Ferrous alloys are often produced by mixing graphite with iron powder to form a steel or stainless steel. This allows for using lower pressures during compaction of the softer iron powder, which does not contain carbon.

Super Systems, Cincinnati, has completed a controls upgrade for Elmira Heat Treating. The scope of the project included a new 9220 control system for a vacuum furnace. The 9220 is a robust vacuum furnace recipe-based controller which is the command center for control, I/O, and redundant data logging for the processes performed on the equipment.

ECM USA Inc, Pleasant Prairie, Wisc., was recognized at the Beijing Shaping Tomorrow Gala -annual dinner for the French and Chinese business community – by CCI FRANCE CHINE Green Business for its strong commitment to environmental sustainability and for reducing water wastage. ECM’s ECO Furnace was presented the Green Business Award for accomplishing a cleaner, safer, and more efficient operation in the heat treat industry.

Johnson Matthey, London, and Sibanye-Stillwater, a leading international precious metals mining group, have announced a strategic partnership to identify and develop solutions to drive decarbonization and the more efficient use of critical materials such as platinum group metals (PGMs) and other metals used in battery technology.

Paragon Space Development Corp., Tucson, Ariz., will be part of the winning Dynetics team, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, which was named one of the prime contractors for NASA’s Artemis Human Landing System (HLS).

Confluent Medical Technologies Inc, Scottsdale, Ariz., is expanding its supply agreement with Allegheny Technologies (ATI) related to the manufacture and supply of ELI Nitinol, a specialized metal alloy used primarily to produce high-performance minimally invasive medical devices and components.

Powder metallurgy (PM) processes include press and sinter hardening, metal injection molding, powder forging, hot isostatic pressing, powder rolling, and spray forming. Press and sintering is the PM process most commonly encountered by heat treaters.

Quintus Technologies, Sweden, has delivered a hot isostatic press (HIP) to the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM) in Dresden, which will permit researchers to deepen their expertise and refine processes for pressure-supported heat treatment, used to maximize theoretical density, ductility, and fatigue resistance in high-performance materials.

Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., has been awarded a new technology patent for Pit-LPC furnaces that have set a new direction for carburizing processes. The LPC abbreviation refers to the “low pressure carburizing” formula, which is a process conducted under pressure or in a vacuum, in an oxygen free atmosphere by means of hydrocarbons.

Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, announced the shipment of an electrically heated enhanced walk-in series oven that will be used for sintering parts for plastics applications. The maximum temperature for this oven is 800°F and the normal temperature is 700°F.

Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., was awarded an order from Sites Medical, Columbia City, Ind., for two TurboTreater vacuum furnaces. Sites Medical is an orthopedic technology development company that invents and de-risks new technologies and collaborates with OEMs to bring them to market and drive mutual growth.