Robotic welding of pressure vessels
At the Eynsham factory of Oxford Magnet Technology, 750 liquid helium-filled vessels are produced each year for housing the superconducting magnet that forms the heart of magnetic resonance imaging systems for body and brain scanners.
Philip Cornes boosts nickel alloy capacity
Philip Cornes, a European distributor of nickel alloys and heat and corrosion-resistant stainless steels, has further increased its flat product processing capability with a new waterjet machining centre.
Integris Metals formed
Alcoa Inc. and BHP Billiton have completed the merger of Alcoa's metals distribution business, Reynolds Aluminum Supply Company (RASCO) and BHP Billiton Group's North American metals distribution business (Vincent Metal Goods in the USA and Atlas Ideal Metals in Canada).
Gas to power east African development
The Songo Songo gas field off the Tanzanian coast is the source of a USD 310 million project in which the lead sponsors are the AES Corporation from Arlington, Virginia, and the PanAfrican Energy Corporation based in the Channel Islands.
AvestaPolarit adds stainless line
AvestaPolarit Oyj Abp (Finland), has placed an order with Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) for the supply of an automation system and electrical equipment for a new stainless steel production line at the Tornio Steelworks.