Spray drying, a method that rapidly dries aqueous or solvent-based solutions or slurries to particulate form by atomizing the liquid in a heated chamber, can be used to agglomerate fine powders and is an important method for the dehydration of fluid foods, such as milk, coffee, and egg powder extensively used in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
Cold-walled (double-walled water-cooled) systems were the first generation of plasma nitriding furnaces. This technology is also a vacuum-based process but employs the principle of glow discharge to provide energy for heating and nitriding at one time. Therefore, the independent control of the temperature stability and the nitriding intensity is not possible because both processes are […]
Seco/Warwick, Meadville, Pa., received another order for the supply of a Vector vacuum furnace to a South American international manufacturer of weapons and military equipment. The furnace will process various components including barrels, reels, locks, and firearm magazines, which are expected to be reliable, of the highest quality, and perform with outstanding resistance to negative […]
Constellium, Paris, announced that it signed a binding agreement with Vaessen Aluminium for the sale of three of Constellium’s soft alloy extrusion facilities located in Landau, Crailsheim and Burg in Germany for a total cash consideration of €48.8 million. With nearly 450 employees, the three Constellium plants specialize in soft alloy extruded products for the […]
Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., hosted over 40 high school students enrolled in the Summer Engineering Institute (SEI) at Lehigh University. The SEI program, under the guidance of Director Dr. Laura Moyer, is a two-week residential program, running two sessions back to back. Students are nominated by faculty of local high schools, and the program specifically […]
