Industrial Heating articles from August 2008

Industrial Heating archives from August 2008

Industrial heating's Web search power page.(Directory)
August 1, 2008... ALLOYS Steeltech Ltd.: Alloy Castings, Fixtures and Furnace Components Heat-resistant alloy castings including: furnace fi xtures, furnace replacement parts, radiant tubes, and furnace rolls. Check out our Green products on the new...

Energy legislation and its impact.(EDITORIAL)
August 1, 2008... One of the key discussion points from April's IHEA meeting--Going Green--was energy (or emissions) intensity (EI) reduction. When you hear discussions of legislation to "control greenhouse gases," be sure to identify whether the controls are...

Energy laws doing more harm than good.(FEDERAL TRIANGLE)
August 1, 2008... In keeping with the theme of this issue, we need to address the U.S. energy crisis. It is a true predicament, will not get better quickly and presents problems caused by the "Gang of 535," who is more responsible for the current situation than...

Proper care and feeding of furnace mesh belts.(THE HEAT TREAT DOCTOR)
August 1, 2008... Mesh belts come in all shapes, sizes, materials and weaves and are used for such diverse applications as case hardening, brazing, sintering and glass-to-metal sealing to name a few. Belts run at temperatures from near ambient to several...

Solar power is hot.(NOW YOU KNOW: Thermal Processing & Metals in Everyday Life)
August 1, 2008... With today's cost of energy, it's no wonder there is a renewed interest in generating electricity by means of the sun's energy. This is not a new concept. The development of solar energy goes back more than 100 years. Early solar power plants...

Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Specialists in ion nitriding.(MTI PROFILE)
August 1, 2008... Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT) and ion nitriding--the two pretty much go hand in hand. Although AHT provides a wide variety of services at its four facilities, the company is widely known for its UltraGlow[R] ion-nitriding process. They also...

Selas: the heat technology company.(IHEA PROFILE)
August 1, 2008... Selas is a well-known name to people in the combustion and heat-treatment industry. After all, the Pennsylvania-based company is celebrating its 112" anniversary this year. Selas has gained a solid reputation not only for their high-quality...

Traveling homogenizing furnace.(Equipment News)
August 1, 2008... SECO/WARWICK (Tianjin) Industrial Furnace Co. Ltd. has completed the installation of a traveling homogenizing furnace at Miluo Longzhou Aluminium Co., a specialty aluminum billets manufacturer in Hunan, China. The company operates a recycling...

Vacuum purge/gas nitriding furnace.(Equipment News)
August 1, 2008... Solar Manufacturing has delivered a vacuum purge/gas nitriding furnace to Winston Heat Treating. The furnace has a rapid furnace heating rate of one hour to nitriding temperature and has an equally fast cooling rate back to ambient temperature...

Vacuum furnace.(Equipment News)
August 1, 2008... HIGHTEMP VAC AERO Pvt. Ltd. recently commissioned its first vacuum furnace at the joint venture's facility in Nelamangala near Bangalore, India. The furnace was built to the VAC AERO Model VAH 3436 HV-2 design with 2-bar pressure quench and...

Integral quench furnace system.(Equipment News)
August 1, 2008... Consolidated Engineering Company has contracted with a manufacturer of business-jet aircraft to design and manufacture an integral quench furnace system for their new heat-treat facility in Mexico. The system will be treating a broad range of...

Hot isostatic press.(Equipment News)
August 1, 2008... Avure Technologies is constructing an extremely large hot isostatic press (HIP) system for Bodycote's Surahammar, Sweden, facility. Installation is scheduled for late 2009. The system will be larger in size than Bodycote's two HIPs at its...

Hardening machine.(Equipment News)(GH Induction Group )(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... GH Induction Group has received an order from a U.S. bearing manufacturer for a two-station gear/raceway hardening machine. The machine incorporates several new design features, resulting in increased productivity and reduced setup time because...

Air separation unit.(Equipment News)
August 1, 2008... Air Products Canada Ltd. has signed a long-term supply contract with U.S. Steel Canada for its Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, Ontario. The agreement includes provisions for Air Products to build a new air separation unit with a high-efficiency...

Rotary-hearth furnace.(Equipment News)
August 1, 2008... LOI Thermprocess has been awarded a contract by Daimler AG. A new rotary-hearth furnace with zone separation for the carburizing and hardening of gears is to be supplied for the Mercedes Benz plant in Rastatt, Germany. The furnace, due to be...

