Steel company partners with high school
In McMinnville, Oregon, US, a new partnership has been established between Cascade Steel, McMinnville High School, and Chemeketa Community College.
iWeld laser system
LaserStar Technologies Corp., a member of the Laser Institute of America, has introduced its iWeld advanced laser system.
Resistance Seam Welder
TechMatrix of Minnesota, US has announced the release of the RSX26 resistance seam weld machine, an addition to their RSX Series product line.
Stainless sales drop in USA
An Outokumpu survey reports that the sales volume of stainless steel in the US in the first season of 2008 has dropped by 12.5% from the last quarter of 2007 due to weak demand in the global market.
Coker contract for BP whiting refinery in USA
Foster Wheeler Ltd has announced that its subsidiary Foster Wheeler USA Corp., part of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, has been awarded contracts by BP Products North America for the engineering, procurement and fabrication of a 102,000bpsd six-drum delayed coking unit and gas plant facilities at BP’s Whiting refinery in Indiana, USA.
Metso completes acquisition
Metso has announced that it has completed the acquisition of GE Energy’s Lachine Main Plant, a heavy fabrication and machining facility located near Montreal, Canada.
Celtic Minerals sample nickel boulders
Diamond drilling by Celtic Minerals Ltd continues on the Kingurutik River claim block in the Voisey’s Bay nickel district, northern Labrador, Canada.
New hard surfacing wires
Hobart Brothers McKay, headquarted in Troy, Ohio has released VertiWear 600 and VertiWear AP hard surfacing wires.
Plymouth Tube supplies NASA
Four-time shuttle astronaut and United Space Alliance COO, Dan Brandenstein, visited Plymouth Tube Company's Trent Mill in recognition for the AL-6XN tubing provided for NASA's Constellation program.
Disposal facility in Texas
Waste Control Specialists (WCS), a subsidiary of Valhi, has awarded a contract to URS to lead the design and construction of a new low-level radioactive waste (LLW) facility in Andrews County, Texas.