Industrial Heating articles from August 2004

Industrial Heating archives from August 2004

Putting a new twist on finishing school.(Editorial)
August 1, 2004... A finishing school is defined as a private school for girls that emphasizes cultural studies and prepares students especially for social activities. However, finishing school is being given a new twist in the UK. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Economic indicators.
August 1, 2004... Economic Indicators as compiled by Industrial Heating for the Thermal Processing Industry [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Values above 50 indicate growth or increase. Values...

Petroleum--a renewable resource?(Federal Triangle)
August 1, 2004... It seems many geologists are being petty, arguing over facts that have yet to yield answers about crude oil. The mid July 04 Hedberg Conference by American Association of Petroleum Geologists again discussed biogenic versus abiotic origins of...

Furnace atmosphere-analysis methods.(The Heat Treat Doctor)
August 1, 2004... To make process modeling and simulation systems more capable with respect to prediction and control of the carbon profile within a part, we must rely on an array of inputs from furnace atmosphere analysis devices that traditionally obtain...

Sustainability--the art of selflessness.(Environmental & Safety Issues)(analysis)
August 1, 2004... We've all heard the word sustainability. It is almost inescapable in today's language, yet most have not taken the time to think about what it means. The most widely held belief is that sustainability is a process of making decisions to achieve...

Fireye Inc.(IHEA Profiles)
August 1, 2004... Accurate, reliable flame monitoring is critical for burner safety, and Fireye[R] Inc. has been delivering dependable flame safeguard controls for more than 60 years. Fireye enjoys a worldwide reputation as a technical pioneer and leading...

American Heat Treating Inc. a thermal processing leader since 1981.(MTI Profiles)
August 1, 2004... American Heat Treating, (AMT) Inc. Monroe, Conn., was founded in 1981 to serve the saw blade and tooling businesses. Today, the company serves a variety of industries such as automotive, off-road equipment, armament/weapons systems, consumer...

Understanding new orders--durable goods.(Business Trends)
August 1, 2004... The durable goods indicator is an aggregate economic figure that roughly represents the purchase of non-perishable, non-consumable goods in the economy. The thinking behind this economic indicator is that durable goods purchases will be higher...

Market leaders: make the most of your time at Furnaces North America by visiting the market and technology leaders on the following pages.(FNA 2004 Technology Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Furnaces North America Nashville, Tennessee Technology Showcase Exhibit Hours: Thurs., Sept. 23: 8 am to 12:00 noon (Conference); 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm (Expo) Fri., Sept. 24: 8 am to 12:00 noon (Conference); 12:30 pm to...

Thermal processing system.(New Equipment Orders)
August 1, 2004... Surface Combustion (Maumee, Ohio; www.surfacecombustion.com) received authorization to proceed on the build phase of a thermal system for the decontamination of metal munitions shells at a Russian plant. The system will destroy thousands of...

X-ray target processing.(New Equipment Orders)
August 1, 2004... EOI Hetherington (Santa Barbara, Calif.; www.eoi-furnace.com), a manufacturer of high-temperature, high vacuum-processing systems, shipped a Model B2500V furnace to General Electric Medical Systems (Milwaukee, Wis.). The furnace is the latest...

Vacuum tempering furnace.(New Equipment Orders)
August 1, 2004... Seco/Warwick Corp. (Meadville, Pa.; www.secowarwick.com) received an order from Jasco Heat Treating (Fairport, N.Y.) for a retort-tempering furnace for its commercial heat treat operation. The furnace, VTR-5050/48F, is an advanced, hot-wall,...

Ultralow NOx-burners.(New Equipment Orders)
August 1, 2004... Hauck Manufacturing Co. (Lebanon, Pa.; www.hauckburner.com) has been selected to supply 22 TriOx burners for a new reheat furnace at Nucor (Auburn, N.Y.). The furnace is being built by Forni Industrial Bendotti S.p.A. and Alchas Inc. The TriOx...

Air separation unit and liquefier.(New Equipment Orders)
August 1, 2004... Hong Kong Oxygen (HKO), a joint venture between BOC and Air Liquide located in Murray Hill, N.J., (www.boc.com) signed a contract to build an air separation unit (ASU) and a liquefier to supply Zhujiang Iron & Steel Corp.'s steel making...

