Outokumpu lean duplex stainless steel extends water heater life
August 13, 2014 Source: ASM International
Outokumpu Oy, Finland, reports that PVI Industries LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, has chosen Outokumpu’s proprietary lean duplex stainless steel grade LDX 2101 to replace carbon steel in its water heaters.
Continue readingSSAB incorporates Rautaruukki to create a global steel company
August 12, 2014 Source:
SSAB, Stockholm, announces that Rautaruukki became part of SSAB on July 29, 2014. Together, the two create a Nordic and U.S.-based steel company that is a leading producer on the global market for advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) and quenched & tempered steels (Q&T), standard strip, plate, and tubular products, as well as construction solutions.
The preliminary combined net sales for the companies during 2013 amounts to approximately SEK 56 billion (EUR 6.4 billion), and SSAB and Rautaruukki combined have around 17,300 employees. The company has an annual steel production capacity of 8.8 million metric tons.
The merger of SSAB and Ruukki creates a global steel company that offers value-added products and services developed in close cooperation with its customers. The new company has five divisions: SSAB Special Steels –advanced high-strength steels and quenched and tempered steels; SSAB Europe –Nordic-based steel producer of high quality strip, heavy plate and tubes; SSAB Americas –North America-based steel producer of high quality heavy plate; Tibnor –Nordic full-service steel distribution partner; and Ruukki Construction –European provider of energy-efficient building and construction solutions.
SSAB, Stockholm, Sweden, announces that Rautaruukki became part of SSAB on July 29, 2014.
Continue readingCentorr Vacuum Industries ships second-generation furnace design to Setra Systems
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Centorr Vacuum Industries, Nashua, N.H., announces that it has shipped its first redesigned flagship Workhorse vacuum furnace to Setra Systems for its U.S. production facility. Centorr engineers have updated the furnace offering with a number of design improvements, including a stainless steel chamber, an upsized diffusion pumping system, an updated computer control system with touch screen monitor, a streamlined design of all utility connections, and several hot zone improvements for longer life in difficult process environments.
Today's second-generation Workhorse furnace is available in sizes from 1 cu. ft. to 12 cu. ft., and temperatures of 1000°C, 1315°C, 1650°C, and 2200°C in either low- or high-vacuum configurations. Several options are also available for customizing the unit to add debinding capability, fast cooling, or operation in hydrogen gas.
Working closely with Setra engineers, Centorr incorporates Setra's line of M730 vacuum pressure transducers into its design for pressure measurement as part of a customized high partial-pressure gas control option. Centorr also includes Setra's newest product offering, the Power Patrol into its design. This Wi-Fi enabled power sensor tracks current used by the furnace's power supply, allowing the customer to track valuable data on power usage in real time from anywhere in the world. Setra's Power Patrol will be available to the market starting in 4th quarter 2014, and will be available as an option on all Centorr furnaces.
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Centorr Vacuum Industries, Nashua, N.H., announces that it has shipped its first redesigned flagship Workhorse Vacuum furnace to Setra Systems for its U.S. production facility.
Continue readingFlame Spray Technologies and Impact Innovations to cooperate in sales/marketing of cold gas equipment
August 11, 2014 Source:
Flame Spray Technologies, Netherlands, and Impact Innovations GmbH, Germany, have agreed to an in depth cooperation in the Sales and Marketing of the Cold Gas Equipment and Technology. Further, both companies have agreed to jointly develop new products and applications and to bring them to market. The management team and the people of Impact Innovations have years of in-depth knowledge and experience with cold gas equipment, the process, and applications.
The equipment that has recently been introduced by Impact Innovations includes a large number of innovative solutions which propel cold gas technology one step beyond what has been known up till now. Flame Spray Technologies has been involved in cold gas technology for many years. Due to recent market developments, Flame Spray Technologies has chosen to work with Impact Innovations. For further information, please contact any FST office or contact Impact Innovation.
Flame Spray Technologies, Netherlands, and Impact Innovations GmbH, Germany, have agreed to an in depth cooperation in the Sales and Marketing of the Cold Gas Equipment and Technology.
Continue readingEOS and Plasmo to develop online monitoring system for additive manufacturing
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EOS GmbH, Germany, and Plasmo Industrietechnik, Austria, announce that they are collaborating to develop a high-performance online monitoring solution for additive manufacturing by direct metal laser sintering (DMLS). This represents decisive added value in terms of risk management and cost reduction. Modular online process monitoring extends quality assurance and ensures greater transparency during the complex building process.
