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Vigeland Metal Refinery and Vigelands Brug Hydropower Station Acquired by Hydro

Hydro has signed an agreement with Rio Tinto Alcan to acquire its 50 percent ownership share in the Vigeland Metal Refinery AS and 100 percent ownership share in the AS Vigelands Brug hydropower station, located in southern Norway.

18 Jun 2013

PowderMet 2013: Air Products to Debut New Technologies for Metals Processors

Air Products will introduce two new technologies for metals processors at PowderMet 2013 in Chicago, Ill., from June 24-27. Conference attendees can stop by Air Products’ #310 to learn about the company’s new process for accelerated cooling for sinter-hardening of low-alloy steels, which not only can lower material cost, but can also increase hourly production.

18 Jun 2013

Hands-on Rotational Molding Workshop at Pennsylvania College of Technology Draws International Participation

A two-day workshop at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Plastics Innovation & Resource Center brought nearly 20 participants from four states, two Canadian provinces, the West Indies and Mexico to northcentral Pennsylvania, where they learned from experts in the rotational molding industry.

17 Jun 2013

Mechel Begins Hot Testing of Rail Rolls Production at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant

Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports that hot testing of rail rolls production at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant’s universal rolling mill has begun.

15 Jun 2013

Universal Stainless’ Dunkirk Specialty Steel Facility Achieves Nadcap Accreditation

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. announced today that it has achieved Nadcap Heat Treat accreditation at its Dunkirk Specialty Steel facility.

From Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. 13 Jun 2013

Convenient And Efficient Cryogenic Grinding From RETSCH

For size reduction of sample materials which cannot be processed at room temperature, RETSCH’s CryoMill is the ideal choice. An integrated cooling system ensures that the grinding jar is continually cooled with ...

From RETSCH GmbH 12 Jun 2013

New Powerful And Compact Jaw Crusher From RETSCH

RETSCH has further perfected the compact bench top model of the jaw crusher series. The new BB 50 offers many features which ensure efficient and convenient usage. The speed can be set between 550 and 950 min-1 to all...

From RETSCH GmbH 12 Jun 2013

Phoseon Introduces 12W Air-Cooled UV LED Curing Family

Phoseon Technology expands its product portfolio by introducing the FireJet™ FJ200 12W air-cooled UV LED curing family which are available in five standard sizes. The products are scalable ‘as is’ meaning they can be placed end-to-end.

12 Jun 2013

Angstron Completes New Dry Rooms for Development of Nano Graphene Anode Material

Angstron Materials Inc., took delivery of specialized HVAC and dehumidification equipment early this year to complete new dry rooms in building space adjacent to its manufacturing facility. The dry rooms provide a controlled environment for accelerated development and production of Angstron’s nano graphene anode material for high performance batteries.

12 Jun 2013

LECO Corporation to Showcase at Annual International Conference of the Metabolomics Society

LECO Corporation will host a technical showcase at the 9 Annual International Conference of the Metabolomics Society. This event will take place at 12:20 pm on Tuesday, July 2, in the Lomond Theatre of the Scottish Ex...

From LECO Corporation 11 Jun 2013

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