Melting/casting furnace.(New Equipment Orders)
August 1, 2004... Thermcon Ovens B.V. (Geldermalsen, The Netherlands; www.thermcon.com), a member of the Otto Junker Group of companies, completed a contract for Taiwan Hodaka Technologies in Tainan, Taiwan for its new casthouse that produces specialty alloy...

Gibraltar purchases Copper Powder assets.(Business News)
August 1, 2004... Gibraltar (Buffalo, N.Y.; www.gibraltar1.com) acquired the assets of the Copper Powder Division of SCM Metal Products Inc. (Raleigh, N.C.), a manufacturer of powdered metal products for more than 70 years. SCM's products are used in...

Zetec acquires Power Generation Business.(Business News)
August 1, 2004... Zetec Inc. (Issaquah, Wash.; www.zetec.com), a provider of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) products and services, acquired the Power Generation Business of R/D Tech Inc. (Quebec, Canada). Zetec acquired power generation assets located in the...

Pyrotek acquires Thermal Systems America.(Business News)
August 1, 2004... Pyrotek Inc. (Carlisle, Pa.; www.pyrotek-inc.com) acquired the assets of Thermal Systems America (TSA) in Syracuse, N.Y., a manufacturer of engineered refractory shapes and systems. As a result of the acquisition, Pyrotek can offer refractory...

Industry events.(Calendar)
August 1, 2004... SEPTEMBER 14-16 Abar-U Seminar, Cherry Valley, Ill., sponsored by Ipsen International Inc., tel: 815-332-4941; e-mail: dln@abaripsen.com; or web: www.ipsen-intl.com. 20-23 Furnaces and Atmospheres for Today's Technology, Meadville,...

Pillar Induction pushes into heat-treating market.(News Interview)
August 1, 2004... Pillar Induction Co. (formerly Pillar Industries), Brookfield, Wis., long known as a manufacturer of power supplies for the induction melting and heating industries, plans to increase its presence in the heat-treating industry. IH editors...

Some myths and facts about temperature sensing: part I.(Process Control)(measurement of temperature)
August 1, 2004... Proper selection of thermocouples and optimization of their performance in specific applications requires a good understanding of the construction, capabilities and limitations of the various types of thermocouples available. **********...

Modeling helps improve performance in industrial heating applications.(Heat Treating)(computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software)
August 1, 2004... The use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software can assist the heat-processing engineer in evaluating industrial-heating processes to increase furnace productivity, product quality and reduce specific fuel consumption. **********...

Modeling induction heat treating of crankshafts.(Heat Treating)(methods of induction heating)
August 1, 2004... Residual stress and deformation that develop during heat treatment of steel parts can be determined quantitatively using numerical simulation provided material and process data necessary for calculation are available and the process is...

Model-based control of the vacuum arc remelting process.(Melting/Forming/Joining)(usage of vacuum arc remelting)
August 1, 2004... A model-based VAR control method incorporating an accurate, low-order process model to continually estimate transient process variables for feedback offers close control of the electrode melting rate and electrode gap at all times during the...

Furnace simulation software.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... CompAS Controls, Inc. FurnXpert is a desktop software that simplifies the job of sizing, designing and simulating industrial furnaces. The software helps configure furnaces, select parts and runs "what-if analyses to determine the best...

Process instrumentation & plant automation solutions.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Process Electronic Full range of sensors and controllers for carburizing, nitriding, and nitrocarburizing processes. Also the Protherm 9800, for plant supervision and automation: production planning, material flow, process control, process...

Oxygen analyzers.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Delta F Corp Delta F offers three low cost, process gas oxygen analyzers. The DF-Series analyzers arrive fully calibrated to NIST standards and are ready to use out of the carton. The unique non-depleting sensors do not require frequent...

Thermocouples.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Nanmac Corp. Tungsten-coated, molybdenum-sheathed A12D series thermocouples for graphite environments last several months at temperatures over 2000[degrees]C. Tungsten-coated thermocouples protect the molybdenum sheath from the harsh...

Ceramic kiln bricks.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... BNZ Materials, Inc. BNZ-26-60 is a 60% alumina 2600[degrees]F insulating fire brick (IFB) designed for long life in ceramic kilns. It's unique chemistry & crystalline structure can take repeated thermal cycles that degrade the typical 40%...

