Timken Endurance SBQ steels offer ultrahigh strength and toughness for longer gear life
October 27, 2017 Source: ASM International
Timken Steel, Canton, Ohio, introduces Endurance steels, a new family of special bar quality steels comprised of both Timken Steel’s existing high-strength and/or high-toughness grades, and three new ultra-high-strength, high-toughness steels.
Continue readingSandvik to supply 155 miles of stainless steel umbilical tubing for offshore platform
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Sandvik Materials Technology, Sweden, has signed a contract for the supply of stainless steel tubing required for 155 miles of umbilicals linking a subsea development to an existing offshore platform.
Continue readingNanoMechanics Lab enables nanoscale AFM of soft hydrogels, metals, and ceramics
October 20, 2017 Source: ASM International
Bruker Corp., Santa Barbara, Calif., has released the NanoMechanics Lab, a suite of force-mapping modes that enable Dimension FastScan and Icon AFM systems for quantitative nanoscale characterization, extending from soft hydrogels and polymers to hard metals and ceramics.
Continue reading3D printing system said to build complex metal parts 100 times faster
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Desktop Metal, Burlington, Mass., announces that its 3D printing system known as Production System builds complex metal parts up to 100 times faster than laser systems.
Continue readingIpsen Titan H6 enables company to expand production capacity, meet increased demand
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Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that Rockford Heat Treaters, the original beta tester for the Ipsen Titan vacuum furnace, recently purchased a Titan H6 to expand production capacity and to meet increased demand. As commercial heat treaters, Rockford engineers know that process versatility is essential in a shop where requirements change day-to-day, or even hour-to-hour.
Part of what appeals to the company about the TItan product line is its high adaptability and part cleanliness. In fact, the first Titan furnace enabled enough flexibility to expand customer base and take jobs not previously possible. The newest furnace continues in this tradition, and it will join many other Ipsen furnaces, including a complete atmosphere line of seven integral quench furnaces with ancillary washers and tempers, more than a dozen draw furnaces, a VFS vacuum furnace, and four other vacuum furnaces.
The Titan H6 has a 36 x 36 x 48 inches all-graphite hot zone with a 3000-pound load capacity. Equipped with a diffusion pump, this furnace meets aerospace requirements and process sensitive materials that require deep vacuum levels. RHT also took advantage of several Ipsen support offerings, including on-site inspection of the installation, equipment startup, and personnel training. This support, coupled with Ipsen's inventory of speculation-based Titan furnaces, allowed RHT to begin processing customer parts within five weeks of issuing the purchase order.
With the current option to trade in an old furnace and receive a $50,000 credit toward a new Titan vacuum furnace, other companies can invest in their customers while adding the latest innovations to their facility as well. Available in several sizes and horizontal or vertical configurations, the Titan provides powerful performance for both experienced and first-time heat treaters.
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that Rockford Heat Treaters, the original beta tester for the Ipsen Titan vacuum furnace, recently purchased a Titan H6 to expand production capacity and to meet increased demand.
Continue readingGF Linamar wins $300 million contract for magnesium cross-car beams for pickup trucks
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GF Linamar, Mills River, N.C., a joint venture between GF Automotive and Linamar, has been awarded a $300 million contract over a period of five years to produce lightweight magnesium automotive components for a U.S. manufacturer. (The company did not release the name of the manufacturer).
The order consists of cross-car beams for a new pickup truck model, and underlines GF Automotive's expertise in lightweight magnesium components. Typically made of steel, cross-car beams are large structural parts, and diecast magnesium would significantly lower weight.
The components will be produced from 2020 onwards at the new plant in Mills River. This plant, which GF will operate together with Canadian joint venture partner Linamar, will officially be opened in October 2017. The order is another important milestone in the expansion of GF's presence in the North American market and consequently for implementing its 2020 strategy.
On October 6, GF Linamar celebrated the official opening of its new plant in Mills River. The 57-acre high-pressure die-casting facility focuses on lightweight solutions in aluminum and magnesium for the automotive industry, drawing from the expertise of both partners. The overall investment over the next five years amounts to approximately $100 million.
GF Automotive is one of the world's leading automotive suppliers and a technologically pioneering development partner and manufacturer of components for passenger cars, trucks and industrial applications. The division provides casting solutions based on iron, aluminum and magnesium at eleven production plants in Germany, Austria, China and the United States.
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GF Linamar, Mills River, N.C., a joint venture between GF Automotive and Linamar, has been awarded a $300 million contract over a period of five years to produce lightweight magnesium automotive components for a U.S. manufacturer.
Continue readingNitrex Nitreg nitriding system improves fatigue resistance for automotive springs
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Nitrex Metal, Montreal, has successfully installed and commissioned an NX-1230 potential-controlled Nitreg nitriding system for processing automotive springs for a customer in Korea. The customer, Daewon Corp., is a high-volume automotive parts manufacturer supplying global automakers such as Hyundai, Kia Motors, GM, Chrysler, Volkswagen, and many others.
Daewon previously used an outside supplier to nitride springs, but the company recognized that its interests would be better served by implementing this capability in house. This new project is the result of Daewon's past experience with a Nitrex-approved heat treater and its satisfaction with the reliability of the Nitreg nitriding process, which was key to the application's success.
