Category: Advanced Materials

Xtalic brings nano-scale metal alloys and coatings to electric vehicle market

Hexion Inc. has entered a three-year contract with the Fraunhofer Project Center in London, Ontario, Canada, to continue their joint efforts to develop lightweight composite technologies and high-performance systems designed to meet the demand for mass produced autos

Nanoparticle manufacturing, the production of material units less than 100 nanometers in size (100,000 times smaller than a marble), is proving the adage that “good things come in small packages.”

Victrex has developed two new materials—a high strength material for laser sintering (LS) and a filament reported to have better Z-strength than existing polyaryletherketone (PAEK) materials—that the company is preparing for use in additive manufacturing

Olin Brass and Aereus Technologies are teaming up to launch a new solid antimicrobial copper alloy that reportedly kills “99.9 percent of bacteria.”

Lockheed Martin and Arconic have entered into a two-year Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to collaborate on the development of next-generation advanced materials and manufacturing processes.

What do these three job shops—ASH Industries™, L&R Precision Tooling, Inc., and Ceramco, Inc., respectively—all have in common?

Researchers at Spirit AeroSystems are working to commercialize a new proprietary method for shaping titanium raw material at elevated temperatures in the fabrication of aerospace components.

Ionic Materials expands lab operations, testing capabilities with opening of 30,000-square-foot space

Chemical company invests $25 million in supplier of 3D printing technologies

DragonPlate, a maker of light-weight carbon fiber composite components, has been granted a patent for its Modular Carbon Fiber Tube Connectors, reported to provide an easy and robust method for connecting carbon fiber tubes.

Terves LLC is developing new high-strength, non-flammable, nanostructured magnesium alloys for light-weighting applications in cooperation with the U.S. Army and Missile Defense Agency.