Kobe Steel Ltd. and U.S. Steel inaugurated a continuous annealing line at their Ohio joint venture, PRO-TEC Coating Co. It’s the third process line at the 20-year-old operation, which also includes a cold-rolling mill and two hot-dip galvanizing line for high-strength automotive sheet....More
Metalsa S.A. de C.V. finalized its purchase of ISE Automotive, a German manufacturer of structural automotive parts with eight operations in Europe, China, Turkey, and South Africa....More
GE Power & Water will supply three 2.5-120 wind turbines to Invenergy, a wind farm developer as part of an 86-turbine deal for the Goldthwaite Wind Energy farm in Mills County, Tex....More
Inspecting welds is a visual task, but it may be necessary to investigate weld profiles with a more extreme level of precision. Weld characteristics such as dimension/shape, volume, roughness, size, etc., can be measured for critical evaluation....More
Swagelok Company introduced the Swagelok M200 portable calibration unit, a new design that aims to streamline orbital welding power supply maintenance....More
Broadwind Energy Inc. announced a $14-million order for towers from an unnamed U.S. turbine manufacturer, marking its third big assignment in that sector this year....More
Broadwind Energy Inc. has a new order to fabricate tower structures for a U.S. manufacturer of wind turbines, destined for installation at several domestic wind farms. With a stated value of $35 million, it’s the second significant order from the wind-energy sector that Broadwind has booked this year....More
Lockheed Martin Corp reports it will begin manufacturing cryogenic tanks for storing and transporting liquid natural gas, apply technologies it developed as a manufacturer of external fuel tanks for the NASA Space Shuttle....More
California Steel Industries in Fontana, Calif., chose German plant developer and equipment builder SMS Meer to design and supply a 24-inch high-frequency tube welding line....More