Solution heat-treat furnace.(Equipment News)
August 1, 2008... Despatch Industries announced the sale of a solution heat-treat furnace to Aernnova Componentes Mexico. The furnace will be used to heat treat aluminum components for the aerospace industry at Aernnova's new Queretaro, Mexico, facility. The...

Blast furnace.(Equipment News)
August 1, 2008... Danieli Corus will design and supply the first new blast furnace commissioned in North America in 30 years for Nucor Corp.'s new iron-making facility. Nucor has applied for a permit to build the greenfield plant on the banks of the Mississippi...

Severstal to acquire Esmark.(Business News)
August 1, 2008... Russia's OAO Severstal has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Esmark Inc. for approximately $775 million. Including the assumption of debt and loans, the value of the deal is approximately $1.25 billion. Esmark has been at...

Kaiser Aluminum announces expansion.(Business News)
August 1, 2008... Kaiser Aluminum announced that its Board of Directors approved a $19 million expansion at its Tennalum facility in Jackson, Tenn., to increase capacity and capabilities through the addition of an extrusion press, heat-treat furnace, draw bench...

Harris Steel to acquire Ambassador Steel.(Business News)
August 1, 2008... Nucor Corp. subsidiary Harris Steel Inc. has agreed to purchase Ambassador Steel Corp. of Auburn, Ind., for $185 million. The transaction includes Ambassador affiliate Delta Erecting Inc. Ambassador is a fabricator and distributor of concrete...

Logan Aluminum adds recycling center.(Business News)
August 1, 2008... Logan Aluminum has completed work on a new $30 million aluminum recycling center at its Russellville, Ky., facility. The plant enables Logan Aluminum to receive and melt scrap aluminum such as beverage cans and painted siding. It completely...

Novelis to expand Brazilian operations.(Business News)
August 1, 2008... Novelis Inc. announced that it will invest more than $30 million in its operations in Brazil over the next 18 months in a number of projects designed to increase production capacity and introduce new technology. Close to $21 million will be...

Bell Helicopter to expand.(Business News)
August 1, 2008... Bell Helicopter is set to begin a $55 million expansion project at its Grand Prairie manufacturing plant. The expansion is part of the company's plan to boost production of helicopter components and spare parts. According to Bell, it is adding...

HITCO to supply Composite components for Boeing.(Business News)
August 1, 2008... HITCO Carbon Composites, a subsidiary of SGL Group--The Carbon Company, has signed a long-term agreement with Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A. to supply the trailing edge components for the Boeing 787 horizontal stabilizer. HITCO will begin delivering...

SECO/WARWICK patents energy-saving system.(Business News)
August 1, 2008... SECO/WARWICK has recently patented a power-management option for high-pressure-quench vacuum furnaces that reduces electrical consumption by creating a single system of alternate control of the heating and cooling processes using a single...

Bodycote acquires thermal-spray businesses.(Business News)
August 1, 2008... Bodycote announced the acquisition of three United Kingdom companies, Plasma & Thermal Coatings Ltd., Greenhey Engineering Services and NPE Innotek Ltd. All three companies will join the Metallurgical Coatings division of Bodycote's Thermal...

AFE Cronite opens facility in Mexico.(Business News)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... AFE Cronite Technologies, a supplier of heat-treatment alloy fixtures and furnace parts, has opened a manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico. The plant, located in a 50,000-square-foot building close to the Monterrey International airport, is...

ArcelorMittal to acquire Bayou Steel, Astalloy.(Business News)
August 1, 2008... ArcelorMittal has signed an agreement to acquire Bayou Steel, a producer of structural steel products for $475 million. Bayou Steel operates facilities in LaPlace, La., and Harriman, Tenn., producing billets, equal leg angles, unequal leg...

Cleveland-Cliffs to buy Alpha for nearly $10 billion.(Business News)
August 1, 2008... Iron and coal miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. will buy coal producer Alpha Natural Resources Inc. for nearly $10 billion in a move to boost its role as a supplier to the global steel industry. The boards of both companies have approved the deal....

Abbott Furnace Company.
August 1, 2008... Abbott Furnace Company of St. Marys, Pa., a manufacturer of continuous belt furnaces, is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Alloy Engineering.
August 1, 2008... Alloy Engineering of Berea, Ohio, which specializes in the design and manufacture of high-temperature, corrosion-resistant alloy metal products, is celebrating its 65th anniversary.

