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Professional Resources

Published online: 26 March 2011 Ó ASM International 2011

IMR Test Labs Announces One-day Turnaround for Bond Strength Testing IMR Test Labs announces a one-day standard turnaround on bond strength/adhesion testing in order to support the production control and monitoring of the thermal spray industry. A full line of coatings analysis services is also available. IMR Test Labs has performed thousands of coating metallography examinations on thermal spray, plasma spray, and diffusion coatings. While the majority of the coating analysis customers are from the aerospace industry, a significant number of customers now come from other industries such as automotive, biomedical, and fuel cell. The company’s training, experience, and equipment assure that accurate diffusion, thermal spray, and plasma spray coating analysis results are obtained every time. For more information: IMR Test Labs, 131 Woodsedge Drive, Lansing Business & Technology Park, Lansing, New York 14882; tel: 607/533-7000 or 888/464-8422 (888/ Go-Ithaca); fax: 607/533-9210; e-mail: [email protected]; web: www.imrtest.com.

Eriez Opens Mobile Training and Education Center The latest resource from Eriez is Orange University, a mobile training and education center designed for handson demonstrations and customer workshops. ‘‘Orange University is a 38-foot Winnebago stuffed with all the goodness you would expect Eriez to offer in a first-class package for a first-class customer experience,’’ says Eric Confer, Orange University team leader. Orange University features a modular equipment layout that allows the rapid

transformation of the interior to accommodate different industry requirements on an annual or semi-annual basis— outfitted according to customer demand. The modular layout allows Orange University to travel the country educating a new group of customers about products tailored to their everyday needs. Orange University is designed to educate visitors and help them determine the best process equipment solutions and the appropriate cutting-edge technologies available for their applications. Through hands-on learning and simulation at attendees’ facilities, Orange University demonstrates its diverse approach to problem solving and educates attendees on how Eriez can help meet their needs and take on unique challenges. For more information: Eriez, 2200 Asbury Road, Erie, PA 16506; tel: 814/835-6000; fax: 814/838-4960; e-mail: [email protected]; web: www.en-us.eriez.com.

Book Analyzes Processes that Cause Fatigue and Fracture of Welded Joints Fracture and Fatigue of Welded Joints and Structures by Kenneth McDonald analyzes the processes and causes of fracture and fatigue, focusing on how the failure of welded joints and structures can be predicted and minimized in the design process. An overview of fracture assessment methods provides an evaluation of the development of Engineering Critical Assessment (ECA), Single Edge Notch Tension (SENT), and the Failure Assessment Diagram (FAD). The focus on analyzing fracture includes constraint