Industrial Heating articles from June 2003

Industrial Heating archives from June 2003

DOE Clean-Coal Technology project pays off. (Editorial).(Editorial)
June 1, 2003... The technology to produce methanol from coal, which could be a very important source of liquid fuel, has been known for some time but was cost prohibitive. Now, in what is claimed to be one of the Department of Energy's most successful Clean...

Company license up for renewal. (Federal Triangle).
June 1, 2003... It is unlikely that many readers of this journal ever thought about the history and world changes wrought by an invention known as "The Company," coincidently the title of a new book by John Micklethwair and AdrianWooldridge, both editors of...

New opportunities for magnesium alloy use in autos. (Trends).
June 1, 2003... Magnesium alloys, considered to be among the advanced materials for the 21st century, have properties that make them the material of first choice for use in the communications-equipment market and increasingly for use in automotive...

Is your company a "Star" performer? (Environmental & Safety Issues).(Voluntary Protection Program )
June 1, 2003... In today's business, many tools and systems exist for verifying your company's commitment to the customer. For example, a well-implemented ISO 9000 system can speak directly to your commitment to quality. However, the question still exists, how...

Therm-Tech of Waukesha: a full-service, high-quality shop. (MTI Profiles).
June 1, 2003... Therm-Tech of Waukesha in Waukesha, Wis., provides high-quality, quick turnaround heat-treating services to a diverse customer group. It serves close to 1,000 customers, from very small operations to the most complicated and expensive die...

Eclipse Inc.: innovative thermal solutions. (IHEA Profiles).
June 1, 2003... Eclipse Inc., Rockford, Ill., a manufacturer of burners for the industrial process heating market, has weathered the recent economic storm by being more efficient and effective in serving its customers. This is the result of a shared vision of...

THERMPROCESS 2003. (Show Preview).
June 1, 2003... 8th International Trade Fair and Symposium for Thermo Process Technology June 16-21, 2003 SHOW HOURS: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily Dusseldorf Fairgrounds, Dusseldorf, Germany Over 300 exhibitors and 10,000 visitors are expected to...

Finding international affiliates overseas. (Special Section: Finding U.S. Affiliates Overseas).(Directory)
June 1, 2003... In these four pages, 22 companies (advertisers in this month's issue) list a portion of their international affiliates. The below map offers a geographic representation of how many affiliates are located in each country, followed by an...

Billet caster ugraded. (New Facilities and Technology).
June 1, 2003... SMI Steel-Alabama, Birmingham, Ala., placed an order with Paul Wurth Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., the U.S. subsidiary of Paul Wurth S.A. of Luxembourg, to upgrade its 4-strand billet caster with Vibromold[TM] hydraulic mold oscillators. The Vibromold...

Fighter-components contract awarded. (New Facilities and Technology).
June 1, 2003... Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Md., has received a $160 million contract from Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to produce components for eight more F-2 Japanese support fighters. Lockheed is already producing aft fuselages, wing...

Roller hearth furnace installed. (New Facilities and Technology).
June 1, 2003... The J.L. Becker Co., Plymouth, Mich., completed and installed an electrically heated, two-zone roller hearth atmosphere-annealing furnace with controlled cooling for a major clutch-plate manufacturer in Michigan. The furnace can produce 7,000...

Two furnace plants ordered. (New Facilities and Technology).
June 1, 2003... SKF Sverige AB Gothenburg placed an order covering two furnace plants for the heat treatment of roller bearing rings with Aichelin Engineering GmbH, Modling, Sweden. Equipment in each plant consists of a prewashing machine, high-temperature...

Hot mill upgraded. (New Facilities and Technology).
June 1, 2003... Weirton Steel Corp., Weirton, W. Va., completed a $5 million upgrade of its hot mill. The improvements involved the repair and replacement of various mill components. Several of the major projects included refurbishing the reheat furnace,...

