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Materials&Coatings
Electronics Manufacturer Acquires Metal-Alloy Producer
Ametek, Inc., Paoli, PA, a manufacturer of electronic instruments and electro- mechanical devices, acquired Reading Alloys, Robesonia, PA, a privately held niche specialty-metals producer. Reading Alloys, which produces titanium master alloys and engineered metal powders, joins Ametek’s electromechanical group.
Ametek, Inc.: 610/647-2121; www.ametek.com
West Virginia to Welcome New Galvanizing Plant
North American Galvanizing & Coatings, Inc., Tulsa, OK, will construct its 11th hot-dip galvanizing plant in Benwood, WV. The plant was scheduled to begin pro- duction in late April, to serve customers in the greater Pittsburgh and western PA areas.
The firm is renovating an existing building to house the plant, which will employ approximately 20 people.
North American Galvanizing & Coatings, Inc.: 918/488-9420; www.nagalv.com
Provider of Photo-Chemical Etching Services Expands Operations
To increase its capacity to supply thin-gauge flat metal parts, from prototype to production, Advanced Metal Etching, Inc., Ligonier, IN, has completed a facility expan- sion with new equipment and an optimized workflow to increase capacity by 70 per- cent. The firm performs photo-chemical etching to supply parts to the electronics, medical, computer, aerospace and other industries.
Advanced Metal Etching, Inc.: 260/894-4189; www.metaletching.com
Michigan Welcomes New Anti-Corrosion Coating-Development Center
Doerken Corp. USA, a manufacturer of corrosion-protection coatings, has com- pleted its new North American headquarters and technical center in Grass Lakes, MI. The 24,000-sq.-ft. facility, with acreage for expansion, includes a research wing for coating testing, application trials and turnkey coating-system development for OEMs and plating/finishing companies.
Doerken Corp. USA: 517/522-4000; www.doerkenusa.com
Questions about Vanadium Steels? New Website has Answers
To promote increased awareness, vis- ibility and understanding of high-strength low-alloy steels microalloyed with vana- dium (HSLA-V), the Vanadium Technol- ogy Partnership, a consortium of vana- dium producers and researchers, has launched www.hsla-v.org. The website is aimed at users of traditional steels as well as vanadium steels, referencing case studies and including a search tool that helps visitors select a steel supplier and the appropriate product and grade. Vanadium Technology Partnership: www.hsla-v.org
There’s a New Weld-Wire Manufacturer in Town
RevWires LLC is preparing to open a new 80,000-sq.-ft. research and highly automated weld-wire manufacturing facility in Troy, OH. The firm manufac- tures cored welding wire through a pro- prietary process that it says will bring measurable advances in weld mechani- cal properties, quality and cost reductions. RevWires LLC: 937/573-3200; www.revwires.com
Alabama Welcomes
New Steel-Coil
Processing Plant
Friedman Industries, Inc., Houston, TX, has opened a new coil-processing plant in Decatur, AL, to convert hot-rolled coils received from the adjacent Nucor Steel Co. mill into hot-rolled sheet and plate. The new 48,000-sq.-ft. plant houses temper-pass- ing and leveling equipment to provide con- sistently flat material and tight tolerances. Friedman also operates a coil-processing plant in Hickman, AR, and a tubular-prod- ucts facility in Lone Star, TX.
Friedman Industries, Inc.: 800/527-8671; www.friedmanindustries.com
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Rolled Alloys Expands Portfolio via UK Acquisition
Rolled Alloys, Temperance, MI, a provider of heat- and corrosion-resistant alloys and branded stainless steels, has acquired Weir Materials, Manchester, England. The new company, RA Materials, will offer Weir’s Zeron 100 alloy, a high-strength corrosion-resist- ant super-duplex stainless steel. Zeron 100—25 Cr, 7 Ni, 3.5 Mo—is supplied as seam- less and welded pipe, butt-weld fittings, forged flanges, plates, bars and welding con- sumables. It’s also available as custom-made pipes, tubes, fittings, forgings, wires, fasteners and machined parts to order. It is used in the oil and gas, desalination, chemical pro- cessing, pollution control and mining industries.
Rolled Alloys: 734/847-9424; www.rolledalloys.com