AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., manufactures pusher furnace systems that range from single-row to six-row designs that are said to provide exceptionally high degree of operating efficiency, coupled with precise control over the entire heat treat process.
Continue readingSurface Combustion’s Power Convection vacuum furnaces provide uniform band of heating
Surface Combustion Inc., Maumee, Ohio, has developed Power Convection vacuum furnaces, in which the cylindrical inner chamber includes graphite heating elements that uniformly radiate to each other, providing a wall of heat.
Continue readingNitrex Metal gas nitriding technologies enable control of surface nitrogen concentration
Nitrex Metal Inc., Quebec, offers Nitreg, a family of potential-controlled gas nitriding technologies that enable the creation of individually customized processes for different parts, applications, and materials, with optimal results.
Continue readingInductotherm heavy steel shell furnaces are more efficient than frame-based designs
Inductotherm Corp., Rancocas, N.J., offers heavy steel shell furnaces, which combine the exceptional strength of a rugged steel shell with easy accessibility, making them ideal for melting a wide range of metals.
Continue readingOxford Instruments Xplore EDS detector offers rapid data collection for live EDS analysis
Oxford Instruments, England, introduces the Xplore EDS detector, available with a 30 mm2 sensor area and designed for a wide range of applications.
Continue readingGasbarre gas nitriding/ferritic nitrocarburizing furnace processes 7000-pound loads
Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems, Dubois, Pa., recently commissioned a precision gas nitriding and ferritic nitrocarburizing furnace for a prominent commercial heat treating company located in the Midwestern United States.
Continue readingNitrex designs nitriding cycle for piston rod that improves hardness and wear resistance
Nitrex Metal, St. Laurent, Quebec, announces that FA Krosno S.A. has completed the installation of a Nitrex nitriding system at the manufacturing facility in its namesake city in southeastern Poland.
Continue readingRetech Systems EB melting and vacuum arc remelting furnaces installed at titanium supplier
Retech Systems LLC, a Seco Warwick company, Ukiah, Calif., announces that its titanium melting equipment has been installed at the Pennsylvania facility of the Perryman Company, a leading global supplier of titanium to the aerospace, medical, consumer, and other industries.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Microstructure Control Technologies for Microalloyed DHT Steels
During direct heat treatment (DHT) processes, hot-forged blanks or components are directly cooled by various controlled cooling methods to achieve specified hardness, microstructure, strength, and durability.
Continue readingBuehler designates Virginia CCAM as Partner Center and donates analysis equipment
Buehler, Lake Bluff, Ill., has upgraded its support of advanced manufacturing research at the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) in Prince George County, Virginia.
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