Tenaris, Luxembourg, announces that it has re-activated its steel line pipe and OCTG plant in Conroe, Texas, following a three year suspension of operations.
Continue readingNew Surface Combustion website enables easy access to designs of heat treating furnaces
Surface Combustion Inc., Maumee, Ohio, has recently updated its website, which provides details about its standard atmosphere and vacuum furnace designs.
Continue readingLake City Heat Treating acquires modular HIP system for aerospace components
Lake City Heat Treating Corp., Warsaw, Ind., announces that it has purchased a newly designed modular hot isostatic press system from Quintus Technologies in Vasteras, Sweden, the third such press for Lake City.
Continue readingIpsen ships Titan vacuum furnaces, custom furnaces, and box furnaces in third quarter
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, announces strong third quarter furnace shipment results.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Types of Cast Irons
The ease with which graphite forms on cooling is determined largely by the temperature of the iron and the silicon content.
Continue readingMagellan Aerospace receives license to manufacture Aeromet A20X aluminum castings
Magellan Aerospace, Toronto, and Aeromet Intl. Ltd., U.K., announce that Magellan’s plant in Haley, Ontario, has joined a global network of foundries licensed to cast the advanced A20X aluminum alloy, said to be the world’s strongest aluminum casting alloy.
Continue readingNucor to invest $650 million in Gallitin flat-rolled sheet steel mill to expand production
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces that its Board of Directors has approved an investment of $650 million to expand the production capability of Nucor Steel Gallatin, the company’s flat-rolled sheet steel mill located in Ghent, Ky.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Introduction to cast irons
Cast irons typically possess higher carbon levels than steels, so that cast irons can take advantage of eutectic solidification in the binary iron-carbon system, as shown in the diagram.
Continue readingSeco Vacuum supplies second vacuum heat treating furnace to global manufacturer
Seco Vacuum, Meadville, Pa., announces that it is to supply a second vacuum furnace to the U.S.-based manufacturing operations of a global manufacturer.
Continue readingConstellium Alplan specialty rolled aluminum plate features up to 15 times better flatness
Constellium N.V., The Netherlands, introduces its new Alplan Beyond Precision aluminum product line, which consists of specialty rolled plates with up to 15 times better flatness compared to industry standards, up to 40 percent less material needs, and up to 90 percent reduction in part rework compared to a mill finish plate.
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