BeaverMatic.
August 1, 2008... BeaverMatic redesigned its website (www.beavermatic.com) in an effort to clearly demonstrate its capabilities as a full-service manufacturer of atmospheric heat-treatment equipment and spare parts.

Carbone Lorraine.
August 1, 2008... Carbone Lorraine has acquired 100% of Xianda, a Chinese company specializing in the manufacturing of advanced-technology equipment in steel and stainless steel.

CEC Combustion Services Group.
August 1, 2008... CEC Combustion Services Group, an industrial combustion testing company, has acquired a new facility in Cleveland, Ohio. It provides 18,000 square feet of shop, training space and outdoor storage.

Conrad Kacsik Instrument Systems.
August 1, 2008... Conrad Kacsik Instrument Systems announced the establishment of a division dedicated specifically to assisting customers with their Nadcap and CQI-9 compliance processes.

Induction Atmospheres.
August 1, 2008... Induction Atmospheres has moved to a new 19,000-squarefoot facility two miles south from its old location in Rochester, N.Y. The building will help accommodate a new metallurgical lab.

Ipsen.
August 1, 2008... Ipsen has deployed a full line of new service vans for North America. The vehicles are all stocked with critical parts and equipment for on-site service.

Metallurgical High Vacuum Corp.
August 1, 2008... Metallurgical High Vacuum Corp. announced a partnership with CF Thermal Inc. (South Carolina), which will serve as the sales arm for its high-vacuum pumps in the southeastern U.S.

Mark-10 Corporation.
August 1, 2008... Mark-10 Corporation has donated more than $25,000 worth of force and torque test equipment to Stony Brook University. The equipment will be used in the school's Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Center for Advanced Sensor Systems.

The Performance Review Institute.(Website overview)
August 1, 2008... The Performance Review Institute, as part of their Customer & Support Solutions and Initiatives, launched www.eQuaLearn.com, a new website dedicated to professional development courses for quality industry professionals. This new, dynamic and...

Precision Control Systems Inc.
August 1, 2008... Precision Control Systems Inc., a manufacturer of power control systems and custom industrial ovens and heaters, has acquired Research Inc., a manufacturer of infrared heating systems.

Vacuum Engineering Services.
August 1, 2008... Vacuum Engineering Services of East Windsor, Conn., which specializes in the repair, modification and reconditioning of vacuum heat-treating equipment, is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation.
August 1, 2008... Yokogawa Electric Corporation has acquired Analytical Specialties Inc., a company with a unique gas-analyzer technology. With the acquisition, Yokogawa adds the TruePeak Tunable Diode Laser Gas Analyzers to its analyzer lineup.

Industry events.(Brief article)(Calendar)
August 1, 2008... AUGUST 24-27 COM 2008: 47th Conference of Metallurgists; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. www.metsoc.org/com2008 24-27 2008 Environmental, Health & Safety Conference, hosted by the American Foundry Society; St. Louis, Mo....

Energy conservation benefits with process control: energy conservation is the exercise of optimizing the quantity of energy used. In today's economic environment, with strict regulations and competition for resources, industrial users of energy are challenged with trying to minimize their energy footprint.(Process Control & Instrumentation)
August 1, 2008... As global demand for natural resources sharply increases, costs are escalating. According to U.S. government statistics from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), in late 2006, average spot prices for natural gas were $6-8 per MMBtu. In...

Hybrid burners offer choices: the heat-treating industry has evolved dramatically in the last 25 years. With energy costs and environmental controls as primary drivers, there has been an upswing in technological developments to address these concerns.(Heat Treating)
August 1, 2008... As with most large jumps in technology, additional improvements or discoveries are uncovered and imple mented. We hope to describe some facets of material improvements and the results of these advances in the actual working units now deployed...

Innovative energy savings in continuous annealing furnace: increasing energy costs over the past few years have provided incentive for metallurgical thermal-processing companies to look for new ways to improve the efficiency of their furnaces.(Industrial Gases/Combustion)
August 1, 2008... The continuous annealing furnace at GalvTech has long been identified as a candidate for energy-efficiency improvements. Unfortunately, the required capital investment to purchase traditional recuperators and the increase in N[O.sub.x]...

