DULUTH, Minn., April 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IKONICS Corporation (Nasdaq:IKNX), a Duluth-based imaging technology company, announced today that it is working with Lockheed Martin, a global aerospace company, to develop a new method of machining ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials using Ikonics' proprietary particle beam technology.
"CMC is notoriously difficult to machine because of its hardness and non-uniformity. Our technology eliminates edge damage to the material caused by remelt with lasers or delamination with waterjet or mechanical machining methods," said Karl Shaw, Ikonics' Chief Technology Officer.
CONTACT: IKONICS Corporation
4832 Grand Avenue
Duluth, MN 55807 USA
Phone: (218) 628-2217
Fax: (218 628-3245
Email: info@ikonics.com
Website: www.ikonics.com
