Wall Colmonoy announces Modern Furnace Brazing School sessions
January 20, 2015
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Wall Colmonoy, Madison Heights, Mich., offers a spring session of Modern Furnace Brazing School May 5 to 7 at the Aerobraze Engineered Technologies Brazing Engineering Center in Cincinnati. Engineers, technicians, quality managers, production managers, and others will participate in "hands-on" practical applications while learning about brazing technology from the industry's leading brazing engineers.
For over 60 years, Wall Colmonoy engineers have been gaining practical experience on actual problems in brazing plants around the world. This three-day seminar offers knowledge and practical applications on:
Brazing Design
Metallurgical Aspects / Brazing Operation
Brazing Atmosphere and Furnace Equipment
Brazing Material Selection and Applications
Quality Control
The school preserves the tradition originated by the late Robert Peaslee, a brazing pioneer who invented the first nickel-based brazing filler metal. Unlike other classroom-only seminars, Brazing School attendees will tour the facility and see the actual brazing application on the shop floor. They will also have the opportunity to apply different forms of filler metal to supplied samples, have them vacuum brazed and discuss the outcomes. Wall Colmonoy's Leading Brazing Engineers have the technical know-how and practical experience to guide attendees through the brazing process from beginning to end production.
For seminar details and registration information, contact Jim Nicoll, Marketing Associate, at [email protected] or 248.585.6400, ext. 233.
www.wallcolmonoy.com
Wall Colmonoy, Madison Heights, Mich., offers a spring session of Modern Furnace Brazing School on May 5-7 at the Aerobraze Engineered Technologies Brazing Engineering Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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EFD Induction offers four-cylinder crankshaft hardening machine
January 14, 2015
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EFD Induction India will be displaying a crankshaft hardening machine model at the IMTEX show to be held January 22-28 in Bangalore. The show, officially known as the Indian Metalcutting Machine Tool Exhibition, is the largest event of its kind to be held in South and Southeast Asia. EFD Induction will be positioned in Hall 1A, Stand B106.
Each crankshaft hardening system is packed with features to help ensure optimum hardening results at minimal cost. The equipment on display is a miniature model of a recently delivered four-cylinder crankshaft machine. The system was equipped with five power sources, a hardening and tempering station, and an advanced PLC solution with real-time monitoring features.
As one of the world's largest induction heating companies, EFD Induction has a long-established presence in India and Asia. It has a major manufacturing facility in Bangalore. The Bangalore center plays a key manufacturing role for EFD Induction, supplying other factories with parts for further assembly. The center also designs and builds complete industrial induction heating systems for customers worldwide.
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EFD Induction India will be displaying a crankshaft hardening machine model at the IMTEX show to be held January 22-28 in Bangalore.
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J.L. Becker installs car bottom furnace with duplicate combustion and control systems
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J.L. Becker, a Gasbarre Furnace Group Company, Plymouth, Mich., has installed two similar furnace systems for a domestic alloy manufacturer. One is a retrofit of an existing 6 x 32 x 3 ft. car bottom furnace with a complete insulation reline, upgraded pulse-fired combustion system with self-recuperative burners, and upgraded furnace controls with data logging. The other is a new 55,000 lb., 6 x 32 x 3 ft. car bottom furnace with duplicate combustion and control systems. Operating temperatures of both furnaces range from 900 to 2000°F, and comply with AMS-2750E specifications.
J.L. Becker designs, manufactures and services industrial atmosphere heat treating equipment, specializing in Tip Up, Car Bottom, and Large Batch Furnace Systems. It has been delivering custom solutions to the heat treating industry for over 40 years.
www.jlbecker.com
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J.L. Becker, a Gasbarre Furnace Group Company, Plymouth, Mich., has installed two similar furnace systems for a domestic alloy manufacturer.
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Nanovea automated indentation technology eliminates user error
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Nanovea, Irvine, Calif., announces the M3 hardness tester with automated indentation technology. It combines automated controlled load and depth, nano- through micro-range (ASTM E2546), and a competitive price to compete in the $20K market. The indentation method has been fully automated, with no need to visually observe the indent. This eliminates user error or problems with image recognition software that may have issues with material color and texture.
The M3 introduces an entirely new user capability within this price range, providing affordable access to quick and easy nanoindentation results under the ASTM standard. It offers next- generation technology to replace the traditional Visual Micro Vickers Hardness Testers that have not changed in more than 15 years. Also, this new technology can achieve lower load and will work on thin coatings and all ranges of materials including ceramics, polymers, metals and others.