High-temperature refractories.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Rath Performance Fibers Refractory solutions: Rath specializes in applications at high temperatures (to 1850[degrees]C) and special environments, and unique geometries. The company's product line includes dense refractories, insulating...

Kiln support beams.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Saint-Gobain Ceramics Literature details Hexoloy[R] Sa silicon carbide kiln support beams and tile, which offer true low mass design potential for high temperature furnace applications. Hexoloy SiC's excellent strength allows for reduction...

Ceramic-ceramic composite materials.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... ZIRCAR Refractory Composites, Inc. ZIRCAR Refractory Composites, Inc. produces a comprehensive line of advanced high performance ceramic-ceramic composite materials and related products. Our materials are used around the world in the most...

Vacuum furnaces.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... PV/T Inc. Extensive standard and custom designs, backed by four decades of experience. Vacuum induction melting & casting. Vacuum brazing & heat processing. Phone: 856-235-5400; Fax: 856-273-0303; email: sales@pvt-vf.com; www.pvt-vf.com....

Induction heating.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Pillar Induction Company Our wide range of industry experience includes applications such as heat treating, melting, brazing, soldering, bonding, and many others. Worldwide sales and service offices. Pillar Induction Company, 21905 Gateway...

High-pressure gas supply solution for gas quenching.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Air Liquide America L.P. ALNAT[TM] HP reduces maintenance cost and capital requirements by delivering customized high-pressure quench gas to your furnace without the need for high pressure storage, mechanical pumps or gas compressors. Call...

PURIFIRE[R] process management system.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. The PURIFIRE[R] process management system is a software and hardware solution that automatically measures, records, and trends vital process data, enabling quick, effective troubleshooting and documentation...

Dry pumps.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... BOC Edwards Drystar[R] GV Series: GV80-GV600M patented claw dry pumping technology offers new levels of reliability in situations where oil sealed pumps are at the limit of their operational scope. The pumps are capable of pumping water...

Car Bottom Furnaces.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Can-Eng Furnaces Can-Eng's Car Bottom Furnaces are ideal for a variety of thermal treatments including stress relieving, annealing, heating for hot work, austenitizing and normalizing. Can-Eng furnace designs operate up to 2400[degrees]F,...

Process heating equipment.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Eclipse Combustion Comprehensive brochure presents the entire line of process heating equipment and systems from the Eclipse family of brands. Our global powerhouse of industry-leading products includes combustion burners, packaged...

Laminar gas flow.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... PVA MIMtech LLC, Elnik Systems Div. Furnaces with laminar gas flow from turbulent to laminar. Process any metal with any binder. Process in [H.sub.2], [N.sub.2], Ar or vacuum. Uses less process gas, electricity, handling time and floor...

Combustion equipment mini catalog.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Hauck Manufacturing Company This new catalog features the full range of Hauck products including burners, blowers, controls and combustion accessories. In addition, the catalog highlights Hauck's capabilities in equipment service and...

Heating elements.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... I Squared R Element Co., Inc. Information on the RR type Starbar[R], a resistance type silicon carbide heating element for PM & sintering. Highlighted are operating temperatures, electrical characteristics, electrical loading, power supply...

Induction heating equipment.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Induction Technology Corporation Our specialty is supplying complete induction systems consisting of new or remanufactured power supplies, furnaces, new cooling and recirculating systems completely packaged to meet your requirements. We...

Induction gear hardening.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Inductoheat[R] Inductoheat[R] provides unique solutions for all of your gear hardening applications. This literature explains the benefits of Variable Frequency Power Supplies, standard and custom designed systems, and Inductoheat[R]'s new...

Vacuum furnaces.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Ipsen[R] Vacuum Technology Review the broad range of modular Ipsen vacuum products in this new Vacuum Technology brochure. Horizontal and vertical configurations of single chamber, two-chamber, and multi-chamber furnaces are depicted via...

Burner controls.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Kromschroder Inc. The BCU 465 burner control unit simplifies installation and incorporates diagnostics, flame signal monitoring, burner adjustments, and troubleshooting efforts packaged in a NEMA 3 metal housing. Includes the ignition...

Material analysis.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... LECO Corp. Glow-Discharge Spectroscopy products, including SA-2000 Surface Analyzer; a solution for Quantitative Depth Profiling (QDP) and bulk analysis. Applications for the SA-2000 include thermal treatments, plating (zinc, tin, nickel,...

