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July 2018

ARTICLES

Getting the thermal treat results you want

How aggressive quenching and other drivers lead to high performance

Scott Wade, E. Buddy Damm, Matt Widders, Paul Petrovic, Krich Sawamiphakdi

Gas carburization techniques

A comparison of conventional and accelerated methods for surface hardening

Aaron Flesher

Induction hardening of cast irons

The success in induction hardening of cast irons and repeatability of obtained results are greatly affected by a potential variation of matrix carbon content.

Valery Rudnev

NEWS

Diablo Furnaces’ Glogowski completes pyrometry course

Diablo Furnaces’ Burk Glogowski has completed the pyrometry course by PRI and is certified to conduct SAT and TUS evaluations based on NADCAP Interpretation of SAE AMS 2750D. As Diablo Furnaces continues to grow, it has expanded its services and offerings to coincide with customers’ needs, which include the SAT and TUS evaluations. Diablo Furnaces […]
July 15, 2018

Solar Manufacturing breaks ground on new Sellersville Facility

Solar Manufacturing, Inc. began a new chapter in its history recently with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new manufacturing facility at the Sellersville Business Campus in Sellersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  Due to substantial growth in recent years, Solar Manufacturing expanded into two separate manufacturing facilities located a few miles apart.  The new property will allow […]
July 15, 2018

E Instruments offers E8500 Plus portable emissions analyzer

E Instruments’ new E8500 Plus emissions analyzer is a complete portable tool for EPA compliance level emissions monitoring and testing. The E8500 Plus is ideal for regulatory and maintenance use in boiler, burner, engine, turbine, furnace, and other combustion applications. New Features: Up to 9 Gas Sensors & Chiller Optional Sample Conditioning Unit (SCU): Minimize […]
July 15, 2018

Dr. Valery Rudnev receives two prestigious heat-treating awards

Dr. Valery Rudnev was recognized during the opening ceremony of the American Society for Materials (ASM International) Thermal Processing in Motion conference. Rudnev, director of science and technology at Inductoheat Inc., an Inductotherm Group Company, received two prestigious awards for his contributions in the field of induction heating and heat-treating. Rudnev was elected as a […]
July 15, 2018

Wisconsin Oven ships walk-in industrial oven

Wisconsin Oven Corporation manufactured a natural gas-fired enhanced duty walk-in oven for a transportation technology company. This is a repeat customer for Wisconsin Oven and the industrial oven will be used for heat treating baskets of aluminum parts. The heat-treating oven has a maximum temperature rating of 315°C (600°F) and work chamber dimensions of 6’0” wide x 15’0” long x […]
July 15, 2018

750°F gas-fired cabinet oven from Grieve

No. 1046 is a 750°F (399°C), gas-fired cabinet oven from Grieve, currently used for baking radiator cores at the customer’s facility. Workspace dimensions of this oven measure 80” W x 88” D x 18” H. 800,000 BTU/HR are installed in a modulating natural gas burner, while a 12,500 CFM, 10 HP recirculating blower provides vertical […]
July 15, 2018

Metalloinvest picks Tenova to upgrade melt shop

Tenova, a Techint Group company specialized in innovative solutions for the metals and mining industries, has been awarded a contract with Metalloinvest, a leading global producer and supplier of HBI and iron ore products and a regional producer of high quality steel, for a major upgrade of the JSC Ural Steel melt shop located in […]
July 15, 2018

Upgrades and new partnership for Ipsen Ceramics

Ipsen Ceramics recently completed the task of relining the bricks on one of its roller hearth kilns. This re-bricking project brings the kiln’s throughput back to full operating capacity. Additionally, the kiln can now reach greater operating temperatures – up to 2,650 ºF (1,454 ºC). These improvements mean greater efficiency and more flexibility when processing […]
July 15, 2018

Hemsath joins Seco/Vacuum as director of nitriding

Seco/Vacuum Technologies, LLC (Seco/Vacuum) welcomes Mark Hemsath as director of nitriding and special vacuum furnaces. Hemsath had previously held a position with Seco/Vacuum’s sister company, Seco/Warwick Corp., as manager of the thermal group from 2014 – 2017 before taking time away to serve as director of sales and marketing with Advanced Heat Treat Corporation in […]
July 15, 2018

Dave Wolfe to represent Diablo Furnaces to East Coast

Diablo Furnaces announces that Dave Wolfe has recently joined forces with the company as East Coast sales representative for the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Maine. Wolfe comes to Diablo with a thermal processing background, which spans from technical sales since 1990 to […]
July 15, 2018

Debut of CastForge makes Messe Stuttgart glow

CastForge celebrated an impressive debut at the Stuttgart trade fair center. 153 exhibitors from 18 countries (international exhibitors, 61 percent) presented their comprehensive product portfolio at the trade fair for castings and forgings with processing. The exhibitors were impressed with the strong response of around 3,700 visitors and conducted excellent and in-depth discussions.  During the […]
July 15, 2018

Lucifer Furnaces delivers dual chamber furnace

Lucifer Furnaces delivered a dual chamber fiber-lined furnace to a leading manufacturer of punches and dies in North America. The upper chamber of this customized Model LI84-M24 heats to 2200°F and the lower draw chamber to 1600°F with 23 KW power. The upper chamber hot face consists of low-heat-storage ceramic fiberboard for fast heat-up and […]
July 15, 2018