A special anticorrosive surface treatment developed by Poeton Industries to coat storage drums containing low-risk contaminated waste is now available for industrial and defence applications where long-term exposure to aggressive environments is a problem. Abaqus, a non-linear finite element software product lines, enables engineers and other technical professionals to assess and improve designs and processes with respect to structural and thermal performance. Corus is announcing a range of lean alloy steels that will enable the automotive gearbox industry to control and predict the level of distortion in the manufacture of transmissions. Steel shortages have caused spiralling costs for European manufacturers and according to Edmund Aversenti, steel prices look like they will continue to steadily rise causing manufacturers' bottom lines to fall. Thermoplastics can cut part weight and cost; their properties can be tuned to almost any set of engineering needs; they can be taken from the mould as a final net shape. No athlete would be without the best possible footwear, and the same is true for racehorses. Paul Stevens reports on a horseshoe moulded using a two-shot process and with an in-mould assembled steel component. Traceability and the need for product marking are well understood across a wide range of industries today. New developments by Autotype, a leading manufacturer of hardcoated formable films and texture lacquers for film insert moulding (FIM) also known as in-mould decoration (IMD), enable product designers and developers to make significant improvements to both the aesthetic and functional characteristics of plastic components. Nanotechnology is developing at an astonishing rate, with an increasing number of products coming to market that take advantage of modified material properties. Nevertheless, concerns persist over the risks associated with nanotechnology.