Heating elements/sources.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Micropyretics Heaters International, Inc. (MHI) Three comprehensive handbooks offer information on energy savings & thermal treatment by different heat sources. MHI is an integrated manufacturer of the convective Airtorch[TM], Batch,...

Heat treating equipment.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Nitrex Metal Inc. Nitrex has released a pocket-size literature CD providing industry professionals with a comprehensive overview of Nitrex's range of heat treating products and services. Users will also find a simulation of our newly...

Power supplies.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Solar Manufacturing FCS 2000 Model power supplies for electric furnaces reduce operating costs via demand deferral, and unity power factor operation. 75 through 1500 kW raing; silicon carbide, moly, graphite, heating elements; air...

Heat Treat Management System.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Surface Combustion, Inc. The Surface Combustion HTM--Heat Treat Management System interfaces furnace process control systems to personal computers. System allows for remote supervision of your heat treatment dept. and furnace(s) equipment...

Remote Vacuum Gauges.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... TELEVAC New space-saving Remote Vacuum Measurement Gauges feature patented sensor technology and offer the ideal solution for stand-alone applications where local read-out, relay control and analog output for data-acquisition or...

HPGQ Vacuum Furnace.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Vacuum Furnace Systems Corp. QuenchPro[TM], a new high-pressure (12 bar) quench furnace line, is designed to meet the high performance needs of the tool steel industry, tool and die manufacturers and large commercial heat treaters. All-new...

Electric heating systems.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Winner Technology Co., Ltd. Winner Technology specializes in electric heating systems, especially Mo[Si.sub.2] heating elements. Winner's third-generation of heating systems can provide solutions to your future heating problems. Ph:...

Furnaces, ovens, lab equipment.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... Park Thermal International (1996) Corp. Quality thermal processing equipment for the heat treating industry powered by oil, gas, propane or electric and with or without atmosphere capability. Our "One Stop Heat Treat Supply House" concept...

Burners and radiant tubes.(Literature Showcase)
August 1, 2004... WS Thermal Process Technology, Inc. Specializes in industrial burners with integrated heat exchangers (recuperative or regenerative) and radiant tubes. Burners and radiant tubes are available in alloy material and SiC-ceramic. Great efforts...

Controlled Atmosphere Aluminum Brazing.(Technical Literature)
August 1, 2004... Seco/Warwick Corp. (Meadville, Pa.; www.secowarwick.com) updated its Controlled Atmosphere Aluminum Brazing (CAB) product line brochure with equipment updates and photographs of recent installations. BZ-134.1 is a 12-p, comprehensive brochure...

Die-Casting Defects.(Technical Literature)
August 1, 2004... The North American Die Casting Association (Rosemont, Ill.; www.die casting.org) released the newly revised Die Casting Defects CD-ROM. The CD provides technical details of causes and formation mechanisms of defects and suggests solutions for...

Shot peening.(Technical Literature)
August 1, 2004... John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (West Sussex, England; www.interscience, wiley.com/onlinebooks) released Shot Peening, a book edited by Lothar Wagner of TU Clausthal in Germany, which includes proceedings of the International Conference on Shot Peening....

High-temperature adhesives.(Technical Literature)
August 1, 2004... The 2004 edition of the High Temperature Materials Instructional Handbook for high-temperature adhesives and specialty materials is now available from Cotronics Corp. (Brooklyn, N.Y.; www.cotronics.com) The new handbook contains 16 pages of...

Eurotherm USA appoints product mgr.(Personnel Changes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Christopher King has been named product manager for Eurotherm's Recorder and Data Management product line (Leesburg, Va.). For the past four years, Mr. King was Eurotherm regional sales manager in the Northeast region. In addition to his sales...

Pillar Induction Co. appoints V.P.(Personnel Changes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Dennis A. Augustin has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing for Pillar Induction Co. (Brookfield, Wis.). He is responsible for U.S. and Canada sales and marketing. Mr. Augustin has over 32 years of induction heating experience...

Watlow fills management positions.(Personnel Changes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Dean McCaskill has been named managing director for the Asia region for Watlow (St. Louis, Mo.). Mr. McCaskill will assess current structures and product/market positions, and recommend strategies to grow these businesses. Steve Sandercock has...