Ipsen announces 2017 heat treating courses scheduled for United States
December 7, 2016
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Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that it will begin 2017 by hosting another series of Ipsen U classes, with courses available February 7-9, April 4-6, June 6-8, August 1-3, and October 3-5. The newly remodeled, state-of-the-art space offers an ideal arena for attendees to build and refresh their knowledge of heat-treating equipment, processes, and maintenance through applied learning. For those that prefer to stay close to home, Ipsen will also be providing additional one-day trainings throughout the United States. Specific topics that will be covered during these local seminars include:
Vacuum and atmosphere furnace maintenance best practices
Optimizing operations with predictive maintenance
Achieving and maintaining Aerospace compliance
Overall, both training opportunities will teach best practices for regaining control of your equipment and offer expert insight into specific maintenance issues you might be experiencing on a daily basis. Reflecting on past courses, attendees commented that "staff and facility are top notch and very knowledgeable in the heat-treating process."
Register today for an upcoming 2017 Ipsen U course, and stay tuned for local seminars that may be coming to your area.
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Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that it will begin 2017 by hosting another series of Ipsen U classes, with courses available February 7-9, April 4-6, June 6-8, August 1-3, and October 3-5.
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Seco Warwick jet cooling chambers cut heat treating costs and emissions
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Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that it has completed the installation of two replacement jet cooling chambers at Worthington Industries in Jefferson, Ohio. To provide Worthington with the most cost-efficient system upgrade, the cooling chambers were supplied so that the existing components such as rolls, bearings, gaskets, sprockets, and chain were used from the old chambers. The contract included removal of the faulty cooling chambers, and installation and start up of the updated system.
According to Jim Williams, Group Leader at Worthington Industries, ʺWe accomplished this project by partnering with the Seco Warwick team. It was a coordinated effort to establish lead-times for all of the necessary components as well as offsite fabrication of the two jet cooling sections. We then identified a two-week window for the demolition of the ‘old' cooling zones, and installation of the ‘new' jet cooling zones. The project was completed with minimal issues; as we continued to operate our usual production schedule."
The goal of this new design was to lower the product temperature while reducing the volume of water to achieve this result. Worthington now runs a continuous 10,000 pounds per hour of production through the system, lowering the temperature by utilizing a state of the art jet cooling system.
"Seco Warwick has the technical expertise to perform modernizations that are not only cost-effective, but also provide the newest technology available for the application," says Jonathan Markley, Managing Director of Seco Warwick USA ʺOur goal is to enable customers to extend the useful service life of their equipment and meet performance specifications at the lowest possible capital cost. We call this process of partnering with our customers to achieve the best result, Seconomy."
The Seconomy service package is geared toward companies that are searching for savings and want their facility to be environmentally friendly. It is a program of heat treatment equipment modernization through upgrades designed to meet the needs of customers and comply with strict environmental regulations. These packages are designed specifically for heat treatment equipment that has been in operation for over ten years, requiring updates to reduce production costs and emissions while increasing process efficiency.
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Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that it has completed the installation of two replacement jet cooling chambers at Worthington Industries in Jefferson, Ohio.
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SynerMag bioresorbable magnesium alloy wins 2016 Product of the Year
December 5, 2016
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Magnesium Elektron, England, announces that its patented SynerMag bioresorbable magnesium alloy has won the 2016 Product of the Year award at the Bionow Life Science Industry Awards. Bionow is an organization that supports business growth, competitiveness, and innovation within the biomedical and life science sectors across Northern England.
Medical implants made of SynerMag alloy are designed to be temporary, and are completely resorbed by the body after a specified amount of time. The alloy is already the key structural material in Magmaris, the world's first clinically proven, bioresorbable metallic cardiovascular scaffold, which is manufactured by Biotronik.
Because it is made of magnesium, the scaffold has some unique advantages over polymer-based options in terms of deliverability and radial strength following the implantation procedure. After repairing an artery over a several-month period, the SynerMag-based Magmaris scaffold resorbs naturally, allowing vessels to restore vasomotion as soon as six months after the procedure.
