EFD Induction, Germany, has opened their doors for a small family fleeing from the war in Ukraine. The married couple with a young son has been given one of the company’s apartments as accommodation.
Continue readingHarper International receives contract for graphite purification furnace systems
Harper International, Buffalo, has announced that it has entered an equipment supply agreement with Westwater Resources Inc. to produce custom-engineered systems for thermal purification of natural graphite.
Continue readingDouglass R. Brown, president of Inductoheat, to retire
Inductoheat, Madison Heights, Mich., announced that Douglass R. Brown will retire as the president of Inductoheat after 42 years of service.
Continue readingWisconsin Oven ships natural gas fired conveyor oven to the transportation industry
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 readingOne Minute Mentor: Case Hardening
Powder metallurgy parts are case hardened to obtain higher hardness, wear, fatigue, and impact properties. The primary purpose of case hardening low-carbon steels is to provide a hard, wear-resistant surface while maintaining a soft ductile core. This combination imparts optimum wear resistance and toughness properties to these material
Continue readingGasbarre Thermal Processing Systems ships batch sintering furnace
Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems, Dubois, PA, announced the shipment of a 60” wide x 90” deep x 30” tall atmosphere box sintering furnace to be installed at Mueller Brass Co., a major supplier of brass rod and forgings in the United States.
Continue readingHarper receives order for pitch carbon fiber oxidation oven system
Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y., has been awarded a contract to engineer and manufacture a Pitch Carbon Fiber Stabilization Mesh Belt Oven system to be installed at the University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER), located in Lexington.
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