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September 2021
Refurbished MIM/AM furnace gets new binder consolidation technology
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA acquired a used VFS HL50 external quench vacuum furnace at an auction in the Philadelphia area with the intent...
The next level of hot isostatic pressing
Over recent years, the development of in-HIP heat treatment (High Pressure Heat Treatment) has led to some interesting developments, which are now changing the...
How to properly debind parts produced by metal AM
Additive manufacturing is a manufacturing technology that is gaining more and more ground among metallurgists. The process involves all the techniques used to create...
Tenova starts up two new walking beam furnaces at Ternium
Tenova, a company specialized in sustainable solutions for the green transition of the metals industry, successfully started up two 400 t/h walking beam furnaces...
Celebrating 50 years of IFHTSE in 2022
The 27th IFHTSE Congress will be in Salzburg, Austria, September 5-8, 2022, at the Wyndham Grand Salzburg Conference Center. This is going to be...
Maker of EV chassis components orders heat-treat equipment
Seco/Vacuum, a Seco/Warwick Group company, will provide two furnaces and auxiliaries with working zones that can accommodate loads with dimensions up to 1,000 mm...
AMPM Conference, PowderMet2022 call for papers
The program committee for the Additive Manufacturing with Powder Metallurgy Conference (AMPM2022) has issued a call for papers and posters covering the latest developments...
Thermalogic launches new website
Thermalogic Corporation has launched a new website offering a modern, streamlined, and user-friendly platform that provides a better view of its extensive control, sensor,...
Allied Mineral Products celebrates 60th anniversary
Allied Mineral Products is celebrating its 60th anniversary. In its early days, Allied began selling minerals from a home office and garage in the...
Plibrico
Plibrico’s name may sound a bit unusual, but what the company offers the thermal-processing industry is anything but.
That innovative commitment to heat-treating comes in...
Estimating required flow through quench tanks
In this month’s column, I will discuss a method of estimating the required flow for a quench tank.
Agitation has a significant effect on...
Vastex infrared conveyor oven boosts temperatures
A new BigRed™ 4D-54 infrared conveyor tunnel oven from Vastex Industrial boosts temperatures to over 300°F (149°C) within the first several inches of conveyor...
Metal Injection Molding Conference seeks presentations
A call for presentations has been issued for MIM2022, International Conference on Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics and Carbides, to be held in West...
Getting to know IHEA member Nutec Bickley
On June 14, 1990, Nutec Industrial (later to become Nutec Bickley) was established in Monterrey, Mexico, expressly for the construction of furnaces, kilns, and...
Solar vacuum heat treats longest nickel alloy tubes
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA successfully vacuum heat-treated the largest and longest load of nickel alloy tubing ever in a commercial vacuum furnace.
The...
Burloak Technologies commissions DELTA H® systems
Burloak Technologies received and commissioned two DELTA H® furnace systems for use in both R&D as well as full-scale additive manufacturing production of aluminum...
It’s time to recognize ‘fitness’ at work
Almost every child who grows up playing sports dreams of being a professional one day and playing on the big stage (instead of going...
Q&A with Heat Treat 21 attendees
HEAT TREAT 2021 is scheduled to hit St. Louis, Missouri, September 14-16. The show will bring thousands of industry experts and insiders to the...
Lucifer Furnaces delivers customized recirculating oven
Lucifer Furnaces recently delivered a large 4000 Series oven to a leading automotive supplier in the United States.
Model 42-T36 has a chamber size of...
Epcon Industrial designs, installs high-velocity oven
Epcon Industrial Systems is a known leader in designing and building ovens and oxidizers for continuous web processing applications, where the web can be...
Tenova LOI Thermprocess gets order for installation of thin plate quench
Tenova LOI Thermprocess has received another order from Wuhan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (WISCO) for the installation of a continuous quench for efficient...
Bodycote to showcase AM post-processing solutions at RAPID + TCT 2021
Bodycote is exhibiting at RAPID + TCT to share its expertise in thermal processing services including hot isostatic pressing (HIP), EDM, heat treatment, and...
Watervliet Arsenal selects Surface® Combustion for ion nitriding system
Surface® Combustion, Inc. has shipped a new ion nitriding thermal processing furnace system for Watervliet Arsenal.
Watervliet was familiar with Surface Combustion's multitude of furnace...
Mercury Marine advances heat-treating processes with ECM Technologies
Mercury Marine of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, launched a plan to upgrade its heat-treating capabilities with a move to the low-pressure carburization and high-pressure...
L&L Special Furnace receives order for gas fired, car bottom furnace
L&L Special Furnace Company received an order for a large gas fired, car bottom furnace from a leading manufacturer of specialty alloys, pipes, tubes,...
