Constellium to sell three german extrusion plants to Vaessen Aluminium
August 2, 2023
Source: ASM International
Constellium, Paris, announced that it signed a binding agreement with Vaessen Aluminium for the sale of three of Constellium’s soft alloy extrusion facilities located in Landau, Crailsheim and Burg in Germany for a total cash consideration of €48.8 million.
With nearly 450 employees, the three Constellium plants specialize in soft alloy extruded products for the Building & Construction, Transportation and Industry markets in Europe.
Vaessen Aluminium belongs to a longstanding family-owned industrial group, headquartered in Belgium, active in aluminum billets and profiles (E-Max), in lighting and ceiling (Kreon) and in wall cladding (Limeparts Drooghmans).
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2023 and is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.
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One Minute Mentor: Fluidized-Bed Furnace
November 30, 2022
Source: ASM International
A fluid bed results when a gas is passed upward through a bed of small solid particles at a rate fast enough to lift these particles and to create turbulence. This motion of particles, which are usually made of aluminum oxide or silica oxide, is similar to that of a fluid.
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Lindberg/MPH ships gas fired cyclone box furnace to the manufacturing industry
Source: ASM International
Lindberg/MPH is pleased to announce the shipment of a gas fired cyclone box furnace to the manufacturing industry. This heat treat furnace has a maximum temperature rating of 1250°F and a load capacity of 6000 lbs.
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Bodycote to offer new services in the Middle East
Source: ASM International
Bodycote, the world’s largest provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services, is expanding its thermal spray coatings capability in the Middle East. Bodycote has entered into a partnership with Mathevon Group to develop the market in the region and, in particular, Saudi Arabia
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Solar Atmospheres vacuum heat treats titanium manifold for Artemis 1 mission
Source: ASM International
Solar Atmospheres of Wstern Pennsylvania, Hermitage, has had a hand in heat treating several critical parts for NASA’s unmanned Orion spacecraft that launched successfully from Cape Canaveral for a six-week test flight around the moon and back.
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C3 software now includes thermocouple data for faster compliance
Source: ASM International
C3 Data, Indianapolis, has announced that their real-time pyrometry compliance software will enable digital uploading of certificate data of all TT Electronics thermocouples.
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One Minute Mentor: Controlled Atmosphere Furnace Equipment
October 31, 2022
Source: ASM International
Heat treatment of tool steels usually requires high flexibility combined with small lots of parts. Seal quench furnaces, executed with a single heating chamber, meet this demand.
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Automatic disconnect switch added to car bottom vacuum furnace
Source: ASM International
Solar Manufacturing, Sellersville, Pa., has designed and installed an automatic disconnect switch into a production car bottom vacuum furnace at Solar Atmospheres in Souderton, Pa.
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Nitrex delivers a unique customized nitriding system
Source: ASM International
Nitrex Vacuum, Quebec, has sold a turnkey nitriding system to a manufacturing plant in Elblag, Poland.
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Enhanced high temperature heavy duty gas hot air convection walk-in batch oven
Source: ASM International
David Weisman LLC, Stamford, Conn., has introduced its latest enhanced high temperature heavy duty gas fired or electrically heated batch oven systems designed for customers to heat, dry, and/or cure liquid and powder coatings on small, medium, and large three-dimensional products.
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