Thermal Processing Magazine

Solar Atmospheres of Western PA acquired a used VFS HL50 external quench vacuum furnace at an auction in the Philadelphia area with the intent to refurbish it. The main objective of this purchase was to retrofit this older furnace with a newer hot zone and pumping technology that will help minimize and target the condensation […]

Tenova, a company specialized in sustainable solutions for the green transition of the metals industry, successfully started up two 400 t/h walking beam furnaces (WBF) at the new Ternium hot strip mill facility, located in Pesqueria (Mexico). Ternium is a leading company in the Americas that manufactures and processes a wide range of high-quality steel […]

Seco/Vacuum, a Seco/Warwick Group company, will provide two furnaces and auxiliaries with working zones that can accommodate loads with dimensions up to 1,000 mm x 1,000 mm x 2,400 mm (40”x40”x96”) and up to 7.5 metric tons of weight. The Vector® vacuum hardening furnace is equipped with a convection heating system to improve heat transfer […]

The program committee for the Additive Manufacturing with Powder Metallurgy Conference (AMPM2022) has issued a call for papers and posters covering the latest developments in the fast-growing field of metal additive manufacturing (AM). The AMPM conference has grown significantly since its debut in 2014 as the only conference focused on metal AM. The 2022 conference […]

Thermalogic Corporation has launched a new website offering a modern, streamlined, and user-friendly platform that provides a better view of its extensive control, sensor, and transmitter product lines. The new website also features an area where customers can elaborate on specific design features and application needs with Thermologic’s control and sensor configurator. Thermologic can work […]

Allied Mineral Products is celebrating its 60th anniversary. In its early days, Allied began selling minerals from a home office and garage in the northwest Columbus area. The need for warehouse space led co-founders Bill Winemiller and Bob Scott to lease a downtown building off East Chestnut Street. This new facility allowed for distribution of […]

A new BigRed™ 4D-54 infrared conveyor tunnel oven from Vastex Industrial boosts temperatures to over 300°F (149°C) within the first several inches of conveyor travel, and maintains at-cure temperatures of up to 900°F (482°C), satisfying high-capacity curing, drying, and baking requirements. It is equipped with a 54-inch (137 cm) wide conveyor belt, dual heating zones, […]

A call for presentations has been issued for MIM2022, International Conference on Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics and Carbides, to be held in West Palm Beach, Florida, February 21–23, 2022. Authors have until October 1 to submit presentation abstracts on manufacturing innovations and material advancements. All abstracts accepted for presentation will require a PowerPoint submission […]

Solar Atmospheres of Western PA successfully vacuum heat-treated the largest and longest load of nickel alloy tubing ever in a commercial vacuum furnace. The mission was to preserve the crucial elements of brightness and cleanliness of the 45-foot-long seamless tubing while meeting extremely stringent mechanical properties. “We spent countless hours reviewing critical systems such as […]

Burloak Technologies received and commissioned two DELTA H® furnace systems for use in both R&D as well as full-scale additive manufacturing production of aluminum products. Burloak reported that parts initially being processed in the two furnace systems included items for the Canadian Space Agency and revolutionary communications satellites. The two furnace systems include a single-chamber […]

Lucifer Furnaces recently delivered a large 4000 Series oven to a leading automotive supplier in the United States. Model 42-T36 has a chamber size of 30”H x 30”W x 36”L, heating to 1,200°F with 35 KW of power. This model is complete with a high CFM rear-mounted fan assembly to recirculate the heated air uniformly […]

Epcon Industrial Systems is a known leader in designing and building ovens and oxidizers for continuous web processing applications, where the web can be either steel or aluminum, paper, plastic, fiberglass, and/or any composite material. The company’s challenge for an automotive industry customer was designing a high-velocity oven with forced convection to process 60-inch wide […]

Tenova LOI Thermprocess has received another order from Wuhan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (WISCO) for the installation of a continuous quench for efficient cooling of thin steel plates. The Tenova LOI Thermprocess quench is specially designed for efficient cooling of thin and very thin plates of high strength and wear-resistant material. The quenches adopted […]

Bodycote is exhibiting at RAPID + TCT to share its expertise in thermal processing services including hot isostatic pressing (HIP), EDM, heat treatment, and other processes for additive manufacturing. Bodycote can be found at Booth E8749 at the Cobo Center in McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, September 13-15. RAPID + TCT is the premier additive manufacturing […]

Surface® Combustion, Inc. has shipped a new ion nitriding thermal processing furnace system for Watervliet Arsenal. Watervliet was familiar with Surface Combustion’s multitude of furnace offerings and awarded a contract to Surface so they could again bring their processing capability in-house. Adding control to the supply chain for product was one of the many reasons […]

Mercury Marine of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, launched a plan to upgrade its heat-treating capabilities with a move to the low-pressure carburization and high-pressure gas quench system. Partnering with ECM Technologies, the new plan incorporates completely automated Nano vacuum heat treating systems. The innovative Nano system incorporates 20 bar nitrogen gas quenching along with low […]

L&L Special Furnace Company received an order for a large gas fired, car bottom furnace from a leading manufacturer of specialty alloys, pipes, tubes, and fittings in the Southeastern United States. The furnace is scheduled for delivery in Q4 2021. The furnace will be used for normalizing various steels and specialty alloys at temperatures up […]