"We have been working successfully with Plasmo for some time now," says Dr. Tobias Abeln, Technical Director (CTO) at EOS. "With its know-how, it is accompanying us as an expert partner in the field of manufacturing and process monitoring on our road towards additive series manufacturing. The key to successful process monitoring is the intelligence of the system. Many are able to record data. Understanding the data correctly and evaluating it appropriately brings the decisive added value. Our goal is to set new benchmarks in this field and we are very pleased to have found the optimum partner for this in Plasmo."
"We already offer comprehensive quality assurance processes for our systems upstream and downstream of the manufacturing process, " adds Dr. Adrian Keppler, Sales and Marketing Director (CMO) at EOS. "At the same time we are making a tool available to our customers which they can use to build up their own quality assurance concept."
Plasmo Industrietechnik GmbH is a leading global high-tech supplier of automated quality assurance systems for the manufacturing industry.
EOS offers a modular solution portfolio including systems, software, materials as well as services including specific application consulting. As an industrial manufacturing process it allows the fast and flexible production of high-end parts based on 3D CAD data at a repeatable industry level of quality. As a disruptive technology it paves the way for a paradigm shift in product design and manufacturing. It accelerates product development, offers freedom of design, optimizes part structures, and enables lattice structures as well as functional integration. As such, it creates significant competitive advantages for its customers.
EOS GmbH, Germany, and Plasmo Industrietechnik, Austria, announce that they are collaborating to develop a high-performance online monitoring solution for additive manufacturing by direct metal laser sintering (DMLS).
Continue readingMesocoat completes field testing of molten-metal-resistant nanocomposite coating
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Abakan Inc., Miami, announces that its portfolio company Mesocoat Inc., Euclid, Ohio, has completed initial field testing of PComP M, its proprietary thermal-spray nanocomposite coating. Mesocoat worked with a leading steel producer on full-size production equipment to test the coating's corrosion resistance in molten metal. In over 3000 hours of simulated testing, PComP M coatings extended useful component life by 6 to 10 times compared to the current state of the art coatings under similar test environments.
The specific goal was to validate component life extension on zinc pot rolls used extensively in the continuous hot-dip galvanizing process, as well as other components used in the handling and processing of molten metals.
"Compared to conventional materials, PComP M has demonstrated vastly improved molten metal corrosion resistance, combined with increased durability and reliability in the environment of rapidly changing temperatures during molten metal contact," stated MesoCoat CEO Stephen C. Goss.
"There are approximately 80 hot-dip coating (galvanizing and aluminizing) lines operational in the United States, and about half of these lines use coated rolls, with an average of six pot rolls in each galvanizing line. Each pot roll lasts an average of 2-4 weeks in the challenging high-temperature molten metal environment, before it must be replaced," says Mr. Goss.
Based on this data and the current cost of coating pot rolls, the overall market for pot roll coatings just for the galvanizing and aluminizing lines is more than $100 million annually in the United States, and approximately $500 million globally. Additionally, more than 15% of galvanizing lines in the United States are located within 100 miles of Abakan's PComP thermal spray coating material production facility in Euclid, Ohio.
Please click on the link below to view the thermal spray coating of zinc:
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Abakan Inc., Miami, announces that its portfolio company Mesocoat Inc., Euclid, Ohio, has completed initial field testing of PComP M, its proprietary thermal-spray nanocomposite coating.
Continue readingAFC-Holcroft to install UBQ batch furnace line at fastener manufacturer’s facility
August 4, 2014 Source:
AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., is to install a complete UBQ (Universal Batch Quench) furnace line in one of Fastenal Company's plants in Winona, Minnesota. The order consists of a UBQ batch furnace sized 36-48-36, two UBT temper furnaces, a spray/dunk washer, a double-ended transfer car, and a 4500 cfh E-Z series endothermic gas generator. Fastenal is said to be North America's largest distributor of industrial and construction materials such as screws, bolts, and fasteners.
Fastenal requested customization to the stock equipment to meet its specific requirements. This is the first installation of heat treat equipment at Fastenal's Winona location. The equipment is expected to be delivered and installed in the third quarter 2014.
