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January 2020
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Take Another Look at Deep Cryogenic Treatment
What is happening in the world of Deep Cryogenic Treatment (DCT)? Research into this field is exploding. Research is coming from companies and major universities in China, India, Hungary, Turkey, Pakistan, Poland, Iran, Italy, the United Arab Republic, Korea, and others. The research is covering many facets of DCT. There are three major research topics […]
Vacuum heat treatment for additive manufacturing
Additive manufacturing means any technology capable of obtaining a final component starting from a 3D CAD file and adding material layer by layer. At a theoretical level, additive manufacturing only coincides with the 3D-part construction phase. In reality, in order to fully understand this technology, a series of other preprinting and postprinting activities must be […]
NEWS
Wisconsin Oven ships heat treating batch oven
Wisconsin Oven Corporation has shipped one indirect gas fired heavy duty walk-in series oven to a manufacturer in the technology industry. The walk-in oven will be used for heat treating materials used in the production of vehicle batteries. The walk-in oven has a maximum oven operating temperature of 350°F and work chamber dimensions of 12’0” […]
January 15, 2020
Voestalpine adds special nitriding capabilities
The High Performance Metals Division of Voestalpine AG in the Czech Republic has expanded its heat-treatment capabilities with the addition of a Nitrex system for nitriding and surface hardening stainless steel for various applications. Nitrex Metal has entered into an exclusive agreement with Voestalpine AG to bring innovations in stainless steel hardening technologies to the […]
January 15, 2020
Manufacturer expands with Seco/Warwick equipment
A steady increase in global demand along with advances in precision technology capability has fueled the expansion of a major producer of aviation engines in China. Seco/Warwick designed, manufactured, and commissioned a 25-kilogram (55 pounds) single crystal furnace and a 50-kilogram (110 pounds) equiax vacuum melting and casting furnace for the production of high quality, […]
January 15, 2020
Registration open for Heat Treat Mexico 2020
Registration is open for the ASM Heat Treating Society’s Heat Treat Mexico 2020, scheduled for March 3-5, 2020 in Queretaro, Mexico. The conference is designed to attract maintenance supervisors, metallurgists and production engineering staff, and will provide a bridge for relevant new technology for thermal processing and how it is applied to the production environment […]
January 15, 2020
Gasbarre consolidates thermal processing systems production
Gasbarre Products, Inc. reports that at the end of 2019 all thermal processing systems will be manufactured in its 50,000-square-foot facility in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania. In 2011, Gasbarre acquired the JL Becker brand of industrial furnace equipment. Over the last eight years, Gasbarre has run parallel manufacturing facilities in Michigan and Pennsylvania for its furnace […]
January 15, 2020
Wisconsin Oven ships conveyor oven for stress-relieving automotive parts
Wisconsin Oven shipped one natural gas (direct) fired continuous duty conveyor oven to an American manufacturer. This oven will be used for stress-relieving steel snap rings used in automotive parts. The oven has a maximum operating temperature of 650°F and a work zone of 2’2” W x 10’0” L x 1’0” H. Temperature uniformity of ±20°F […]
January 7, 2020
Seco/Warwick pushes practical use of advanced automation
Development of automation continues on a strong pace, as manufacturers shift requirements toward logical, well-thought-out systems in conjunction with smart, autonomous solutions. Control cabinets are the ‘brain and nervous system’ of an industrial furnace. An industrial computer installed in the control cabinet, comprised of an array of PLCs, acts as a process manager and an […]
January 7, 2020
Lindberg/MPH ships two atmosphere pit furnaces to the automotive industry
Lindberg/MPH announced the shipment of two electrically heated atmosphere pit furnaces to the automotive industry. The nitrogen atmosphere pit furnaces will be used to heat treat automotive parts. The two pit furnaces use high velocity forced convection heating systems inside an atmosphere tight retort chamber and have a maximum operating temperature of 1,250°F. The work chamber is approximately 50 inches […]
January 7, 2020
PCI certification emphasizes powder coating done right
The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) provides information, education, and training to advance the use of powder coating as a high quality, durable finish for industrial and consumer products. A major component of this effort is the PCI Certification program. Powder coating is an exceptionally high-quality product finish. The performance of powder coating depends on the […]
January 7, 2020
How to measure surface temperature of metal for quality welds
CAS DataLoggers provided the dataTaker datalogging solution for a welding company working on a wide variety of metal parts so workers could monitor the temperature of long lengths of pipe. The high heat applied during the welding process distorts and warps the metal as it cools, so welders first have to preheat the metal before […]
January 7, 2020
