Industrial Heating articles from April 2002

Industrial Heating archives from April 2002

NA refractory industry at a crossroads. (Guest Editorial).(North American)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
April 1, 2002... The confluence of a diminishing customer base, more efficient materials, environmental regulation, the strong dollar and global competition has made for an interesting "witch's brew" in the North American refractory industry. First and...

Liars and thieves. (Federal Triangle).(US Social Security system)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Eighteen months ago, this column considered problems of the U.S. Social Security system. The only thing that happened in the interim is the national pension system is a year and a half nearer collapse, young people can expect a yet lesser...

Emission inventories. (Environmental Analysis).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Introduction Have you completed an air emission survey for your operations? Most States are now requiring air emission surveys for nearly all manufacturing operations. The purpose of the air emission survey is to require manufacturing...

Pennsylvania Metallurgical Inc.: a full-service metal treating company. (MTI Profiles).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Ralph Puerta and Robert Peartree founded Pennsylvania Metallurgical Inc. (PMI), Bethlehem, Pa., in 1981. Their startup, in a recession year with 10% inflation and 20% interest rates, was featured in Heat Treating Magazine as "newcomers reaching...

Centorr/Vacuum Industries Inc.: a leader and innovator in Vacuum Furnaces. (Ihea Profiles).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Centorr/Vacuum Industries Inc., Nashua, N.H., was incorporated upon the combination of Centorr Furnaces, founded in 1962, and Vacuum Industries Inc., founded in 1954. The LOT Group acquired the company in 1992, and in 1997, the management team...

Burner system turns up the heat. (Problem Solver).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Situation: New Venture Gear's Muncie Transmission Div. (Muncie, Ind.) manufactures transmissions for passenger cars, light- and medium-duty trucks and sport utility vehicles. To keep up with increasing transmission production, the company...

Mario Ciampini has been elected president for 2002. (Industrial Heating Equipment Association 2002 Officers).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Mario Ciampini has been elected president for 2002. He was previously first vice president. Mr. Ciampini will serve as chairman of the board of directors and executive committee. He is the president and CEO of Ipsen International, Rockford,...

John M. Cole has been elected first vice president. (Industrial Heating Equipment Association 2002 Officers).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... John M. Cole has been elected first vice president. He was previously second vice president. Mr. Cole will serve on the board of directors and executive committee and as chairman of the long-range planning committee. He is vice president of...

George J. Paulonis has been elected second vice president. (Industrial Heating Equipment Association 2002 Officers).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... George J. Paulonis has been elected second vice president. Mr. Paulonis serves on the board of directors and executive committee, as well as the safety standards and codes committee. He is the president of Kromschroder Inc., Hudson, Ohio.

Bradley M. Andreae has been elected treasurer. (Industrial Heating Equipment Association 2002 Officers).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Bradley M. Andreae has been elected treasurer. Mr. Andreae serves on the board of directors and executive committee, as well as the government-relations committee. He will now chair the finance committee. He is the executive vice president of...

Vacuum furnace retrofitted. (New Facilities and Technology).(advertising)
April 1, 2002... Nitrex Metal, Quebec, Canada, designed a process-control system retrofitted to a vacuum furnace of Woodward Governor, Rockford, Ill. The two-part specification required the control system to communicate with the company's central production...

Endothermic gas generators ordered. (New Facilities and Technology).(advertising)
April 1, 2002... Surface combustion Inc., Maumee, Ohio, received orders for six RX[R] endothermic gas generators from two separate Visteon Automotive Systems facilities, both located in Sterling Heights, Mich. The generators are available in sizes ranging from...

Induction-heating contract awarded. (New Facilities and Technology).(advertising)
April 1, 2002... Elotherm GmbH, Remscheid, Germany, and Elotherm-Robotron, Southfield, Mich., received a contract for a 12,000-kW CTH 1/11/1800-1/1800 induction-heating system from Thyssen Krupp Gehrlach Co. for installation at Thyssen's U.S. facility in...

Two Vacuum Furnaces ordered. (New Facilities and Technology).(advertising)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Vacuum Furnace systems (VFS) Corp., Souderton, Pa., received two orders from Solar Atmospheres Inc. for redesigned Blowhard Model II-type vacuum furnaces with advanced rapid quenching. The design improvements focus on the use of helium gas with...