AFC-Holcroft is one of the world's largest manufacturers of heat treating furnaces. The legacy companies that comprise AFC-Holcroft have a combined 225+ years of thermal processing experience. The company manufactures turn-key heat treating systems for applications including commercial heat treating, bearings, automotive, aerospace, mining, military, aluminum heat treatment, gear manufacturing, fastener manufacturing, and alternative energy industries.
AFC-Holcroft, headquartered in the United States, has a global reach with direct sales coverage in North America and worldwide, while AFC-Holcroft Europe serves major industrial markets in Germany, France, and other European locations. AFC-Holcroft's Asian Operations manages partners in China, India, South Korea, and other countries in the region, and the company also extends into markets in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Poland, Russia, and Spain, through relationships with partners, many of whom have manufacturing capability.
AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., is to install a complete UBQ (Universal Batch Quench) furnace line in one of Fastenal Company’s plants in Winona, Minnesota.
Continue readingReliance Steel & Aluminum acquires Northern Illinois Steel Supply
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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, has acquired all of the capital stock of Northern Illinois Steel Supply Co. (NIS), a value-added distributor and fabricator of a variety of steel and nonferrous metal products. Located in Channahon, Illinois, it primarily provides structural steel components and parts. Founded in 1961, NIS focuses on customers that require extensive fabrication services and/or critical delivery timelines with a large concentration in the energy and petrochemical sectors.
Net sales for NIS were approximately $20.3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. NIS will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Current management will remain in place. Additional terms were not disclosed.
"NIS has a unique business model, combining traditional metal distribution capabilities with extensive in-house fabrication services, often on an emergency basis. This acquisition complements our growth strategy of adding companies that offer higher value-add services," said David H. Hannah, Chairman and CEO of Reliance.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is the largest metals service center company in North America. Through a network of more than 290 locations in 39 states and eleven countries outside of the United States, Reliance provides value-added metals processing services and distributes a full line of over 100,000 metal products to more than 125,000 customers in a broad range of industries.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, has acquired all of the capital stock of Northern Illinois Steel Supply Co. (NIS), a value-added distributor and fabricator of a variety of steel and nonferrous metal products.
Continue readingSiemens builds vacuum oxygen decarburization plant at Voestalpine Giesserei
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Siemens Metals Technologies, Austria, has completed a vacuum oxygen decarburization (VOD) plant with a capacity of 50 metric tons at Voestalpine Giesserei Linz GmbH. The Austrian company is thereby adding to its equipment for secondary metallurgical treatment of steel castings for sophisticated applications in the energy and mechanical engineering industries. The plant features electrically driven mechanical vacuum pumps instead of steam injectors and therefore does not require a steam generator.
Siemens handled the configuration and supplied all the core components. These included, for example, a special ladle hood made of copper-plated sheet. This minimizes the occurrence of baked slag on the upper edge of the ladle and on the vacuum lid. The scope of supply also included the vacuum lid, an oxygen-blowing lance system, a gas cooler and a filter system, mechanical vacuum pumps and the hydraulic system. The order also included a water management system matched to the overall plant as well as the complete automation technology and instrumentation.
As one of the first VOD systems worldwide, the plant in Linz uses a combination of electrically driven, mechanical vacuum pumps to generate a vacuum. This includes roots blowers and screw compressors. Unlike the conventional steam injectors used in secondary metallurgy, these do not require any process steam, so there is no need for any external steam or the installation of a separate boiler to generate steam.
Siemens Metals Technologies, Austria, has completed a vacuum oxygen decarburization (VOD) plant with a capacity of 50 metric tons at Voestalpine Giesserei Linz GmbH.
Continue readingHTS member Michael Pershing receives CHTE award for outstanding service
July 31, 2014 Source:
HTS member Diran Apelian, left, of WPI's Center for Heat Treating Excellence (CHTE), congratulates HTS member Michael Pershing of Caterpillar for winning the CHTE Service Award. Each year CHTE acknowledges the accomplishments of an individual who, in the judgment of the board, has made significant, commendable, and long-standing contributions to the promotion of CHTE. Criteria include membership in good standing for a minimum of three years and exceptional contributions to CHTE.
Please join us in congratulating Mike on this significant achievement.
Each year CHTE acknowledges the accomplishments of an individual who, in the judgment of the board, has made significant, commendable, and long-standing contributions to the promotion of CHTE.
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