Applications

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, and Power-One, Inc., a leading provider of renewable energy and of energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions, confirmed that ABB has completed its previously announced acquisition of Power-One.

United Performance Metals, Inc. (UPM), a subsidiary O’Neal Industries, has acquired the assets of Vulcanium Metals, a leading stock/distributor and processor of titanium for aerospace and defense, medical instruments and other industrial applications based in Northbrook, Illinois.

A leading oil & gas metallurgical testing laboratory in Houston has expanded its corrosion testing capabilities. Extensive investments have been made in the Exova Houston lab including new high pressure / high temperature (HPHT) autoclaves, slow strain rate frames and state of the art electrochemical testing capability. The expansion in capabilities and capacities has been made in response to increased global emphasis on tackling the problem of pipeline corrosion – an issue that costs the oil and gas industry millions of dollars annually. The electrochemical cell addition will allow more sophisticated test procedure parameters to be utilized for optimal simulation of corrosive environments and conditions. “Exova Houston has seen increased demand thanks (to) the exploration of oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico in more hostile environments, at higher pressures and in increasingly sour environments,” said vice president, US, Materials, Oil & Gas, Bobby Archibald.

Norsk Titanium Components AS (NTiC) and Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. have reached a significant milestone in a multi-year collaboration for Direct Metal Deposition (DMD) technology. Together the companies have achieved technology readiness level six (TRL6), demonstrating the ability to meet aerospace material requirements.

Global Polymer Solutions LLC has acquired the global rights to Perlastic™ industrial protective coatings products. PERLASTIC is a line of water-based, zero-VOC protective coatings which adhere directly to rust or substrates where limited surface preparation is possible.

Altus Capital Partners, Inc., a private equity investment firm focused on niche middle market manufacturing companies in the U.S., has announced the closing of the sale of Thermafiber, Inc., a leading producer of mineral wool insulation products for commercial, industrial and horticultural applications, to Owens Corning, a leading global producer of residential and commercial building materials, glass-fiber reinforcements and engineered materials for composite systems.

Sandvik Sanicro 25 (UNS S31035) tube grade developed for advanced ultra-supercritical steam boiler applications in highly efficient next generation power plants has now achieved ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) approval. 

Alcoa and The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) has completed a first-of-its-kind engineered wetlands wastewater management system in Saudi Arabia at the Ma’aden-Alcoa joint venture project site.

Ruukki can now supply steels for all applications requiring wear-resistant special steels. Ruukki Raex special steel can withstand wear and surface pressure and the range has now been expanded to include the thicker wear-resistant steels needed, for example, in the mining industry.

Quaker Chemical Corporation has expanded its product offering in the steel industry with the addition of PRIMECOAT Surface Treatments and QUAKERTEK Specialty Greases. The Quaker PRIMECOAT Surface Treatment portfolio is used in the passivation process by which metal surfaces are converted into a protective corrosion preventing film that improves corrosion protection and exhibits excellent compatibility with paints and adhesives and good lubrication properties.