March, 2014 - IQS Newsroom

Aluminum Alloy Advantages

It has been nearly one month since the announcement of the Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing Innovation Institute (LM3I) and the market has already responded in impressive ways. The goal of the LM3I Institute is to research and design the most energy efficient lightweight metals which will be utilized in a wide range of industries. The price of certain aluminum alloys hasn’t been this high since early 2012 and price continues to fluctuate. Many companies and organizations are responding to this new era of metals in a big way. A number of aluminum alloy manufacturing facilities are now under construction throughout the world and it is estimated that these newer aluminum alloys will result in massive substantial savings in fuel consumption. These facilities are aiming to have aluminum capacities of 900,000 tons.

IQS Newsroom March 24, 2014

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Preventing Bond Failure in Rubber to Metal Bonding

Durability is probably the most important characteristic of many products and is especially important for parts with rubber to metal bonding. The automotive industry uses rubber bonding on parts to absorb and dampen sound; this is one of the most common applications in the field. So how is durability ensured in the specific instance of these particular products? Well, there are a few different issue that could lead to failure as well as different ways to prevent them.

IQS Newsroom March 3, 2014