Vacuum furnace ordered. (New Facilities and Technology).
June 1, 2003... Specialty Heat Treating Inc., headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., awarded an order to Ipsen International Inc., Rockford, Ill., for a two-chamber vacuum-carburizing furnace with high-pressure gas quench. The Ipsen furnace incorporates the...

Quench furnace line ordered. (New Facilities and Technology).
June 1, 2003... Surface Combustion Inc., Maumee, Ohio, received an order for a Super Allcase[R] batch integral quench furnace line with companion equipment from Signicast Corp., Hartford, Wis., an investment casting company. The furnace line consists of one...

Annealing optimization software purchased. (New Facilities and Technology).
June 1, 2003... Worthington Steel, Columbus, Ohio, purchased CAPS[TM] V5 optimization software from Entec Systems International, a RAD-CON Group company in Cleveland, Ohio, for the Ebner annealing bases at its Decatur, Ala. anneal shop. The system includes...

Techint Technologies changes name to Core Furnace Systems. (Organizational Developments).
June 1, 2003... Techint Technologies Inc. (USA), Pittsburgh, Pa., changed its name to Core Furnace Systems Corp. The company is now totally focusing on furnace design and supply, as well as providing its customers with aftermarket services. Its furnace...

TriMas acquires automotive business. (Organizational Developments).
June 1, 2003... TriMas Corp., Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has acquired an automotive fasteners manufacturing business from Metaldyne Corp. for approximately $24 million on a debt-free basis. The transaction was funded by a combination of drawings under the...

Dana Corp. awarded Nissan SUV driveline business. (Organizational Developments).
June 1, 2003... Dana Corp., Toledo, Ohio, will provide front axle assemblies and driveshafts for Nissan's 2004 Pathfinder Armada sport-utility vehicle. Dana also will produce front-main steel and rear-main aluminum driveshafts for both 4 x 4 and 4 x 2 models....

Haverhill acquires two companies. (Organizational Developments).
June 1, 2003... The Haverhill Technology Group (HTG) Inc., Haverhill, Mass., completed the acquisition of HK Equipment Inc. (HKE) and Elatec Technology Corp. (ETC). The two corporations will become operating divisions of HTG. Both HK Equipment and Elatec will...

AFC-Holcroft enters sales agreement. (Organizational Developments).
June 1, 2003... AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., entered into a sales representation agreement with CF Thermal Inc. CF Thermal will represent products of AFC-Holcroft and its divisions (Atmosphere Furnace Co., Holcroft, Pacific Industrial Furnace, Process Master...

Sinterite Furnace signs agreement with C.I. Hayes. (Organizational Developments).
June 1, 2003... Sinterite Furnace Div., Gasbarre Products Inc., St. Marys, Pa., signed an agreement with C.I. Hayes Inc. to take over C.I. Hayes Equipment Division. Sinterite will continue to operate the business under the C.I. Hayes name with sales,...

Praxair acquires bulk gas business. (Organizational Developments).
June 1, 2003... Praxair Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. acquired the Western Canada bulk gas business of Air Products Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Praxair Canada will assume supply of bulk gases to approximately 60...

Awards go to ALD Thermal Treatment. (Organizational Developments).
June 1, 2003... ALD Thermal Treatment Inc., Columbia, S.C., a subsidiary of ALD Vacuum Technologies AG, received the Certificate of Quality Assessment ISO 9000/QS 9000 from AQA International, South Carolina's Job Creator Award and South Carolina Occupational...

AvestaPolarit commissions stainless steel plant. (Organizational Developments).
June 1, 2003... AvestaPolarit, Stockholm, Sweden, marked the end of a 3-year phase in an investment project to more than double the steelmaking and rolling capacity for stainless steel at its Tornio Works in Italy. The project included a new melt shop,...

Tomkins looks to acquire Stackpole. (Organizational Developments).
June 1, 2003... Tomkins plc in London, England and Stackpole Ltd. in Toronto, Canada have reached agreement whereby Tomkins will make an offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Stackpole, a manufacturer of power-train components,...

