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October 2019

Oregon Products commissions new Can-Eng heat-treatment system

Oregon Products awarded Can-Eng Furnaces a contract to design and commission a heat-treatment system for Oregon’s production facilities. Oregon, a leading global manufacturer of saw...

TPS ships Gruenberg steam-heated granulation dryer

Thermal Product Solutions, a global manufacturer of thermal-processing equipment, has shipped a Gruenberg steam-heated granulation dryer to the pharmaceutical industry. This dryer had a maximum...

Q&A with Jeff Marshall

What does MHV do for the heat-treat industry? We make our customers more competitive, which is good both for the customers and for the industry...

Microstructural evolution, its effect on Ti6Al4V alloy

Titanium alloys are extensively used in aerospace, petrochemical, marine, and medical applications, thanks to their superior strength-to-weight ratio at elevated temperature, corrosion resistance, and...

Hydro Poland uses Nitreg® nitriding to improve performance

Nitrex Metal Inc. supplied a nitriding system to Hydro Extrusion Solutions in Trzcianka, Poland, to address the customer’s need for improved process performance and...

Grieve offers No. 841, a 650°F universal oven

No. 841 is a 650°F (343°C) universal oven from Grieve, currently used for a variety of heat-treatments at the customer’s facility. Workspace dimensions of...

Purchasing a furnace: Quality concerns to consider

For any heat-treater, whether captive or commercial, purchasing a furnace is the largest investment that can be made. It is important to establish a...

Developing a superalloy with superior heat resistance

Demand for superior machinery that can operate effectively under extreme conditions is driving the development of newer alloys. One significant example is the preparation...

Across International

Across International is the product of two immigrants who dreamed big when they started shipping equipment out of a garage in New Jersey more...

L&L ships fifth box furnace for treating biomedical powders

L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc., has shipped the fifth Model GS1714 furnace to a leading manufacturer of calcium phosphate materials used for medical devices....

Gasbarre supplies humpback annealing furnace to sink maker

Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems recently manufactured and commissioned a large, gas-fired, continuous humpback stainless-steel sink annealing furnace for a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of...

Gasbarre supplies box furnace system to aerospace company

Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems recently manufactured and commissioned a high temperature box furnace line for an aerospace company in the midwestern United States. The...

Aerospace supplier orders Seco/Vacuum furnace

Seco/Vacuum Technologies (SVT), a Seco/Warwick Group division, with its headquarters in Meadville, Pennsylvania, is working with a prominent aerospace equipment manufacturer to bring its...

Premier/BeaverMatic ships two spray/dunk washers

Premier/BeaverMatic spray/dunk washers were recently manufactured and shipped from Premier’s new manufacturing facility in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The repeat customer is an international aerospace...

TPS ships Blue M batch oven to semiconductor maker

Thermal Product Solutions, a global manufacturer of thermal-processing equipment, is shipping a Blue M batch oven to a semiconductor manufacturing company. This Blue M batch...

Infrared technology is hot!

The Industrial Heating Equipment Association’s Infrared Equipment Division (IRED) recently completed revisions to its popular Infrared Process Heating Handbook for Industrial Applications. This fundamental...

Richard Geiss GmbH puts focus on solvent monitoring and care

No fewer than three new products will be presented by Richard Geiss GmbH, Offingen (Bavaria), at the parts2clean 2019 trade fair October 22-24 in...

Wisconsin Oven ships Ferris wheel batch oven

Wisconsin Oven Corporation has made an international shipment of an electrically heated heavy-duty Ferris wheel batch oven to the aerospace industry. This Ferris wheel...

Troubleshooting and Prevention of Cracking in Induction Hardening of Steels: Lessons Learned –...

One of the most common applications of induction heat treatment is the hardening of steels, cast irons, and powder-metallurgy materials, developing an attractive blend...

Allied Mineral Products completes expansion project

After breaking ground a little over a year ago, Allied Mineral Products’ current expansion includes a new manufacturing facility in Pell City, Alabama. When Allied...

Optimizing Temperature Measurement in Heat-Treatment Operations

Quality and efficiency in heat-treatment operations requires accurate temperature measurement. Specifying thermocouple wire and thermocouples carefully will lead to greater temperature measurement accuracy and...

Premier Furnace, BeaverMatic expansion finished

Premier Furnace Specialists and BeaverMatic have completed a major $2.5 million building expansion at one of its Farmington Hills facilities. The expansion provides 45-foot high...

Innovation team propels Wisconsin Oven forward

As a leader in the industry, the innovation team at Wisconsin Oven is focused on driving process and product development forward by using technological...

Seco/Warwick to feature pioneering solutions at October industry shows

Seco/Warwick will present the innovative Super IQ® and UCM® 4D Quench® furnaces at two events — in Detroit, Michigan, and in Cologne, Germany. Both...

Show to offer mix of new technology, exhibits, networking

Heat Treat 19, the biennial show from the ASM Heat Treating Society, is considered the premier, can't-miss event for heat-treating professionals in North America. Heat Treat...

Tenova contracted for iRecovery® Systems in Tangshan Zhengfeng Iron & Steel

Tenova, a Techint Group company specialized in innovative solutions for the metals and mining industries, was recently awarded three iRecovery® (intelligent waste heat recovery...