Thermal Processing Magazine

L&L Special Furnace Co, Inc., has shipped two furnaces to a manufacturer of medical implant components in the northeastern United States. The furnaces are a floor standing forging furnace for use in hot forming of medical implant parts and a floor standing tempering furnace to a manufacturer of medical implant components. The forging furnace, an […]

In January, Nitrex, a lead provider of fully integrated heat-treating solutions and technologies globally, acquired G-M Enterprises, a strong player in the vacuum furnaces market. It is headquartered in Corona, California. The acquisition is in line with Nitrex’ strategy to further expand its integrated heat-treatment solutions offerings to customers while strengthening its products portfolio. For […]

Tenney Environmental, a division of Thermal Product Solutions, announced the shipment of one Tenney Environmental walk-in chamber to the chemical products industry. This chamber will be used to perform temperature and humidity testing of heat pump and air handling systems containing hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants. This Tenney walk-in chamber maintains a relative humidity range of 20-85 percent […]

Thermal Product Solutions, a global manufacturer of thermal-processing equipment, has shipped one Blue M Class A mechanical convection oven to a company in the oil and gas industry. This Blue M convection oven has a designated temperature range of 15°C above ambient to 82°C due to the large solvent load in the chamber. The interior […]

Bodycote, the world’s leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services, has entered into an agreement to acquire Ellison Surface Technologies, creating one of the world’s largest providers of thermal spray and engineered coating surface technology services to the aerospace industry. Ellison’s business, based in North America, is highly complementary to Bodycote’s existing […]

The Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI) has added Jason Lippert, CEO of Lippert Components, to the Women in Finishing FORUM program. The event is May 6-8 in South Bend, Indiana.  As part of a comprehensive agenda, FORUM attendees will tour Lippert Components Inc.’s finishing operations followed by a presentation from Lippert. His presentation, “World-Class Operations […]

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 […]

Lindberg/MPH has shipped two electrically heated atmosphere pit furnaces to the automotive industry. The nitrogen atmosphere pit furnaces will be used for heat treating 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 […]

Ipsen has completed its 2019 Corporate Academy class. Seven graduates will step into their full-time roles as field service engineers (FSEs) after several months of training and a comprehensive exam. The program is part of a strategic initiative to continue growing service capacity across the globe. Ipsen employs a large, skilled aftermarket team. With local […]

Seco/Vacuum Technologies (Seco/Warwick Group) in a single year launched two products that will have significant long-term impact for in-house heat-treatment departments and commercial heat treaters alike. Both products update legacy processes in widespread use in industries such as automotive, aerospace, and other high volume, high value markets, and their contribution to these industries will be […]

L&L Special Furnace Co, Inc., has shipped five model GS1714 furnaces to a worldwide leading manufacturer of chemicals and chemical coating products in the Midwestern United States. These products are primarily used in the medical field as a coating. They must be cured at 800°F and the furnaces can also be used for sintering of […]

Ipsen USA installed a Titan® vacuum furnace at Stack Metallurgical Group’s location in Spokane Valley, Washington. Stack Metallurgical Group is Nadcap accredited and the Northwestern United States’ largest commercial heat treater. Formerly known as Inland NW Metallurgical Services, Stack Spokane is one of the company’s four locations offering a range of metal processing services. Installation […]

Sandvik Materials Technology appointed Erik Bäck as the new sales manager for the Nordic region, following the retirement of Björn Larsson who left the company at the end of 2019. Bäck has been with Sandvik for 14 years. He started his career in marketing and product management and studied for his thesis while working in […]

Wisconsin Oven shipped a natural gas (direct) fired continuous duty conveyor oven to an American manufacturer. This conveyor 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 […]

Rick Diekman, founder of Controlled Thermal Processing, died December 24, 2019. Diekman was a trained, experienced mechanical engineer and stress analyst who worked to get the facts out about the developing field of cryogenic treatment. He was first introduced to cryogenics when he was tasked with finding extended tool life when he worked for Fel-Pro. […]

Thermal Product Solutions, a global manufacturer of thermal-processing equipment, has shipped a Gruenberg vivarium sterilizer to the lab animal science industry. Trim panels were fitted to cover the area between the wall opening and the unit so that a flush appearance was achieved. The trim panels are held in place by magnets on the back […]

Jon K. Tabor, chairman emeritus of Allied Mineral Products, is retiring effective March 31, 2020. He celebrates 50 years with Allied on February 16. In 1955, Tabor began a 65-year career in the refractories industry working for Norton Company (Saint Gobain), in Worcester, Massachusetts. He joined Allied as sales manager in 1970, when Allied was […]

Perryman Company has fully commissioned new titanium melting equipment from Retech Systems LLC, a Seco/Warwick Company. Perryman is a leading global supplier of titanium to the aerospace, medical, consumer, and other industries. Since the company’s inception, Perryman’s mission has been to “…do it better, do it smarter, and make innovation a function of how you […]

Abbott Furnace Company will design, manufacture, and install a sintering furnace that is rated at 2,150°F and also includes the Abbott Varicool Cooling System. A company that specializes in manufacturing high-volume, ferrous-based powdered metal components in the automotive, lawn and garden, agricultural, and industrial markets has placed an order with Abbott Furnace Company for an […]

FA Krosno completed the installation of a Nitrex nitriding system at the manufacturing facility in its namesake city in southeastern Poland. The company is one of the largest players in the European gas springs market supplying manufacturers of commercial vehicles and agricultural equipment such as Fiat SpA, Scania AB, MAN SE, and AGCO. Over the last several years, […]

ECM Technologies, innovative heat-treating vacuum furnace manufacturer, promoted Vincent Esteve to business development manager at the ECM USA, Inc. subsidiary in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Esteve’s primary functions will include overseeing business sales and marketing development in North, Central, and South America with a focus on further expanding the ECM brand into innovative markets such as […]