Home July 2019
July 2019
Chemical Coaters Association International awards 2019 student scholarships
The Chemical Coaters Association International has announced this year’s scholarship recipients for students in school programs geared toward coatings and finishing.
For the past several...
Selection of Oil Quenchants for Heat-Treating Processes
Modern quenching oils offer a wide range of capability and performance. The selection of the proper quench oil is critical for proper heat-treating operations....
Dave Strand retires after 33 years at Wisconsin Oven
Dave Strand was hired in 1986 by Wisconsin Oven Corporation as a shop worker. In 2019, he retires as president and CEO of Thermal...
Q&A with Adam Jacobson
What’s a typical day like for you at JN Machinery?
We’re a small company, so, it really depends on what’s going on as far as...
An In-Depth Look at Polymer Quenchants
Quenching of various alloys to achieve mechanical properties has been an area of scientific research for many years. Using polymer quenchants has proven to...
EMAG induction heating system key to Elektror motor
Elektror airsystems is one of the international leaders in the production of industrial fans and side channel compressors. The company has been relying on...
Ajax Electric
When heat treaters are looking for a furnace that will fit the bill, their No. 1 priority is getting equipment with consistent temperature uniformity,...
Tenney ships refurbished space simulator
Tenney Environmental, a division of Thermal Product Solutions, recently announced the shipment of a refurbished space simulator to the aerospace industry. The space simulator...
Combatting undesirable NMTP formations
Whether formed during a conventional quench and tempering process, carburizing, or induction hardening, non-martensitic transformation products (NMTP) are widely considered undesirable microstructural features. However,...
Portable logger monitors curing of metal alloys at 800°F
CAS DataLoggers recently provided the oven temperature profiling solution for a manufacturer who needed to monitor its thermal curing production line. This involved large...
Increase furnace profitability with a heating chamber
The heating chamber plays a crucial role in vacuum equipment for metal heat treatment. Its condition determines the general performance of the system, power...
Rudnev delivers lecture on induction heat treatment
Dr. Valery Rudnev, IFHSTE Fellow and director of science and technology at Inductoheat, Inc., an Inductotherm Group company, delivered the William Woodside lecture at...
A technical guide to quenching
From a quality perspective, verification of the conformance of quench requirements can be accomplished by examining a furnace chart that shows the quench trend....
Recent progress in three areas of induction-heating technology
This paper introduces recent research progress of induction heating technology at Baosteel, specifically the development of full coil static induction heating technology of the...
IHEA celebrates 90 years during its 2019 Annual Meeting
Association annual meetings are once-a-year events that allow members to come together, exchange ideas, learn from expert speakers, work on committee initiatives, and network...
Seco/Warwick has new technology for case-hardened parts
Automotive manufacturers have joined other industries facing the dual challenges of compressed time to market and compliance with strict industry standards in exploring new...
TPS ships cleanroom truck-in ovens to medical industry
Thermal Product Solutions, a global manufacturer of thermal-processing equipment, announced the shipment of three Gruenberg cleanroom truck-in ovens to the medical industry.
These Gruenberg walk-in...
GalvanoTechnik expands surface treatment portfolio
Family-owned heat-treatment company GalvanoTechnik in Lombardy, Italy, has expanded its surface treatment services portfolio to include Nitreg® controlled nitriding, Nitreg®-C nitrocarburizing, and ONC® in-process...
L&L installs electrical box retort furnace at aerospace supplier
L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc. has shipped and installed a retort box furnace to a worldwide leader of aerospace components in the southern U.S....
Wisconsin Oven ships soluble mandrel curing oven
Wisconsin Oven Corporation recently announced the shipment of one electrically heated soluble mandrel curing oven to a manufacturer in the aerospace industry.
The curing...
