Aalberts Surface Technologies, Livonia, Mich., announced the release of a new white paper focused on bainitic bearings, authored by Jeremy Lipshaw, Kathy Hayrynen, and Steve Metz. This white paper complements the company’s recent ASTM publication, “A Review of Austempering for Bainitic Bearings,” providing an in-depth look at innovative techniques and advancements in the field of […]
Centorr Vacuum names Sean P. Murphy as product manager for laboratory and r&d furnaces
Centorr Vacuum, Nashua, NH, announced that Sean P. Murphy has been appointed as the product manager for its laboratory and R&D furnace product lines. Murphy will oversee more than 30 vacuum furnace lines that cater to laboratory applications across the metals, ceramics, and carbon/graphite/composites industries. His client base includes national laboratories, universities, and industrial customers […]
Solar atmospheres South Carolina facility earns approval from Parker Aerospace
Solar Atmospheres, Greenville, SC, announced that its facility has received approval from Parker Aerospace, further expanding the company’s capabilities to meet aerospace industry demands. With this new certification, Solar Atmospheres now operates five locations capable of fulfilling Parker Aerospace’s specific thermal processing requirements. Steve Prout, president of Solar Atmospheres’ Greenville site, highlighted the value this […]
Constellium honored with supplier of the year award from stellantis for csr excellence
Constellium, Paris, announced that it has been awarded the Supplier of the Year Award by Stellantis, recognizing the company’s strong commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR). This honor reflects Constellium’s dedication to high CSR standards in both its operations and supply chain, which has earned positive ratings from several international rating agencies. A long-standing supplier […]
One Minute Mentor: Distortion of Ledeburitic Cold-Work Tool Steels
The different effects of steel composition on the dimensional change of plates made of ledeburitic cold-work tool steels and a working hardness of 61 HRC can be taken from the figure. Typical representatives of the new generation of improved toughness 8-9%Cr-steels show slightly higher growth in dimension than the classical 12%Cr-D2 steel. The growth in […]





