Industrial Heating articles from February 2003

Industrial Heating archives from February 2003

Fuel cells closer than you think. (Editorial).(Editorial)
February 1, 2003... Recently, I heard a comment on TV that the coming of a new energy source in fuel cells will drive a third industrial revolution in the 21st century, as the first and second industrial revolutions were driven by steam/coal power, and combustion...

Countertrade and you. (Federal Triangle).
February 1, 2003... Countertrade is truly a ubiquitous feature of the global marketplace. It appears in many forms such as barter, the oldest form where goods are exchanged without money. Counterpurchase requires a seller to buy some agreed goods or services from...

Progress in Fuel-cell technology. (Trends).
February 1, 2003... E. O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, Calif.) researchers Lutgard DeJonghe, Steven Visco and Craig Jacobson are involved in a number of projects to advance various technologies including solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and...

The latest gaffe -- MACT standards. (Environmental & Safety Issues).
February 1, 2003... It is no secret that the Bush Administration has been struggling to find room in the compassionate conservative agenda for the environment. The challenge to protect, preserve and improve the environment is always difficult in a sluggish...

Understanding the 3-month T-Bill. (Business Trends).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Like the prime rate, a 90-day (3-month) Treasury Bill measures the cost of borrowing money. While demand for money can affect this interest rate, it is usually the short-term increases in supply--properly known as inflation--that will push...

Queen City Steel Treating, Inc.: commercial heat treater since 1922. (MTI Profiles).
February 1, 2003... Queen City Steel Treating, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, began in 1922 when Edwin Stenger and Bernard Stenger realized the need for a commercial heat-treating operation in the Cincinnati area. Three generations of the Stenger family members operated...

ASCO: Innovative technology. (IHEA Profiles).
February 1, 2003... ASCO is a leader in the design and manufacture of quality valves. Fluid control products are found in a wide range of demanding industries and thousands of high performance applications throughout the world. ASCO combines over 100 years of...

Vacuum furnace ordered. (New Facilities and Technology).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Vac Aero International Inc., Oakville, Ontario, Canada, received an order for a vacuum furnace from Aerojer Turbine Reworks Inc., Richmond, British Columbia. The furnace is a horizontal model with a Hull two-stage mechanical pump; Varian VHS...

CIM firing process developed. (New Facilities and Technology).(ceramic injection molding)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Solar Atmospheres, Souderron, Pa., has teamed with Springboard CIM to develop a new firing process for CIM (ceramic injection molding) components. According to Solar Atmospheres, the new combined debinding and high fire sintering process allows...

Vacuum furnace purchased. (New Facilities and Technology).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Dallas Automotive Inc. purchased a 2 bar, high vacuum furnace for its Dallas, Texas facility from Seco/Warwick Corp., Meadville, Pa. The furnace is designed for brazing with an internal gas blower and heat exchanger design to reduce...

Flexible graphite patents awarded. (New Facilities and Technology).(GrafTech International Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Four U.S. parents for developments in flexible graphite technology have been awarded to GrafTech International Ltd., Wilmington, Del., for advances in three company specialties: fuel cells, electronic thermal management (ETM) and industrial...

Quenching process software contract awarded. (New Facilities and Technology).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Technomics LLC, Plymouth, Minn., has contracted ANSYS Inc., Canonsburg, Pa., to supply products to assist in the development of heat-treating methodology for its rapid heat treatment system. Technomics has developed a quenching method using a...

Method developed to form multimaterial components. (New Facilities and Technology).(by AMTellect Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... AMTellect Inc., State College, Pa., a subsidiary of Advanced Materials Technologies Pte Ltd., successfully developed and patented a method to form multimaterial components using powder injection molding (PIM). The injection molding of such...

Vacuum furnace installed. (New Facilities and Technology).(C.I. Hayes Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... C.I. Hayes Inc., Cranston, R.I., built a continuous vacuum pressure quench vacuum furnace at a captive heat treater. It is designed to process one tray every 15 minutes. The control panel contains a PLC control system and proprietary...

Aluminum drop bottom furnace system ordered. (New Facilities and Technology).(from Feco/Moco)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... A Texas-based aircraft manufacturer has ordered an automated drop bottom furnace from Feco/Moco, a Park-Ohio based Co. The order includes the drop bottom furnace, two mobile quench tanks, load cart, glycol quench management system, SCADA...

Fluxtrol to offer new magnetic flux concentrating materials. (Organizational Development).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Fluxtrol Manufacturing, Inc., Auburn Hills, Mich., plans to improve and reorganize its Fluxtrol magnetic flux concentrators for induction heating. The temperature resistance for the new family will be increased to that of its Ferrotron[R]...

