Thermal Processing Magazine

A market leader in the powder metal industry has placed an order with Abbott Furnace Company for a steam-treat furnace to be installed in Mexico. The company awarded Abbott Furnace the order, continuing a long history of more than 100 furnaces providing a variety of heat-treat solutions. The Abbott Furnace steam-treat furnace was selected because […]

Seco Tools has introduced a modular toolholder system for manufacturers seeking to improve their productivity with Swiss-style machining. The system enables fast, easy, and repeatable insert indexing and tool changes outside of tight machine work spaces. The QC (Quick-Change) toolholders also feature Seco Jetstream Tooling® and Jetstream Tooling® Duo technology for optimal chip control, high-quality […]

Tenova, a Techint Group company specialized in innovative solutions for the metals and mining industries, has decided to reorganize its businesses and review its governance structures accordingly. The changes are intended to steady Tenova around the two businesses in which the company operates – metals and mining – so as to better focus on each’s […]

Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems recently delivered a custom-built batch tempering furnace to a commercial heat-treating company located in the heart of the aerospace industry on the West Coast of the United States. With a working load size of 168 inches wide, 48 inches deep, and 48 inches tall, coupled with a max load weight of […]

Baker Furnace, a leading supplier of pollution control equipment, announced an incineration solution for infectious medical waste. As more and more people are treated for COVID-19, the amount of infectious waste produced will continue to increase. Baker Furnace manufactures medical waste incinerators that use temperatures in excess of 1,000° C to eliminate infectious pathogens and […]

James Sanderson, a past chairman of the International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar and longtime Kaiser Aluminum employee, passed away on April 19. Sanderson started his career with Kaiser Aluminum in 1970 as the hot mill metallurgist at the Ravenswood, West Virginia, rolling mill and held many key positions within the company. He spent the majority […]

The new nano GEN2 i-4.0 range of nitrogen gas generators provide a wide range of flow rates and purities from 95 percent to 99.999 percent. The fourth Industrial Revolution has arrived as machines are digitally connected to their operators and the GEN2 i-4.0 leads the industry for onsite N2 gas generators. Full communication protocols including […]

OAO BelAZ, a Belarusian dump truck manufacturer, has again chosen Seco/Warwick as its solution provider. The new device, the RLHE electric roller furnace, will be integrated with the technological line for heat treatment of large bearing rings. The line, based on the RLHE-120.510.20-1000 roller furnace, is designed for heat treatment of large bearing rings with […]

Sintavia, LLC has achieved National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (Nadcap) approval for heat treatment at both its Hollywood, Florida, and Davie, Florida, locations. A leading aerospace and defense additive manufacturer, Sintavia is the only company in the world with Nadcap approvals for laser additive manufacturing, electron beam additive manufacturing, and in-house heat treatment. […]

Ipsen announced the receipt of an order for two Titan® H6 2-bar vacuum furnaces from a rapidly emerging global automotive components manufacturer with locations in the United States and Asia. “Despite general market conditions at the present time, we are seeing many forward-looking manufacturers continuing to invest in efficient, high performance systems for the future,” […]