Category: general

Compact PlanarMet 300 grinder combines three grinding stages into one step

Buehler, an ITW Company, Lake Bluff, Ill., introduces the PlanarMet 300, a new compact benchtop planar grinder built for fast and efficient grinding with high flatness and maximum edge retention.

Low-pressure carbonitration developed for case hardening

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, reports that its engineers are now working on low-pressure carbonitration, a process for the case hardening of low-alloy steel with methylamine.

Lindberg/MPH ships aluminum immersion holding furnace to automotive supplier

Lindberg/MPH, Riverside, Mich., announces the shipment of an electric immersion aluminum holding furnace for a leader in the automotive parts industry to maintain aluminum at the required temperature for die casting.

Buehler introduces fully automated hardness tester

Buehler, Lake Bluff, Ill., an ITW company, created the fully automatic Wilson VH3300 Vickers/Knoop hardness test system to meet virtually any requirement in the area of automated precision micro hardness testing.

One Minute Mentor: Hardening Type W1 Tool Steels

W1 steels are capable of hardening to high surface hardness and soft core which is useful in some shock applications.

Air Liquide agrees to acquire Airgas for $13.4 billion

Air Liquide, Paris, and Airgas, Radnor, Pa., announce an agreement under which Air Liquide will acquire Airgas for $143 per share for all outstanding shares of Airgas, representing a total enterprise value of $13.4 billion.

Can-Eng receives contracts for continuous mesh belt furnace systems

Can-Eng Furnaces Intl. Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, recently received four contracts for the design, manufacture, and commissioning of its 6000 lb/hour continuous mesh belt atmosphere furnace system.

ISTFA 2015 breaks attendance records

The International Symposium for Testing & Failure Analysis (ISTFA) 2015 took Portland, Ore., by storm last week with record attendance and fun new events.

Solar Atmospheres breaks ground to house 48-foot vacuum furnace

Solar Atmospheres of Western Pa., Hermitage, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a facility to house its newest addition, a 48-ft long vacuum furnace with a diameter of 6.5 ft. and a load capacity up to 150,000 pounds.

Metallurgical High Vacuum announces ISO-9000-2008 certification

Metallurgical High Vacuum Corp., Fennville, Mich., announces that it has been awarded certification for its quality management system in conformance with the International Quality System Standard ISO-9000-2008.