Lindberg/MPH, Riverside, Mich., announces the shipment of an electric immersion aluminum holding furnace for a leader in the automotive parts industry to maintain aluminum at the required temperature for die casting.
Continue readingBuehler introduces fully automated hardness tester
Buehler, Lake Bluff, Ill., an ITW company, created the fully automatic Wilson VH3300 Vickers/Knoop hardness test system to meet virtually any requirement in the area of automated precision micro hardness testing.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Hardening Type W1 Tool Steels
W1 steels are capable of hardening to high surface hardness and soft core which is useful in some shock applications.
Continue readingAir Liquide agrees to acquire Airgas for $13.4 billion
Air Liquide, Paris, and Airgas, Radnor, Pa., announce an agreement under which Air Liquide will acquire Airgas for $143 per share for all outstanding shares of Airgas, representing a total enterprise value of $13.4 billion.
Continue readingCan-Eng receives contracts for continuous mesh belt furnace systems
Can-Eng Furnaces Intl. Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, recently received four contracts for the design, manufacture, and commissioning of its 6000 lb/hour continuous mesh belt atmosphere furnace system.
Continue readingISTFA 2015 breaks attendance records
The International Symposium for Testing & Failure Analysis (ISTFA) 2015 took Portland, Ore., by storm last week with record attendance and fun new events.
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 readingMetallurgical High Vacuum announces ISO-9000-2008 certification
Metallurgical High Vacuum Corp., Fennville, Mich., announces that it has been awarded certification for its quality management system in conformance with the International Quality System Standard ISO-9000-2008.
Continue readingAkhan Semiconductor opens global headquarters in Illinois
Akhan Semiconductor, Gurnee, Ill., has opened its global headquarters and production facility to develop and manufacture next-generation diamond-based semiconductors.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Effect of Ledeburite Carbides
For ledeburitic tool steels (typical 8-12%-Cr cold-work tool steels and high-speed steels) the interaction of carbides with the matrix must be taken into account, especially when these carbides are strongly oriented after plastic deformation (rolling, forging) of the pre-material.
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