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Harper awarded $90 million in contracts for carbon fiber production plants

Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y., announces that it has been selected by prominent international firms for $90 million in major contracts to supply production-scale carbon fiber processing plants.

Solar Manufacturing designs furnaces for processing repaired aerospace engine parts

Solar Manufacturing, Souderton, Pa., reports that it has shipped two vacuum furnaces to an aviation engine repair services facility located in the western region of the United States.

Hot Form Quench technology enables stamping high-strength complex aluminum parts

Impression Technologies Ltd., England, has developed Hot Form Quench technology, a process in which stamping and heat treating are combined in a single operation to produce complex aluminum parts up to 20 percent lighter than corresponding cold-formed components.

Nanovea dual-load tribometer provides controlled loading from 0.001 to 2000 Newtons

Nanovea, Irvine, Calif., introduces the Nanovea T2000, the world’s first dual-load-controlled Tribometer, providing vertical force oscillation at frequencies up to 150Hz.

Shiloh Industries to acquire Brabant Alucast Facilities In Italy and Netherlands

Shiloh Industries, Valley City, Ohio, reports that it has entered into two definitive agreements with Brabant Alucast Services B.V., to acquire its Alucast facilities in Italy and Netherlands, enabling Shiloh to expand into aluminum and magnesium casting and stamping in Europe.

New Technology Advancing Induction Heat Treatment Quality, Flexibility, and Performance

Inductoheat, Madison Heights, Mich., reported in a presentation at Heat Treat 2017 that recently developed inverter technology provides instantaneous and calculated frequency control during induction heating.

Solar to build 58,000 sq. ft. headquarters facility for manufacturing vacuum furnaces

Solar Manufacturing Inc., Souderton, Pa., is relocating its headquarters to Sellersville, also in Pennsylvania, where it will build a facility that includes 40,000 square feet for manufacturing and 17,500 square feet for office space.

Seco Warwick enters Microsoft cloud for digital transformation of heat treating business

Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that it has implemented the cloud-based Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations system.

Heat treatment standards announced for AM metal parts made via powder-bed fusion

ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa., announces F3301 – 18 Standard Specification for Thermal Post-Processing Metal Parts Made Via Powder Bed Fusion.

Wisconsin Oven aluminum quench system has +/-10°F temperature uniformity at 1075°F

Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., guarantees temperature uniformity of ±10°F at 775°F and 1075°F for its electrically heated standard horizontal aluminum quench systems.