Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, Hermitage, has brought tensile testing in-house, adding the test to its other in-house mechanical tests rather than outsourcing.
Continue readingIpsen USA finishes Q4 2017 by shipping multiple Titan vacuum furnaces around the world
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., recently shipped 15 furnaces to eight states in the United States, as well as Asia and Europe, to support customers in the additive manufacturing, aerospace, commercial heat treating, medical, and metal injection molding industries.
Continue readingAdvanced Heat Treat Corp. receives 24-month Nadcap accreditation for ion nitriding
Advanced Heat Treat Corp., Waterloo, Iowa, announces that it has once again been awarded Nadcap Merit status for Heat Treating (ion nitriding), and has been granted an accreditation that lasts 24 months.
Continue readingDOE awards $1 million to NanoAl to develop low-cost aluminum alloy electrical wire
NanoAl LLC, Skokie, Ill., has been awarded a Phase II SBIR grant of more than $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a low cost, improved conductor alloy for overhead power wires.
Continue readingATI to be preferred supplier of titanium plate for General Dynamics Abrams tank
Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that it has signed two new Long-Term Pricing Agreements with General Dynamics Land Systems to be the preferred supplier of titanium plate for the Abrams tank and the Ajax specialist vehicle.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Corrosion Resistance of Carburized 316 Steel
Electrochemical polarization curves show a 600 to 800 mV increase in pitting potential in treated (900 to 1000 mV) versus nontreated (200 to 300 mV) type 316 in chloride solutions.
Continue readingBaker Furnace ships record number of custom and standard furnaces in 2017
Baker Furnace, Brea, Calif., announces record shipments of custom and standard units in a variety of configurations, thanks to its new facility with 40,000 square feet of manufacturing space.
Continue readingDespatch redesign cuts 20 inches from the width of its RAD2-19 cabinet ovens
Despatch, Minneapolis, Minn., has redesigned its RAD2-19 and RFD2-19 cabinet ovens to accommodate its customers’ need for a smaller footprint.
Continue readingNew press brake and swing beam shear led to higher furnace sales for Lindberg MPH in 2017
Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., reports that, in the beginning of 2017, the company purchased an Ermak press brake and hydraulic swing beam shear to maximize production capabilities.
Continue readingIndirect gas-fired aluminum aging oven treats exterior components of aircraft engines
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., has built an indirect gas-fired aluminum aging oven for treating aluminum exterior components of aircraft engines.
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