Inductotherm heavy steel shell furnaces are more efficient than frame-based designs
February 27, 2020 Source: ASM International
Inductotherm Corp., Rancocas, N.J., offers heavy steel shell furnaces, which combine the exceptional strength of a rugged steel shell with easy accessibility, making them ideal for melting a wide range of metals.
Continue readingOxford Instruments Xplore EDS detector offers rapid data collection for live EDS analysis
February 24, 2020 Source: ASM International
Oxford Instruments, England, introduces the Xplore EDS detector, available with a 30 mm2 sensor area and designed for a wide range of applications.
Continue readingGasbarre gas nitriding/ferritic nitrocarburizing furnace processes 7000-pound loads
February 16, 2020 Source: ASM International
Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems, Dubois, Pa., recently commissioned a precision gas nitriding and ferritic nitrocarburizing furnace for a prominent commercial heat treating company located in the Midwestern United States.
Continue readingNitrex designs nitriding cycle for piston rod that improves hardness and wear resistance
Source: ASM International
Nitrex Metal, St. Laurent, Quebec, announces that FA Krosno S.A. has completed the installation of a Nitrex nitriding system at the manufacturing facility in its namesake city in southeastern Poland.
Continue readingRetech Systems EB melting and vacuum arc remelting furnaces installed at titanium supplier
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Retech Systems LLC, a Seco Warwick company, Ukiah, Calif., announces that its titanium melting equipment has been installed at the Pennsylvania facility of the Perryman Company, a leading global supplier of titanium to the aerospace, medical, consumer, and other industries.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Microstructure Control Technologies for Microalloyed DHT Steels
Source: ASM International
During direct heat treatment (DHT) processes, hot-forged blanks or components are directly cooled by various controlled cooling methods to achieve specified hardness, microstructure, strength, and durability.
Continue readingBuehler designates Virginia CCAM as Partner Center and donates analysis equipment
February 10, 2020 Source: ASM International
Buehler, Lake Bluff, Ill., has upgraded its support of advanced manufacturing research at the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) in Prince George County, Virginia.
Continue readingWall Colmonoy offers spring session of Modern Furnace Brazing School in May
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Wall Colmonoy, Madison Heights, Mich., announces that it will offer a spring session of Modern Furnace Brazing School on May 12-14, at Wall Colmonoy’s Aerobraze Brazing Engineering Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Continue readingIR heat treatment improves ductility and bond strength of cold-spray aluminum coatings
February 7, 2020 Source: ASM International
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin reported on the results of mechanical testing of Al 6061 cold spray coatings before and after a rapid heat treatment with a novel focused IR device at the ITSC 2019 conference sponsored by the Thermal Spray Society of ASM International.
Continue readingParticle Testing Authority launches testing service for additive manufacturing powders
Source: ASM International
Particle Testing Authority (PTA), a division of Micromeritics Instrument Corp., Norcross, Georgia, announces that it has created a comprehensive particle characterization service for the additive manufacturing industry.
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