Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., recently shipped seven furnaces around the globe for applications in aerospace, automotive, and power-generation.
Continue readingSSAB electrogalvanized martensitic steel designed for auto structures
SSAB Steel, Sweden, introduces Docol 1500 MZE electrogalvanized martensitic grade high-strength structural steel for automotive applications.
Continue readingAlcoa chooses the name Arconic for its future value-add company
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announces that the name for its future company dedicated to value-added products will be Arconic, in which “A” represents Alcoa, “arc” represents the arc of progress, and “-conic” speaks to the company’s history of creating iconic products.
Continue readingDirect gas-fired ovens temper tire molds for auto industry supplier
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., has shipped two direct gas-fired batch ovens with load capacity of 6000 pounds each to a leading automotive supplier for tempering tire molds to produce longer mold life.
Continue readingBonnell Aluminum to invest $18 million in extrusion line for auto structures
Bonnell Aluminum, Newnan, Ga., announces it will invest approximately $18 million over the next year to fund an expansion project that will include the purchase of a new state-of-the-art aluminum extrusion line at its Aacoa facility in Niles, Michigan.
Continue readingAluminum alloy with high recycled content integrated into automotive structures
Novelis, Atlanta, announces that its RC5754 alloy, a new automotive product designed to contain up to 75% recycled aluminum content, has been successfully integrated into the structural components of high-volume production passenger vehicles.
Continue readingMetalMaster furnace processes catalytic converter parts for a variety of industries
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., recently shipped a horizontal-loading MetalMaster vacuum furnace with two-bar gas quenching to a company in the Southwest United States for processing catalytic converter products, which are then used by such industries as aerospace, automotive and power generation.
Continue readingU.S. stainless steel sheet and strip producers file antidumping petitions against China
AK Steel Corp., ATI Flat Rolled Products, North American Stainless, and Outokumpu Stainless USA, the four principal U.S. producers of stainless steel sheet and strip, have filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions charging that unfairly traded imports of stainless steel sheet and strip from the People’s Republic of China are causing material injury to the domestic industry.
Continue readingCarpenter to relocate corporate headquarters to Philadelphia
Carpenter Technology Corp., Wyomissing, Pa., plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Philadelphia, to provides better access to transportation, customer markets, world-class universities, and increased visibility with broader talent pools. The move positions Carpenter’s head office in a major metropolitan market without incurring any material increased expenses.
Continue readingCEC supplies chain conveyor solution furnace for heat treating aluminum die castings
Consolidated Engineering Co. (CEC), Kennesaw, Ga., announces that it has received a purchase order for a four-zone natural gas-fired chain conveyor solution furnace for the T4 treatment of aluminum high-pressure die castings.
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