Solar Atmospheres receives Gulfstream approval for heat treating PH stainless steels
January 20, 2020 Source: ASM International
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania, Hermitage, Pa., announces its recent Gulfstream approval for material process specifications GAMPS 5101 and 5102.
Continue readingIpsen Titan vacuum furnace heat treats aerospace components at Stack Metallurgical
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Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that it has installed a Titan vacuum furnace at Stack Metallurgical Group’s location in Spokane Valley, Washington, to process critical aerospace components.
Continue readingNitrex acquires G-M Enterprises for its vacuum furnaces and mix of heat treatment systems
January 14, 2020 Source: ASM International
Nitrex, Montreal, announces that it has acquired G-M Enterprises, Corona, Calif., a strong player in the vacuum furnaces market, to expand its integrated heat treatment solutions while strengthening its product portfolio.
Continue readingNanoSteel method strengthens advanced high-strength steel during cold stamping
January 10, 2020 Source: ASM International
Engineers from NanoSteel Company Inc., Providence, R.I., presented “Strengthening of 3rd-Generation Advanced High Strength Steel during Cold Stamping,” at the ASM International MS&T 2019 conference in Portland, Ore.
Continue readingSandvik acquires U.S. companies Thermaltek Inc. and Melin Tool in January
January 9, 2020 Source: ASM International
Sandvik AB, Sweden, announces that in January it acquired privately owned Thermaltek Inc., a manufacturer of high temperature furnace systems and metallic heating elements headquartered in North Carolina; and Melin Tool Company, a manufacturer of solid carbide tools in Cleveland.
Continue readingWayne State, Ford engineers austemper cast iron to develop nanoscale microstructures
January 7, 2020 Source: ASM International
Engineers from Wayne State University and Ford Motor Co. presented “Low-Temperature Austempering of Ductile Cast Iron,” at the ASM International Heat Treat 2019 conference in Detroit.
Continue readingDante Solutions heat treatment software models press quenching parameters of a bevel gear
Source: ASM International
Engineers from Dante Solutions, Cleveland, discussed the modeling process for press quenching of a bevel gear made of carburized AISI 9310 at the ASM International Heat Treat 2019 conference in Detroit.
Continue readingFluxtrol engineers test ceramic coatings for corrosion in soft magnetic composites
Source: ASM International
Engineers from Fluxtrol Inc., Auburn Hills, Mich., discussed results of a study of ceramic coatings on soft magnetic composites at the ASM International Heat Treat 2019 conference in Detroit.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres invests in state-of-the-art lathe to bring machining in-house
January 4, 2020 Source: ASM International
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania recently invested in a new Haas ST-10 CNC lathe to support rapid growth in machining of test specimens within its mechanical testing department.
Continue readingNASA Glenn and Boeing partner to test shape memory alloys in airplane winglets
January 3, 2020 Source: ASM International
Researchers at NASA Glenn Research Laboratory, Cleveland, have partnered with Boeing to test how shape-memory alloys can be used in deployable vortex generators (VGs), the tiny fins on airplane wings that help control airflow during flight.
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