AddUp acquires DED steel 3D printing firm BeAM (US)

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AddUp, the French leader in the design, production and marketing of metal 3D printing machines and production lines, based in Clermont-Ferrand, a joint-venture between Fives and Michelin, today announced the acquisition of BeAM, based in Strasbourg, a leader in the Directed Energy eposition (DED) technology, an additive manufacturing process dedicated to the production of large parts and the repair market. Created in 2012 in Strasbourg with subsidiaries in Cincinnati and Singapore, BeAM is a French manufacturer of industrial metal additive manufacturing machines which use the DED technology and has a broad range of customers both in France and abroad, in particular, in the aeronautics, defense and energy sectors. The 100% acquisition of BeAM will enable AddUp to expand its portfolio of Continue reading→

Avic Guizhou Orders Second SMS Ring Roller machine to produce nickel and titanium alloy rings for jet engines (US)

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From left to right: Martin Gellhaus, Head of Sales Ring and Wheel Rolling SMS group; Wei Zhijian, General Manager Guizhou Anda; Li Qiangsheng, Director of Mechanical & Electrical department, AVIC Logistics. The SMS ring-rolling process rolls heated blanks radially to reduce wall thickness, for products up to 10,000 mm diameter.

Avic Guizhou Anda Aviation Forging Co. Ltd. has awarded SMS group the contract to supply an additional ring rolling machine. The new ring rolling machine, type RAW 400(500)/200(250)-2500/800 DM, is to be erected at the plant it operates in Anshun, China. Production is scheduled for mid-2019. The new ring rolling machine is capable of rolling seamless rings with diameters of up to 2,500 millimeters and a maximum height of 800 millimeters. Anda plans to use the RAW to manufacture jet engine rings made from titanium and nickel Continue reading→

Les Tréfileries de Saarstahl Conflandey à coeur ouvert (FR)

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En février 2006, les Tréfileries de Conflandey rachetées par le groupe SAARSTHAL deviennent Conflandey Industries. Les deux usines de l’entreprise produisent une multitude de fils de tous types, de tous diamètres, revêtus ou non de zinc, de cuivre, … qui seront livrés dans plus de 60 pays sur les 5 continents avec une réputation de qualité centenair

Il y a 20 ans, Les Tréfileries de Conflandey ouvraient leurs portes au public. Cette année, l’entreprise renouvelle l’opération les 15 et 16 juin, pour répondre à une demande largement exprimée par les salariés et l’entourage. Conflandey Industries est filiale du groupe Allemand SAARSTAHL, spécialiste mondialement reconnu dans la production d’acier haut de gamme en fils ou en barres. Les usines SAARSTAHL sont implantées en Sarre à Völklingen, Neunkirchen, Burbach, … Elles produisent annuellement 2,7 millions de tonnes d’acier et comptent plus de 6500 collaborateurs. Mais avant d’appartenir au Groupe SAARSTAHL, les Tréfileries ont connu une longue histoire qui a débuté en 1901 avec la création de la société à Conflandey. Après une période faste dans les années 70-80 (grand prix de Continue reading→

Des métaux stratégiques pour la transition énergétique (FR)

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La forte croissance de la production mondiale d’électricité par des filières renouvelables ainsi que celle de la mobilité électrique vont accroître la demande de certains métaux indispensables à la construction des infrastructures. Contrairement au fer et à l’aluminium, bon nombre d’entre eux se trouvent à faible concentration dans des minerais ; leur extraction et leur métallurgie sont donc coûteuses et leur production limitée. La relative rareté de ces métaux en a fait un enjeu stratégique, en particulier depuis que la Chine a acquis un quasi-monopole de la production des métaux de la famille des terres rares(elle avait mis en place des quotas pour ses exportations, qu’elle a supprimés en 2015). Qui plus est, en 2017, le prix de terres rares comme le néodyme a bondi de 80 %. Plusieurs pays dont les États-Unis, le Japon puis la France, se sont inquiétés de leurs approvisionnements en matériaux qui jouent un rôle clef dans plusieurs secteurs deContinue reading→

