The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has issued Materion Corporation a contract to support additive manufacturing research and development efforts. Under the award, Materion will assist with the study of this production technique, which is also referred to as 3D printing, for beryllium and aluminum-beryllium alloys, the Mayfield Heights, Ohio-headquartered company announced on Monday.

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Materion has received a contract to supply AlBeMet metal matrix composite parts that will be used as components for UTC Aerospace Systems‘ MS-177 multi-spectral imaging sensor. The MS-177 is being evaluated for use on Northrop Grumman‘s RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, Materion said Thursday. Made of aluminum and beryllium, AlBeMet is a composite metal made to have high modulus and low-density qualities, […] More

Materion Beryllium & Composites has handed over an initial batch of aluminum-beryllium casting products to Lockheed Martin after the Materion Corp. subsidiary secured first-article inspection approval. Lockheed will integrate the Materion-made AlBeCast aluminum-beryllium components with its Electro-Optical Targeting System onboard F-35 fighter jets, Materion said Tuesday. Lockheed’s EOTS has infrared sensors designed to help F-35 pilots carry out reconnaissance operations […] More

Lockheed Martin has subcontracted a Materion Corp. subsidiary to deliver aluminum-beryllium casting products that Lockheed intends to use to assemble the electro-optical targeting system of F-35 fighter jets. Materion Brush Beryllium & Composites will supply its AlBeMet metal composites to Lockheed through the agreement, of which value was not disclosed, Materion said Tuesday. “We have […] More

A Materion Corp. subsidiary is collaborating with Lockheed Martin to become a qualified supplier of aluminum-beryllium casting technology for the F-35 fighter jet’s electro-optical targeting system. Materion Brush Beryllium & Composites produces aluminum-beryllium composites used in the F-35 EOTS and also seeks to offer its investment casting products to the Lockheed-led program, Materion said Thursday. […] More