Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., was recently awarded an order to supply a West Coast aerospace customer with four Titan H6 two-bar vacuum furnaces for heat treating additively manufactured parts in full-scale production.
One Minute Mentor: Nitriding zones
2019-12-09]]> Nitrogen diffused into the component during nitriding forms two zones: a compound layer and a diffusion zone. The compound layer, or white layer, consists of iron carbonitride phases. It is very hard; it is not compatible with a rolling-bearing application, and should be ground off all race and working surfaces. The diffusion zone consists […]
One Minute Mentor: Nitriding zones
Nitrogen diffused into the component during nitriding forms two zones: a compound layer and a diffusion zone.
GKN Powder Metallurgy acquires Forecast 3D to expand markets and technologies
GKN Powder Metallurgy, London, the world’s largest producer of metal powder and parts, has acquired Forecast 3D, Carlsbad, Calif., a leading U.S. specialist in plastic additive manufacturing offering a full range of services from concept to series production.
High-speed laser cladding enables higher efficiency, less material, and lower heat input
Engineers from Höganäs AB, Sweden, reported at the ITSC conference last May that laser cladding has been practiced for about 40 years, but did not reach a level of general acceptance in the industry until recently because other coating processes, such as PTA, thermal spray, and GMAW are well known and have a lower investment cost than lasers.