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Wieland Metals Inc., Wheeling, Ill., recently announced plans for a $25 million expansion to build a new 110,000-square-foot plant on 11 acres outside Chicago, creating an estimated 65 new jobs.

Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., in accordance with its proposed business combination with Linde AG, has signed an agreement to sell the majority of its businesses in Europe to Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation.

Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, Hermitage, has invested in a new car-bottom air furnace that has a working zone 60 inches square by 240 inches long and will handle a workload up to 30,000 pounds.

Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., has shipped a natural-gas-fired enhanced duty walk-in oven to a technology company for post-curing refractory materials.

Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., reports that Zenith Cutter, an Illinois manufacturing company, has purchased a Titan H6 vacuum furnace with two-bar gas quenching for its sister company Metkraft in Vietnam to process its industrial knives, cutter blades, and related accessories.

Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., reports that manufacturers of construction materials have recently invested in fire-resistance test furnaces to guarantee compliance with the strictest standards and regulations.