Nitrex Vacuum, Quebec, recently shipped a new large vertical vacuum furnace to a major aircraft engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility in South America. The system was purchased to modernize the plant, meet quality standards and accreditations, and produce specially designed recipes.
NSF award will help UAB researchers develop and understand high-temperature-resistant materials
Shane Aaron Catledge, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Physics, was awarded a three-year Division of Materials grant from the National Science Foundation for his project “New frontiers in synthesis of high-entropy transition metal borides enabled by microwave-induced plasma.”
One Minute Mentor: Austenitizing
Austenitizing is the most critical of all heating operations performed on tool steels. Along with quenching it will usually be referred to as the hardening step in tool steel heat treatment and, associated with tempering, will be responsible for the final properties.
AddUp Partners with the ECM Group to Offer Post Additive Manufacturing Heat Treatment Solutions
ECM Technologies, France, has signed a partnership to develop high value-added solutions for the thermal treatment of 3D printed metal parts with AddUp, a major player in the field of metal additive manufacturing.
Seco/Warwick to produce specialized dies for motorcycle parts
Seco/Warwick, Poland, will supply a Vector vacuum furnace to Atlas Autos Ltd, the largest manufacturer of motorcycle parts in Pakistan. The solution is intended for hardening and tempering processes, and its design will allow for gas cooling elements and dies for parts used in automotive production.