Month: January 2019

Nucor to invest $1.35 billion to build state-of-the-art steel plate mill in the Midwest

Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces plans to invest $1.35 billion to build a state-of-the-art plate mill in the United States Midwest that will be capable of producing 1.2 million tons per year of steel plate products.

One-Minute Mentor: Processing sequence for austempered ductile iron

The figure shows an isothermal transformation (IT) diagram for a ductile cast iron, together with a processing sequence depicting the production of ADI.

ASM member Julien Noel named Vice President/General Manager of Buehler

ITW Test and Measurement Group President Yahya Gharagozlou has named ASM member Julien Noel Vice President/General Manager of its Buehler worldwide division.

Solar installs 100-ton vacuum hot press heat treating system with gas fan quench cooling

Solar Manufacturing Inc., Souderton, Pa., announces that it has completed the installation and startup of a large 100-ton-force vacuum hot press that is capable of treating a 4000-pound part for Refrac Systems’ commercial and aerospace diffusion-bonding operation in Chandler, Arizona.

Wisconsin Oven ships mix of custom and standard ovens in 2018 to many industries

Wisconsin Oven, East Troy, reports that 2018 was another strong year of growth, as the company shipped 224 pieces of equipment to customers in industries such as composites, aerospace, technology, and automotive.

Lindberg ships 130 heat treating systems to automotive, aerospace, and other industries

Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., reports that in 2018 the company shipped a total of 130 units to companies in industries such as automotive, aerospace, foundry, electronics, R&D, oil & gas, and technology.

Contour Hardening acquires gas nitride induction system to heat treat complex parts

Contour Hardening, Indianapolis, announces the purchase of a gas nitride unit that will help Contour expand its offerings in the automotive sector and expand more deeply into the aerospace market.

AK Steel uses neutron spallation source at Oak Ridge to improve manufacture of AHSS

AK Steel Corp., West Chester, Ohio, accepted an award of up to $1.2 million last October from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office program to investigate novel low-density steels that could ultimately be used in automotive structural applications.

MEC introduces detachable powder feeder canister for quick powder changeover

Metallizing Equipment Corp. (MEC), India, introduces a state-of-the-art “Quick Detachable Canister” volumetric feed powder feeder PF-3350-MFS for instant changeover of powder for different powders during same coating/cladding process without emptying the powder canister.

Spray Tips: Continuous Galvanizing Line

The most commonly used zinc baths are galvanized zinc with minor concentrations of aluminum, zinc with 0.5 wt% Al, and zinc with 55 wt% Al and minor amounts of silicon.