Lindberg/MPH, MI, has announced the shipment of one gas-fired Exothermic atmosphere generator to the manufacturing industry.This exothermic generator features an energy efficient design that provides reliable and economic operation.

Steel Dynamics, Fort Wayne, Ind, announced that it will construct and operate a 650,000-tonne low-carbon, recycled aluminum flat rolled mill, with two supporting satellite recycled aluminum slab centers. The capital investment is estimated to be $2.2 billion for the three facilities, and commercial production is planned to begin in the first quarter 2025.

Constellium, Paris, has received a Platinum rating from EcoVadis, a leading provider of business sustainability ratings, for a consecutive time. EcoVadis places the company in the top 1% of the 90,000 companies assessed worldwide.

Nitrex Vacuum, Quebec, recently shipped a new large vertical vacuum furnace to a major aircraft engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility in South America. The system was purchased to modernize the plant, meet quality standards and accreditations, and produce specially designed recipes.

Austenitizing is the most critical of all heating operations performed on tool steels. Along with quenching it will usually be referred to as the hardening step in tool steel heat treatment and, associated with tempering, will be responsible for the final properties.

ECM Technologies, France, has signed a partnership to develop high value-added solutions for the thermal treatment of 3D printed metal parts with AddUp, a major player in the field of metal additive manufacturing.

Seco/Warwick, Poland, will supply a Vector vacuum furnace to Atlas Autos Ltd, the largest manufacturer of motorcycle parts in Pakistan. The solution is intended for hardening and tempering processes, and its design will allow for gas cooling elements and dies for parts used in automotive production.

Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., hosted over 40 high school students enrolled in the Summer Engineering Institute (SEI) at Lehigh University. The SEI program, under the guidance of Laura Moyer, is a two-week residential program, running two sessions back to back.

Norman Noble, Highland Heights, OH, has added dedicated staff to its Quality team to support the critical needs of customers supplying the European market. Quality Assurance Resources provide support for meeting the new European Union Medical Device Regulation requirements, such as chemical reporting and conflict mineral reporting.

After hot forming, tool steel usually is submitted to heat treatment processes that may be split into two major steps. These are shown here in a graphical form illustrating the typical processing and heat treatment sequences, splitting them into the steps done before hardening and those done for hardening, as a function of time, temperature, and phase transformation.

Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., installed a second Turbo2Treater vacuum furnace at Temprasud, a commercial heat treater in Fresagrandinaria, Italy. The new furnace will help them continue to grow business in the automotive market, with anticipated expansion into aerospace.

Nitrex, Quebec, has delivered a second nitriding system to Qatar Aluminium Extrusion Co. (Qalex).

Virgina Tech, Va., scientists have developed a new theoretical model for preparing particle accelerator structures made of niobium metal. The model predicts the rate of oxygen diffusion into niobium on heat treatment.