SecoWarwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that a complete controlled atmosphere brazing (CAB) system will be installed in a C & R Racing (USA) facility for the production of high-performance aluminum heat exchangers.
Continue readingSSI vacuum controller enables complete process traceability for Spectrum furnace
Spectrum Thermal Processing, Cranston, R.I., recently retrofitted a Super Systems (SSI) Series 9220 Vacuum Controller onto a CI Hayes vacuum oil quench furnace.
Continue readingTeam Penske and Stratasys partner for 3D printing of tooling and parts
Stratasys, Minneapolis, announces that it will partner with Team Penske to provide state-of-the-art 3D printing solutions to create manufacturing tooling and car parts as well as to rapidly generate engineering prototypes.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Nitriding Potential
The nitriding potential controls the amount of nitrogen in the metal. The graph shows the atomic concentration of nitrogen as a function of nitriding potential (Kn) and depth.
Continue readingCompuCore expands controls retrofit options for vacuum heat treating systems
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., introduces CompuCore, a competitively priced option for controls retrofits available for installation on most brands of vacuum heat-treating systems.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres adds new furnace with 5×10-6 Torr vacuum and all-moly hot zone
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania, Hermitage, recently added a state-of-the-art vacuum furnace with an all-molybdenum hot zone having dimensions 24 x 24 x 36 inches.
Continue readingHeavy Carbon president awarded patent for Endocarb carburizing system
The Heavy Carbon Company, Pittsford, Mich., announces that its president, George Barbour, has been awarded a patent for “A method of carburizing which allows a carburizing process in a furnace at high temperatures in a protective atmosphere.”
Continue readingAir Products installs nitrogen supply system for Boeing composite-wing autoclave
Air Products, Lehigh Valley, Pa., recently installed an advanced nitrogen supply system at Boeing’s new 777X Composite Wing Center in Everett, Washington.
Continue readingQuesTek receives Tibbetts Award for Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
QuesTek Innovations, Evanston, Ill., announces that it was invited to the White House in early January to accept the U.S. Small Business Administration 2016 Tibbetts Award.
Continue readingCarpenter buys Puris for its titanium powder capabilities
Carpenter Technology Corp., Philadelphia, announces that it has agreed to purchase substantially all of the assets and business of Puris LLC, a producer of titanium powder for additive manufacturing and advanced technology applications.
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