Thermal Processing Magazine

A Czech manufacturer of machining tools, industrial knives, mulching knives, and chippers has placed an order with Seco/Warwick for a Vector® vacuum furnace with 10 bar high-pressure gas quenching. This is one of the Seco/Warwick Group’s flagship products, and it will be used for tool steel hardening and tempering processes. The design has been customized to enable […]

Thomas Pfingstler, Atlas Pressed Metals, DuBois, Pennsylvania, has been appointed president of the Center for Powder Metal-lurgy Technology (CPMT), succeeding Arthur (Bud) Jones, Symmco, Inc. Pfingstler, a longtime member of APMI International and the Metal Pow- der Industries (MPIF) Standards Committee, received the MPIF Distinguished Service to Powder Metallurgy Award in 2019. He has a […]

The Nitrex Heat Treating Services (HTS) facility in Franklin, Indiana, received the Nadcap (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) accreditation for the following processes: heat treating for multiple alloy families, stress relieving, carburizing, nitriding, vacuum heat treating, hardness, and metallography. “This central U.S. location and the Nitrex expertise will be used to expand our […]

Seco/Warwick will deliver to Michelin — the largest European tire manufacturer — a compact Vector® vacuum furnace with a 400x400x600mm heating chamber. It will be indispensable for the gas hardening process used in the manufacture of tools for premium tires. “With a relatively low expenditure, the compact Vector vacuum furnace makes it possible to become […]

C3 Data’s real-time pyrometry compliance status can directly inform Bluestreak™, a leading heat-treat manufacturing execution system (MES) and quality management system (QMS) whether parts about to be loaded into a specific furnace meet AMS2750 compliance. This collaboration enables two informational platforms to work in unison, effectively eliminating human-error-prone (manual) processes associated with pyrometry compliance. Since […]

Nitrex has secured additional business with one of the biggest automotive manufacturers in China. This is the third order from the customer, and in this phase of development, the company will install a second automated heat-treating cell for nitriding automotive parts. As part of the company’s third phase of growth, the new Nitrex automated cell, […]

Tenova Goodfellow Inc. has received an order from Celsa France for the supply of one iEAF® technology platform using the NextGen® System for their 150-ton scrap AC top charge furnace in Boucau, France. Tenova Goodfellow Inc. is a subsidiary of Tenova. Celsa France is an EAF steel producer specialized in the production of steel billets […]

Dri-Vault™ 253610 low-temperature infrared cabinet oven for heating, drying, curing, and conditioning of bonded or coated parts has been introduced by Vastex Industrial. Intended for small scale production and laboratory applications, it features a double walled enclosure with positive-pressure filtered air flow to prevent particulates from entering the chamber, and a four-inch (10 cm) exhaust […]

For years, the Ridco Casting Company in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, struggled with its three metal-clad cooling towers which had to be operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The fourth-generation family-owned and operated zinc die casting manufacturer is known for producing some of the highest quality components in the industry. When it comes […]

Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a recognized leader in heat treat services and metallurgical solutions, announced Chris Molencupp has joined the company as its new regional sales manager. Molencupp will be responsible for driving sales from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Canada. He joins AHT with more than 30 years of experience in heat treatment and […]

L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc., has shipped a large gas-fired normalizing furnace to a worldwide manufacturer of pipe, tube, and fittings used for various military contracts. The furnace was scheduled for delivery at the end of Q4 2021 and ran about four weeks behind schedule due to various supply chain issues. It is rated to […]

Tenova has been contracted through its subsidiary Tenova Inc. for the turnkey supply of a roller-hearth type STC® furnace at Grand Blanc Processing’s wire processing facility in Holly, Michigan. Tenova is a leading developer and provider of sustainable solutions for the green transition of the metals industry. This project will mark the third STC (short […]

Ipsen has expanded its field service capabilities to include ultrasonic wall thickness testing for vacuum furnaces. The test helps customers verify the integrity of their chamber and determine its remaining lifespan. “Having a better understanding of the furnace’s condition will result in more accurate maintenance planning,” said Ipsen chief service officer John Dykstra. “Customers can […]