Girl Scouts learn how to be Materials Girls

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Wisconsin Oven enhanced-duty walk-in ovens will dry sand cores for casting in two hours

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Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., has shipped two natural-gas-fired enhanced-duty walk-in batch ovens that are designed to dry the sand cores used in the casting of a variety of parts. The sand-core dryers have the capability to raise the temperature from 70 to 450°F, driving water and resin from 6000 pounds of sand cores and a 600-pound steel load car within two hours.

Work chamber dimensions are 10x8x20 inches, with a maximum temperature rating of 500°F. Guaranteed temperature uniformity of ±10°F at 500°F was documented with a nine-point temperature survey. The oven bodies are constructed of tongue-and-groove panel assemblies featuring Wisconsin Oven's patented high-efficiency panel seams that provide 25% better insulating efficiency.

"These sand core dryers were designed to maximize efficiency and decrease drying time of the cores," says David Burke, Sales Representative, Torrid Enterprises. "The customer is able to pour and dry more cores in less time than before, resulting in increased production."

The dryers were fully factory tested and adjusted prior to shipment. All safety interlocks were checked for proper operation and the equipment was operated at the normal and maximum operating temperatures. An extensive quality assurance check list was completed to ensure the equipment met all Wisconsin Oven quality standards.

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Heat Treating Society member Steve Ferdon earns CHTE Distinguished Service Award

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The Center for Heat Treating Excellence at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mass., announces that it has presented its Distinguished Service Award to Steve Ferdon. The award is granted to an individual who has made significant, commendable, and long-standing contributions to the promotion of CHTE. A member of the ASM Heat Treating Society, Mr. Ferdon is the Director of Global Engineering Technology in the Fuel Systems Business Unit at global power leader Cummins Inc.

A member of CHTE since 2010, he has served as chair of its board of directors since 2012. His leadership at CHTE has contributed to mentoring the next generation of engineers, formalizing industrial membership governance of the board of directors, and sharing technical knowledge of heat treating applications with members.

Mr. Ferdon received the award at a formal ceremony recently during CHTE's biennial meeting on the WPI campus. "I am surprised and humbled by this recognition from the CHTE membership," he said. "Every year, I look forward to the spring and fall CHTE meetings, and the energizing collaboration with this unique group of talented, experienced, and highly practical technical leaders."

"Steve has impacted the advancement of CHTE," said Richard Sisson, George F. Fuller professor of Mechanical Engineering at WPI and technical director of CHTE. "From a technical standpoint, he brings a broad perspective to the industry. Cummins works with an extensive network of heat treating service providers from all over the world, applying multiple processes for ferrous alloys, and he shares a great deal of what Cummins has learned with our industrial members."

Prof. Sisson also noted Mr. Ferdon's efforts to bring the next generation of engineers to the meetings, where they can learn practical experience from industry leaders.

Steve received the Outstanding Materials Science Engineer Award from Purdue University's School of Materials Engineering in 1998, and is on the school's advisory committee. He holds six patents, is a Licensed Professional Engineer, and is a member of the AISI Bar Steel Fatigue Property Consortium Steering Committee. He began his career at Indiana-based Cummins in 1992 as a technical specialist in materials engineering.

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Women in Engineering Profile: Ursula Kattner

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Women in engineering profile: Margaret Flury

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