U. S. Steel to acquire National Steel assets. (Organizational Developments).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... United States Steel Corp., headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., signed an agreement with National Steel Corp. to acquire substantially all of National's steelmaking and finishing assets for approximately $950 million. U. S. Steel would acquire...

Bethlehem Steel receives proposal from ISG. (Organizational Developments).(International Steel Group)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Bethlehem Steel Corp., Bethlehem, Pa., received a proposal from International Steel Group (ISG) to acquire all of Bethlehem's steelmaking assets. If the merger is realized, the new company would have fully integrated steelmaking operations in...

Surface Combustion purchases MRM tradename and technology. (Organizational Developments).(Midland Ross de Mexico)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Surface Combustion, Maumee, Ohio, purchased the tradename and all technology of Midland Ross de Mexico (MRM). Customers can continue to contact MRM at the existing phone number and address until further notice. In addition, Surface has...

EFD acquires Robotron Induction Bonding Systems. (Organizational Development).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The Induction Bonding Systems portion of Robotron Corp., Southfield, Mich., has been acquired by the EFD Group. The newly formed company has been named EFD Induction Southfield, Inc. EFD will build on the acquired business, accelerated...

CM acquires Pillar Industries. (Organizational Development).(CM Acquistions L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The management of Pillar Industries has partnered with CM Acquistions LLC, a private equity firm in Chicago, Ill., to purchase Pillar from its previous owner and founder. The sale was effective December 31, 2002. The company has been renamed...

Nitrex Metal signs new licensee to service southeastern U.S. (Organizational Development).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Nitrex Metal Inc., Montreal, Canada, has entered into a new license agreement with Carolina Commercial Heat Treating (CCHT) to incorporate Nitreg[R] nitriding into CCHT's range of quality compliant heat treating services in Reidsville, N.C.,...

Premier Furnace moves into new facility. (Organizational Development).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Premier Furnace Specialists has moved into its new facility in Farmington Hills, Mich., and has more than doubled its capacity. The larger building is approximately 20,000 square feet with overhead cranes and two large bay doors. Premier...

MTU expands Drive Shaft business in North American market. (Organization Development).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... MTU Drive Shafts, a DaimlerChrysler company and manufacturer of passenger-car drive shafts, is expanding its business in the North American market with the creation of a new U.S. subsidiary and manufacturing operation, MTU Drive Shafts LLC,...

NAMFG acquires Stordy Combustion Engineering. (Organization Development).(North American Manufacturing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The North American Manufacturing (NAMFG) Co. Ltd., Cleveland, Ohio, acquired Stordy Combustion Engineering Group. The existing European operations of Stordy and North American will trade under the new name NA-Stordy Combustion. Offices in the...

Commercial Heat treater establishes new identity. (Organization Development).(Nevada Heat Treating)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Nevada Heat Treating, Carson City, Nev., developed a new company identity and logo. It was formally established as a new company on December 4, 2002. General Manager Pat McKenna will resume daily operations along with dual ownership...

IHEA holds process Heating Sensors and control forum. (Association News).(Industrial Heating Equipment Association)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... On November 19 and 20, 2002, the Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) and U.S. Department of Energy co-sponsored the Process Heating Sensors and Controls Forum at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Ca. Forty...

Industry events.(March through June 2003)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
February 1, 2003... MARCH 11-13 Abar-U Education, Cherry Valley, Ill., sponsored by Ipsen International; tel: 815-332-4941, ext. 366; e-mail: DLN@abaripsen.com. 18-20 Combustion Workshop, Rockford, Ill., sponsored by Eclipse Inc.; tel: 800-678-3254, ext....

TMS 2003 Annual Meeting & Exhibition. (Trade Shows).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... March 2-6, 2003 San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, Calif. The 132nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) will take place March 2-6, 2003 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego,...

Furnaces 2003. (Trade Shows).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Stoneleigh Park Convention Center, Stoneleigh, Coventry, England March 4-5, 2003 Furnaces 2003, the premier event for thermal processing and heat treatment, will be held March 4-5, 2003 at Stoneleigh Park Convention Center, Stoneleigh,...

Salt-free aluminum scrap melting in twin-chamber furnace. (Nonferrous Thermal Processing).
February 1, 2003... The Twin-Chamber Melting Furnace provides an environmentally friendly process that combines the advantage of the salt-free melting of contaminated aluminum scrap with a heating concept that optimizes energy consumption. The Twin-Chamber...

