Metals Learning Center - Page 10

New technologies and clinical procedures demand more sophisticated metal components. In recent years, suppliers of metal parts to the medical device industry have registered impressive gains in the quality of their performance. With the advent of statistical process control, ISO 9000 certificatio... Continue Reading

As the name alludes to, Nitinol is a nickel-titanium alloy known for its shape memory and super elastic characteristics. Shape memory refers to Nitinol's ability to undergo deformation at one temperature, then recover its original, under formed shape upon heating above its transformation temperature... Continue Reading

The metal industry is among the oldest in existence. Several countries determine their industry growth by the increase in metals, demonstrating how crucial this material is. The metal supply chain comprises three critical stages: melt mills, re-rollers, and service centers. There are, of course, o... Continue Reading

Metal strip for stamped parts usually is supplied by service centers that buy the material from large mills and slit it to width for their customers. At least, that is the common perception. But there is another layer in the supply network, which often is unrecognized. These are the precision rerol... Continue Reading

Today’s precision slitters are able to produce strip in very narrow widths, for example around .035” in a certain thickness range. In many cases, however, it is also often wise to consider flat wire as an alternative to strip. Strip is often the most economical choice, particularly for wider size... Continue Reading