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Stanadyne Automotive Corp. installed a 10-bar high-pressure quench furnace with advanced computer control system from Seco/Warwick Corp., Meadville, Pa., for use in its heat-treat operation in Windsor, Conn.

Raytheon Aircraft, Wichita, Kan., has been awarded a one-year military contract with four one-year options for the production of more than 230 T-6A Texan II aircraft, associated ground-based training devices and technical support.

Techint Technologies, Genoa, Italy, successfully revamped a walking beam furnace at Luchini's plant in Piombino, Italy.

The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) has been authorized by the executive board of InfraGard to establish an InfraGard Manufacturing Industry Association (IMIA).

Selas S.A.S., France, a subsidiary of Selas Corp. of America, Dresher, Pa., has received an order from voestalpine STAHL GmbH for the furnace of the new galvanizing line CGL#3.

In January 2002, Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., plans to install a 10-bar furnace with dimensions of 50 in wide x 50 in. high x 6 ft deep and a weight capacity of 10,000 lbs.

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has changed its name to ASTM International to reinforce the openness of the ASTM standards development process to worldwide input as well as reflecting the global application and use of ASTM standards.

Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., and Dooray Air Metal Co. Ltd. in South Korea signed a definitive asset purchase agreement for Alcoa to acquire Dooray's aluminum extrusion assets located in Changwon, Korea.

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) released figures showing that the events of Sept. 11, 2001, will cause a sharp contraction in industry sales as commercial transport production declines.

The San Diego, Calif., plant of Bodycote Thermal Processing commissioned its plasma nitriding equipment and completed initial production orders.