Seco/Warwick, Meadville, Pa., will supply a vacuum furnace specifically for the maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) industry.The solution will be utilized for repair solutions for both complex aircraft engines and gas turbines for the energy industry in Hungary. The furnace on order is a unique solution due to the effective size of the heating chamber. It has been adapted to the AeroSpace Power requirements and has a working area of 1300 x 1000 x 1500 mm. Thanks to this, the furnace can accommodate large components – mainly aircraft parts, as well as gas turbines for the energy sector. The featured technology on order, in addition to non-standard dimensions, is designed to process work in the presence of two gases: argon (used for partial pressure) and nitrogen, which is used mainly in the cooling process. Additionally, the furnace will be equipped with a dew point sensor for each of the gases. It is a system which solves one of heat treatment’s very critical operational requirements, which is to control the quality/purity of gas used during the process. Vector also features a partial pressure control system based on three gases (hydrogen, argon, and nitrogen) to help prevent evaporation and sublimation of alloying elements from the load surface during the vacuum heat treatment or vacuum brazing process.
Constellium, Paris, announced that they are participating in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star program as an Industrial Partner.
The Energy Star program is a voluntary initiative that helps businesses protect the environment by promoting energy-efficient products, homes, buildings and manufacturing plants, as well as save on energy costs. As an Industrial Partner, Constellium will work closely with the EPA to identify and implement energy-saving strategies and technologies across its manufacturing operations in the United States.
Constellium has already taken significant steps to reduce its energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The company has set a target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030 vs 2021, and reports its results annually in its sustainability report.
Lindberg/MPH, has announced the shipment of an electrically heated, steam atmosphere pit furnace for steam treating parts. Manufacturers use the steam treating process to create a uniform blue-black finish on the surface of parts which improves wear and corrosion resistance.
The indirectly heated fluidized-bed furnace is heated electrically though a fluidized-bed furnace may also be gas heated. Fluidized beds have been designed to perform a wide variety of heat treating tasks including stress relieving, preheating, hardening, quenching, annealing, and tempering, as well as a variety of surface treatments such as carburizing, nitriding, and steam tempering.
Nitrex Vacuum, Quebec, Canada, has supplied a new vacuum furnace to the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) to enhance its vacuum heat-treating capabilities. The investment in the new furnace aims to support KIMS’ wide range of technological R&D activities.
Solar Atmospheres, Hermitage PA, has announced the approval of a critical Boeing specification for the oil quenching of alloy steels in accordance with Boeing’s specification BAC 5617.
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.
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.
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
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.
