Ajax Tocco Magnethermic, Wickliffe, Ohio, recently shipped a 1300 kW PowerForge billet heating system to Bonney Forge Corp., Mt. Union, Pa.
Continue readingC.I. Hayes installs humpback furnace for annealing stainless steel
C.I. Hayes, a Gasbarre Furnace Group Company, Cranston, R.I., announces the recent installation of a Humpback Conveyor Belt Furnace for bright annealing of stainless steel materials.
Continue readingMissouri S&T developing high-strength TRIP steel for autos
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, announces that a third-generation high-strength steel being developed by Missouri S&T metallurgical engineers should be lighter and easier to make, while being strong enough to address automotive safety concerns.
Continue readingTimkenSteel opens SBQ steel development tech center
TimkenSteel, Canton, Ohio, recently opened a $5 million technology center for developing clean special bar quality (SBQ) steel and new steel grades.
Continue readingThyssenKrupp and Maxion to jointly develop aluminum/carbon-fiber wheels
ThyssenKrupp Carbon Components, Germany, and Maxion Wheels, Novi, Mich., announce a cooperative agreement to develop and market ultra-lightweight aluminum and carbon fiber hybrid wheels for the premium vehicle OEM market.
Continue readingThe Bright World of Metals: Four trade fairs in Düsseldorf
“The Bright World of Metals” trade fair quartet in Düsseldorf, Germany, closed to extremely positive results, with 78,000 visitors from more than 120 countries.
Continue readingAFC-Holcroft supplies two universal batch quench furnaces to Paulo Products
AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., has supplied two new Universal Batch Quench furnaces to Paulo Products Co., a commercial heat treater headquartered in St. Louis, to be installed at its Kansas City Division.
Continue readingKanthal heating elements for service at 3050°F have fast temperature ramping
Sandvik Materials Technology, Sweden, announces that its Kanthal division introduced Superthal FeCrAlMo heating elements at the Thermprocess show held last week in Dusseldorf.
Continue readingCollaboration to develop carbon fiber for automotive light-weighting
The Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., and DowAksa, Turkey signed a joint development agreement to formally advance research on cost-effective, high-volume manufacturing of automotive-grade carbon fiber.
Continue readingWorthington’s TWB Company to open tailor welded blank facility in Nashville
Worthington Industries, Cleveland, announces that its tailor welded blanking joint venture, TWB Company LLC, is opening a new facility in Nashville, Tenn.
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