Carpenter to invest $100 million in soft magnetic materials and precision rolling mill
April 1, 2018 Source: ASM International
Carpenter Technology Corp., Philadelphia, announces that it will invest $100 million in soft magnetic materials production and a new precision hot strip rolling mill at its facility in Reading, Pennsylvania, to help meet increasing demand for aerospace, consumer electronics, and electric vehicle manufacturing customers.
Continue readingSeco Warwick aluminum heat treating system with reverse air flow cuts cycle time
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Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that its updated aluminum processing technology enables operators to load multiple bases while the furnace processes the first load, then moves to the next.
Continue readingPaulo to expand Cleveland vacuum heat treating facility to over 200,000 square feet
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Paulo Heat Treating, Brazing, and Metal Finishing, St. Louis, announces a two-phase expansion project that will add 50,000 square feet to its Cleveland Division in Willoughby, Ohio.
Continue readingCan-Eng to build mesh belt furnace for austenitizing/quenching drivetrain components
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Can-Eng Furnaces Intl. Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, was recently awarded a contract to design and build a 1500 lb/hr mesh belt furnace system for the austenitizing and molten salt quenching of unique components used in the manufacture of the client’s world class drivetrain systems.
Continue readingBodycote opens new facility for Kolsterising and other stainless steel surface treatments
March 24, 2018 Source: ASM International
Bodycote, England, announces the grand opening of its newest facility for specialty stainless steel processes (S³P), surface treatments that reportedly increase mechanical and wear properties in stainless steel without adversely affecting corrosion resistance.
Continue readingATI to invest $95 million to expand isothermal forging, heat treating of nickel-base parts
March 23, 2018 Source: ASM International
Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that its board of directors has approved an investment to expand its isothermal forging and heat treating capacities to satisfy growing demand from the aerospace jet engine market.
Continue readingRetech furnace produces 1320-pound ceramic shell titanium casting in a single pour
March 16, 2018 Source: ASM International
Retech Systems LLC, Ukiah, Calif., part of the Seco Warwick Group, announces that its consumable electrode casting furnace has produced the largest ceramic shell titanium casting ever created from a single pour in Europe.
Continue readingLindberg MPH ships electrically heated cyclone pit furnace to steel heat treater
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Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., announces that it recently shipped an electrically heated cyclone pit furnace to a steel heat treater for processing aircraft components.
Continue readingWisconsin Oven to hire workers in the skilled trades and engineering to match growth
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Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy., Wis., announces that, because of the opening of a new facility and record sales, it is hiring for a variety of positions in the skilled trades and engineering fields.
Continue readingUPC delivers endothermic gas generator for carburizing fasteners to Brazil manufacturer
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United Process Controls (UPC), Milwaukee, Wis., reports that it has delivered an Atmosphere Engineering EndoFlex endothermic gas generator to Brazilian fastener maker Jomarca.
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