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Alcoa expands R&D Center to deepen additive manufacturing capabilities; Ampliforge process

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Alcoa will produce materials designed specifically for a range of additive technologies to meet increasing demand for complex, high-performance 3D-printed parts for aerospace and other high-growth markets such as automotive, medical and building and construction. Alcoa is piloting the technique in Pittsburgh and Cleveland.

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IHS Markit sees supply crunch coming for electrical steel; potential disruptor of OEM electrification plans

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NOES is a direct material input used in electric motor manufacturing for both hybrid and electric vehicles, as well as in many low-power motor applications. Only 14 companies are currently capable of manufacturing xEV-grade NOES that meet global OEM requirements. Concentrated manufacturing footprint.

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NASA and Virgin Orbit 3D print, test rocket combustion chamber

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The company partnered with NASA experts in combustion and additive manufacturing (3D printing) at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama; Glenn Research Center in Cleveland; and Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Additive manufacturing is primed to augment and enhance traditional processes.

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Nuvera breaks ground on automated fuel cell production facility in China

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In December 2018, Nuvera signed a cooperation agreement with the Fuyang government, located in Zhejiang province, to enable the local manufacture of Nuvera fuel cell stacks. The new manufacturing site establishes Nuvera as a major fuel cell provider both in China and in the entire Asian region. —Lucien Robroek, CEO.

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NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne hot fire test rocket engine injector made by 3-D printing

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NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne recently finished testing a rocket engine injector made through additive manufacturing (also called 3-D printing). NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland conducted the successful tests for Aerojet Rocketdyne through a non-reimbursable Space Act Agreement. Credit: NASA. Click to enlarge.

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Alcoa opens 3D printing metal powder plant

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Located at the Alcoa Technology Center, the world’s largest light metals research center, the plant will produce proprietary titanium, nickel and aluminum powders optimized for 3D printed aerospace parts. Alcoa also has invested in a range of technologies to further develop additive processes, product design and qualification.

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UPS to add more than 6,000 natural gas trucks 2020-2022; $450M investment

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As part of the new agreement, Agility will provide complete end-to-end natural gas systems for heavy-duty gas trucks, terminal tractors and medium-duty walk-in vans, which are UPS’s familiar brown delivery trucks. Houston, Texas, and Cleveland, Ohio.

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