Nitreg nitriding enables fatigue resistance of automotive springs to be improved for longer service life. The technology also maintains tight dimensional tolerances (no distortion), excellent uniformity from part to part, and excellent repeatability between production runs. The system is capable of processing a load capacity up to 11,570 pounds, and complies with the nitriding requirements laid out by AMS2759/10A.
Nitrex Metal offers modern nitriding / nitrocarburizing technologies, solutions, equipment, and services. Nitreg potential-controlled gas nitriding and Nitreg-C potential-controlled gas nitrocarburizing (ferritic nitrocarburizing-FNC) technologies are applied in the precision parts, automotive, aluminium extrusion, defense, gears, tool & die, plastics, machinery, and many other industries.
Nitrex Metal, Montreal, has successfully installed and commissioned an NX-1230 potential-controlled Nitreg nitriding system for processing automotive springs for a customer in Korea.
Continue readingAir Products to introduce intelligent atmosphere analyzers at Heat Treat 2017
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Air Products, Lehigh Valley, Pa., will introduce its Intelligent Atmosphere Analyzers, enabled by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), at Heat Treat 2017 in Columbus, Ohio, from October 24-26. The company's atmosphere supply and process management system, featuring Air Products' Process Intelligence, enables metals processors to improve product reliability, capture relevant atmosphere and process data, analyze potential for savings and process optimizations, and carry out preventive maintenance.
Metals processors are invited to stop by Booth #2513 to speak with application specialists about how the company's Intelligent Atmosphere Analyzers can help them monitor composition parameters to ensure their furnaces are running with the optimum gas atmosphere, as well as provide alerts for any needed maintenance or adjustments.
With Intelligent Atmosphere Analyzers, metals processors can run their furnaces more consistently, resulting in improved product quality, reduced operating costs, and increased yield.
Air Products will also highlight its Tank Monitoring System for remotely monitoring gas storage tank levels. The Tank Monitoring System, also featuring Air Products' Process Intelligence, helps metals processors manage their industrial gas supply, as well as detect abnormal gas usage, and track tank liquid and gas vaporizer temperature. All data is conveniently stored and remotely accessible through a secure system.
Show attendees are also invited to attend Air Products' technical presentations:
A Troubleshooting Guide for Brazing Furnace Atmospheres
Presented by Tom Philips, metallurgical engineer, Metals Processing
Wednesday, October 25th at 4:20 p.m.
Improved Reliability of Dew Point Measurement
Presented by Dr. Liang He, application engineer, Metals Processing
Wednesday, October 25th at 4:40 p.m.
Air Products, Lehigh Valley, Pa., will introduce its Intelligent Atmosphere Analyzers, enabled by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), at Heat Treat 2017 in Columbus, Ohio, from October 24-26.
Continue readingLindberg MPH ships tube heat-treating furnace for research and development
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Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped a 2190°F hinged three-zone furnace to an R&D lab for heat treating process tubes and retorts made of ceramic, quartz, or metal alloys. The furnace work chamber is 36 inches long by 7 inches in diameter, and was designed for horizontal operation with the customer's existing control system.
It has a maximum temperature rating of 2190°F, and has an insulating vestibule at each end. It is equipped with a full-length hinge and a positive latch for easy observation, fast cooling, convenient placement of the process tube, and overall ease of operation. It utilizes semi-cylindrical heating units located in each half to form a long, split-cylinder heated chamber. The heated chamber is divided into three independent zones, with independent thermocouples for control reference to allow adjustable profiling of end zones.
In operation, the end zone set points can be raised to compensate for heat losses and to increase the length of the uniform temperature zone in the center of the furnace. Long-life, fast-response thermocouples are attached to six feet of compensated lead wire with a polarized plug.
"This tube furnace allows for great temperature uniformity and process repeatability, which is key for R&D applications," says Kelley Shreve, Applications Engineer
Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped a 2190°F hinged three-zone furnace to an R&D lab for heat treating process tubes and retorts made of ceramic, quartz, or metal alloys.
Continue readingWisconsin Oven ships heavy duty walk-in ovens to Chinese auto parts maker
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Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., has shipped two natural-gas direct-fired heavy-duty walk-in series ovens to a manufacturer of automotive parts in China. The industrial ovens will be used to bake out phenolic resin from automotive brake components. These ovens are a duplicate of a previous order from this customer.
The work chambers are 6 x 13 x 8.5 feet, and the maximum temperature rating is 500°F. Both batch ovens have temperature uniformity of ±9°F at 450°F, which was proven by a fifteen point test.
The oven bodies are constructed with tongue and groove panel assemblies featuring patented high-efficiency panel seams, enabling 25% better insulating efficiency. The ovens feature combination airflow, which provides both horizontal and vertical upward airflow, thus maximizing heating rates and temperature uniformity.
"We ship equipment around the world, so we created a unique split-line design that allows us to break down fully assembled equipment into sections that are easily reassembled on site," says Jim Lucas, Senior Sales Engineer. "These ovens were being shipped in sea containers, so we utilized both vertical and horizontal split lines."-
The ovens 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.
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., has shipped two natural-gas direct-fired heavy-duty walk-in series ovens to a manufacturer of automotive parts in China.
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