Semiautomatic compact abrasive cutoff machine features large operator interface
December 29, 2017 Source: ASM International
ATM GmbH, Germany, introduces the Brillant 240, a compact and flexible semi-automatic abrasive cut-off machine with a ten-inch cut-off wheel for workpieces or samples up to 3.75 inches.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Low-Temperature Carburization of Stainless Steels
December 11, 2017 Source: ASM International
The combination of hardness and ductility achieved by low-temperature carburization also enhances resistance to erosion. The graph shows the results of cavitation testing of treated and nontreated 316 stainless steel specimens.
Continue readingOutokumpu introduces corrosion-resistant titanium-stabilized nickel-base Ultra Alloy 825
December 8, 2017 Source: ASM International
Outokumpu Oy, Finland, introduces Ultra Alloy 825, a titanium-stabilized austenitic nickel-base alloy with added copper designed primarily for process equipment in the chemical and oil and gas industries.
Continue readingAllegheny to produce differentiated continuous nickel-base alloy sheet to repair oil pipeline
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Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, has been selected to supply the nickel-base alloy rolled product needed to repair a large oil pipeline break in an unnamed foreign country.
Continue readingNovelis invests $4.5 million to upgrade aluminum rolling/recycling facility in Warren
December 7, 2017 Source: ASM International
Novelis Inc., Atlanta, announces a $4.5 million manufacturing investment at its aluminum rolling and recycling facility in Warren, Ohio.
Continue readingECM’s ICBP Nano heat treating system minimizes footprint, simplifying product flow
December 6, 2017 Source: ASM International
ECM USA, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., introduces the ICBP Nano, the latest product in its range of low-pressure carburizing and carbonitriding furnace systems that consist of one module with three stacked heating cells and gas-quenching cells.
Continue readingLindberg heat treating pit furnace produces corrosion-resistant oxide film on tool steels
December 5, 2017 Source: ASM International
Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped an electrically heated, steam atmosphere, cylindrical pit furnace with a steam generator for steam treating tool steels.
Continue readingHand tool manufacturer boosts production with compact pit-type heat treating system
Source: ASM International
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., has partnered with a tool manufacturer in North America to custom design a unique pit-type tempering furnace system to increase production capacity.
Continue readingNatural gas direct-fired batch oven renders products of combustion nonflammable
Source: ASM International
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, has shipped a natural gas direct-fired batch oven with a separate cooling chamber to a manufacturer of automotive parts for curing rubber automotive hoses.
Continue readingNickel-titanium shape memory alloy spring tire designed for Mars rover
November 30, 2017 Source: ASM International
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, announces that its engineers have developed an airless compliant tire that consists of several hundred coiled wires of nickel-titanium shape memory alloy woven into a flexible mesh, giving the tires the ability to support high loads while also conforming to the terrain.
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