Industrial Heating articles from June 2005

Industrial Heating archives from June 2005

Innovation trumps high energy costs.(EDITORIAL)
June 1, 2005... According to U.S. DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA) statistics, the U.S. consumes around 25% of natural gas produced in the world, and U.S. industry consumes nearly 40% of natural gas energy. Industrial consumption of natural gas is...

Economic indicators.
June 1, 2005... Economic Indicators as compiled by Industrial Heating for the Thermal Processing Industry Values above 50 indicate growth or increase. Values below 50 indicate contraction or decrease. To participate in this survey, please contact Doug...

Fixing social security--good for industry.
June 1, 2005... Moral bankruptcy begins with the acceptance of lies, especially lies made by and to oneself. This process proceeds among those with extreme political philosophies, and it is a sad day for America, which needs political balance for a healthy...

Exothermic gas generators: forgotten technology?
June 1, 2005... Do you think there is nothing new in the field of gas generators? Think again. An old friend, the exothermic gas generator, is making a comeback by combining smart controls and innovative design features. Let's learn more. Once the...

Siemens Building Technologies: a leading global combustion control supplier.
June 1, 2005... Siemens AG, the parent of Siemens Building Technologies, ranks as the 23rd largest company in the world, with sales over $85 billion and over 400,000 employees. With over 6,400 employees dedicated to research and development in the U.S....

Moving forward at IHEA Annual Meeting.(Industrial Heating Equipment Association)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Tucson, Arizona hosted IHEA's 76th Annual Meeting at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort on April 13-16, 2005. IHEA members joined together for four days of educational programming, business meetings and social activities. In attendance at the...

Specialty Steel Treating Inc.: specialists in precision controlled heat treating, stainless steel brazing and annealing.
June 1, 2005... Specialty Steel Treating Inc. (Farmington Hills, Mich.) first appeared in Industrial Heating in March of 1959. The article discussed the innovation of a hump back furnace that was used for bright heat treating of stainless steel. Much has...

Vertical scanning machine.(New Equipment Orders)
June 1, 2005... Inductoheat[R] Inc. (Madison Heights, Mich.), an Inductotherm Group company, received a contract from a major Midwest USA automotive supplier for the VSM-95[TM] vertical scanning machine. The machine, with options supplied, can process a broad...

Munitions destruction facility.(New Equipment Orders)
June 1, 2005... Surface Combustion (Maumee, Ohio) received a second contract to manufacture and deliver a metal parts furnace (MPF) system as part of a second munitions destruction facility at the Shchuch'ye Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility (CWDF) in...

Walking beam furnace.(New Equipment Orders)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Premier Furnace Specialists Inc. (Farmington Hills, Mich.) received an order for an electrically heated walking beam furnace. The unit will be used to heat treat high strength components for the aerospace industry. The high-temperature furnace...

Powder metal press.(New Equipment Orders)
June 1, 2005... Lovejoy Sintered Technologies (Downers Grove, Ill.), a new business unit formed under the Lovejoy Inc. global corporate umbrella, recently installed a powdered metal press that uses digital technology to measure powdered metal by weight,...

Vacuum arc remelt furnace.(New Equipment Orders)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. (Bridgeville, Pa.) plans to purchase a sixth vacuum arc remelt (VAR) furnace, which will be installed at its Bridgeville facility. It is expected to be operational in October. The project, including...

Hot-rolled processing line.(New Equipment Orders)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Techint Technologies (Genoa, Italy) installed a hot-rolled products processing line at Sidor. The 400 m/min recoiling line, equipped with skin pass mill supplied by Mino, can process 600 t/yr of coils, each coil weighing 21 tons with strip...

Automated atomizer system.(New Equipment Orders)
June 1, 2005... ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH (Hanau, Germany) delivered an atomizer to a customer in Austria for the mass production of tin powder. The automated atomizer system, capable of a continuous three-shift operation, is integrated with sieving and...

Ladle metallurgy facility.(New Equipment Orders)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... SMS Demag Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) has been awarded a contract for the engineering and supply of a 60-ton twin tank car vacuum degassing and ladle furnace equipment for Macsteel's Arkansas Division in Fort Smith, Ark. The contract includes two...

Russells Technical Products opens new facility.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Russells Technical Products Inc. (Holland, Mich.), a manufacturer of environmental test systems, opened a new facility including 40,000 [ft.sup.2] of manufacturing and office space. The new facility will allow the company to expand its product...

API Heat Transfer opens facility in China.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... API Heat Transfer (Buffalo, N.Y.) opened its newest manufacturing facility in the Suzhou Industrial Park in the Jiangsu Province of China. The new facility will initially manufacture brazed aluminum bar and plate coolers and shell and tube heat...

