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NATO Agrees to Surveillance Aircraft Contract with Boeing

Posted January 6, 2020 Like Share Tweet

NATO and Boeing have announced a $1 billion agreement to update and modernize the Alliance’s AWACS surveillance aircraft fleet. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the president of Boeing International, [...]

Bodycote Acquires Aerospace Surface Coating Specialist

Posted January 3, 2020 Like Share Tweet

Bodycote, a leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services, has entered into an agreement to acquire Ellison Surface Technologies, of Mason, Ohio, which will provide thermal spray [...]

IHEA Monthly Economic Summary: Low Unemployment Rate & Confident Consumers Lead the Way

Posted January 2, 2020 Like Share Tweet

In this month’s IHEA Executive Economic Summary, the indices show “the unemployment rate is very low. . . and the consumer remains in a good mood.” Of the eleven targeted [...]

Merry Christmas from Heat Treat Today

Posted December 24, 2019 Like Share Tweet

What does heat treating have to do with Christmas? Beyond providing heat in a time of winter chill for the northern hemisphere and playing a role in the manufacturing of [...]

Auto Partner Enters Agreement for New Nitriding Technology

Posted December 23, 2019 Like Share Tweet

An automotive partner based in the Czech Republic has entered an agreement with a nitriding company based in Montreal, Canada, for a new nitriding system to enhance the durability of [...]

16 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current

Posted December 20, 2019 Like Share Tweet

16 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel & Company Chatter Global aluminum producer Constellium SE [...]

Bombardier Offloads Aerostructures, Aftermarket Assets to Spirit AeroSystems

Posted November 25, 2019 Like Share Tweet

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. recently announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire select assets of Bombardier aerostructures and aftermarket services businesses in Belfast, Northern Ireland (known as Short [...]

Who’s Winning the Steel v. Aluminum Battle? Both, in the Form of Mixed Materials, per Auto Industry Watchers

Posted November 22, 2019 Like Share Tweet

Source: SME Media It wasn’t long ago that auto industry watchers were casting votes for either steel or aluminum in what was to be a big competition in [...]

Specialty Metals, Vacuum Furnace Group Finalizes Acquisition of Titanium Producer

Posted November 21, 2019 Like Share Tweet

A global company that produces specialty metals and provides related vacuum heat treating equipment and services recently announced the acquisition of assets of a leading titanium producer based in western [...]

Tungsten Metal 3D Printing Focus of Collaboration

Posted November 20, 2019 Like Share Tweet

A 3D equipment and materials supplier recently announced a collaboration agreement to develop advanced tungsten-based metal 3D printing using binder jetting that focuses on two metal matrix composites. Global Tungsten [...]