Peter Kerbel of Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., will discuss heat treating procedures that Ipsen has developed for additively manufactured parts in collaboration with AM component manufacturers, at Heat Treat 2019.
Continue readingSeco Vacuum multi-chamber vacuum systems reduce carburizing gas consumption
Don Marteeny, Technical Director at Seco Vacuum Technologies, Meadville, Pa., will present a discussion of multi-chamber vacuum systems developed for high-throughput, highly precise low-pressure carburizing applications at Heat Treat 2019.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Effect of tempering temperature on Type 440C
The graph shows the effect of tempering temperature on the hardness and retained austenite content of Type 440C stainless steel austenitized at 1065°C (1950°F).
Continue readingExcillum Metaljet X-ray tube replaces solid anode with molten metal jet for longer life
Excillum AB, Sweden, has developed the MetalJet x-ray tube, in which a conventional microfocus tube with a solid-metal anode, is replaced by a liquid-metal jet.
Continue readingFraunhofer builds functioning scale model of gas turbine via additive manufacturing
The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM) in Germany, reports that it has developed a fully-functional, true-to-scale gas turbine that demonstrates the potential and limitations of powder bed-based additive manufacturing technologies.
Continue readingASTM International supports research projects for additive manufacturing standards
ASTM International, Conshohocken, Pa., announces its second round of funding to support research that helps expedite standards in additive manufacturing.
Continue readingSpray Tips: Fluidized-bed powder feeders
In fluidized-bed powder feeders, a bed of powder is continuously agitated by a fluidizing gas, in this case the carrier gas.
Continue readingWisconsin Oven Ferris wheel batch oven contains 20 rotating spindles for part rotation
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, announces that it has built an electrically heated heavy duty Ferris wheel batch oven for a manufacturer in the aerospace industry to cure epoxy resins and varnishes on assorted aerospace parts.
Continue readingSeco Vacuum dual-chamber hybrid furnace provides low pressure carburizing/hardening
Seco Vacuum Technologies, Meadville, Pa., is supplying its signature CaseMaster Evolution dual-chamber vacuum oil quench furnace to an aerospace equipment manufacturer to improve lead times and quality objectives.
Continue readingLindberg three-chamber furnace integrated with robot transfer and hydraulic press
Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., has built an integrated, stacked, three-chamber furnace that offers a significantly smaller footprint than a continuous system.
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