Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces that Nucor-Yamato Steel Co., a joint venture between Nucor and Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd., is installing a $75 million quench and self-tempering process system for its 1.4 million tons of Mill 2 rolling capacity in Blytheville, Arkansas.
Continue readingIpsen Titan 2.0 heat treating furnace line features predictive maintenance
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., will unveil its Titan 2.0 vacuum furnace and PdMetrics software platform for predictive maintenance during the ASM Heat Treating Conference and Exposition/Gear Expo in Detroit.
Continue readingAlcoa to separate into Upstream Company and Value-Add Company
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announces that it will separate into two companies: the Upstream Company, which will consist of the Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminum, Casting, and Energy businesses; and the Value-Add Company, which will include the current Global Rolled Products, Engineered Products and Solutions, and Transportation and Construction Solutions.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Sinter Hardening
Sinter hardening refers to a process in which the cooling rate in the cooling zone of the sintering furnace is fast enough to transform a significant portion of the powder metal steel matrix into martensite.
Continue readingAdvancing development of thermal manufacturing technologies
Cross-industry Consortium Leads the Way to Advanced Thermal Manufacturing
Continue readingFord and Alcoa collaborate to make stronger, more formable Micromill aluminum alloys
Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., and Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, are collaborating to produce next-generation Micromill automotive aluminum alloys that are 40% more formable and 30% stronger.
Continue readingAtomic structure model enables prediction of metal combinations that can form metallic glasses
Australia’s University of New South Wales announces that a research team has developed a method for predicting the combinations of metals that will produce metallic glass alloys.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres new Southeast plant receives Nadcap accreditation for heat treating
Solar Atmospheres Southeast, Greenville, S.C.
Has received Nadcap (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) heat treating accreditation only three months after opening by demonstrating its ongoing commitment to quality.
Ipsen ships horizontal MetalMaster to heat treater for brazing and high-vacuum work
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill.
Recently shipped a horizontal-loading MetalMaster vacuum furnace with two-bar gas quenching to a commercial heat treating company in South Carolina for brazing and other high-vacuum applications.
Heat Treat expo sells out
The exposition for Heat Treat 2015 has sold out for the second time in a row.
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