Herr-Voss and Stamco to consolidate. (Organizational Developments).
June 1, 2003... Genesis Worldwide II (GWII), Callery, Pa., announced a plan to consolidate its Stamco and Hert-Voss companies into a new entity called Herr-Voss/Stamco as the final step in the process of integrating the two leading producers of coil processing...

Correction.
June 1, 2003... In the Hauck Manufacturing IHEA profile on page 20 of the May issue of Industrial Heating, the headline should read "Combustion Expertise Since 1888, not 1988. We apologize for the error.

Handbook of Aluminum, Vol. 1 and 2. (Book Review).(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... Handbook of Aluminum, Vol. 1 and 2. George E. Totten and D. Scott Mackenzie; published by Marcel Dekker Inc., Monticello, NY 12701; 2003; Vol.1 1403 p $250; Vol. 2 736 p $195 each; Internet: www.dekker.com These handbook volumes fill a...

Industry events.
June 1, 2003... JUNE THERMPROCESS 03 THERMPROCESS 2003 June 16-21, 2003 Dusseldorf, Germany Sponsored by Messe Dusseldorf North America (MDNA). North American pavilion sponsored by Industrial Heating Magazine. Entrance passes (and...

North American Manufacturing: purchases Stordy Combustion. (News Interview).
June 1, 2003... One of Europe's major combustion players has been purchased and combined with the European affiliate of North American Manufacturing Co., Cleveland, Ohio. The newly formed company, NA-Stordy Combustion, is the result of combining the European...

Air-cooled fans reduce maintenance issues: OEMs can reduce piping cost in construction and liability from water problems using air-cooled high-temperature furnace fans. (Process Control & Instrumentation).
June 1, 2003... High-temperature fans used in industrial thermal-processing furnaces basically provide a mechanical means to move atmosphere gases around inside the enclosed space at operating temperatures higher than about 1200[degrees]F (650[degrees]C)....

Retrofitting radiant tube-heated furnaces. (Heat Treating).
June 1, 2003... When a decision to upgrade a radiant-tube heating system looks like the most cost effective solution, a thorough understanding of the process is necessary to select the most favorable of a wide range of options available. There are...

High-performance materials improve insulated vacuum furnace hot zones. (Heat Treating).
June 1, 2003... The addition of high-performance materials in insulated vacuum furnace hot zones can greatly increase the service life, improve the performance and reduce maintenance costs over conventional insulated hot zones. An estimated 70% of the hot...

Advancements in kiln-roller technology meet market demand. (Heat & Corrosion Resistant Materials/Composites).(ceramics)
June 1, 2003... For more than 30 years, tile manufacturers were satisfied using traditional materials based on aluminosilicates (Sillimantin types) for standard roller applications up to 2460[degrees]F (1350[degrees]C). Now, a new generation of support roller...

Nanoscale components require specialized microscopy techniques. (Materials Characterization).(Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Inc.)
June 1, 2003... Innovative solutions based on high-quality optics, combined with new optoelectronic techniques and user-friendly programs allow faster, more efficient and precise analysis in many applications in industry and research. The development of...

Laboratory furnace. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... CM Furnaces Inc. Model 1704FL laboratory furnace is the newest addition to the CM line of rapid temperature furnaces and is manufactured with a 110 V power supply and standard outlet plug. Rated to operate continuously at 1700[degrees]C...

Copper tube furnace. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Core Furnace Systems Corp. This super clean copper tube furnace is designed and supplied through a cooperation agreement with Daido Steel. This continuous furnace is designed to eliminate the special cleaning of the coils. The furnace...

Vacuum furnace systems. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... T-M Vacuum Products Inc. The Super, Pacer and Performer Series vacuum furnace line now includes medium vacuum furnace systems for heat treating mild steel and high-speed steel. The Tool Room series is available with 2-bar or optional 6-bar...

