Molten salts of various compositions are well adapted to all operations in the heat treatment of tool steels. For tools that cannot be ground after hardening or for tools that require an excellent surface condition and the maintenance of sharp edges, salt bath heating provides excellent results.
Continue readingMagnetic Shields Ltd orders third Solar Manufacturing vacuum furnace
Solar Manufacturing, Sellersville, Pa., has been selected to supply a Mentor Pro vacuum furnace to MSL Heat Treatment, a subsidiary of Magnetic Shields Limited (MSL), Kent, U.K.
Continue readingWisconsin Oven ships conveyor oven to the automotive industry
Wisconsin Oven, East Troy, has announced the shipment of a gas-fired chain conveyor oven to a manufacturer in the automotive industry. This oven will be used for tempering automotive transmission shafts.
Continue readingSeco/Vacuum ships Vector vacuum furnace for specialized nuclear operations
Seco/Vacuum, Pa., has shipped a single chamber high-pressure quench vacuum furnace, the Vector, to be utilized for a variety of heat-treating processes, including hardening of tool steels as well as high vacuum sintering and annealing.
Continue readingLindberg ships exothermic gas atmosphere generator to the manufacturing industry
Lindberg/MPH, MI, has announced the shipment of one gas-fired Exothermic atmosphere generator to the manufacturing industry.This exothermic generator features an energy efficient design that provides reliable and economic operation.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Preheating for Austenitizing
Preheating normally is employed as a safeguard against the cracking and extreme distortion resulting from the thermal shock undergone by a cold workpiece when it is exposed to the high temperature of the austenitizing furnace.
Continue readingPerryman Company expands titanium melting capacity by 60%
Perryman Company, Houston, Pa., will substantially increase its titanium melting capacity through additional electron beam and vacuum arc remelt furnaces. The furnaces will be located in Washington County, Pa.
Continue readingSteel Dynamics announces new state-of-the-art low carbon aluminum flat rolled mill
Steel Dynamics, Fort Wayne, Ind, announced that it will construct and operate a 650,000-tonne low-carbon, recycled aluminum flat rolled mill, with two supporting satellite recycled aluminum slab centers. The capital investment is estimated to be $2.2 billion for the three facilities, and commercial production is planned to begin in the first quarter 2025.
Continue readingConstellium achieves highest EcoVadis Platinum sustainability rating
Constellium, Paris, has received a Platinum rating from EcoVadis, a leading provider of business sustainability ratings, for a consecutive time. EcoVadis places the company in the top 1% of the 90,000 companies assessed worldwide.
Continue readingNitrex delivers vacuum furnace to international aircraft provider
Nitrex Vacuum, Quebec, recently shipped a new large vertical vacuum furnace to a major aircraft engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility in South America. The system was purchased to modernize the plant, meet quality standards and accreditations, and produce specially designed recipes.
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