The fully automated system has a touch screen start that gives automatic average of multiple measurements in minutes. The unit is compact and fully contained with only one standard electrical cable to connect. Input function includes load, creep time, and material type. Output function includes hardness, Young's modulus, and creep depth.
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Nanovea, Irvine, Calif., announces the M3 hardness tester with automated indentation technology.
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Hi-Tek Manufacturing receives Nadcap accreditation for heat treating and more
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Hi-Tek Manufacturing, Mason, Ohio, which serves the gas turbine industry, announces that it has received Nadcap accreditation for heat treating and for brazing, hardness testing for heat treating, and pyrometry capabilities. "This completes our major investment to provide full service to our OEM Turbine Engine customers," stated Barry Nehls, Sales and Marketing Manager. "Process timing is critical for our customers, and the addition of in-house heat treating greatly enhances our ability to produce made complete components. The timing and logistics cost reductions represent a huge savings to our customers."
"Companies such as Hi-Tek Manufacturing work hard to obtain this status and they should be justifiably proud of it," said Joe Pinto, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Performance Review Institute. "PRI is proud to support continual improvement in the aerospace industry by helping companies such as Hi-Tek be successful and we look forward to continuing to assist the industry moving forward."
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Hi-Tek Manufacturing, Mason, Ohio, which serves the gas turbine industry, announces that it has received Nadcap accreditation for heat treating and for brazing, hardness testing for heat treating, and pyrometry capabilities.
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Solar Atmospheres heat treats titanium manifold for Orion spacecraft
January 7, 2015
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Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania, Hermitage, Pa., announces that it vacuum heat-treated the titanium manifold in the Launch Abort System of the NASA Orion spacecraft launched in December. The large manifold housing, made of Ti6AI4V, is designed to rapidly propel astronauts away from the main rocket in case of a catastrophic explosion or any other unexpected event. Once fired, the LAS will accelerate the astronauts away from the main rocket at forces up to 10 to 15 g's.
"The welded component needed to be homogenously treated to ensure peak performance in the event the LAS would be needed," says Michael Johnson, Sales Manager. "Precise temperature monitoring of the part and uniformity of the furnace was the easy part. The challenging part was avoiding a eutectic reaction with the furnace tooling, while minimizing distortion. At the end of the day, both Solar and its customer had a process that proved to be successful on the prototype and the three additional manifolds that followed."
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Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania, Hermitage, Pa., announces that it vacuum heat-treated the titanium manifold in the Launch Abort System of the NASA Orion spacecraft launched in December.
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Ajax Tocco temper ovens heat treat automotive constant-velocity joints
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Ajax Tocco Magnethermic Corp., Warren, Ohio, has supplied three temper ovens to a major automotive parts manufacturer in Mexico for the tempering of CV joints. Each oven is designed for a maximum operating temperature of 250°C with uniformity of +/- 5°C. The continuous belt, variable-speed conveyor carries more than 240 parts per hour through the oven and cooler system, which are robot loaded and manually unloaded.
The Ajax oven design offers a small footprint, which is achieved through a rapid heat-up and uniform heat distribution in the oven. A very efficient cooler brings parts to a low cool-down temperature in a compact chamber for manual handling at the unload station.
Direct gas-fired burners are used as the heat source, with the ATM design providing a wide range turn-down capability to conserve fuel while maintaining process chamber uniformity. The oven also utilizes a unique ductwork design proven to be highly effective in heat-treat processes.
Each oven is controlled with a PLC and touch screen, which includes a programmed system shut-down once the proper cool-down temperature has been achieved.
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic, a subsidiary of Park-Ohio Holdings Corporation®, designs and manufactures world class induction heating and melting equipment for various industries and applications throughout the world. It provides a range of services including laboratory process development, preventive maintenance, equipment repair and parts, coil repair facilities, and installation services.
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Ajax Tocco Magnethermic Corp., Warren, Ohio, has supplied three temper ovens to a major automotive parts manufacturer in Mexico for the tempering of constant-velocity joints.
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Vac Aero high-pressure quench vacuum furnace has high heating rates, tight uniformity
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Vac Aero, Burlington, Ontario, has sold a VAH4848 HV-6 high-pressure quench vacuum furnace to a manufacturer and integrator of high performance aerospace systems and components. The furnace is designed to have rapid heating rates while maintaining tight uniformity at high vacuum levels, and is equipped with a gas-quench system capable of quench pressures up to six bar. An external recirculating inert gas quenching system distributes quench gas through circumferentially located internal nozzles for rapid, uniform cooling of the work load.
