Lucifer Furnaces, Warrington, Pa., announces that a Red Devil dual chamber furnace has been added to the line of analytical equipment at Laboratory Testing Inc., Philadelphia.
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 readingHow to tune PID settings for validating heat treating equipment
Engineers at Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., explain that by properly tuning the proportional-integral-derivative (PID) settings in the furnace controller, users can ensure that the furnace reaches and maintains the correct setpoint temperature.
Continue readingFlexible polymer electrodes printed with improved electrical properties
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) announces that its researchers have printed razor-thin polymer electrodes with improved electrical properties.
Continue readingATI achieves PQ titanium product and process qualification
Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, has achieved qualification for its premium-titanium products for jet engine rotating parts made of premium-quality titanium sponge from ATI’s facility in Rowley, Utah.
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 readingCarpenter agrees to supply powder metallurgy superalloys to Pratt & Whitney
Carpenter Technology Corp., Wyomissing, Pa., reports that operations will begin soon at its new superalloy powder facility in Alabama as part of a multi-level agreement with United Technologies Corporation’s Pratt & Whitney 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.
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