Nitrex Metal Inc., Montreal, Quebec, has supplied a nitriding system to Hydro Extrusion Solutions in Trzcianka, Poland, to address the need for improved process performance and more accurate control of nitriding results.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: M50 bearing steels
M50 is a secondary-hardening alloy typically tempered multiple times to achieve high hardness and dimensional stability.
Continue readingWear resistance of stainless steel said to increase by high-intensity implantation of ions
Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University in Russia announce that they have developed a new method of ion implantation that improves the wear resistance of stainless steel by more than a hundred times through highly intensive implantation of ions with low energy.
Continue readingDigital Metal launches two binder-jet additively manufactured superalloys
Digital Metal AB, Sweden, a Högan?s Group company, announces that it is launching two binder-jet 3D-printed superalloys for applications in extreme environments: DM 247, a nickel-base superalloy, and DM 625, a nickel-chromium superalloy.
Continue readingAdvances in ion nitriding and nitrocarburizing based on advanced process controls
Ralph Poor of Surface Combustion, Maumee, Ohio, will discuss “Advances in Ion Nitriding and Nitrocarburizing” at Heat Treat 2019 in Detroit in October.
Continue readingOne-Minute Mentor: Special Purpose Through-Hardening Bearing Steels
Through-hardening bearing steels from the ASTM A295 and A485 families that are given a typical heat treatment, operate well up to the 120–135 °C (250–275 °F) service range.
Continue readingIpsen announces January class for heat treating equipment Field Service Engineers
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that its next Corporate Academy class for training Field Service Engineers will be held in January 2020, part of a fast-track development strategy to build a nationwide network.
Continue readingCan-Eng Furnaces awarded contract for a rapid heating furnace for aluminum components
Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, was recently awarded a contract from a research organization for the supply of a rapid heating furnace for lightweight hot-stamped and formed aluminum automotive product development.
Continue readingSeco Warwick 96-foot CAB line enables brazing a variety of parts and heat exchangers
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that it has been selected to relocate a very large CAB line for a customer who purchased it with the intention of brazing its own heat exchangers.
Continue readingAdvances in microstructure and multilayer coatings support SPS cost reduction
Marshall Sweet of Praxair Surface Technologies, Danbury, Conn., will present “Advances in Transition of SPS from the Lab to the Engine,” at the Thermal Spray of Suspensions and Solutions Symposium, September 17 and 18, in Boucherville, Quebec.
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