Thermal Processing Magazine

Oetzbach Edelstahl, a hardening plant that has been providing metal heat-treatment services for almost one hundred years, has purchased another furnace from Seco/Warwick. The system on order is a Vector® vacuum furnace with 15 bar abs high-pressure gas hardening and the option of low-pressure carburizing, low-pressure nitriding and cryogenic freezing. It is the third Seco/Warwick […]

Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems has hired Bryan Stern as product development manager to support existing customers and advance its growing footprint in the vacuum furnace market. Stern brings nearly 10 years of industry experience to Gasbarre and is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Stern will […]

Solar Manufacturing Inc. has designed and installed an automatic disconnect switch into a production car bottom vacuum furnace at Solar Atmospheres in Souderton, Pennsylvania. The automatic disconnect switch saves a tremendous amount of time by eliminating the labor-intensive manual maneuver of disconnecting and then re-connecting the power terminal bars at each end of the car […]

KUKA Robotics will spotlight its ready2_activate application with system partner Plasmatreat in Atlanta at FABTECH 2022, November 8-10. The application is designed to meet ongoing demand for increased efficiency and standardization for surface bonding pretreatment solutions. Visitors to Booth #C11347 can see how KUKA’s ready2_activate application and modular platform using a KR AGILUS robot can […]

Delta H® has delivered twin furnace systems to Ridgid® Tools to solve a challenging requirement involving rapid heating and cooling. The requirement was to heat parts from ambient to 975°F, soak for two hours, cool to 120°F as fast as possible, soak two hours, then repeat. The solution was an innovative design featuring all stainless-steel interior […]

Tenova was awarded a contract by Sinova Global to supply the basic engineering of a new silicon metal plant in Tiptonville, Lake County, Tennessee. Tenova is a leading developer and provider of sustainable solutions for the green transition of the metals industry. Sinova Global is a North American silicon metal production company with operations in […]