Casting aluminum in China: Nanshan Light Alloy Co., Ltd. has recently completed the installation of a new aluminum cast house at their Longkou facility in Shandong Province, China. The Nanshan mandate was to become a high-volume, low-cost producer.(Industrial Recovery and Recycling)
August 1, 2008... To meet Nanshan's goal, Bricmont Inc. of Canonsburg, Pa., an Inductotherm Group Company, was selected to sup ply large-capacity round-top, top-charge melting furnaces with companion tilting holding furnaces. The round-top melting furnace, with...

Vacuum heating and brazing systems--upgrade or replace? With the advent of Nadcap and AMS 2750D compliance being placed upon them by their customers, companies using vacuum heating and brazing equipment for aerospace applications will be asking themselves whether it is more cost-effective to upgrade an existing system or to perhaps replace it with a new one.(Heat & Corrosion Resistant Materials)
August 1, 2008... A number of factors should be considered before making the upgrade or replace decision. There are both "up front" costs and operating costs that need to be evaluated. Five main areas of the typical vacuum heating or brazing system (Fig. 1)...

Portable chillers.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AEC, Inc. Available in air or water-cooled models, the portable PS Series chillers offer a leaving water temperature range of 30[degrees]-65[degrees]F, 2-40 hp models, scroll compressors (2-30 hp models) and...

Process heating equipment.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Eclipse 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,...

Temperature Handbook.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Omega Engineering The Temperature Handbook, 5th Edition offers detailed information and specifications on over 40,000 products, for process measurement and control, featured on over 1,800 pages. See the latest...

Combustion safeguards.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Protection Controls Inc. Offers this comprehensive Service Manual covering all PROTECTOFIER combustion safeguard units. It provides important and valuable information on installation, service guides, testing and...

PLC + PID controller.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Yokogawa Corporation of America With the new 4-loop PID module for the FA-M3 multi-controller, configuring temperature loops is as simple as using single loop controllers. No ladder Programming is required to...

Extended life sensors.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AccuTru Sensor Technologies Find out why so many companies are switching from MgO-insulated thermocouples and RTDs to MI-Dry ExL sensors from AccuTru--longer life, accurate output signals, no virtual junction...

Infrared thermocouples.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Exergen Industrial Division When SIZE MATTERS, look at the Exergen micro IRt/cs. These self-powered Infrared Thermocouples will match K t/cs at specific ranges, or add to amplifiers, t/c transmitters, or Smart...

Pyrometry.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FAR Associates FAR Associates offers noncontact temperature measurement for the 21st century. The SpectroPyrometer provides real-time temperatures, emissivity and calculated accuracy for each reading. All...

Thermocouple Handbook.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nanmac Corporation A new, user-friendly, free resource for temperature measurement is available on CD from Nanmac Corporation. Including a complete photo index, application guide, interactive resource center...

Noncontact thermometers.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Raytek Raytek has introduced a new brochure detailing the Marathon Series of infrared, non-contact thermometers designed for use in harsh operating environments. The Marathon Series is a high-performance family...

Data logger.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Super Systems, Inc. Developed for harsh environments, the SDS 8020/SDS 8040 data logger is the latest in hardware and software technology for portable data acquisition. With operatorfriendly interface and...

Induction heating/melting equipment.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ABP Induction ABP Induction is a leading global supplier of induction heating and melting equipment. Reflecting the proud heritage of our predecessor companies, ASEA, Brown Boveri and Pillar, our personnel and...

Furnaces.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can-Eng Furnaces Since 1964, Can-Eng has been designing and manufacturing industrial heat-treating equipment for commercial and captive heat treaters, stamping and fastener companies, automotive component...

Vacuum furnaces.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Centorr Vacuum Industries Furnace expansion for the Metal Injection Molding market with the introduction of new MIM-Vac 'M' line of custom metal hot zone furnaces. The MIM-Vac M has a number of improvements...

Heat treating data book.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SECO/WARWICK Corp. SECO/WARWICK has published the 9th edition of its famous Heat Treating Data Book complete with updated tables and a new format. Customers may receive one copy free, two or more copies for $2.00...

Thermal processing systems.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Surface Combustion, Inc. Brochure introduces our company, as well as our overall capabilities in providing one of the most diverse product offerings in the thermal processing industry. Our capabilities also...

Metallographic equipment.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Buehler The new Delta[R] Manual Abrasive Cutter provides industrial strength with simple and reliable operation. Features a large blade capacity, heavy-duty motor, steel cabinetry floor stand, fiberglass hood...

