Lake City adds 6000 square feet to facility in Warsaw for HIP and other new equipment
May 14, 2018 Source: ASM International
Lake City Heat Treating, Warsaw, Ind., announces the construction of a 6000 square foot addition to its facility in Warsaw to support its continued growth in production and to expand its heat treating capabilities.
Continue readingHarper HC Series configurable rotary furnaces save money, reduce lead time
Source: ASM International
Harper Intl., Buffalo, N.Y., announces the launch of the HC Series configurable rotary furnaces, for which customers can select specifications online.
Continue readingNucor to invest $240 million in galvanizing line, $230 million for specialty cold mill complex
Source: ASM International
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces that it will invest $240 million to construct a galvanizing line at the company’s sheet mill in Arkansas to support Nucor’s growth into a wider and more diverse set of strategic end-market applications.
Continue readingAlcoa, RioTinto join to develop aluminum smelting process that emits only oxygen gas
Source: ASM International
Alcoa Corp., Pittsburgh, and Rio Tinto, London, announce a revolutionary aluminum smelting process that produces oxygen and eliminates all direct greenhouse gas emissions.
Continue readingStreamlining Atmosphere Heat Treatment: Best Practices for Minimizing Distortion & Reducing Manufacturing Costs
May 11, 2018 Source: ASM International
Carburizing and quenching are two common, and often essential, processes performed in atmosphere heat-treating systems.
Continue readingGE Additive acquires Arcam EBM Spectra H metal additive manufacturing system
May 7, 2018 Source: ASM International
GE Additive, Cincinnati, announces that it has purchased an Arcam EBM Spectra H metal additive manufacturing system, which is designed to handle materials susceptible to high heat and cracking.
Continue readingATI to invest $95 million to expand isothermal forging and heat treating center in Cudahy
Source: ASM International
ATI Metals Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that its board of directors has approved an investment to expand its isothermal forging and heat treating capacities to satisfy growing demand from the aerospace jet engine market.
Continue readingResidual Stress Workshop at Thermal Processing in Motion Conference
May 3, 2018 Source: ASM International
This Workshop will collect information on current gaps relative to designing products and establishing product definitions that include Bulk Residual Stress as a component attribute. Concepts for possible Industry Standards will be proposed to support enhanced product capabilities.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Maraging steels
April 27, 2018 Source: ASM International
Maraging steels are made of highly alloyed low-carbon iron-nickel martensite, and they possess an excellent combination of strength and toughness that is superior to that of most carbon-hardened steels.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres installs Haas VF2 milling center to support tensile testing service
Source: ASM International
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, Hermitage, recently installed a second machining center to support its newest service for customers – tensile testing.
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