Troubleshooting hydrogen annealing of steel strip: Part 1. (Industrial Gases/Energy).
February 1, 2003... With proper care exercised to eliminate the sources of potential carbonaceous deposit on the product surface, annealing carbon steel products in advanced bell type furnaces using 100% hydrogen atmosphere can produce surface quality comparable...

Specimen preparation for high edge retention of aluminum alloys. (Materials Characterization).
February 1, 2003... A universally applicable method to investigate nearly all cast and wrought aluminum alloys combines a fast specimen-preparation method, which produces excellent edge retention, with a double-etching technique. A fast, universally...

Silver series Rockwell[R] hardness testers. (Literature Feature).
February 1, 2003... Wilson Instruments' [R] new line of Silver Series Rockwell[R] Hardness Testers meets a need for a solid performing production or quality control Rockwell[R] hardness tester. With a choice of four testers, the Silver Series product line has...

Batch technology. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Ipsen International, Inc. Ipsen[R] IronHorse[TM] batch technology has Integrated Commercial and Technical Expert-Systems (ICTE), which offers reduced labor costs, increased reliability and reproducible parts. Control systems and furnace...

Sand separation system. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Can-Eng Furnaces Ltd. The patent pending sand separation system can be engineered for new furnaces or integrated into existing thermal sand removal furnaces. Such furnaces heat castings encased in sand with a stream of high velocity hot...

All-Metal hot zone. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Schwarzkopf Technologies Corp. Enerzone[TM] all-metal vacuum furnace hot zones are designed to reduce energy consumption 15 to 20% as compared with conventional designs. They may be substituted for insulated types without requiring a...

Furnace-charge system. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Surface Combustion Inc. The ShuttleTrac[TM] charge car system offers the latest technology in automatic control of loading/unloading heat-treating furnace equipment. The system enables movement of loads between multiple batch and...

Production hardening system. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Inductoheat, Inc. MICROSCAN[R] is a single or dual spindle vertical-scanning system for hardening and tempering a wide variety of parts. Three power ratings are available: 25 kW/30 kHz, 15 kW/200 kHz and 45 kW/200 kHz. This system features...

Vertical scanning system. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Ajax TOCCO Magnethennic The TOCCOtrol Junior series of vertical scanners is an economical alternative to the big brothers in the company's line of scanners. The system is available as dual or single spindle. The entire scanner, power...

High velocity burners. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Pyronics The high-momentum ceramic tube burners (HMCT) are designed for process temperatures up to 2500[degrees]F (1370[degrees]C). The burner's outer tube is made of an advanced silicon carbide, and the inner firing tube is made of...

Burner system. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Eclipse, Inc. The Eclipse HeatPak integrates a valve train and control box to provide a burner system that meets NFPA requirements. The system includes a double valve with gas pressure switches, a Veri-Flame[R] modulating flame monitor and...

Recuperative burners. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... WS Thermal Process Technology, Inc. REKUMAT[R] CX200 is a larger version of the company's existing SiSiC recuperative burners that yield high efficiency and low [NO.sub.x] emissions in applications at temperatures to 22.50[degrees]F...

Air actuated valves. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Maxon Corp. Series 8000 air actuated valves have integral control, quick exhaust and a powerful closing spring for reliable shutoff. The valve's compact design minimizes piping space requirements and includes a field-replaceable actuator...

Radiant tube assemblies. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Wirco Inc. The new line of cast radiant tube assemblies have x-ray quality seam welds made using automated orbital TIG welding equipment. This accurate welding technique offers 100% weld penetration. The preparation for each weld is...

Vacuum furnace heating element support. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Vacuum Furnace Systems Corp. Molybdenum slide-through element support is now added as an optional hot zone feature in the company's vacuum furnaces. The new design allows the molybdenum elements to expand and contract freely within the hot...

Heat resistant alloy. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Rolled Alloys RA 602 CA[TM] is a newly developed nickel-base heat resistant alloy containing 2.2% aluminum. It offers longer service life than fixtures made of traditional heat resistant alloys and stainless steels. Excellent scaling...

Salt-bath nitrocarburizing. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Kolene[R] Corp. Nu-Tride[R] is a process technology for enhancing engineering properties of manufactured ferrous metal parts and tools, including wear resistance, lubricity, corrosion resistance and fatigue strength. It is used to increase...

Insulating material. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Graftech International Grafboard[R] is a high-temperature composite insulation material made from flexible graphite and low thermal conductivity carbonaceous interlayers to reduce radiant heat loss that is combined with a rigid graphite...

