AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., announces that a leading global supplier of automotive systems and components has purchased a new roller hearth annealing furnace to be installed in a plant in the Southeast region of the United States.
Continue readingSeco-Warwick supplies PTE muffle belt furnace for heat treating fasteners
Seco-Warwick, Meadville, Pa., reports that it will supply a type ATE technology line consisting of a PTE muffle belt furnace designed primarily for carbonitriding, washing, and annealing, to a Polish manufacturer of screws for wood, metal, and plastic.
Continue readingASM International developing stronger relationships
Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., announces that it hosted a visit from the management team of ASM International on Wednesday, March 22.
Continue readingNucor invests $85 million to upgrade rolling mill at its steel bar mill in Marion, Ohio
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces that it will invest $85 million to upgrade the rolling mill at its Marion, Ohio, steel bar mill, which is Ohio’s largest producer of rebar and signpost, and is capable of producing over 400,000 tons annually.
Continue readingBuehler supports ASM World Training Center with metallographic and test equipment
ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, announces that Buehler, an ITW Company in Lake Bluff, Ill., has renewed its collaboration with ASM by supporting the ASM World Training Center with new metallographic and test instruments.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Control of Nitriding Potential at Low Temperatures
The graph shows the case thickness for fluidized-bed nitrided 316L samples after 8 hours of treatment.
Continue readingPraxair to apply Tribomet protective coatings to Rolls-Royce jet engine parts
Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., announces that its subsidiary Praxair Surface Technologies, Indianapolis, has been awarded a ten-year contract by Rolls-Royce to apply its Tribomet abrasive coatings to rotating components in jet engines for wide-body aircraft.
Continue readingMedical manufacturer chooses Ipsen Titan vacuum heat treating system
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., recently shipped a Titan H2 vacuum heat-treating system with 2-bar gas quenching to Costa Rica, where it will be used to manufacture surgical components.
Continue readingLindberg/MPH ships gas fired zinc melting, holding furnace for diecasting
Lindberg/MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped a gas-fired melting and holding furnace with a maximum temperature of 850°F for melting and holding up to 45,000 pounds of molten zinc for diecasting.
Continue readingWisconsin Oven four-zone conveyor furnace heat-treats AR-15 forged aluminum parts
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., has shipped a natural gas-fired four-zone solution treatment conveyor furnace for treating forged aluminum parts for AR-15 rifles prior to quenching in water.
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