XSYTIN-360, a new line of high-performance solid ceramic end mills, combines Greenleaf’s phase-toughened XSYTIN-1 substrate with a unique cutting geometry that offers 10 times higher productivity and tremendous cost savings.

As a metallurgist, I am frequently asked for assistance on metallurgical issues relating to alloy products and selection. Here are the most frequently asked questions and a guide to answering these questions.

Terves broke ground on a 12,000-square-foot expansion to its magnesium foundry in Euclid, Ohio. The H3-classified magnesium metal-processing facility expansion enables Terves to further expand its heat-treatment, metal-processing, machining and storage capabilities. Plans include additional permanent-mold and materials-handling space, as well as the addition of die-casting, sand-casting and squeeze-casting capabilities for custom magnesium and magnesium alloys and composites.

In order to establish a more effective and economic production system, the goal is to move away from batch-type logistics and toward “one-piece-flow” production.