Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc., Bridgeville, Pa., has achieved Nadcap Heat Treat accreditation at its Specialty Steel facility in Dunkirk, N.Y. “This is the fifth Nadcap accreditation that we have earned in the past six months, and it represents a further critical step in our move to premium alloys and more technologically advanced products,” commented Chris Zimmer, Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Nitrex Metal, Quebec, Canada, has received a follow-on order for a nitriding system from Shaoguan Hongda Gear Co. Ltd, a Chinese contract manufacturer of transmission gears. The addition of a second NX-1015 system will boost production capacity to 600 tons of gears annually. The system includes Nitreg technology required to achieve zero-distortion and ensures a finished gear of precise dimensions and tolerance.
TAFA Inc., a Praxair Surface Technologies Co., Concord, N.H., has developed and improved equipment for coating performance and repeatability, as reported in “Equipment Advances for Advanced Coatings,” a presentation at the thermal spray conference announced below. Advanced features such as recipe storage, data acquisition, and remote diagnostics are playing larger and more important roles in process development and control.
Metlab Heat Treating, Niagara Falls, N.Y., announces completion of a successful project with a major crane manufacturer to flame harden the bridge crane wheels for a large overhead multiple bridge crane system. Installed at an aircraft manufacturer, the crane lifts airplanes as they are being assembled. Over 1,500 wheels made of 1045 steel, approximately 6.5 in. O.D. by 2.5 in. wide, were hardened to a hard and uniform outside rim of 425 BHN (HRC 45) and a case depth of 0.125 in. minimum.
Selas Heat Technology Co. LLC, Montgomeryville, Pa., has opened a new manufacturing plant in Streetsboro, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The facility will serve as the company’s new Global Headquarters. The modern building covers 73,500 sq. ft., with ample room for expansion on its 8 acres of land.