Injection System installed. (New Facilities and Technology).(advertising)
April 1, 2002... Techint Technologies, Milan, Italy, completed the performance test of the KT Injection System installed on an electric arc furnace (EAF) at DufercoMakstil, Skopje, Macedonia. The fully automated chemical package, which includes three KT oxygen...

Vacuum carburizing process developed. (New Facilities and Technology).(advertising)
April 1, 2002... Seco/Warwick Corp., Meadville, Pa., developed a vacuum-carburizing process to operate in cell-manufacturing operations found in commercial heat-treating shops or JIT manufacturing plants. The standard line of furnaces consists of both one- and...

Nitriding contract awarded. (New Facilities and Technology).(advertising)
April 1, 2002... Metlab, Wyndmoor, Pa., received a contract from Israeli Military Industries, Ramat Hasharon, Israel, to nitride tankturret gears. The gears, used in the Merkava, MK.3 main battle tank are made of a special grade of steel specifically designed...

Annealing plant contract awarded. (New Facilities and Technology).(advertising)
April 1, 2002... POSCO Pohang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. of Korea has placed a contract for an HPH bell-type annealing plant for stainless steel strip with LOI Thermprocess GmbH. The plant is to comprise four annealing bases, two heating hoods and two jet-cooling...

Surface engineering equipment developed. (New Facilities and Technology).(advertising)
April 1, 2002... Quality Heat Technologies, Melbourne, Australia, developed industrial equipment under the brand name Qab for the application of surface-engineering treatments to improve the corrosion resistance of metals. The equipment is a combination of...

BOC and Mechatherm to provide furnace technology. (New Facilities and Technology).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Mechatherm International Ltd. in the UK and BOC, Murray Hill, N.J., are offering secondary aluminum and dross processors a combined furnace and combustion package to enhance the energy efficiency, productivity and environmental performance of...

Fireye acquires Eclipse product line. (Organizational Developments).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Fireye Inc., Derry, N.H., a Kidde plc company, acquired five control product families from Eclipse Combustion Inc., Rockford, Ill. Fireye has purchased the designs of these products and the right to manufacture and distribute them. The products...

Alloy Wire appoints agent. (Organizational Developments).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Alloy Wire International Inc. in the U.K. appointed Davidon Industries Inc., Warwick, R.I., as its exclusive agent for North America including the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Alloy Wire International manufactures nickel and exotic alloys in round,...

Texas Heat Treating receives certification. (Organizational Developments).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Texas Heat Treating, Round Rock, Tex., is now certified to ISO 9002: 1994, ISO 9000: 2000 TS-16949 and QS 9000. It specializes in hardening, carburizing, vacuum and vacuum-to-oil heat treating, induction heating, gas and ferritic...

Tips on good refractory practice for aluminum - melting furnaces. (Ceramics & Refractories/Insulation).
April 1, 2002... Refractories in contact with molten aluminum must resist aluminum penetration, chemical reaction with the aluminum, mechanical abuse, thermal spalling and attack by fluxes. Good refractory practice can help minimize these problems. Melting...

Overview of intensive-quenching processes. (Heat Treating).
April 1, 2002... Intensive quenching--intensive water quenching processes--could replace many oil-quenching processes, such as carburizing, as it becomes better understood and with the use of appropriately designed systems. Every metallurgist has been...

Watch out for tensile-testing pitfalls.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... There are areas of a tensile test that are open to an operator's judgment and there are some finer points of testing that can lead to problems if you don't pay careful attention to detail. This article explains what to watch out for. A...

Nickel-base furnace alloy extends maximum-use temperature. (Heat & Corrosion Resistant Materials/Composites).
April 1, 2002... A new high-nickel furnace alloy offers the benefit of long-term operation at temperatures to 2200[degrees]F (1205[degrees]C), eliminating the erratic component life often associated with traditional heat-resistant materials at these extreme...

Aftermarket Services & Contractors Directory/Alphabetical Listings (A-J).
April 1, 2002... AACCO 5220 N. 125th, Butler, WI 53007 (262) 781-7160, Fax: (262) 781-3558 sales@aaccobraze.com www.aaccobraze.com ABBOTT Furnace Company 1068 Trout Run Rd., P.O. Box 967, St. Marys, PA 15857 (814) 781-6355, Fax:...