New way found to enhance strength and ductility of high entropy alloys (US)

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A joint team of researchers from India, Japan and Sweden have found a way to make multiphase high entropy alloys (HEAs), which are a recently emerging class of alloys, simultaneously stronger and more ductile. In a study published in journal, Scientific Reports, the researchers have reported that novel heterogeneous microstructure achieved by a process of cryo-deformation followed by annealing can help overcome the problem of strength-ductility trade-off in multiphase HEAs. The researchers are from Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Kyoto University, Japan and Chalmers University, Sweden. Conventionally, alloys are based on one major element to which Continue reading→

Les Etats-Unis relancent la course au lithium (FR)

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Le chimiste Reginald Penner de l’UCI (l’université de Californie à Ivirne) et la candidate au doctorat Mya Le Thai (en photo) ont développé une technologie à base de nanofils permettant la recharge de batteries de lithium de centaines de milliers de fois. (Credit Photo@Steve Zylius/UCI)

Parce qu’il entre dans la composition des batteries des véhicules électriques, le lithium vient d’être inscrit sur la liste des métaux stratégiques par les Etats-Unis. Les projets d’exploitation du lithium se multiplient sur le sol américain. Les Etats-Unis relancent la course au lithium jusque sur leur propre sol. Ils n’avaient plus qu’une seule mine de lithium encore en activité, dans le Nevada, c’est d’ailleurs la Continue reading→

Team Uses Severe Deformation Method on Bulk Magnetic Alloys for High Performance (US)

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In a collaborative study involving Equal Channel Angular Extrusion (ECAE), a unique severe plastic deformation (SPD) process, researchers Dr. Ibrahim Karaman from Texas A&M University and Drs. Don Susan and Andrew Kustas of Sandia National Laboratories were able to improve the mechanical properties of magnetic alloys without changing their magnetic properties through microstructural refinement. This process has proven to be troublesome in the past. Production of high-performance magnetic alloys and other intermetallics could prove particularly useful in aerospace and space exploration where materials must endure harsh environmentsContinue reading→

Australian Mines Partners with Metalysis in Aluminum-Scandium Alloys (US)

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Metals explorer Australian Mines (ASX: AUZ) has said it wants to maximise revenue and shareholder value at its flagship Sconi project in Queensland by developing the “next-generation” of scandium alloys that could command higher revenue margins and serve as better final products for end-users. Earlier this year, Australia Mines secured an offtake agreement with SK Innovation for 100% of its anticipated cobalt and nickel production for seven years from its flagship wholly-owned Sconi cobalt, nickel and scandium project in Queensland. A global lithium-ion battery manufacturer for the electric vehicle market, SK Innovation will purchase 100% of Sconi’s nickel and cobaltContinue reading→

Lockheed Martin invests in metal powder atomization (US)

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OTTAWA, May 31, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Equispheres has received a $5 million USD investment from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) under the Industrial Regional Benefits (IRB) and Industrial Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy. This investment enables Equispheres, an Ottawa-based materials science company, to accelerate its growth in the provision of high-quality materials required for advanced technologies such as additive manufacturing, 3D printing and cold spray deposition. Each of these technologies requires a unique Continue reading→

Italian manufacturer with CT ties inks 10-yr Pratt contract (US)

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An Italian manufacturer, which houses a facility in Farmington, will supply airfoil products for commercial and military engines to East Hartford aeroparts manufacturer Pratt & Whitney over the next decade, the company announced Monday. Pietro Rosa TBM, which makes parts and components for gas-turbine engines, said it signed a 10-year agreement with Pratt & Whitney, a division of Farmington conglomerate United Technologies Corp., to support its F135, PW2000 and geared turbofan (GTF) engines. Peitro Rosa said the long-term agreement could extend to its facilities throughout the U.S. and Europe. The companies said the agreement allows Pietro Rosa to Continue reading→