EFD Induction wins major order for annealing thread area of constant-velocity joints
August 17, 2018 Source: ASM International
EFD Induction, Madison Heights, Mich., announces that a global leader in advanced steering and driveline systems has selected an EFD Induction HardLine system to anneal the thread area of its constant velocity (CV) joints.
Continue readingPraxair, United Process Controls form partnership for aerospace and automotive
Source: ASM International
United Process Controls Inc. (UPC), Cincinnati, Ohio, and Praxair, Danbury, Conn., have formed a collaboration in which customers will have access to Praxair’s gases, application technologies, and supply systems, along with UPC’s portfolio of specialized industrial flow measurement and atmosphere-control products.
Continue readingAluminum producer Constellium adds metals R&D center to Brunel University in London
Source: ASM International
Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, has expanded its University Technology Center (UTC) at Brunel University in London with an R&D center to transition technology from the laboratory to its production facilities around the world.
Continue readingAFC-Holcroft integral-quench systems to heat-treat mining and rock-drilling tools
Source: ASM International
AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., announces that Mincon Group, headquartered in Shannon, Ireland, has purchased two separate and complete batch-style integral-quench heat-treatment lines.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Effects of temperature and time in age hardening
Source: ASM International
Temperature and time exert a significant influence on the properties that are developed in maraging steels during age hardening.
Continue readingAbstract from HT Mexico: Uniform Heat Treatment and Quenching of Small Parts using a Rotary Retort Furnace
August 13, 2018 Source: ASM International
When heat treating small parts, the Rotary Retort furnace provides several advantages over the conventional belt or basket conveyor.
Continue readingNovelis acquires Aleris to meet automotive aluminum demand, increase Asian footprint
August 8, 2018 Source: ASM International
Novelis Inc., Atlanta, announces it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corp.,
Cleveland, for approximately $2.6 billion including the assumption of debt.
How proper care of quench oil can lead to consistent part quality and program cost savings
August 2, 2018 Source: ASM International
Contamination of quench oil has long been an overlooked problem within organizations that do metal heat treating, by both commercial and OEM companies.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Maraging steels grain refinement using thermal cycling
Source: ASM International
Thermal cycling of maraging steels between the martensite finish (Mf) temperature and a temperature considerably in excess of the solution-annealing temperature can be used to refine the grain structure of coarse-grained maraging steels.
Continue readingTerves to expand magnesium foundry for manufacturing dissolvable metal tools
August 1, 2018 Source: ASM International
Terves Inc., Euclid, Ohio, announces that it has broken ground on a 12,000 sq. ft. expansion to its magnesium foundry, which will enable further growth of capabilities in metal processing, heat treatment, and machining.
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