Aftermarket Services & Contractors Directory/Alphabetical Listings (K-Z).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Kahn Instruments, Inc. 885 Wells Rd., Wethersfield, CT 06109 (860) 529-8543, Fax: (860) 529-1895 hygros@kahn.com www.kahn.com Robert T. Bailey, Prod. Mgr. Kanthal 119 Wooster St., Box 281, Bethel, CT 05801 ...

Aftermarket Services & Contractors Directory/Capabilities.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... GENERAL Alloy Fabrication CA G-M Enterprises CA KMI Industries, Inc. CA Keith Company CT Furnace Concepts Inc. CT Vitta Corporation GA Consolidated Engineering Co. IA Iowa-American Foundry, Inc. IL...

Atmosphere muffle furnace. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Lucifer Furnaces Inc. The removable atmosphere muffle (RAM) furnace provides increased versatility in heat treating and cooling under protective atmosphere. It uses a cart-mounted portable retort, which can be easily rolled in and out of...

Cabinet oven. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Grieve Corp. The No. 887 cabinet oven is used for curing metal coatings onto parts. It has workspace dimensions of 38 in. wide x 38 in. deep x 38 in. high (965 x 965 x 965 mm) and an operating temperature up to 1000[degrees]F...

Blast cabinet. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Guyson Corp. of U.S.A. The Model 999 pressure-blast cabinet has a 48 in. x 48 in. x 144 in. (1220 x 1220 x 3660 mm) work envelope fitted with multiple blast nozzles, which can be used from each of the six operator workstations. The cabinet...

Refractory sheet. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Zircar Refractory Composites Inc. Refractory sheet board ZIRCAL-18 is a high-temperature calcium-silicate block insulation with stability up to 1095[degrees]C (2000[degrees]F). It can be used as a backup insulation for any refractory...

Insulation thickness program. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... NAIMA The 3E Plus(R) insulation thickness computer program now has the ability to translate energy losses into actual dollar amounts and calculate the number of pounds of greenhouse gases ([CO.sub.2], NOx and carbon equivalent) being...

Thermal imaging system. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Ircon Inc. The Stinger thermal imaging system provides real-time video capture rates of up to 60 frames/sec and detects problems immediately as they occur using smart, powerful software that allows customizing of thermal image analysis....

Temperature controllers. (New Products).
April 1, 2002... Fenwal The series 923L limit controllers can be programmed for either high- or low-temperature limit detection and provide a relay output to interrupt power or signal an alarm. Featuring a waterproof and dustproof front-panel display and...

Profile projectors. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Mitutoyo America Corp. The 14 in. (355 mm) diameter PH-14 profile projectors are designed to be affordable for even the smallest shops. The numerical aperture (N.A.) value has been optimized through the projection lens, which adds...

Temperature transmitters. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Mikron Instrument Co. Mikron M770S temperature transmitters feature digital interface communications with remote addressability for up to 32 sensors. They have the ability to simultaneously measure the temperature in three different ways...

Temperature sensors. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The small sizes of the bolt-on temperature sensors allow mounting in limited space, and the rugged leadwire connections prevent damage during handling, installation and operation. The designs include four models having through holes and two...

Centrifugal pump frames. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Berkeley Pumps The Z-Frame product series includes both SAE engine-drive and frame-mounted modes. The smaller BZR closed-coupled pumps are suitable for use in hydraulic motor-driven applications, and the larger BZ-SAE and frame-mounted...

Conveyor chain products. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... National Element Inc. The roller chains are handmade, and each component is inspected during the manufacturing process. The chain's pins, rollers and bushings are heat treated for extra resistance to wear. The chain is designed for medium-...

Power controllers. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Chromalox The MaxPac[TM] series includes controllers for singlephase, three-phase/two-leg and three phase/three-leg configurations. They provide power control output from 120 to 575 VAC at 100 to 1200 A and are suitable for high-power...

Power supply/temperature controllers. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Kurt J. Lesker Co. The SHPS8K controllers are closed-loop power supplies and digital temperature controllers that will power all types of heaters--PCG or PBN button substrate heaters. These autotuning programmable units are available for...

Brazing flux. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Superior Flux & Mfg. Co. No. 650 brazing flux is formulated for use with cadmium-free silver alloy and gold alloy filler metals for brazing on copper, nickel, precious metal alloys and selected ferrous metals. It is fluoride-free and does...