Hydraulic press is energy efficient and accurate A new 3500 ton molding machine will allow EVCO Plastics, Deforest, Wis., a leading custom plastics manufacturer, to provide customers with increased efficiency to further advance its large-part production capabilities and provide greater cost savings. The new 3500 ton Engel press is up and running at EVCO’s Oshkosh, Wis., plant, with production orders in the queue.
AFC-Holcroft supplies UBQ furnace system for precision forging facility
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.
Enlarged heat treating pit furnace is almost 6 feet long, features duplex stainless steel retort
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’s first Titan Temper vacuum furnace delivered to Hansen-Balk
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 launches new facility near Marseille
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.