SynerMag alloy is produced at a purpose-built, state-of-the-art manufacturing and testing center in Manchester. One of the most advanced facilities of its kind, the center achieved ISO 13485 certification in 2014. "Our SynerMag Technology Center ensures that life science companies partnering with Magnesium Elektron have a class-leading facility in the supply of this new generation of bioresorbable materials," says Graham Wardlow, managing director of Magnesium Elektron.
Dr. Liz Mear, chief executive of Innovation Agency, which sponsored the Product of the Year award, presented the award to Mr. Wardlow and Paul Lyon, head of programs technology. Dr. Mear praised Magnesium Elektron for applying its technical knowledge from the company's existing market sectors to create a new platform technology for the life sciences arena.
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Magnesium Elektron, England, announces that its patented SynerMag bioresorbable magnesium alloy has won the 2016 Product of the Year award at the Bionow Life Science Industry Awards.
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Oerlikon acquires Citim for its additive manufacturing capabilities
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Oerlikon, Switzerland, announces that it has acquired Citim, a German additive manufacturing specialist, as it aims to expand its 3D printing capabilities in Europe and the United States. A specialist in small-series production of metal 3D printed products, Citim also makes functional prototypes.
With the acquisition of Citim, Oerlikon has a particular plan in mind: to become an independent service provider for 3D printed components, with all steps in the additive manufacturing process offered from a single source.
Citim's main area of expertise is metal additive manufacturing for small-series production and functional prototypes, serving high-tech industries such as aviation, automotive, and energy. In 2015, Citim generated $11.8 million in sales and profitability, around the same level as the operating margin of the Surface Solutions Segment.
Although Citim will remain the 3D printing expert of the two parties, Oerlikon is already well positioned to transition into additive manufacturing, as it offers a portfolio of advanced metal-based materials and processing technologies, including metal powders suitable for 3D printing processes such as Selective Laser Melting and Selective Laser Sintering.
"Citim and Oerlikon's technology and expertise fully complement each other," says Frank Lehmann, CEO and owner of Citim. "As part of the Oerlikon Group, Citim will be able to offer its global customer base enhanced AM technologies and competencies and a comprehensive range of services along the entire value chain."
Added Oerlikon CEO Dr. Roland Fischer, "The competencies and team from Citim will serve to consolidate our position in the additive manufacturing business, and will help us to become an independent service provider for the production of additively manufactured components. We will continue to make targeted investments in the additive manufacturing market to solidify our value proposition."
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Oerlikon, Switzerland, announces that it has acquired Citim, a German additive manufacturing specialist, as it aims to expand its 3D printing capabilities in Europe and the United States.
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Ames and Oak Ridge awarded $5 million to improve metal powders for 3D printing
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Ames Laboratory, Iowa, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tenn., have been awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Manufacturing Office to improve the production and composition of metal alloy powders for additive manufacturing.
"A lot of intense interest is focused on additive manufacturing with metal alloys, because there are so many potential applications," says ASM Fellow Iver Anderson, who is project leader and senior metallurgist at Ames Lab, as well as adjunct professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State. "Industry has demands for prototyping parts, design development, reducing waste of expensive materials, and efficiently producing custom and legacy components for their customers."
Because metal alloy powders are the raw materials for additive manufacturing, the ability to control the properties and quality of those powders becomes paramount to the quality of the final product. The goal is to achieve properties equal to those of cast and machined parts, or especially cast/forged and machined parts.
"Today, if engineers went to metal powder producers with a shopping list of the alloys and powder specifications needed, they very likely would not find what they want," says Prof. Anderson. "The customization capabilities are just not there, and we need to get there. That is going to be the key to commercially competitive additive manufacturing processes."
