Abbott Furnace Company, St. Marys, Pa., reminds heat treaters of a few important matters that must be considered to ensure a successful return to operation for equipment that has been turned off for a period of time.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania invests in Zeiss microscope system
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania, Hermitage, now offers in-house metallographic testing, with the recent purchase of a Zeiss AxioVert A1 Inverted Materials Microscope.
Continue readingCentorr Vacuum Industries R&D heat treating furnace can reach nearly 6000°F
Centorr Vacuum Industries, Nashua, N.H., has shipped a new lab-sized Series 45 top loading furnace for research and development work at temperatures up to 3200°C (5790°F) in an inert gas atmosphere.
Continue readingIpsen aluminum ion vapor deposition coatings protect 3D-printed parts from corrosion
Janusz Kowalewski, Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., discussed ion vapor deposition, a physical deposition process for applying pure aluminum coatings, at ASM International’s Heat Treat 2019 conference in Detroit.
Continue readingUnited States Steel announces aggressive actions in response to coronavirus
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, announces a series of aggressive and meaningful actions to provide greater certainty on the company’s response to impacts from the coronavirus and the sudden, significant changes in global oil and gas markets.
Continue readingASB Industries and universities develop cold-spray titanium/aluminum to protect magnesium
Engineers from ASB Industries, the University of Nevada, and the University of Akron have collaborated to develop double-layer coatings on magnesium.
Continue readingThermo Fisher Scientific diagnostic test for COVID-19 receives emergency approval
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Waltham, Mass., announces that on March 13 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its diagnostic test that can be used immediately by CLIA high-complexity laboratories in the United States to detect nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and not for any other viruses or pathogens.
Continue readingSolar Manufacturing ships Mentor furnace to Virginia tool and die heat treating company
Solar Manufacturing, Sellersville, Pa., recently shipped a Mentor vacuum furnace to Virginia, for a customer servicing the tool and die industry.
Continue readingCan-Eng Furnaces awarded contract for a rapid heating furnace for aluminum products
Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, was recently awarded a contract from a research organization for the supply of a rapid heating furnace to be used for product development of lightweight hot-stamped and formed aluminum automotive components.
Continue readingSeco Warwick provides two heat treatment systems to machine tool manufacturer
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., has received orders for a CaseMaster Evolution multi-chamber vacuum furnace with oil quench, and a Vector 15-Bar high-pressure gas quench vacuum furnace, from a machine tool manufacturer.
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