High-pressure quench furnaces. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Seco/Warwick Coip. Universal HPQ[TM] high pressure quench furnaces with optional low-pressure vacuum carburizing provide the process functionality of standard furnaces with high-pressure quenching including hardening, tempering, annealing,...

Box furnace. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Thermcraft Inc. Front-loading box furnace with pneumatically operated vertical lift door features a 20 in. x 20 in. x 36 in. (508 x 508 x 915 mm) heated chamber and is rated 75 kW, 480 VAC for operating temperatures up to 2200[degrees]F...

Debind and sintering furnaces. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Centorr Vacuum Industries MIM-Vac[TM] line of metal hot zone debind and sintering furnaces is designed for the metal injection molding (MIM) market. Design improvements are specific for use with MIM feedstocks, including lanthared...

Batch integral quench furnace. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Surface Combustion Inc.. The Allcase[R] batch integral quench furnace and companion equipment is available with CE marking and certified under the demanding standards of the ISO Series 9001:2000 technical quality standards that ate known...

Tool brazing using inductive heating. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... CEIA Inductive heating is used to efficiently solder hard metal, and single- and multicrystalline diamond tips on tools, cutters, ends, inserts and dressers. CEJA devices have a constant power supply and extremely accurate temperature...

Flexible vacuum carburizing system. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Ipsen International Inc. The mult-i-cell system[TM] technology for low-pressure carburizing offers flexible process capability and potential for different quenching media such as gas or oil. Multiple process configurations include vacuum...

Vacuum hardening furnace. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... SGL Carbon Group Use of carbon fiber-reinforced carbon (CFC) fixtures make it possible to vacuum harden drilling tools at 1210[degrees]C (2210[degrees]F) in this furnace. The fixtures provide minimum tray mass due to their high...

Compact production hardening system. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Inductoheat[R], 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. The system has a...

Vacuum furnace. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... G-M Enterprises Designed primarily for applications using kanban production flows, the Model SQ2O1 skid-mounted (Super) Quick Quench vacuum furnace includes closed-loop furnace cooling, gas quenching and vacuum pumping systems and...

Industrial heating equipment. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... TRENT, Inc. From small heaters to custom-designed furnaces, from low temperatures to 2500[degrees]F (1370[degrees]C), industrial heating equipment serves industries including glass, nuclear fuels, electronics, synthetic fibers, plastics,...

Vacuum furnace heating element support. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Vacuum Furnace Systems Corp. VFS Corp. now offers an optional molybdenum slidethrough element support hot zone feature for its vacuum furnaces. The new design allows the molybdenum elements to expand and contract freely within the hot...

Screw chiller system. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Dry Coolers Inc. Omni-Chill[TM] uses screw compressors to deliver energy efficiency and reliability. The system is available in air or water-cooled models from 30 to 120 tons refrigeration capacity (60 ton water-cooled model shown) in a...

SDB-batch draw oven. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Wisconsin Oven Corp. Forty standard models (including custom sizes) are available in gas or electric, with maximum ratings of 800, 1000, 1250 and 1400[degrees]F (430, 540, 680 and 760[degrees]C). A 0.1875 in. (5 mm) plate construction with...

Induction heating equipment. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... EFD Induction Group MINAC 70 is a lightweight, powerful line of compact induction heating equipment and is offered in single and twin versions. The existing series consists of 10, 18, 25 kW peak power for one output and 6, 12 and 18 kW as...

Furnace-control system. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Air Products and Chemicals The PURIFIRE[R] data acquisition and process-monitoring (DAPM) system enables furnace operators to maximize product consistency and quality. The PC system consists of custom software and interface panels that...

Immersion heaters. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Chromalox[R] Inc. The ceramic-sheathed immersion heater is designed for use in molten metal baths, abrasive and corrosive service, at high-pressure, vacuum and other extreme temperature applications. It can supply temperatures up to...

