Category: general

Carbon control during sintering improves quality of MIM parts

Linde North America Inc., Murray Hill, N.J., and Megamet Solid Metals, Earth City, Mo., a custom metal-injection molding company, have shown that the quality of metal-injection-molded parts could be significantly enhanced by following Linde’s advanced Sinterflex atmosphere control system.

Vac Aero receives orders for three replacement hot zones

Vac Aero, Burlington, Ontario, recently received orders for three complete all-metal hot zone refurbishments for customers in Florida, Connecticut, and Indiana.

Alcoa invests $13 million to expand wheel manufacturing in Hungary

Alcoa, Pittsburgh, has invested $13 million to double production at its wheels manufacturing plant in Hungary.

NIST is recalibrating and restoring its million-pound deadweight machine

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, Washington, reports that, for the first time in half a century, its one million pounds-force deadweight machine – the largest in the world – is being disassembled for cleaning, restoration, and recalibration.

Solar Atmospheres of California receives Safran/Snecma approval

Solar Atmospheres of Fontana, Calif., announces that it has attained approved-supplier status for Safran/Snecma.

Evolution D6 two-chamber furnace enables 30% cost reduction

Seco Warwick Corp., Meadville, Pa., announces that ZAP Mechanika, a Polish heat treating company, reduced its heat treatment costs by 30% with the installation of a CaseMaster Evolution D6 two-chamber furnace for vacuum carburizing and oil quenching.

Better understanding of steel fracturing

Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain, visualized step-by-step and on a microscopic level how certain steels fracture when extreme loads are applied to them.

Release agent designed for lightweight composite materials

Chem-Trend is helping the aerospace industry remove mass, lower fuel consumption, and respect the environment with a release agent targeted for use with composite materials.

AFC-Holcroft receives order for rebuild/retrofit of pusher furnace line

AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., reports that a leading global automotive supplier has placed an order for a rebuild/retrofit of an existing pusher furnace line, along with contract additions for companion ancillary equipment, as part of a multi-phase project.

Novelis commissions $48 million aluminum recycling center in Oswego

Novelis Inc., Atlanta, announces completion of a $48 million investment in its automotive scrap aluminum recycling facility in Oswego, N.Y.