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Constellium, Paris, marked its 10th anniversary on May 3, 2021. Tracing its roots to aluminum pioneers Alcan, Alusuisse, and Pechiney, the company has a strong position in the aerospace, automotive, and packaging sectors, and has entered new markets by offering ever-more innovative and responsible aluminum solutions.

Powder metallurgy (PM) processes include press and sinter hardening, metal injection molding, powder forging, hot isostatic pressing, powder rolling, and spray forming. Press and sintering is the PM process most commonly encountered by heat treaters.

Quintus Technologies, Sweden, has delivered a hot isostatic press (HIP) to the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM) in Dresden, which will permit researchers to deepen their expertise and refine processes for pressure-supported heat treatment, used to maximize theoretical density, ductility, and fatigue resistance in high-performance materials.

Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., has been awarded a new technology patent for Pit-LPC furnaces that have set a new direction for carburizing processes. The LPC abbreviation refers to the “low pressure carburizing” formula, which is a process conducted under pressure or in a vacuum, in an oxygen free atmosphere by means of hydrocarbons.

Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, announced the shipment of an electrically heated enhanced walk-in series oven that will be used for sintering parts for plastics applications. The maximum temperature for this oven is 800°F and the normal temperature is 700°F.

Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., was awarded an order from Sites Medical, Columbia City, Ind., for two TurboTreater vacuum furnaces. Sites Medical is an orthopedic technology development company that invents and de-risks new technologies and collaborates with OEMs to bring them to market and drive mutual growth.