Industry News
Foreign steel Approved for American EV Charging Stations
Metal fabricators supplying components for electric vehicle (EV) battery charging stations will have broad leeway to use steel from foreign suppliers. That is the decision made by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in announcing “Buy America” exclusions for EV chargers funded over the next five years through the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula […]
Alcoa plans to restart aluminium smelter in Spain
Alcoa Corporation today announced that a majority of the workers at its San Ciprián complex in Spain have agreed to an improved plan for the restart of the aluminium smelter in 2024. In 2020, the company attempted to lay off some 500 workers but was forced to abandon the plan after a Spanish court […]
Flowserve to acquire Canadian industrial valve maker Velan for $245 million
Flowserve Corporation (“Flowserve”), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, and Velan Inc. (“Velan”), a leading manufacturer of highly engineered industrial valves, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Flowserve will acquire Velan in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $245 […]
Mitsubishi Power Receives 55MW Geothermal Power Plant Order From Pertamina
Mitsubishi Power, a power solution brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order from PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE), the geothermal energy subsidiary of Indonesia’s state-owned oil and natural gas corporation PT Pertamina (Persero), for a 55 MW power generating unit comprising a steam turbine, generator, and related mining plant and […]
U.S. Steel to drop National Labour Relations Board complaint against United Steelworkers
U.S. Steel plans to withdraw the unfair-labour-practice complaint it filed against the United Steelworkers during a contentious round of negotiations. In September, Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel filed complaints with the National Labour Relations Board against USW and USW Local 1066 in Gary, which represents workers on the west side of the Gary Works steel mill. […]
Form Energy to Build Battery Plant in West Virginia
Form Energy Inc, a start-up hoping to make long-duration storage batteries from materials including iron to store power from renewable energy, will partner with West Virginia to build a manufacturing plant in the state, the company and politicians said on Thursday. The plant is slated to be built starting next year in Weirton, once a […]
U.S. Floats New Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Based On Carbon Emissions
In addition to looking to decarbonize the oil and gas industry, U.S. officials are proposing to levy tariffs on steel and aluminum based on how much carbon the producing country’s industries emit. This is part of a bid to fight climate change and “dirty” metals made in China and elsewhere, two people familiar with […]
Equispheres Develops Non-Explosible Aluminum Feedstock
Canadian 3D printing powder developer Equispheres Inc. has developed a non-explosible aluminum alloy feedstock for additive manufacturing that reduces the hazards associated with day-to-day handling of materials for 3D printing. Identified as NExP-1, the new material is specifically designed for production printing of aluminum parts. It maintains the ability to produce high-quality prints at […]
BOC Opens Second Australian Application Technology Centre
Leading gas and engineering company BOC, a Linde company, has officially opened a new Application Technology Centre in south-west Sydney in Australia with Senator Tim Ayres, Assistant Minister for Trade and Manufacturing, cutting the ribbon at the new site. Expected to drive innovation and productivity improvements across the Australian manufacturing industry, the new world-class […]
Amaero Lured to UAE as Victoria Loses Out
The reason why additive manufacturing group Amaero abandoned plans to build a titanium alloy powders plant in Victoria, Australia has been revealed in a statement to the ASX. The plant will instead be constructed in the United Arab Emirates supported by investment funds made possible by that country’s defense offsets program. In September, Amaero […]
Hexagon HxGN Machine Trainer CNC/CMM simulator offers training flexibility
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has introduced the HxGN Machine Trainer, a multi-axis CNC and CMM simulator. Taking the initiative from the training of professionals in other critical occupations, such as commercial pilots, Hexagon has created a ‘hands-on’ professional training solution for 3 and 5 axis machines, Mill-Turn and Coordinate Measuring Machines that is ‘hands-off’ […]
Maruichi Stainless Tube Building $75M Plant in Texas
Maruichi Stainless Tube Texas Corp. is planning to build a 125,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Seguin. The Seguin Economic Development Corp. and the city of Seguin have announced Maruichi expects to break ground on the project at the beginning of 2023 and be completed at the beginning of 2024. The project will represent a […]
