Air Products, Allentown, Pa., has been named to the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for the tenth consecutive year. The list, published by 3BL Media, recognizes outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1000 largest public companies in the United States.
Centorr Vacuum announces order for six high-temp, high-vacuum furnaces
Centorr Vacuum, Nashua, N.H., has received orders for six furnaces in the Workhorse product line for various applications in the precision processing of metals in heat treating, brazing, and annealing applications.
New technology for evaporating metals at low temperatures
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, researchers have invented a cheaper, safer, and simpler technology that will allow a group of metals and metal oxides to evaporate at temperatures lower than 200 C, much lower than current working temperatures.
One Minute Mentor: Effect of copper content on powder metallurgy hardenability
The most important function of alloying elements in heat treatable steels is to increase hardenability, whether for quench and tempering or sinter hardening. Adding copper increases both hardness and tensile strength in the sintered condition.
Seco/Vacuum sells two Vector furnaces to Australian Defense
Seco/Vacuum, Meadville, Pa., has sold two new Vector single chamber high-pressure quench vacuum to the Australian defense industry through HTA. These will go to the Melbourne and Sydney commercial heat treatment facilities to provide expanded processing capabilities.