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Soaring demand for purified graphite spurs need for high-volume furnaces
The global demand for graphite is surging and expected to continue for decades, driven by the broad use of graphite for a range of...
Potential of nitrogen atomized alloy 625 in the powder bed fusion laser beam process
Powder-based metal additive manufacturing processes like powder bed fusion — laser beam use gas-atomized metal powders as feedstock material. Typically, for nickel-based alloys such...
Carburized steel mechanical properties: Bending ultimate and impact strength, test bars vs. actual parts
Editor’s note » This is part two of a three-part series on carburized steel mechanical properties.
In part one, it was determined the carburized case...
Optris has CSvision ratio pyrometers for high temperatures
The new CSvision series of ratio pyrometers from Berlin-based infrared specialist Optris can measure the temperature of metals, melts, or ceramics non-contact, safely and...
Low pressure carburization simulation of steel alloys with strong carbide forming elements
Low pressure carburizing (LPC) is quickly gaining popularity across many industries due to LPC’s reduced cycle time, lack of oxidation/decarburization at and near surface,...
AFC-Holcroft’s Disler steps down; new management named
William Disler, president and CEO at AFC-Holcroft, has stepped down from the company, effective March 30, 2023.
As part of the departure news, the company...
Plibrico team brings smiles with cards for hospitalized kids
Hospitalized children can go through many different treatments, surgeries, and therapies that can take up long stretches of time. During those very difficult moments,...
IHEA Combustion Safety Training: One-Day Safety Standards and Codes Seminar
Explosions and fires in industrial heating systems can result in injury or loss of life, as well as loss of property and production. Understanding...
Ipsen repurposes ceramics facility for expanded hot zone
Ipsen in Pecatonica, Illinois, (formerly Ipsen Ceramics) is being repurposed for vacuum furnace hot zone assembly. The plant is currently undergoing major refurbishments, including...
Industry conference news for 2023, beyond
The 5th International Conference on Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering of Tools and Dies (HTSE-TD), sponsored by the Chinese Heat Treating Association, will be...
Solar Atmospheres SC awarded Northrop Grumman approval
Solar Atmospheres Greenville, South Carolina, facility announced it has been awarded Northrop Grumman approval. With this approval, all five Solar Atmospheres facilities are now...
Chinese company buys three Seco/Warwick furnaces
The Chinese manufacturer of a wide variety of vacuum circuit breakers chose Seco/Warwick for the second time by ordering vacuum furnaces for metal heat...
Solar Atmospheres of California installs car bottom air furnace
Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) successfully installed a brand new 14-foot-long car bottom air furnace with a total load capacity of up to 30,000...
Bodycote receives science-based target initiative approval
Bodycote, the world’s largest provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services, announced its near-term science-based emissions target has been approved by the...
Developing a ‘C’reative culture in heat treat process
Hitchiner Manufacturing’s motto is, “imagination in metallurgy.” As a heat treater, there are certainly opportunities to use a bit of creativity in creating a...
Aalberts surface technologies expands austempering
Aalberts surface technologies - HIP | braze | heat treatment announces an expansion of its austempering capabilities and capacity in Canton, Ohio and Ft....
Busch Vacuum Solutions
Not to be content with being a global leader for industrial vacuum technology, Busch Vacuum Solutions has constantly branched out in the industrial sector...
Quenching from molten salt into polymer quenchants
In this column, I will discuss quenching aluminum from molten salt into a polymer quenchant.
A molten salt bath is a common method of heating...
Busch Vacuum Solutions acquires VESCO-McLaughlin
Busch Vacuum Solutions U.S. announced the acquisition of the business of VESCO-McLaughlin, Inc. (VESCO) in East Windsor, Connecticut.
VESCO is a leading industrial service...