Combustion systems.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Maxon Corp This four-page brochure gives an overview of Maxon Corp. complete product line including: gas equipment for heating, high temperature burners, nozzle mixing burners, nozzles for Air/Gas, premixing...

Computer upgrade for microhardness testers.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Newage Instruments With a Newage CAMS[R], you can upgrade your microhardness tester with a computer for faster and more accurate testing. Optional manual or motorized XY tablesand automatic focus capabilities are...

World of combustion solutions.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Selas Heat Technology Company LLC Combining our full line of burners, combustion systems, blender valves and heat-treating furnaces with over 110 years of experience, we are the company that has the products and...

Grinder-polisher.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2008... Buehler The EcoMet[R] 250 Grinder-Polisher and AutoMet[R] 250 Power Head have been designed to meet the needs of the materials analyst who requires the versatility of manual or semi-automatic sample preparation for consistent and...

Temperature measurement instrument.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2008... Data Translation Data Translation announced the Ethernet (LXI) version of their temperature measurement instrument TEMPpoint. This network-ready version of the popular instrument provides a standard Ethernet connection to support remote...

Emissions monitor/gas analyzer.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] E Instruments Group The handheld GreenLine 4000 is a rugged, accurate gas analyzer that is ideal for low N[O.sub.x] applications (0.1 ppm resolution) and combustion-gas emissions monitoring. It has up to four gas...

Heat exchanger.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2008... Munters--Des Champs Products The Thermo-T tubular heat exchanger is designed to recover energy from industrial processes at temperatures up to 2000[degrees]F with up to 80% effectiveness. Built to handle high-temperatures and corrosive...

Safety system.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2008... Yokogawa The ProSafe-RS R2.01.00 is smoothly integrated with Yokogawa's CENTUM VP and offers improved security and support for Windows Vista, which strikes balance between operational efficiency and safety. ProSafe-RS R2.01.00 enhances the...

Heat-transfer compound.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2008... Dalton Electric Heating Co. Diff-Tranz[TM] heat-transfer compound increases the efficiency of Diff-Therm platen heaters by maximizing contact between the heaters and the vacuum diffusion pumps on which they are installed. Diff-Tranz...

Air knife.(PRODUCTS)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... EXAIR Corp. EXAIR's 54-inch super air knife produces a laminar sheet of airflow to blow off, dry or cool wide surfaces. Ideal for parts, webs and conveyors, the energy-efficient design minimizes compressed air use by entraining 40 parts...

Parts washer.(PRODUCTS)(Guyson Corporation of U.S.A.)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Guyson Corp. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Orbit 800 washer has a standard 750-pound-capacity stainless steel wire-mesh basket that is 5 inches deep and 31.5 inches in diameter at a loading height of 31 inches. Surround the...

Solar Manufacturing makes moves.(PERSONNEL CHANGES)(John Barron,Robert Wilson appointed as vice president and senior mechanical engineer respectively)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] John Barron has been named vice president of engineering. He will oversee Solar Manufacturing's engineering, quality control and field-service efforts. His day-today responsibilities also include providing customer...

Eclipse announces promotion.(PERSONNEL CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John Stanley has been promoted to Global Industry Manager-BioFuels. Mr. Stanley has over 20 years of experience in the industrial combustion field, providing engineering and application knowledge to various markets.

Eurotherm appoints president.(PERSONNEL CHANGES)(Steve Blomquist)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Steve Blomquist has been appointed president of Eurotherm USA. Mr. Blomquist is responsible for the Eurotherm business development in the North, Central and South American regions. He has held positions as director...

Delta F Corporation names president, CEO.(PERSONNEL CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Joseph R. Capua has been promoted to president and CEO. Mr. Capua has been with Delta F since 1987 and served as vice president of operations since 1991.

Ceralink gets new CEO.(PERSONNEL CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Patricia Strickland has been promoted to the position of CEO. Ms. Strickland has served as Ceralink's business manager since the company launched operations in 2001. She is now responsible for managing day-to-day...

Bluewater thermal services announces new hires.(PERSONNEL CHANGES)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Mark Fortuna has been named director of operations. His responsibilities will include further improvement of the service capabilities within Bluewater's network of plants, associate development, streamlining of operations and plant support. ...

Solar atmospheres hires president.(PERSONNEL CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... Derek Dennis has been named president of Solar's California heat-treating company. His first assignment will be to select a plant site for the new business. Mr. Dennis previously served as director of operations for Valley Metals and...