Refractory adhesive. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... ZIRCAR Ceramics, Inc. High alumina refractory adhesive Type HITAC-4 is developed for bonding low-density insulation materials together without adding significant mass to a fibrous ceramic insulation system. It is a single part water based...

Metallurgical coatings. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... A.O. Smith Ceram Guard 96, the latest addition to the Ceram Guard series, is a water based, cost effective, oxidation resistant coating engineered to protect metals and alloys in oxidizing or contaminating atmospheres at high temperatures...

Furnace lining insulation. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Unifrax Corp. Foamfrax[R] insulation offers increased energy savings, installation speed and lining performance for upgrades of existing fiber linings, lining over hard refractory and furnace lining patches and refits. It can be directly...

Quenchants. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Tenaxol Inc. UCON[R] quenchants are a series of nonflammable, aqueous solutions of a liquid organic polymer and a corrosion inhibitor. Quenchants A, HT and E are the principal members of the series and contain an inorganic nitrite salt as...

Furnace heating elements. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Kanthal Five new formulations of SUPER[R] elements are available to better handle specific applications and atmospheres, further broadening its range of problem solving capabilities. Now available with the Globar[R] line of SiC elements,...

Process controller. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... CappUSA Capp 1776 universal DIN controller includes single/dual loop control, set point programming, and adaptive tuning. A NEMA 4X watertight front panel with illuminated, raised rubber keys and vacuum fluorescent alphanumeric display...

Hardness tester automation system. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Instron The Wilson[R] AutoTest Assistant (ATA) Systems are technology packages comprised of software and hardware components designed to increase productivity, accuracy and efficiency of hardness testers. Through automating measurement and...

Hardness testing system. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... LECO Corp. The LCR-500 system provides labs with load-cell Rockwell-type testing for greater flexibility in materials characterization. Using closed loop, self-compensating load-cell technology, the LCR-500 also allows user selection of a...

High-temperature wheel assemblies. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Irwin Car and Equipment Irwin Car and Equipment Standard units are capable of handling loads up to 12 tons per wheel at temperatures up to 1200[degrees]F (650[degrees]C). In most cases, standard assemblies can be modified to fit existing...

Total quality microscopy. (Product Reviews).
February 1, 2003... Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc. Deep View increases the depth of field of high-aperture objectives in near real time while retaining diffraction-limited image quality. C-DIG (Circular DIC) makes sample structures that were once visible only...

ABB names coordinator. (Personnel Changes).(Ken Graber)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Ken Graber has been named senior public relations coordinator for the Drives, Motors, and Machines business area of ABB Inc., Automation Technologies, New Berlin, Wis. Mr. Graber is responsible for all media relations and increasing awareness...

AERONEX names service manager. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Jeffrey Birks has been named service manager for AERONEX Inc., San Diego, Calif. He is responsible for all after-sale customer interactions, satisfaction and support for the company's products and services. He also manages service department...

Climax names managers. (Personnel Changes).(Climax Research Services)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Richard Slade has been promoted from metallographer to metallography laboratory supervisor for Climax Research Services, Wixom, Mich. He is responsible for the overall management of the metallography department, which includes performing...

Pressure Technology names Plant Mgr. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Richard M. Walker has been appointed plant manager of the Concord, Ohio, facility of Pressure Technology Inc., Warminster, Pa. Mr. Walker has over 15 years of experience in the hot isostatic pressing (HIP) field and was most recently production...

Modern Equipment fills management posts. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Verne Socks has been appointed president of Modern Equipment Co., an Alco Industries Inc. company in Port Washington, Wis. He has been with the company since 1999 and most recently was executive vice president. In addition, Larry Market has...

Proton Energy appoints account managers. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Luisa Gudino and Thomas Brown have joined Proton Energy Systems Inc., Wallingford, Conn., as account managers. They both are responsible for HOGEN[R] sales and support for the company's base of global customers and distributors. Ms. Gudino, a...

G.O. Carlson elects executive vice president. (Personnel Changes).(Richard G. Santoro)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Richard G. Santoro, formerly vice president of distribution sales for Carpenter Technology Corp., has been elected executive vice president of G.O. Carlson Inc.'s Steel Division. In this role, Mr. Santoro will report to H.L. Kephart, Carlson's...

Industry patron receives SAE election. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Dr. George E. Totten, president of G.E. Totten & Associates LLC, a research and consulting firm specializing in thermal processing and industrial lubrication problems and related equipment supply, has been elected to the Fellow grade of SAE...