Materion Corp., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, reports that beryllium components supplied by Materion Performance Alloys and Composites are helping Belgium’s BR2 nuclear test reactor to continue operation and contribute to the world’s supply of radiopharmaceuticals.
Continue readingCERN heat treating furnace to process niobium-tin superconducting magnets
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, announces that it has received a 105-foot-long furnace for the heat treatment of niobium-tin (Nb3Sn) superconducting coils that will be installed in the Future Circular Collider.
Continue readingH.C. Starck joins WPI Center for Heat Treating Excellence
H.C. Starck, Newton, Mass., announces that it has joined the team at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Center for Heat Treating Excellence, an alliance between the industrial sector and university researchers that addresses short- and long-term needs in the heat treating and thermal processing industry.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres builds home for world’s largest vacuum furnace
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania, Hermitage, announces that the construction project to house the largest commercial vacuum furnace in the world is progressing on time.
Continue readingHarper to supply Australia with thermal processing system for nuclear waste
Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y, has been awarded a contract to supply a hot cell Rotary thermal processing system to treat waste from nuclear medicine production at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO).
Continue readingHarper awarded contract for nuclear material processing equipment
Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y., was recently awarded a contract for a pusher furnace line with Kepco Nuclear Fuel, which is currently producing nuclear fuel for its pressurized heavy water reactors.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres breaks ground to house 48-foot vacuum furnace
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pa., Hermitage, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a facility to house its newest addition, a 48-ft long vacuum furnace with a diameter of 6.5 ft. and a load capacity up to 150,000 pounds.
Continue readingWhite House Energy Summit focuses on advancing technology safety and low-cost energy
Speaking at the White House Summit on Nuclear Energy physicist Christina Back of General Atomics highlighted the urgency of developing next-generation fast-gas reactors with new materials to enhance safety and ensure energy security.
Continue readingPlansee’s new cold rolling mill produces thin moly sheets up to 1000 mm wide
Plansee, Austria, recently invested in an ultramodern cold rolling mill to produce thin and medium-thickness molybdenum sheets up to 1000 mm wide, and to ensure increased capacity.
Continue readingIHEA announces 2013-2014 board and officers
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association, Taylor Mill, Ky., recently announced its 2013-14 Board of Directors and Officers. Serving as president (shown in the photo) is Tim Lee of Maxon, a division of Honeywell. Bob Green of Bloom Engineering was named IHEA Vice-President, and B.J. Bernard of Surface Combustion was elected Treasurer. Outgoing president Mike Shay of Elster Kromschröder, assumes the role of Past President.
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