Researchers have validated the use of moving optics for laser hardening, which allows the process to be adapted to the shape of the part Hardening is a surface heat treatment applied to steel parts ...

Heat treatment is an essential technique for influencing workpiece characteristics. Several industries focus on reliable part design to avoid breaking parts, e.g. by decreasing material weight and ...

What do gears, bearings, and shafts have in common? For one thing, they're often made out of steel. For another, they're subject to a failure mode known as rolling contact fatigue. Rolling contact ...

This 10-day guide on how to harden off seedlings will ensure your carefully nurtured indoor seedlings survive the transition to your garden.You’ve invested weeks of care and a decent chunk of money ...

BLOOMFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Kaman (NYSE: KAMN) announces that its subsidiary Kamatics Corporation (“Kamatics”) received an initial award to provide components manufactured using its ...

Induction hardening provides excellent hardness distribution with minimal deformations, and also offers significant benefits over conventional techniques. However, induction hardening also places high ...

In an ideal world of gardening, all you’d need to do to grow a plant is throw some seeds into the ground, water, and wait for the results. With some plants, the growing process actually is as simple ...

The vibrant fall colors have peaked in Michigan, we’re now left with mostly shades of browns punctuated with a few brighter colors here and there. The color change of deciduous trees is the most ...

Deforming means changing the shape of a material by bending, stretching, or compressing it. Vacuum forming involves heating a sheet of plastic until soft and then stretching it over a mould using a ...