Thermal Processing Magazine

Super Systems Inc. (SSi), a leading provider of thermal–processing solutions, announce the next session of its quarterly User Training Class, taking place June 17–18, 2025. Held at SSi’s headquarters, this two-day course offers hands-on instruction, ensuring an interactive and personalized learning experience. This engaging experience also allows users to ask real-world application questions. Attendees will […]

The Mexico heat treatment industry has a new vacuum furnace supplier entity: ECM Mexico, doing business as MEXVAC ECM, S.A. DE C.V., a subsidiary of ECM USA, Inc. The ECM Mexico team, consisting of Juan Cruz (operations manager Mexico), José López (field service & plc engineer), led by Pierre-Loic Rousset and Dennis Beauchesne, and supported […]

For more than 150 years, Ajax/CECO/Erie Press (ACE) has been at the forefront of the forging and forming industry, driven by strategic mergers, technological advancements, and a steadfast commitment to customer success. Through this evolution, ACE has grown into North America’s largest supplier of forging and forming equipment, continually adapting to meet the demands of […]

Isoflama is expanding its hardening plant and has ordered a new and modern Vector® vacuum furnace, which will be connected to the superior production system, significantly streamlining the cycle and improving the Brazilian partner’s logistics. The furnace on order by the commercial heat treater solves the customer’s problem by implementing the plan to introduce an […]

Chiz Bros., a provider of custom solutions for refractory and high-temperature applications, has recently completed the acquisition of Advanced Material Science, a long-term vendor of Chiz Bros. Advanced Material Science is a thermal and electrical insulation material distributor located in southwestern Pennsylvania with an additional focus on custom CNC machining. The location of the manufacturing […]

Optris, a specialist in non-contact temperature measurement, is introducing new digital interfaces for process automation. The latest pyrometer models from the CT, CTlaser, CTratio, and CSvision series, as well as the Ethernet-based Xi series infrared cameras (ETH), are now equipped with modern network protocols, enabling even more seamless integration into industrial automation systems. With the […]

Coolbrook, a transformational engineering and technology company focusing on industrial electrification, and Tenova, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable solutions for the metals and mining industries, have announced a strategic partnership on the development and deployment of Coolbrook’s proprietary RotoDynamic Heater™ (RDH™) technology. This will replace the burning of fossil fuels with clean electricity […]

The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) recently announced its 2025-26 Board of Directors and executive officers. Gary Berwick of Dry Coolers, Inc., is taking over as president; vice-president is Jason Safarz of Karl Dungs, Inc., and treasurer is Bob Fincken of Super Systems, Inc. Jeff Rafter of Selas Heat Technology Co. LLC assumes the past-president […]

Ipsen announces the launch of its seventh regional Service HUB, strategically located to supportcustomers in East Texas, as well as parts of Oklahoma and Louisiana. Officially launched in April 2025, the new HUB provides regional customers with a single point of contact for routine maintenance, preventative service, and technical support — delivering faster response times […]

The Sew-Eurodrive heat treatment team completed their fully automated in-house vacuum furnace system integrated with their patented Movi-Trans® inductive energy power transfer system. Sew-Eurodrive, a global manufacturer, partnered with ECM USA to commission a modular NANO vacuum furnace system completely integrated with advanced automation for their Lyman, South Carolina, facility in June 2023. This six-chamber, […]

Nitrex’s G-M Enterprises division in Corona, California, continues to gain momentum with new vacuum furnace orders from both longstanding and new customers. Most recently, a long-time repeat customer — one of the top-tier suppliers in the aerospace industry —placed an order for a 6-bar vacuum furnace designed to meet the rigorous requirements of aerospace component […]