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January 2017
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Case Study: Busch LLC and Vakuum-Harterei Petter GmbH
Vakuum-Härterei Petter GmbH (VHP) based in Quickborn, Germany, is a contract hardening facility that specializes in high-quality heat treatment under vacuum. The company has a total of nine vacuum ovens. The materials handled are mainly high-alloy steels, but non-ferrous metals are also heat-treated. The core activities of VHP are hardening, annealing, brazing, soldering, and tempering. […]
Understanding the Cooling Curve Test
When a hot component comes in contact with the liquid quenchant, there are normally three stages of quenching. There are exceptions to this, which will be explained in each stage. The three stages of quenching are: Vapor stage (stage A or vapor blanket stage) Boiling stage (stage B or nucleate boiling stage) Convection stage (stage […]
Buying a New Lab or Industrial Furnace
When the time comes to purchase a new lab or industrial furnace, there are several points that need to be considered before going out for bids. One of the first considerations should be the desired operating temperature that will be used most often. “Most often” because many new lab and industrial furnace purchasers often assume […]
Efficient Gas Heating of Industrial Furnaces
There are various types of high-efficiency gas burners and radiant tubes currently on the market, and economic tools can be used to assess investments in heating technology for industrial furnaces. In addition, a revolutionary combustion technology now makes it possible to have the best of both worlds — increased efficiency and suppressed NOx emissions. Gas […]
NEWS
R&W Hartetechnik Chooses a Seco/Warwick Solution
Austrian commercial heat treater R&W Härtetechnik increases production capacities at its facility in Kindberg-Aumühl by purchasing an advanced heat processing system, 10.0 CaseMaster EvolutionTM designed by Seco/Warwick. CaseMaster Evolution is a hybrid solution, characterized by high precision of repeatable results. This unique two-chamber vacuum furnace is designed to run thermal processes and low-pressure carburizing with […]
January 18, 2017
AFC-Holcroft Awarded Associate Member of the Year by MTI
At its October Fall Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), the world’s largest network of heat treaters in the world, recognized AFC-Holcroft from Wixom, Michigan, with the Associate Member of the Year Award. Each year at its Fall Meeting, MTI recognizes the supplier within its membership who has exemplified the highest levels […]
January 18, 2017
Can-Eng Furnaces Contracted To Build a System for Aluminum Automotive Structural Castings
Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited has been contracted by a European leader in the design and development of light-weighting thin-walled automotive structural castings to design, manufacture, and commission an automated T7 heat treatment system for the processing of high-integrity aluminum automotive structural castings. Can-Eng’s design was chosen for this new facility as it offers inherent part […]
January 18, 2017
TPS Ships Blue M Lab Oven for Prominent Cosmetics Manufacturer
Thermal Product Solutions (TPS), a global manufacturer of thermal processing equipment, announced the shipment of a Blue M lab oven to the cosmetics industry. The lab oven will be used in the customer’s aerosol lab for shelf-life testing of aerosol cans at 55°C (131°F). The maximum temperature of this oven is 302°F, and the work […]
January 18, 2017
Linde Offers Safety Solution To Monitor Nitrogen Supply Levels
Linde LLC helps companies operating heat treatment furnaces improve safety by installing a protective-atmosphere safety monitoring system in compliance with the National Fire Protection Association’s “Standard for Ovens and Furnaces” (NFPA 86). Heat treatment furnaces depend on nitrogen supply to help operators initiate a safety purge with inert gas of the flammable atmosphere, and NFPA […]
January 18, 2017
Grieve Offers 1,400° F Inert Atmosphere Tempering Furnace
No. 1041 is a 1,400F° (760°C) inert atmosphere tempering furnace from Grieve used for heat treating at the customer’s facility. Workspace dimensions of this oven measure 48" W x 72" D x 48" H, and 120 KW are installed in nickel chrome wire coils supported by a stainless steel frame, while a 9,600 CFM, heat-resistant […]
January 18, 2017
Ipsen U Offers Training for Multiple Levels of Expertise
For those who want to learn about new thermal processing methods and industry innovations, Ipsen U classes have a long-standing tradition of teaching best practices and helping improve the performance and life span of your equipment. Ipsen begins 2017 by hosting another series of Ipsen U classes with courses available February 7-9, April 4-6, June […]
January 18, 2017
MICO Generators from Eldec Offer Full Hardness and Short Processes for the Tool and Mold-Making Industry
Complex molds at Werkzeugbau Laichingen: The active parts are hardened with Eldec technologies Tool and mold-making professionals routinely face many challenges unique to their industry. In order to ensure the stability of the tools produced, hard grades of steel are required; however, specialists must also be able to precisely shape this material for use in […]
January 18, 2017
SGL Group Introduces New Silicon Carbide Ceramics
SGL Group – The Carbon Company – introduces two new silicon carbide materials, Sigrasic® Performance and Carboprint® Si. In industrial heat treatment applications, Sigrasic® Performance is used for charging elements and systems. The carbon-fiber reinforced silicon carbide ceramic (C/SiC) Sigrasic® Performance is pending patent approval and is produced from the carbon fiber reinforced carbon (CFC) […]
January 18, 2017
IBC Manufacturing Facility Achieves Re-Certification of ISO 9001:2008/AS9100:2009
IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. (IBC), a leading beryllium and copper advanced alloys company, recently announced that it has achieved a re-certification of its ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100:2009 Rev. C standards for quality management systems at its Wilmington, Massachusetts, facility, where it produces precision cast beryllium-aluminum products. “This re-certification is vital to IBC’s ability to serve […]
January 18, 2017
Omega Engineering Announces Relocation of World Headquarters
Fifty years ago, Omega Engineering, Inc. was a small privately held company that was woman-owned and operated. Today, it’s a leading global manufacturer and supplier of process measurement and control products, operating out of brand-new world headquarters. The move to the high-tech facility in Norwalk, Connecticut, represents a major transition for the firm, which for […]
January 18, 2017
