AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., announces that Sona BLW Precision Forge, Selma, N.C., has purchased a new UBQ (Universal Batch Quench) furnace and support equipment for its heat treating facility. AFC-Holcroft customized a standard UBQ furnace, typically rated at 3500 lb load capacity, to the 4000-lb capacity the customer required. The new equipment consists of a UBQ integral quench batch furnace with an effective work zone that is 36 in. wide x 48 in. long x 36 in. high.
Keighley Laboratories, UK, has enlarged the size of one of its largest pit furnaces, increasing dimensions to 3.6 ft working diameter and almost 5.9 ft max length, in the process gaining 30% in overall capacity. The inner shell or retort is made from duplex stainless steel. At the same time, it has upgraded the lifting capacity of its overhead crane to 3 metric tons. The crane services all seven pit furnaces, a salt bath, and tempering equipment. Enlarging the No.
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that Hansen-Balk Steel Treating has purchased Ipsen’s first Titan Temper vacuum furnace. It was designed as a dedicated batch furnace for tempering, aging, annealing, and stress relieving, and Hansen-Balk’s tool and die applications were factored into the furnace’s testing. The low-temperature furnace incorporates shared data from both companies.
ThyssenKrupp Aerospace, Germany, has moved to a new building at Vitrolles near Marseille, France, mainly dedicated to supporting a major customer in the area. The company will stock materials such as aluminum, titanium, copper, and steel in bars, plates, sheets, rounds, and more. The Vitrolles facility will manage over 20,000 working orders per year, about half of which will be prefabricated in-house prior to shipment.
Understanding How Components Fail, 3rd Edition, Donald J. Wulpi, edited by Brett Miller ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, is pleased to announce the release of Understanding How Components Fail, 3rd Edition. The 310 page publication adds recent technical knowledge and analysis including the addition of fatigue striation counting, modeling and crack rate prediction; Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) failures; and elevated temperature updates.
