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February 2023
Delta H® provides Winston Heat Treating two SCAHT tempering furnaces
Delta H® recently supplied twin SCAHT®-HD (heavy-duty) Series convection furnace systems to Winston Heat Treating.
The furnaces replaced older tempering systems that were extremely difficult to...
Industrial chain manufacturer saves with Nitrex Endoflex S endogas generator system
Nordic Traction Finland recently upgraded its heat-treatment operations by installing a new EndoFlex™ S endothermic gas generator system. Nordic Traction relies on endogas to carburize...
L&L ships fiber-lined box furnace to a titanium steel castings manufacturer
L&L Special Furnace has delivered a highly uniform, front-loading box furnace to a northeastern U.S. supplier of titanium castings for the aerospace and power...
Busch Vacuum Solutions U.S. acquires VESCO-McLaughlin, Inc.
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 company...
Seco/Warwick VIM furnace for casting copper alloys has arrived in India
Seco/Warwick’s single-chamber, 50 kg capacity VIM furnace for casting copper alloys has arrived in India.
The solution on order is a VIM 50 kg vacuum induction...
Voestalpine is home to first Nitrex nitriding/nitrocarburizing system in Peru
Voestalpine High Performance Metals del Perú recently added a state-of-the-art Nitrex system for nitriding and nitrocarburizing a wide range of components made from high-performance...
A new low-pressure carburizing solution in a pit vs. traditional pit carburizing methods
Pit Low Pressure Carburizing (LPC) for case hardening of large gears is a new approach to a traditional technology. Today’s manufacturing environment demands process,...
Mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of lightweight and high-strength carbon-graphite thermal insulation materials
Thermal insulation composites are widely used in civil and military applications; however, it is difficult to achieve the synergy of multiple technical objectives such...
How to tame a plasma: Power-delivery solutions for top process issues
Film quality, throughput, yield, etch uniformity, and sidewall control all depend on the ability to ignite, maintain, and control a stable plasma. Precise, nimble...
IHEA rings in 2023 with some great events
February
IHEA’s Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating Online Course starts February 20: IHEA’s Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating Online Learning Course has been a successful...
AFC-Holcroft hosts open house for employees, families
AFC-Holcroft recently invited employees and their families, company retirees, and other guests to view its newly renovated building as part of an open house.
The...
Optris IR Sensing LLC makes general management change
Beginning 2023, Optris IR Sensing LLC marked a new chapter in the evolution of the business in the United States as Paul Czerepuszko became...
Industrial Physics
The proper testing and inspection of products can make or break a company, so it’s essential those important tasks are done correctly and efficiently.
With...
Quench factor analysis: C-curve determination
Previously, I discussed the concept of the quench factor, as developed by Staley . We showed that it was possible to determine properties as...
Mark your calendars for these important conference dates
5th International Conference on Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering of Tools and Dies (HTSE-TD)
Hangzhou, China | April 24-27, 2023
This conference, sponsored by the Chinese...
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan plans its future home
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan, formerly Vac-Met, has recently purchased 18,000 square feet of plant space on four-plus acres in Chesterfield, Michigan. The new building...
Stress modeling of the WAAM process
A thermal model was previously developed and executed to simulate the Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) process, using the Goldak Flux Distribution to model...
Heat Treat Mexico 2023 open for registration
Registration is open for Heat Treat Mexico 2023, set for March 28-30 in Monterrey, Mexico. The conference and expo, powered by the strength of...
Employers need to expand on carrot-stick philosophy
We all trade time for money. Gone are the days of bartering, trading your chickens for goats. We go to work to earn a...
PowderMet2023, AMPM2023 to be June 18-21 in Las Vegas
The North American conference on powder metallurgy (PM) and particulate materials has launched its 2023 conference program for PowderMet2023, co-located with AMPM2023.
The conference features...
Ceramics Expo, with Thermal Management Expo, set for May
Registration is open for Ceramics Expo, set for May 2-3, 2023, in Novi, Michigan. It will be co-located with Thermal Management Expo North America.
Conference...
Aluminum Dynamics contracts Tenova for roll grinders and Pomini Digital Texturing
Aluminum Dynamics LLC, a Steel Dynamics Inc. joint venture, awarded Tenova a new contract for its aluminum flat rolling mill located in Columbus, Mississippi.
The...
L&L provides dual-chamber electric box furnace for heat-treating shop
L&L Special Furnace Co. has shipped a dual-chamber heat-treating and tempering furnace to a leading global manufacturer of shopping carts and display cases located...
Solar Atmospheres successfully hardens massive H13 extrusion dies
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA successfully vacuum heat treated two massive H13 extrusion dies at its Hermitage, Pennsylvania, facility.
The company’s newest high-performing Solar Manufacturing...
