AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., announces that Mincon Group, headquartered in Shannon, Ireland, has purchased two separate and complete batch-style integral-quench heat-treatment lines.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Effects of temperature and time in age hardening
Temperature and time exert a significant influence on the properties that are developed in maraging steels during age hardening.
Continue readingAbstract from HT Mexico: Uniform Heat Treatment and Quenching of Small Parts using a Rotary Retort Furnace
When heat treating small parts, the Rotary Retort furnace provides several advantages over the conventional belt or basket conveyor.
Continue readingNovelis acquires Aleris to meet automotive aluminum demand, increase Asian footprint
Novelis Inc., Atlanta, announces it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corp.,
Cleveland, for approximately $2.6 billion including the assumption of debt.
How proper care of quench oil can lead to consistent part quality and program cost savings
Contamination of quench oil has long been an overlooked problem within organizations that do metal heat treating, by both commercial and OEM companies.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Maraging steels grain refinement using thermal cycling
Thermal cycling of maraging steels between the martensite finish (Mf) temperature and a temperature considerably in excess of the solution-annealing temperature can be used to refine the grain structure of coarse-grained maraging steels.
Continue readingTerves to expand magnesium foundry for manufacturing dissolvable metal tools
Terves Inc., Euclid, Ohio, announces that it has broken ground on a 12,000 sq. ft. expansion to its magnesium foundry, which will enable further growth of capabilities in metal processing, heat treatment, and machining.
Continue readingAir Products to build new global headquarters to reduce footprint and cut operating costs
Air Products, Allentown, Pa., announces that it will build its new headquarters a little over one mile from its existing location on an available 50-acre tract in Lehigh Valley.
Continue readingAmsted Rail purchases AFC-Holcroft carburizing, rotary hearth, and other furnaces
AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., announces that Amsted Rail, a global leader in fully integrated freight car systems for the heavy haul rail market, has added a complete AFC-Holcroft UBH line to meet a growing need for additional heat treatment capacity.
Continue readingFluxtrol presents awards for research on thermal processing of steel to professor and student
Fluxtrol Inc., Auburn Hills, Mich., congratulates Professor Robert Cryderman for winning its Academic Research Award/Scholarship of a $2000 scholarship, and Ph.D. student Virginia Judge for winning its Student Award of $2000.
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