On March 16, 1926, Professor Robert H. Goddard was scurrying around a snow-covered field in Worcester, Mass. He was preparing to ignite a small rocket assembly mounted on a metal-framed “launch pad.”

This article discusses two different ways that infrared (IR) heating can be used. One is a high-heat process requiring preheating of the tools/dies, and the other is a lower-temperature process where IR is cleaner and more efficient. Can infrared be used in your process to improve energy efficiency?

Alcoa signed a long-term contract with GE Aviation for jet engine components in an agreement valued at more than $1.5 billion.

Alcoa announced long-term supply contracts with Boeing valued at over $2.5 billion.

Rolls-Royce will invest almost $600 million to modernize its aerospace manufacturing operations in Indianapolis and conduct technology research.

Alcoa announced a contract to supply titanium for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II aircraft program, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).

Alcoa signed a $1 billion deal with Airbus to supply primarily titanium, steel and nickel-based superalloy fastening systems for every Airbus aircraft.

Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) achieved qualification for its premium-titanium products used in jet-engine rotating parts made using premium-quality (PQ) titanium sponge from ATI’s Rowley, Utah, facility.

Exova Group signed a three-year deal with The Ulven Companies to provide mechanical, chemical and metallography testing services.