Nitrex Metal, St. Laurent, Quebec, announces that it has been awarded a contract by Qatar Aluminum Extrusion for the supply and installation of an NX-1015 potential-controlled gas nitriding system configured for treating various sizes of flat and hollow dies used in the production of aluminum extruded profiles for construction and transportation.
Continue readingJapanese researchers discover 16 million tons of rare-earth deposits in deep-sea mud
Several Japanese universities, research groups, and government agencies published an article in the April 10 edition of the online journal Scientific Reports describing results of their analysis of the rare-earth metals they discovered in deep-sea mud near Japan back in 2013.
Continue readingJSW Steel to invest $500 million in hot-end facility with contiguous large-diameter pipe mill
JSW Steel USA, Baytown, Texas, announces plans to invest up to $500 million to install the most technologically advanced and eco-friendly hot-end facility in the world, setting a new industry standard.
Continue readingHTS Honors Prime Contributors
In 2017, ASM’s Heat Treating Society R&D Committee established a new recognition for the best papers in the heat treat industry each year. To be considered for the ASM Heat Treating Society Prime Contributor recognition, papers must appear in either the HTPro quarterly newsletter or be published in ASM’s Heat Treat conference proceedings.
Continue readingSilicon Enhancement of the Compound Layer for Tribological Application of Nitrided Hot-Work Steel
This presentation from the Thermal Processing in Motion conference in June will discuss the enhancement of tribological surface properties and the thermal stability of nitrided layers made possible by a process in which plasma is doped with silicon-containing gasses, a technology known as Plasma Enhanced Nanostructures.
Continue readingCarpenter to invest $100 million in soft magnetic materials and precision rolling mill
Carpenter Technology Corp., Philadelphia, announces that it will invest $100 million in soft magnetic materials production and a new precision hot strip rolling mill at its facility in Reading, Pennsylvania, to help meet increasing demand for aerospace, consumer electronics, and electric vehicle manufacturing customers.
Continue readingSeco Warwick aluminum heat treating system with reverse air flow cuts cycle time
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that its updated aluminum processing technology enables operators to load multiple bases while the furnace processes the first load, then moves to the next.
Continue readingPaulo to expand Cleveland vacuum heat treating facility to over 200,000 square feet
Paulo Heat Treating, Brazing, and Metal Finishing, St. Louis, announces a two-phase expansion project that will add 50,000 square feet to its Cleveland Division in Willoughby, Ohio.
Continue readingCan-Eng to build mesh belt furnace for austenitizing/quenching drivetrain components
Can-Eng Furnaces Intl. Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, was recently awarded a contract to design and build a 1500 lb/hr mesh belt furnace system for the austenitizing and molten salt quenching of unique components used in the manufacture of the client’s world class drivetrain systems.
Continue readingBodycote opens new facility for Kolsterising and other stainless steel surface treatments
Bodycote, England, announces the grand opening of its newest facility for specialty stainless steel processes (S³P), surface treatments that reportedly increase mechanical and wear properties in stainless steel without adversely affecting corrosion resistance.
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