attendees will have the opportunity to bid on new products at COATING 2012, with proceeds going to worthy charitable causes.
12 July 2012Metal Finishing
Composite materials developer Hexcel has joined Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Aerospace Programme.
12 July 2012Amanda Jacob
GKN Aerospace has been selected to provide Bell Helicopter with key metal and composite structures across the new 525 Relentless helicopter fuselage.
12 July 2012Amanda Jacob
ACA is concerned that many high solids coatings will be lost given the SCAQMD's proposed interim limits.
11 July 2012Metal Finishing
Ocean Power Technologies and Lockheed Martin are teaming up again, this time to develop a 19MW wave energy project off Australia's coast.
11 July 2012Gail Rajgor
Virtek Vision International has sold its Virtek® LaserEdge® projection system to Eurocopter Canada for use in composite layup and reverse engineering.
11 July 2012Amanda Jacob
As part of a programme to grow its global engineering capability, GKN Aerospace has opened an engineering and technology centre at its Filton, UK site, nea
11 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Spirit AeroSystems Inc has developed a low cost, high rate composite manufacturing process for primary wing box parts production.
10 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Developers of composite materials Hexcel and Herakles (Safran group) have granted textile machinery specialist Karl Mayer Malimo a license to produce machi
10 July 2012Amanda Jacob
GKN Aerospace has established a new facility in Mexico to manufacture composite airframe structures.
10 July 2012Amanda Jacob
The Chemical Coaters Association International honored members for service and dedication and installed its 2012 – 2013 Officers and National Board members
9 July 2012Metal Finishing
SAFEHUT LLC collapsible, reusable composite shelters are manufactured from fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) panels based on AOC resin.
9 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Two offshore wind farms approved by the UK government last Friday are only likely to proceed if the economics stack up under new prices for offshore wind p
9 July 2012Gail Rajgor
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9 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Leading economic indicator reflects contraction in the U.S. manufacturing economy.
8 July 2012Metal Finishing
Nanoledge, a start-up company focused on the high performance epoxy market, has sold its high performance resin business to AXSON, a specialist in high per
8 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Most adhesives are manufactured from petroleum-based materials, but Fraunhofer researchers are now working on adhesive formulas obtained from renewable raw
7 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Delivery company UPS is introducing composite materials to replace certain metal components on its vans to improve fuel efficiency.
6 July 2012Amanda Jacob
US demand for high performance composites will rise almost 15% per year to $10.2 billion in 2016, forecasts The Freedonia Group in a new report.
6 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Energy security, and environmental and livability concerns drive government policy on green building technologies but eventually cost and affordability det
5 July 2012Amanda Jacob
The Plansee Group realized sales of more than €1.5 billion in the last fiscal year.
5 July 2012
Aluminium powder specialist Alpoco has been awarded the BS EN ISO 14001:2004 accreditation.
5 July 2012
In its 2012 Current Market Outlook, Boeing projects a $4.5 trillion market for 34 000 new aircraft over the next 20 years as the current world fleet double
5 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Stagnating economic growth, low profit margins and waning government support mean market consolidation and/or contraction in the global wind energy supply
4 July 2012Amanda Jacob
KEMET Corp has expanded its FT-CAP range to include C0G and Ultra-Stable X8R dielectrics.
4 July 2012
Renishaw has opened a new facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
4 July 2012
Renishaw has sold an AM250 laser melting machine to Swansea University in Wales.
4 July 2012
Airbus says that it plans to establish a manufacturing facility in the United States to assemble and deliver A320 aircraft.
4 July 2012
Electricity generation from onshore wind was up by 51% in the first quarter of 2012, as a result of huge increases in capacity, the Department of Energy an
4 July 2012Rachel Parkes
Airbus has announced that it will establish its first US production facility. Located at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama, it will assemble and del
4 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Steps to streamline process will ease burden on state and local permitting authorities.
3 July 2012Metal Finishing
Deal enables both companies to better serve global clients in the protective and marine coatings arenas.
3 July 2012Metal Finishing
12 months since the MP4-12C first went on sale, McLaren Automotive announces its next high performance sports car, the 12C Spider, which is based on the sa
3 July 2012Amanda Jacob
Wind developer Mainstream Renewables has unveiled plans for 5GW of wind capacity in the Irish midlands, which it says will export power to the UK to fill t
3 July 2012Rachel Parkes
The committee for MIM2013, the International Conference on Injection Moulding of Metals, Ceramics and Carbides, has issued a call for presentations.
3 July 2012
QinetiQ has received research funding for the next three years to help develop advanced defence materials in the UK.
3 July 2012
Federal-Mogul Corp has named Michael T Broderick chief executive officer, Federal-Mogul aftermarket division effective June 25, 2012. Broderick will report
3 July 2012
ARC Metals, located in Ridgway, PA, USA, has celebrated its 25th anniversary as a powder supplier.
3 July 2012
Plansee says that customers in Japan can now access its semi-finished and standard products at its online shop.
3 July 2012
Pär Altan has been appointed head of external communications at Sandvik AB.
3 July 2012
TITANIUM 2012 will feature a number of papers focusing on the use of titanium alloys in the automotive industry.
3 July 2012
AGATHON Machine Tools, an expert in precision grinding machines, has developed a range of parts for periphery grinding for various materials such as tungst
3 July 2012
A new ASTM International standard, ASTM B983, Specification for Precipitation Hardened or Cold Worked, Seamless Nickel Alloy Pipe and Tube, has been create
3 July 2012
The Global Powder Metallurgy Property Database has upgraded its storehouse of material properties.
3 July 2012
Honda Motor Co Ltd has announced it will begin reusing rare earth materials it is currently extracting from used nickel-metal hydride batteries.
3 July 2012
North American Tungsten’s Cantung Mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada, has restarted production as of today, following the reopening of the Nahanni R
3 July 2012
Rio Tinto Metal Powders (RTMP) has appointed Marie LaPointe the new executive director of operations for steel and powders.
3 July 2012
Dr Robert Williams named chief technology officer of NSU Resources Inc
3 July 2012
GTSO Resources has shortlisted a group of emerging companies that can recycle mobile phones, computers and other electronics to recover precious minerals i
3 July 2012
Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese, has announced that its Fortron Industries LLC plant in Wilmington, North Carolina, has set a new pro
3 July 2012Amanda Jacob
The Dow Chemical Company and Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii AS of Turkey have announced the official formation of DowAksa Advanced Composites Holdings BV, a jo
2 July 2012Amanda Jacob
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2 July 2012Amanda Jacob