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August 2020
Seco/Warwick to host Heat Treatment 4.0 e-Seminar
Under the auspices of Seco/Warwick, the first industry virtual meeting of international specialists will be held to share experts’ knowledge online.
This is not another webinar; it...
The cutting edge of thermal processing in a forge environment
Scot Forge is a 128-year-old, 100-percent employee-owned forging company that works in multiple markets from large defense, aerospace, power generation and mining projects to...
Messer
Messer’s heat-treatment portfolio spans industrial gases and atmosphere control systems for sintering, annealing, furnace brazing, carburizing and carbonitriding, neutral hardening, and sub-zero treatments. The...
Dante Solutions releases Dante 5.0 software
Dante Solutions, Inc. has released Dante 5.0, the most advanced heat-treatment simulation software from Dante Solutions. Included in Dante 5.0 are several new features...
Graphalloy® updates pillow block, flange block catalog
Graphite Metallizing Corporation, the manufacturer of self-lubricating Graphalloy® bushing materials, released an updated catalog for high-temperature pillow blocks and flange blocks. This catalog provides...
Process comparison to improve fatigue performance
Bending fatigue and contact fatigue performance can be improved by the presence of residual compressive surface stresses . Many processes can induce these compressive...
Wayland Additive launches new website
Wayland Additive has launched a new and comprehensive website.
Wayland’s NeuBeam technology offers an innovative alternative to the two existing powder bed fusion (PBF) technologies...
A review of lubricant removal systems and the latest technology
Whether a component is produced through binder-jet additive manufacturing, metal injection molding, or conventional press and sintering, lubricant removal continues to be one of...
Oven manufacturer Grieve updates website
The Grieve Corporation, experts in industrial manufacturing of ovens and furnaces with a history of 70-plus years, launched an updated website with new features...
Graphite Metallizing solves issue with cam followers
A vehicle suspension products manufacturer in the automotive industry was having problems with its automotive suspension stabilizer water quench line. When the production line...
SuperSystems makes management changes
Super Systems Inc. promoted Jim Oakes from vice president of business development to president. Oakes has been with SSi for 15 years with various...
Q&A with Raymond Daniel Noble
Noble is expanding its services. In what way are you expanding?
We’ve been working on a service expansion called Noble 1-Stop. We have begun working...
Heat treatment of aluminum – Part II
In my article last month, I discussed the alloying elements used in aluminum alloys. In this article, I will be discussing the solution heat...
Metlab hires DiMascio as VP of operations
Metlab Heat Treat provides heat treating-services to a wide range of industries. Aiming to elevate Metlab’s quality and efficiencies, the company hired Chris DiMascio...
AEM hails USMCA for benefits to equipment makers
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater issued the following statement as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force :
“The USMCA entering...
IHEA offers hands-on training with Powder Coating and Curing Processes Seminar
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA), the Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI), Products Finishing magazine and Southern Company have teamed up to provide a...
Registration open for aluminum extrusion seminar and expo
Registration for the 12th International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition – ET ’21 is open. The 2020 ET Seminar was postponed due to...
Solar Atmospheres celebrates AS9100 anniversary
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA celebrated 13 years of AS9100 certification. Like the complexities of ever-changing customer needs, 2020 proves to be challenging for...
A brief history of the non-ferrous alloy aluminum
Non-ferrous alloys have caught my interest throughout my career, particularly aluminum. From its resistance to corrosion to its sensitivity at elevated temperatures, it is...
Nitrex’s Aurora plant expansion heads to phase four
Nitrex, in Illinois, USA, is set to start the fourth phase of its plant expansion that will house low-pressure carburizing operations as well as...
Accurate Brazing hires Southeast regional sales manager
Accurate Brazing hired Jennifer McPeek to the newly created position of Southeast regional sales manager.
McPeek will focus on sales and marketing for brazing, heat-treating,...
Pennex extruded products names president
Chuck Stout has been promoted to president of Pennex Aluminum Company Extruded Products Division.
In his new role, Stout will be responsible for the overall...
Ceramics Expo announces online event for 2020
Ceramics Expo’s 2020 installment of America’s largest free-to-attend event for the ceramics industry will be hosted online from September 21–25.
Ceramics Expo Connect 2020 will...
Accuchiller NQ Series chillers with new upgraded features
Thermal Care has updated its Accuchiller NQ series portable and packaged chillers to include a new control system and cabinetry design.
The newly redesigned NQ...
Solar Atmospheres builds a future for vacuum oil quenching
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected every industry and business globally. Solar Atmospheres of Western PA (SAWPA) is no exception, but is planning...
