SuperSystems Inc., Cincinnati, recently completed major upgrades to the heat treating assets at Milacron LLC in Mt. Orab, Ohio, installing the latest furnaces and equipment, state-of-the-art controls, and modern SCADA infrastructure.
Continue readingASM member George Durfee to receive the ITA 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award
The International Titanium Association (ITA), Denver, Colo., announces that metallurgist George L. Durfee has been named the recipient of the ITA’s 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Continue readingCleveland-Cliffs invests $100 million in DR iron plant, $830 million in HB iron plant
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., Cleveland, announces that has started up its new production equipment, including supporting infrastructure, to support large-scale commercial production of DR-grade iron pellets at its Northshore Mining facility in Babbitt, Minnesota.
Continue readingAeromet aluminum A20X additive manufacturing alloy exceeds 500 MPa ultimate strength
Aeromet International Ltd., United Kingdom, announces that A20X, the aluminum alloy developed and patented by Aeromet, has cemented its status one of the strongest aluminum additive manufacturing powders commercially available after surpassing the key 500 MPa UTS mark.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Cooling time and transformation diagram for a 52100 Jominy test bar
Figure 8 shows a cooling time and transformation (CTT) diagram for a 52100 Jominy test-bar sample austenitized at 845°C (1550°F).
Continue readingLindberg hot stamping furnace features one low-heat and three high-heat stacked chambers
Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped an electrically heated four chamber hot-stamping furnace to the Gestamp Research and Development facility located in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Continue readingExactatherm awarded Nadcap Merit accreditation for heat treatment from PRI
Exactatherm, Mississauga, Ontario, announces that it has been awarded Nadcap Merit status for heat treatment, which means that, instead of having its next Nadcap audit in twelve months, it has been granted an accreditation that lasts until April 30th, 2021.
Continue readingSolar Manufacturing provides heat treating furnace to Georgia Southern University
Solar Manufacturing, Souderton, Pa., recently shipped a horizontal front-loading vacuum furnace to Georgia Southern University in Statesboro.
Continue readingSeco Vacuum provides high-volume nitrocarburizing furnaces for auto supplier
Seco Vacuum, Meadville, Pa., announces an order for a high-volume nitrocarburizing line of furnaces serving a major carmaker through a tier-one supplier.
Continue readingQuaker Chemical and Houghton International combine to form new industrial fluids company
Quaker Chemical Corp., Conshohocken, Pa., and Houghton International, Valley Forge, Pa., have combined to create Quaker Houghton, a global leader in industrial process fluids to the primary metals and metalworking markets.
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