The goal of the project is to improve powder production by improving the high-pressure gas atomization process pioneered at Ames. Engineers and scientists will design and customize alloys specifically for additive manufacturing processes. Modeling and simulation of gas atomization process stages will be based on a flow-simulation code developed by the National Energy Technology Laboratory for part of the work.
Experimental gas atomization work and alloy design calculations/verification also will be done in the powder synthesis facilities at Ames. Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (ORNL-MDF) will conduct the corresponding additive manufacturing experiments.
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Ames Laboratory, Iowa, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tenn., have been awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office to improve the production and composition of metal alloy powders for additive manufacturing.
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Metalysis produces high-entropy metastable powder metals via solid state process
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Metalysis Ltd., England, has produced niobium-containing high entropy alloy (HEA) powders for high-temperature applications by means of its patented solid-state electrolysis process. HEAs are metastable materials in which five or more metals from the periodic table are combined. Niobium-containing HEAs, being refractory, are particularly suitable for high-temperature applications. These include future applications within the aerospace and gas turbine markets.
The Metalysis process is theoretically capable of producing the niobium-containing HEA, among others, at industrial scale. It is the latest achievement to utilize Metalysis' patented, scalable, solid state technology to produce new, high-demand metal powder products.
The company has raised substantial funds to increase productivity and carry out its Generation 4 ("Gen 4") expansion. Because it is modular, Gen 4 has the potential to be scaled up to provide hundreds of tons per annum of valuable specialty metal alloy powders. Efforts are ongoing to develop commercial applications across a range of producible HEAs and metal powders, as the Gen 4 project heads toward commissioning. These should prove the next step in the Metalysis roadmap for scalability of technology.
Metalysis Ltd. is committed to transforming the metals industry through the commercial exploitation of its patented process for producing titanium, tantalum, other metals, and innovative alloy powders.
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Metalysis Ltd., England, has produced niobium-containing high-entropy alloy powders for high-temperature applications by means of its patented solid-state electrolysis process.
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Lindberg MPH melting/holding furnace prepares aluminum for die casting
December 2, 2016
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Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped a gas-fired aluminum stack melting and holding furnace to a manufacturer of recreational vehicles. The equipment provides efficient melting and holding of aluminum for a new die casting machine installation as part of a fully automated cell.
The melt zone consists of a sloped charging stack that helps to minimize impact damage from ingot. The gondola system weighs each ingot load and automatically lifts and dumps material down the stack for melting. The two doors on adjacent sides of the furnace allow for easy access to the melting chamber for cleaning. A laser charge stack level control monitors the material level in the stack for maximum efficiency. The advanced process controller provides temperature control, charging control, data logging, and alarm history.
"This melting and holding furnace was designed with features that improved efficiency in the customer's die casting operation," says Andrew Paul, Sales Engineer. "From the automated gondola system to the advanced controls system, this unit provides the customer with efficient and easy operation."
Unique features of this Lindberg/MPH furnace::
Rugged steel plate furnace construction
Impact-resistant castable lining
Two side access cleaning doors
Integrated programmable logic process controller
Laser charge stack level control
Pneumatically actuated cover
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Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped a gas-fired aluminum stack melting and holding furnace to a manufacturer of recreational vehicles.
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Nitrogen monitoring system for heat treating furnaces reduces fire hazards
December 1, 2016
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Linde LLC, Bridgewater, N.J., has developed a protective-atmosphere safety monitoring system that can be installed on new or existing nitrogen supply systems for all common types of heat treatment furnaces, and can be tailored to the unique needs of the operation.
The system helps companies operating heat treatment furnaces to improve safety by installing a protective-atmosphere monitoring system in compliance with the National Fire Protection Association's "Standard for Ovens and Furnaces" (NFPA 86).
Heat treating furnaces depend on a nitrogen supply to help operators initiate a safety purge with inert gas of the flammable atmosphere, and NFPA 86 requires proper monitoring and controls to reduce fire and explosion hazards.
