SECAT Newsletter Volume 12, Issue 1 July 2024 - Summer Issue < < < < < Follow Us on LinkedIn We are active on LinkedIn! Make sure you follow us! SECAT NEWS Retirement Dr. Chenghe Xiao – Technical Manager After 23 years with Secat, we announce Dr. Chenghe Xiao’s retirement. Throughout his tenure, Dr. [...]
SECAT Newsletter Volume 11, Issue 4 Dec 2023 - Winter Issue SECAT NEWS Meet the Innovatech Team: Innovatech Labs, Plymouth, MN is a subsidiary of Secat after Secat purchased the lab in August 2022. Innovatech is a chemistry lab with advanced equipment for characterizing organic and inorganic materials. For our aluminum (and other metals) manufacturers, [...]
SECAT Newsletter Volume 11, Issue 3 August 2023 - Summer/Fall Issue SECAT NEWS Certificate in Aluminum Metallurgy The inaugural class of participants for the Certificate in Aluminum Metallurgy program recently completed the second week in the four-part intensive training program. The weeklong sessions were tailored to cater to professionals at various stages of their careers and [...]
SECAT Newsletter Volume 11, Issue 2 May 2023 - Summer Issue SECAT NEWS Secat Receives NADCAP Certification Secat announced in March that it has successfully achieved NADCAP certification. This prestigious certification further solidifies Secat’s position as a premier service provider of metallurgical testing & analysis to the metals industry. The achievement of NADCAP certification by [...]
SECAT Newsletter Volume 11, Issue 1 February 2023 - Pre-Spring Issue SECAT NEWS Secat Offers On-Site Training If you are looking for personalized training for your employees, Secat can help! We are available to come to your facility and conduct training in a variety of specialized subjects such as... • Aluminum 101 – A Basic [...]
SECAT WrapUp Volume 10, Issue 4 November 2022 - Winter Issue SECAT NEWS Extrusion Class Success! In October, Secat conducted a 2-day Extrusion Class at a customer’s facility. The class was led by VP of Engineering, Shridas Ningileri, and was well attended. If you would be interested in a private class for your company, please [...]
LEXINGTON, KY - September 16, 2022 Secat, Inc., a metallurgical research laboratory, has acquired Innovatech Labs, a Minnesota based analytical laboratory specializing in advanced surface analysis techniques and innovative chemical testing methods. As a result of the acquisition, Secat adds a talented group of chemists to its team of metallurgical engineers and expands its service [...]
SECAT WrapUp Volume 10, Issue 3 August 2022 - Fall Issue SECAT NEWS Secat Training In 2022, Secat will continue to offer a variety of training opportunities with virtual and in person options. Our Upcoming TRAINING Fundamentals of Direct Chill Aluminum Ingot Casting September 13-14 It's an IN PERSON class at Secat Headquarters in Lexington, [...]
Aluminum WrapUp Volume 10, Issue 2 May 2022 - Summer Issue SECAT NEWS Secat Helps Student with Middle School Science Fair Project Nathan Nanninga, son of Secat Technical Director Nick Nanninga and wife Ashley Nanninga, made it to the Kentucky State Science Fair this past spring. Nathan’s project “Physics of MagLev Cars” used copper coils [...]
Aluminum WrapUp Volume 10, Issue 1 February 2022- Winter/Spring Issue SECAT NEWS Secat Awarded R&D Contract! The REMADE Institute, a 132-member public-private partnership established by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with an initial investment of $140 million, announced $33.2 million in new technology research, selecting 23 new projects as part of the Institute’s latest [...]