Did you know Sophisticated Alloys is one of the last independent alloys companies in America?
Company mergers are happening in every type of industry, including the alloys business. Here are three of the top concerns that are a result of these consolidations: First, consolidations have impacted responsiveness. It might be harder for you to get the alloys you need, when you want them. If you work with a large company, […]
Read More...
Where Can you Test-Drive a Vacuum Melting System?
Think back to the last time you bought a new car. Did you flip through a brochure, then pick up a phone and place your order? Did you talk to a sale representative at a car dealer and make you purchase based simply on what you were told? Or, did you hop in the car, […]
Read More...
Website Revisions Made for Customer Ease of Use
As our company has grown over the last 20 years, we’ve noticed that the majority of our customers come from the following industries: Aerospace Electronics Defense Energy Steel We’ve recently added five new pages to our site so that customers can easily find the information pertinent to their market of interest. Within each […]
Read More...
Eliminating Alloy Defects Through Mold Design
Typically, my main concern is the quality of our own end product. But every now and then our attention shifts to improving the quality of other companies’ end product. Occasionally, our company has been used as the laboratory where potential breakthrough innovations are put to the test. Recently, an engineer from a multinational corporation came […]
Read More...
How do Simonds alloys compare to other magnetic alloys?
Whenever I am asked to compare Simonds alloys to other magnetic alloys, I always respond with another question: How will the alloy be used? Because the applications for magnetic alloys is endless – they are used in everything from military gyroscopes to washing machines to bank vaults – and they all have different magnetic properties, […]
Read More...
Unique Custom Alloy Developed for Use in Medical Device Industry
I’ve seen this happen in practically every industry – someone identifies a serious problem, but does not have the resources, skills or expertise to solve it. For example, cardiologists have long known that it can be difficult to stop the bleeding at the incision site for minimally invasive cardiovascular surgeries – especially if a patient […]
Read More...
Research on Steel Alloys Looks at Reducing Impurities
Ryan Hunt from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory contributed this post: Reduced Activation Steel Development There is significant activity underway around the world to develop the process of fusion to the point where it produces net energy – with applications in power production, national security and basic science. The ITER project in France and the National […]
Read More...
Learn How Custom X-ray Standards Can Save Your Company Time and Money
You may ask why your company would need custom x-ray standards. Well, say your company is going to add a new line of steel. With several types of steel sitting in your warehouse, you would need the ability to quickly identify all of your materials. You wouldn’t want to have to cut a sample and […]
Read More...
