Wisconsin Oven, East Troy, Wis., has announced the shipment of one natural gas fired conveyor oven to the transportation industry. Designed to cure contoured plastic parts, this oven has a maximum temperature of 500°F and its normal operating temperature is 350°F.
Continue readingConstellium restarts upgraded cold mill at Ravenswood Facility
Constellium, Paris, restarted its upgraded 144-inch cold rolling mill at its facility in Ravenswood, West Virginia in the presence of senator Shelley Moore Capito and the deputy assistant secretary of defense for industrial policy, Jesse Salazar.
Continue readingLindberg/MPH ships two electrically heated nitrogen pit furnaces to the manufacturing industry
Lindberg/MPH, Riverside, Mich., announced the shipment of two electrically heated nitrogen pit furnaces to the manufacturing industry. These furnaces are configured for process applications requiring a maximum furnace temperature of 1250°F in a nitrogen atmosphere.
Continue readingIpsen expands services with vacuum chamber wall thickness testing
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., has expanded its field service capabilities to include ultrasonic wall thickness testing for vacuum furnaces. The test helps customers verify the integrity of their chamber and determine its remaining lifespan.
Continue readingAir Products selected to 100 best corporate citizens list for 10th consecutive year
Air Products, Allentown, Pa., has been named to the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for the tenth consecutive year. The list, published by 3BL Media, recognizes outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1000 largest public companies in the United States.
Continue readingCentorr Vacuum announces order for six high-temp, high-vacuum furnaces
Centorr Vacuum, Nashua, N.H., has received orders for six furnaces in the Workhorse product line for various applications in the precision processing of metals in heat treating, brazing, and annealing applications.
Continue readingAccurate Brazing receives Nadcap merit accreditation
Accurate Brazing, Greenville, S.C., has received the Nadcap merit accreditation for heat treating at its Pelham Road facility. The accreditation is for demonstrating an ongoing commitment to quality by satisfying customer requirements and industry specifications.
Continue readingSurface Combustion awarded contract for horizontal ion nitriding system
Surface Combustion Inc, Maumee, Ohio, has shipped a new ion nitriding thermal processing furnace system for Watervliet Arsenal. This allows them to add control to the product supply chain.
Continue readingLindberg/MPH ships electrically heated furnace to the manufacturing industry
Lindberg/MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped one electrically heated mesh belt conveyor furnace to the manufacturing industry. This furnace is configured for process applications requiring a hydrogen process atmosphere in the heating section muffle.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Effect of porosity on the heat treatment of powder metallurgy steels
Porosity has the greatest single effect on the response of PM Steels to heat treatment compared with conventional steels. The majority of parts have a porosity between 5 and 15 vol%, far more than is found in a typical casting. Every mechanism in press and sinter is subject to diminishing returns; i.e., compact density has a decreasing dependence on compaction pressure, as does sintering and homogenization.
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