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April 2022
Seco/Vacuum receives order for new Vector® HPGQ to replace existing furnace
Seco/Vacuum will deliver a Vector® high-pressure gas quench furnace to replace an existing furnace that failed to deliver the performance the customer required for its...
Gas solutions for sustainable metal AM
Sustainability is a key value driver and focus for industrial manufacturing, and additive manufacturing fulfills that need in more ways than one.
Additive manufacturing,...
Carbon-neutral insulation for high-temperature applications
In January 2022, Mantec Technical Ceramics, based in Stoke-on-Trent, U.K., launched carbon neutral versions of its super-insulative Ultralite material, and this has been met...
Tenova launches interactive corporate website
Tenova, a leading developer and provider of sustainable solutions for the green transition of the metals industry, has launched its new corporate website: a...
Spotlight on IHEA member WS Thermal Process Technology Inc.
WS Thermal Process Technology is the U.S. subsidiary of WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH, which was founded in 1982 in Renningen, Germany. The company manufactures self-recuperative...
The 2021 PRI Top 10 NRCs in heat treating
As the pandemic adjusted our lives and systems, we have still had to maintain Nadcap accreditation in heat treat and other commodities. While the...
Nitrex facility in Mexico receives Nadcap accreditation
As a global provider of turnkey systems (nitriding, nitrocarburizing, vacuum), heat-treatment services, as well as instrumentation and automation solutions, Nitrex recently announced that its...
Thermalogic offers internet-enabled, IoT capable controls
Thermalogic offers a multitude of IoT capable temperature, humidity, and other process controls, sensors and transmitters. Experts are on hand to help customers design...
ITS plans for growth with move to new, expanded facility
International Thermal Systems (ITS) has moved into a new, more expansive and modern facility.
The new facility will allow ITS to meet its goals for...
Seco/Warwick chosen for medical precision brazing
Seco/Warwick is scheduled to deliver a Vector® vacuum furnace to a manufacturer of precision medical devices including X-ray and radiotherapy equipment.
The Vector furnace on...
Conference updates for IFHTSE members
There are a few conferences members should make sure are on their calendars for the coming year.
They include:
Tooling 2022 Conference and Exhibition
April 25-27, 2022...
Chinese company orders Seco/ Warwick Vector
A Chinese company (listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange) has ordered a horizontal vacuum furnace from Seco/Warwick. The furnace will help in producing highly...
Quench tank agitation by submerged jets
In this column, I will discuss agitation by submerged jets.
Common methods of agitating quench tanks, and other types of tanks, are by sparging or...
Salzgitter and Tenova reach agreement on SALCOS
Salzgitter AG and Tenova are stepping up their close technical cooperation and have concluded an important agreement for the realization of SALCOS® - SALzgitter...
Order sets up largest hydrogen-based DRI facility in China
Sinosteel Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd., located in Beijing, China, has recently contracted Tenova, a leading developer and provider of sustainable solutions for the...
STLE welcomes return of in-person annual meeting May 15-19
The 76th STLE Annual Meeting and Exhibition will be held May 15-19, 2022, in Orlando, Florida, and include daily keynote talks, Q&A opportunities, presentations, discussions, and...
Order sets up largest hydrogen-based DRI facility in China
Sinosteel Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd., located in Beijing, China, has recently contracted Tenova, a leading developer and provider of sustainable solutions for the...
SECO/WARWICK to supply vacuum furnace for screw production
SECO/WARWICK has received an order for a Vector vacuum furnace from Solvera Gawel Technology S.A., a manufacturer of fasteners such as screws for wood,...
Aalberts Surface Technologies rebrands U.S. businesses
Aalberts Surface Technologies, a leading global provider of specialized thermal processing, surface treatment, and material coating solutions, announced that its U.S. based businesses will...
Can-Eng delivers mesh belt heat treatment system to Italy
Can-Eng Furnaces International, Ltd., has prepared the shipment of an 1,800 kg/hr Continuous Mesh Belt Heat Treatment System for an established, existing customer in...
