Thermal Processing Magazine

ECM’s product expansion with research and development and laboratory furnace systems, brand name JIPELEC, has proven highly successful within the academic and semiconductor industries. With the recent increased interest in U.S. semiconductor research and manufacturing, ECM is excited to announce a strong bimonthly sales order pattern for 2021. These smaller-scale system processes range from rapid […]

Lucifer Furnaces has shipped a seventh large dual chamber 8000 Series furnace to a U.S. auto manufacturer. Each chamber is 24” H x 24” W x 36” L. This heavy-duty furnace-over-oven features 12-gauge sheet steel construction with reinforced members for a solid framework. The upper hardening chamber heats with 45 KW power to banks of […]

Mercury Marine of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, recently 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 […]

Alloy Engineering, a diverse fabricator specializing in high-temperature and corrosion-resistant alloys, has acquired Thermcraft Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-quality thermal processing equipment. “Selling Thermcraft was easier knowing it’s going to a company that respects its history and values its employees like Alloy Engineering does. Tom would be happy to know there is a bright […]

To share its expertise in thermal processing services and solutions such as hot isostatic pressing (HIP), EDM, heat treatment, and other processes for additive manufacturing, Bodycote exhibited at RAPID + TCT, the premier additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing event in the United States, in September. Bodycote, a world leading provider of heat treatment and […]

Seco/Vacuum, a Seco/Warwick Group brand, has sold a vacuum aluminum brazing (VAB) furnace to an international aircraft component supplier. The furnace is designed to meet tight temperature tolerances of ±3°C, incorporating a powerful high-vacuum system with diffusion pump. The furnace is equipped with six temperature control zones and can accommodate loads with dimensions up to […]

Tenova Italimpianti, a leading technologies and equipment supplier for the world of industrial furnaces, recently received a contract from Metalloinvest, a leading global iron ore and HBI producer and supplier and one of the regional producers of high-quality steel, for the reconstruction of the heating furnace nr. 2 in the second rolling unit of Alexey […]

As more mid-sized companies recover from pandemic related disruptions, Ipsen is seeing a surge in interest for standardized equipment. Ipsen reports a steady increase of orders for Titan vacuum furnaces this year, with five in July alone. That’s a substantial increase over the same period in 2020, and a fundamental shift from the more specialized […]

Tenova, a leading developer and provider of sustainable solutions for the green transition of the metals industry, has attained an important milestone. Pomini Tenova, worldwide leader in the production of roll grinders, has successfully concluded the life cycle assessment (LCA) analysis of Pomini Digital Texturing™ (PDT™) — a breakthrough technology for surface texturing of rolling […]

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 […]

Baowu Aluminum Technology Co., Ltd.’s continuous annealing and chemical pre-treatment line for processing strip coils for the aluminum market produced its first hot coil at the end of August. The line was supplied by Tenova, leading developer and provider of sustainable solutions for the green transition of the metals industry. As affirmed by the customer, […]

Tecnovacum, a Brazilian commercial heat treater, bought a Vector® vacuum furnace — one of the group’s flagship products — from Seco/Warwick. For the first time in the history of the Seco/Warwick Group, the order was executed in a 50/50 cooperation system — Tecnovacum’s financing plan with an Industry Development Bank stipulated that at least 50 […]

Lucifer Furnaces has shipped a seventh large dual chamber 8000 Series furnace to a U.S. auto manufacturer. Each chamber is 24” H x 24” W x 36” L. This heavy-duty furnace-over-oven features 12-gauge sheet steel construction with reinforced members for a solid framework. The upper hardening chamber heats with 45 KW power to banks of […]

Solar Atmospheres’ Greenville, South Carolina, facility has been awarded Nadcap 24-month merit status for heat treating, brazing, and carburizing. All Solar Atmospheres facilities — Souderton, Pennsylvania; Hermitage, Pennsylvania; Fontana, California; and Greenville, South Carolina — have now earned Nadcap 24-month merit status, demonstrating Solar’s corporate commitment to quality, an adherence to strict specification requirements, flawless […]

L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc. has shipped a second bench-mounted box furnace to a worldwide leading manufacturer of high-purity fused silica and high-end ceramic products. These materials are used in the semiconductor and photonics industry as well as many other ceramic and composite industries worldwide. The furnaces are part of the research and development department […]