The Linde safety solution is designed to monitor nitrogen supply levels, and it signals operators at low conditions with an audible alarm and strobe. To help ensure availability of supply for the flammable-atmosphere nitrogen purge, the integral alarm panel provides indicators for low liquid-nitrogen level, low nitrogen pressure, and low nitrogen-supply temperature.
The Linde furnace safety solution can be installed on new or existing nitrogen supply systems for all common types of heat treatment furnaces, and can be tailored to the unique needs of the operation. Safety monitoring systems are a standard part of Linde heat treatment technology upgrades.
With every installation, Linde application engineers conduct safety training that covers the properties of nitrogen, storage tank fundamentals, material compatibilities, and emergency procedures.
Linde offers decades of experience in heat treatment across all common furnace types from continuous to batch type furnaces, including roller hearth, pusher, pit or rotary-retort. Expertise spans all typical protective atmospheres – from pure nitrogen, pure hydrogen, nitrogen/hydrogen, nitrogen/hydrocarbon type atmospheres to endothermic gas, exothermic gas and monogas atmospheres.
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Linde LLC, Bridgewater, N.J., has developed a protective-atmosphere safety monitoring system that can be installed on new or existing nitrogen supply systems for all common types of heat treatment furnaces, and can be tailored to the unique needs of the operation.
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Seco Warwick to install 265-foot aluminum brazing line for auto radiators
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Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., reports that it will install a 265-foot controlled-atmosphere aluminum brazing line at Banco Products Ltd., an Indian manufacturer and supplier of original equipment for commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, and industrial products. The line is designed for a production capacity of 400 automotive radiators per hour, with a high-speed conveyor belt.
"CAB brazing is the preferred process for manufacturing aluminum heat exchangers in the automotive industry," says Seco Warwick VP Piotr Skarbinski. "We continue to improve this technology to achieve greater equipment efficiency and faster cycle times, while reducing capital expenses."
"Our experience of working with Seco Warwick in the past was extremely positive," says Yogesh Shah, Banco Vice President of Engineering. "We could achieve the required quality and performance set from the installation, resulting in our decision to go with them again for this new installation, the largest controlled atmosphere brazing continuous production line."
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Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., reports that it will install a 265-foot controlled-atmosphere aluminum brazing line at Banco Products Ltd., an Indian manufacturer and supplier of original equipment for commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, and industrial products.
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Aerobraze to overhaul USAF F-16 jet fighter heat exchangers via furnace brazing
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Wall Colmonoy's Aerobraze Engineered Technologies, Oklahoma City, announces that it has won a multi-year, multi-million dollar United States Air Force contract for the overhaul of the F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighter primary and secondary heat exchangers. Wall Colmonoy developed high-temperature furnace brazing and pioneered the first heat exchanger overhaul procedures. The company continues to deliver significant cost savings and performance improvements to the United States Air Force. The F-16 has dominated the skies for over 30 years as a multirole and air superiority fighter in service in over 25 countries.
According to Brian Martin, General Manager for Aerobraze Oklahoma City, "As a major manufacturer and overhauler of heat exchangers for the USAF for over 33 years, it is with great pride that we continue to provide support to the United States Air Force. This new award demonstrates our ongoing commitment to increasing efficiency and cost savings for our customers, through extending the life of critical components for the aerospace industry."
The division meets aerospace quality standards in processes for brazing, surfacing, welding, thermal processing, fabricating, machining, and overhauling. Quality standards include ISO9100, AS9100 Revision C, EASA.145.6085, Nadcap approvals for brazing, heat treat, welding, coating, NDT, and chemical processing, along with FAA-Repair License. An FAA-DER is on staff to support customer engineering requirements.
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Wall Colmonoy’s Aerobraze Engineered Technologies, Oklahoma City, announces that it has won a multi-year, multi-million dollar United States Air Force contract for the overhaul of the F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighter primary and secondary heat exchangers.
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