The furnace features a 36 x 30 x 48-inch carbon hot zone, with a heavy duty hearth designed to support a uniformly distributed load of 2500 lb. Bottom-loading or front-loading vacuum brazing and heat treating furnaces are designed to have rapid heating rates to very uniform temperatures at high vacuum levels. They are equipped with a gas quench system capable of quickly cooling the workload from processing temperatures, at quench pressures from 1.5, 2, 6, to 10 bar, depending on the specifications of each individual furnace.
Furnaces are designed for operating between 1000°F and 2400°F, depending on the specifications of each individual furnace. Hot zone heating Elements are made of curved graphite, lanthanated molybdenum (MoLa) strip, or molybdenum strip, depending on the specifications of each individual furnace.
Hot zones feature unitized construction for easy removal and maintenance. The lightweight design's low thermal mass enables faster quenching and longer life. The heat shield package consists of one layer of 0.020-in. thick lanthanated molybdenum sheet backed by one layer of 0.010-in. thick molybdenum sheet, and three layers of 0.014-in. stainless steel sheet. The heat shield package is supported by a 14 gauge stainless steel assembly that uniformly distributes the quenching gas to the workload.
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Vac Aero, Burlington, Ontario, has sold a VAH4848 HV-6 high-pressure quench vacuum furnace to a manufacturer and integrator of high performance aerospace systems and components.
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Lucifer Furnaces offers furnace with separate hardening and tempering chambers
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Lucifer Furnaces, Warrington, Pa., offers Red Devil Model RD8-KHE24, a space saving dual chamber unit with working dimensions of 12 x 14 x 24 inches in both upper and lower chambers. The upper hardening chamber reaches 2200°F, while the lower tempering oven heats to 1200°F. Both chambers are lined with a multilayered 4.5-inch combination of lightweight firebrick hotface insulation and mineral wool backup insulation for energy efficient operation.
The firebrick is precision dry fit inside the chamber with staggered seams for reduced heat loss while allowing for thermal expansion. All refractory can be easily replaced through the front opening of the chamber.
Both chambers contain heating elements composed of coiled heavy gauge wire of low watt density mounted in easy-to-replace side wall panels. The lower chamber has a rear-mounted fan for uniform circulation of heat. Hearth plates in both chambers support the workload and protect floor brick. Chambers are controlled separately by Honeywell digital time proportioning controllers; an optional over-temperature safety system is installed on the upper chamber.
The company has delivered a Red Devil Series furnace to Precision Solutions, a machine shop in Richmond, Utah, that specializes in custom tooling. Manager Bob Jones chose a Lucifer Furnace to bring his heat treating in-house to save time when heating a variety of tool steels.
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Lucifer Furnaces, Warrington, Pa., offers Red Devil Model RD8-KHE24, a space saving dual chamber unit with working dimensions of 12 x 14 x 24 inches in both upper and lower chambers.
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H.C. Starck and Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing partner to develop 3D products
January 5, 2015
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H.C. Starck, Newton, Mass., and Rapid Prototype and Manufacturing (RP+M), Avon Lake, Ohio, announce an agreement to develop advanced, innovative products using the latest 3D printing and technology metal manufacturing. The agreement will promote development synergies by combining H.C. Starck's strengths in fabrication of technology metals, with those of RP+M, a provider of additive manufacturing solutions.
Together both partners plan to develop new technology materials and alloys, and products using additive manufacturing tools. For example, with 3D printing, a single-piece molybdenum or tungsten component for medical imaging equipment can be produced more efficiently and to the most exacting specifications. Also, additive manufacturing provides the capability to rapidly develop prototype products all the way to production levels.
"H.C. Starck's agreement with RP+M extends our capabilities and puts us on the leading edge to providing components to the medical and security imaging industries. It extends our portfolio with 3D lead-free products for collimators and anti-scatter grids for CT scanners, SPECT and gamma cameras using this latest technology," said Dmitry Shashkov, Member of H.C. Starck's Executive Board and Head of the Fabricated Products Division.
"We are excited to accelerate focused efforts on our technology in refractory metals in BinderJet printing for additive manufacturing with H.C. Starck. This is a unique opportunity to gain access to the global market, advance processing material capabilities and push our technology forward. Our relationship with H.C. Starck will allow us to penetrate the market quickly and drive our strategy," says Anthony Hughes, President and CTO, Rapid Prototype and Manufacturing.
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H.C. Starck, Newton, Mass., and Rapid Prototype and Manufacturing (RP+M), Avon Lake, Ohio, announce an agreement to develop advanced, innovative products using the latest 3D printing and technology metal manufacturing.
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