Thermal Processing Magazine

The seventh edition of Ceramics Expo will take place on August 30-31 in Cleveland, Ohio. To enhance its offering for 2022 and in response to developments in the use of advanced ceramic materials across high-tech industries, the event welcomes the launch edition of Thermal Management Expo. “The introduction of Thermal Management Expo is great news […]

Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a recognized leader in heat-treat services and metallurgical solutions, has renewed its Nadcap® accreditation in heat treating (ion and gas nitriding) and passed its aerospace quality system (AC7004) audit. The company has also added additional AMS specifications to its scope: AMS 2759/6 and AMS 2759/12.  AMS 2759/6 specifies the procedures […]

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, an Israeli pioneer in defense and cybernetic solutions, has purchased a vacuum titanium casting furnace from Seco/Warwick for UPC Precision Castings. This is the first furnace of this type on the Israeli market. The technology solution (Alloy VIM 40kg-400kW) is a single-chamber furnace, equipped with a hot (ceramic) and cold (copper, […]

Seco/Vacuum, a Seco/Warwick Group company, has received an order for a 2-bar Vector® vacuum heat-treating furnace from an OEM who had recently ordered six new tempering furnaces for its machine tool manufacturing facility. The international buyer’s automotive division placed an order for a single-chamber high-pressure quench horizontal vacuum furnace to increase its annealing production of […]

Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems announced the commissioning of a 28-inch wide, four zone mesh belt annealing and brazing furnace for Bluewater Thermal Solutions, one of the largest U.S.-based commercial heat treaters. The furnace is installed in Bluewater’s annealing and brazing facility in Coldwater, Michigan. The mesh belt furnace is designed with a maximum operating temperature […]

Seco/Warwick delivered a roller-type unit (furnace) intended for spheroidizing rings for the bearing industry. The solution will be operated in the Kielce plant of the global bearing manufacturer NSK. This is a second delivery of the same device. The first line featuring a Seco/Warwick roller-type unit has been operating in the factory for seven years. […]

Tenova was awarded two contracts by Tenaris for its mill in Dalmine, Italy. Both contracts are related to the steelmaker’s new investment in special steel production. Tenova is a leading developer and provider of sustainable solutions for the green transition of the metals industry. Tenaris is a global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipes and […]

A new EconoRed ER-III-30 high-capacity oven from Vastex Industrial is said to cure composites, thermoset plastics, adhesives, and epoxies at high rates, in a smaller footprint and lower cost than comparable ovens. Warrantied for 15 years, the unit’s three 24-inch (61 cm) wide, 3,600-watt infrared heaters (total 10,800 watts) feature closely spaced coils that provide […]

For the Indian subsidiary of the Seco/Warwick® Group, May 2022 marked the fifth anniversary of its establishment. During that time, the company received several dozen orders for metal heat-treatment equipment, placed by the leading companies on the Asian market. Regular customers of the company include the TATA Group — the largest and the oldest (154 years […]

L&L Special Furnace Company received orders for a floor-standing box furnace for heat-treating saw blades along with a large floor-standing, fiber-lined furnace for use to stress-relieve and temper large steel castings. The L&L XLE3648 has an effective work zone of 34” wide by 34” high by 44” deep. It includes an electric vertical door, an […]

Ipsen recently installed the second Turbo2Treater vacuum furnace at Temprasud, a commercial heat treater in Fresagrandinaria, Italy. “With the addition of this vacuum-hardening and low-pressure carburizing furnace, we can offer our customers greater flexibility and production capacity,” said Temprasud CEO Michelangelo Del Vecchio. Their first Turbo2Treater was purchased in 2017 and allowed Temprasud to expand […]