ARL's acquisition of this facility will bring substantial benefits to U.S. industry, which is participating with ARL in this program's development. It is anticipated that these developed coatings will greatly enhance cutting tool life, make possible substantial increases in engine performance, and provide numerous opportunities for reducing life-cycle costs in applications where durability is limited due to surface wear and abrasion. This facility provides for applications that advance manufacturing processes to the state of the art. This facility is the only facility in the Western hemisphere dedicated to the spray metal-forming of aluminum and magnesium alloys. It contains a pilot production-research scale spray metal plant and specimen processing equipment that offers a full range of metallographic capabilities.
Equipment includes an aluminum pilot plant.