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Continue readingIpsen Atlas furnace system improves capabilities for commercial heat treater
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., reports that a Midwest commercial heat treater recently purchased an Atlas atmosphere furnace for several processes, including carburizing, neutral hardening, and carbonitriding, as well as to help the company further increase its capabilities and product offerings.
Continue readingHigh-energy X-rays provide affordable way to optimize cast iron
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill., reports that its engineers have learned that the structure of graphite, its spatial arrangement in cast iron, and its phase connectivity are key factors that determine the properties of cast iron.
Continue readingOn Semiconductor to acquire Fairchild Semiconductor for $2.4 billion
On Semiconductor Corp., Phoenix, Ariz., and Fairchild Semiconductor Intl. Inc., South Portland, Maine, announce plans for On Semiconductor to acquire Fairchild for $20.00 per share in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $2.4 billion.
Continue readingLockheed Martin commemorates the USS Milwaukee with custom motorcycle
Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., announces that it has collaborated with Harley-Davidson on a one-of-a-kind motorcycle to honor the U.S. Navy and the city of Milwaukee, to commemorate the commissioning of the USS Milwaukee, our nation’s fifth Littoral Combat Ship.
Continue readingSeco-Warwick furnaces reduce costs for Netherlands heat treater
Seco-Warwick, Meadville, Pa., has delivered two retort vacuum tempering furnaces for high vacuum treatment to H&ST Eindhoven to reduce costs and to increase capacity and quality of treated parts.
Continue readingLeco opens European tech center in Berlin
Leco Corp., St. Joseph, Mich., has established a new European Application and Technology Center in Berlin, with close to 25 Leco analytical instruments available for hands-on customer demonstrations and application work.
Continue readingFurther developing additive manufacturing for use in Formula 1 racing
Purchase of a new EOSINT P 760 will complement existing manufacturing processes and support development projects
Continue readingOxygen-free copper strip produced in continuous casting, rolling, and coiling process
Mansfelder, Kupfer, und Messing GmbH (MKM), Germany, has begun the production of high-purity, oxygen-free copper strip via Conti-M technology, which makes it possible to cast, hot-roll, mill, and coil copper strip in a continuous process.
Continue readingConstellium to invest $20 million in new aluminum manufacturing facility in Georgia
Constellium N. V., Amsterdam, announces that it will construct a new 84,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Bartow County, Georgia, in response to growing demand for its automotive aluminum structures in North America.
Continue readingNovelis opens heat treatment plant in Germany for aluminum automotive sheet
Novelis, Atlanta, has opened a state-of-the-art aluminum automotive heat treatment line in Nachterstedt, Germany, to serve European and global automotive aluminum sheet customers.
Continue readingCan-Eng to design and build T-7 heat treat system for aluminum auto castings
Can-Eng Furnaces Intl. Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, has been contracted by a large automotive supplier to design, manufacture, and commission an automated T-7 heat treatment system for high-integrity aluminum automotive structural castings.
Continue readingLow-pressure carbonitration developed for case hardening
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, reports that its engineers are now working on low-pressure carbonitration, a process for the case hardening of low-alloy steel with methylamine.
Continue readingLindberg/MPH ships aluminum immersion holding furnace to automotive supplier
Lindberg/MPH, Riverside, Mich., announces the shipment of an electric immersion aluminum holding furnace for a leader in the automotive parts industry to maintain aluminum at the required temperature for die casting.
Continue readingASM Historical Landmark Honors Novelis (with video)
On November 19, 2015, Novelis was honored with an ASM Historical Landmark at its facility in Kingston, Ontario.
Continue readingCan-Eng receives contracts for continuous mesh belt furnace systems
Can-Eng Furnaces Intl. Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, recently received four contracts for the design, manufacture, and commissioning of its 6000 lb/hour continuous mesh belt atmosphere furnace system.
Continue readingNucor to acquire Gerdau’s cold-drawn steel bar assets in Ohio and Georgia
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has agreed to acquire Gerdau Long Steel’s Bright Bar assets located in Orrville, Ohio, and Cartersville, Georgia, which manufacture cold-drawn steel bars and have a combined production capacity of 75,000 tons per year.
Continue readingAmbrell launches Ekoheat with VPA for improved induction processes
Ambrell, Scottsville, N.Y., has launched a line of Ekoheat products featuring Versatile Performance Architecture (VPA), which enables a product to integrate into manufacturing systems or to function as a stand-alone induction heating solution.
Continue readingTitanium strength and ductility grow when large grains are added to microstructure
A team from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences announces that titanium strength and ductility are both increased when large grains are added to an ultrafine-grain matrix.
Continue readingOerlikon SinplexPro plasma spray gun allows standardizing coating parameters
Oerlikon Metco, Switzerland, offers its SinplexPro plasma spray gun, which brings the benefits of cascading arc technology to existing plasma spray systems, and allows applicators to standardize coating parameters across multiple spray systems.
Continue readingSlippery anti-fouling nanoporous tungsten oxide coating strengthens steel
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., reports that a research team has developed a slippery anti-fouling coating made from nanoporous tungsten oxide that also makes steel stronger and more durable.
Continue readingHeat treat 2015 finishes with a “bang!”
ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, announces that the ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition (Heat Treat 2015) in Detroit, co-located with the American Gear Manufacturer’s Association Gear Expo, attracted over 7000 heat treating and gear professionals from all over the world.
Continue readingLincoln Electric to invest $30 million to build Welding Technology Center
The Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland, Ohio, announces that it is investing approximately $30 million in a new Welding Technology Center on its campus in Euclid, Ohio.
Continue readingIpsen predictive maintenance for heat treating furnaces cuts costs, optimizes operations
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., displayed the Titan 2.0 heat treating vacuum furnace and PdMetrics software platform for predictive maintenance at ASM International’s Heat Treat 2015 conference.
Continue readingVaporized foil actuator welding produces bonds 50% stronger
Engineers at Ohio State University, Columbus, report that they have developed vaporized foil actuator (VFA) welding, a technique that consumes 80% less energy than conventional techniques, yet produces bonds that are 50% stronger.
Continue readingNew welding technique welds “unweldable” metals
Engineers at The Ohio State University developed a new welding technique that consumes 80% less energy than a common welding technique, yet creates bonds that are 50% stronger—creating a huge impact on the auto industry.
Continue readingSSAB launches high-strength steels designed for auto chassis
SSAB, Sweden, announces that during the next 12 months it will release two hot-rolled advanced high-strength steel grades that exceed 800 and 1000 MPa in tensile strength for automobile chassis applications.
Continue readingSeco-Warwick case-hardening system reduces distortion in gears
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., introduces UniCase Master, a single flow, precision case-hardening system said to reduce distortion in gears; and the ZeroFlow gas nitriding process.
Continue readingPraxair, Atmosphere Engineering sign joint marketing agreement
Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., has signed an agreement with Atmosphere Engineering that will allow customers to access Praxair’s industrial gases, application technologies, and supply systems, as well as Atmosphere Engineering’s furnace control systems and sensors.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Isothermal Transformation Diagram for Tool Steels
The graph shows the isothermal transformation diagram for the steel AISI 1075/DIN EN C75. Cooling curves show three process cycles for molten metal quenching in the time-temperature-transformation plots.
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