Precise digital controller. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... ADMET ADMET's precise digital controller is a full-function, self-contained controller for new and retrofit applications that has load, crosshead position and strain inputs, as well as closed-loop servo capabilities for accurate and...

Ambient air-cooled fan. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... American Heat Treat Furnaces Corp. High temperature fans are designed for use in applications that normally require active cooling and use a special refractory method and shaft machining to keep the heat in the furnace. Applications at...

Carbon/sulfur determinator. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... LECO Corp. The CS600 carbon/sulfur determinator features programmable power levels, and is available in various model configurations. Patented, solid-state JR detection cells (capable of auto high/low analyte detection) require no moving...

Thermal neutralizing units. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Nitrex Metal Inc. A new line of thermal neutralizing units has been added to the company's nitriding and nitrocarburizing systems. Available from 64 to 1,000 liters/mm (138 to 2,120 cfh), the units are designed to meet environmental...

Muffle fabrication. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Rolled Alloys The corrugated RA 353 MA[R] muffle fabrication, a 35Ni-25Cr-Si-N-Ce alloy upgrade from RA330[R], and an economical alternative to higher Ni alloys such as 601 and 600, offers increased oxidation resistance to 2200[degrees]F...

Velocity burners. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Eclipse Inc. Two higher capacity sizes (7.5 MM Btu/h and 10 MM Btu/h models) have been added to the company's ThermJet line of furnace burners. The new burners are available for medium or high velocity operation with gas velocities of 250...

Burner control unit. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Kromschroder Inc. The "BCU" burner control unit unites functionality interrelated control components such as main flame amplifier, pilot flame amplifier, ignition transformer, operation/fault status display, on-off/fault reset switch and...

Process control station. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Yokogawa Corp. of America The DAQSTATION CX1000 and CX2000 control station combines control, data acquisition and networking in a single package. The station provides up to 22 control loops, 30 program parterns, 20 measurement channels, 30...

Inverted microscope. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Inc. The Axiovert 200 MAT inverted microscope can be used in all areas of materials R&D, quality control and failure analysis. Circular differential interference contrast (C-DIC) uses circularly polarized light....

Heaters and blowers. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... LEISTER Process Tecbnologies Hot air can successfully be used in a wide variety of processes and techniques using these low-noise heaters and blowers. Using various nozzles and reflectors, the hot air can be concentrated, spread or sharply...

High-pressure gas-quench technology. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Air Liquide America L.P. ALNAT[TM] HP technology delivers customized high-pressure quench gas to furnaces without the need for mechanical pumps or gas compressors. In addition, the continuous dew point monitoring option ensures that gas...

Metrology equipment line. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Wilson[R] Instruments The Wilson-Wolpert metrology equipment line includes hand-held metrology instruments such as micrometers, calipers, coating thickness, height and surface roughness gauges and digital displays. It is suitable for...

Induction hardener. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Pillar Induction Co. This induction hardener with patent-pending rotary conveyance system is suitable for hardening initial contact threads of mechanical fasteners and bolts including sems washer, hex head, button head, pan head, flat...

Fuel shut-off valve. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Maxon Corp. The Series 8000 valve combines a bonnet design with a compact, field replaceable actuator to produce an air actuated fuel shut-off valve that's easy to install, operate and maintain. Quick exhaust and powerful closing spring...

New heating elements. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Kanthal Introducing Kanthal's newest SUPER[R] stars: four specially formulated elements that better handle specific applications and atmospheres, broadening SUPER's problem solving capabilities. The new versions are SUPER ER (oxidizing,...

Hardness tester. (Product Reviews).
June 1, 2003... Sun-Tec Corp. The Clark CLC-200R hardness tester easily tests at all regular and superificial Rockwell scales. The potential for testing errors has been eliminated by removing the use of knobs and stacking of weights typically associated...