Metaldyne to open plants in China.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Metaldyne (Plymouth, Mich.), a global designer and supplier of metal-based components, is expanding its presence in China with the opening of two new manufacturing facilities: one in Hangzhou and another breaking ground in Suzhou this summer....

Induction Tooling breaks ground on facility.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Induction Tooling Inc. (North Royalton, Ohio), a supplier of selective hardening inductors, broke ground on a new 25,000 [ft.sup.2] facility in North Royalton's York Alpha Industrial Park, Phase II yesterday. In February, the city approved an...

John Dwyer.(Control systems )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... John Dwyer Sr. Principal Industry Engineer [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Q Why is control necessary for a protective atmosphere? A The simplest non-reactive atmosphere for thermal processing of a metal or material is a pure...

Park Thermal acquires outstanding shares from Nitrex Metal.(Business News)
June 1, 2005... Park Thermal International (Georgetown, Ontario, Canada) re-acquired all outstanding shares of Park Thermal from Nitrex Metal (Montreal, Quebec, Canada). Jay Mistry and Brian Reid, of Park Thermal, have entered into a partnership agreement...

Selas Corp. of America assets purchased.(Business News)
June 1, 2005... In March 2005, substantially all of the assets of the Heat Technology business of Selas Corp. of America, including the subsidiaries Selas Waermetechnik GmbH and Nippon-Sales Co. Ltd. with all intellectual property and trademarks have been...

Macsteel Service Centers USA acquires Alpha Steel.(Business News)
June 1, 2005... Macsteel Service Centers USA Inc. (Newport Beach, Calif.) acquired the business and assets of PHA Steel, LLC, operating under the brand name Alpha Steel, a privately owned steel service center in Hammond, Ind. Alpha Steel will operate under its...

Praxair and Proton Energy Systems sign distribution agreements.(Business News)
June 1, 2005... Praxair Inc. (Danbury, Conn.) signed an agreement with Proton Energy Systems Inc. to become the exclusive distributor in Canada and a U.S. distributor for Proton's on-site hydrogen generation systems for the electric utilities industry and...

SMS Eumuco acquires aluminum engineering company.(Business News)
June 1, 2005... SMS Eumuco (Leverkusen, Germany) integrated the engineering experience of Messrs. Expert Engineering GmbH (based in Engen on Lake Constance, Germany), specialists for machinery and equipment for the aluminum processing industry, into its...

Nucor to purchase assets of Marion Steel.(Business News)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Nucor Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.) entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Marion Steel Co. (Marion, Ohio) for a cash purchase price of approximately $113 million. Finalization of the acquisition will occur after...

Marathon Sensors expands customer service.(Business News)
June 1, 2005... Marathon Sensors (Cincinnati, Ohio) expanded its customer service department with more access to technical resources. Under the new structure, customers in each of three global regions will have a designated sales manager to coordinate all...

Key International Conference on Distortion Engineering.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Calendar)
June 1, 2005... The 1st International Conference on Distortion Engineering 2005 (IDE 2005) will be held in Bremen, Germany 14-16 September 2005. This event is said to be a must attend for engineers and researchers who are involved with the problems of...

P[M.sup.2]TEC 2005.(TRADE SHOWS)
June 1, 2005... 2005 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials June 19-23, 2005 Montreal, Canada Exhibit Schedule: Monday, June 20: 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 21: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ...

THERMOTEC 2005.(TRADE SHOWS)
June 1, 2005... 4th International Exhibition on Industrial Furnace, Thermal Technology, Equipment and Materials July 13-15, 2005 Tokyo Big Sight, Japan THERMOTEC 2005, hosted by the Japan Industrial Furnace Manufacturers Association and...

Industry events.(Calendar)
June 1, 2005... JUNE 20-22 2nd International Conference on Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering in Automotive Applications, The Palacongressi, Riva del Garda, Italy, organized by the International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering...

Oxygen-enhanced combustion provides advantages in al-melting furnaces: use of Air Liquide [O.sub.2]-enhanced combustion technology in several aluminum melt furnaces has demonstrated increased productivity, reduced melt energy cost and reduced emissions, while melt loss remained unchanged or was slightly lower.
June 1, 2005... In fuel-fired aluminum melting furnaces, [O.sub.2]-enhanced combustion can provide increased productivity via increased melt rate, melt energy cost savings, reduced emissions and reduced melt loss (increased aluminum recovery). In most cases,...

Microwave sintering developments spur emergence of new materials & technologies: new developments (and innovative ideas) in materials processing have the most profound and wide-ranging impact on the emergence of new materials and technologies. Microwave processing is one such emerging technology of future.
June 1, 2005... Due to specific new developments, especially at Penn State and in Japan, microwave processing has become an innovative technology for a wide variety of real materials and is attracting worldwide attention. Initially, successes in microwave...

Hybrid control simplifies furnace upgrade: the simplicity, flexibility and capabilities of replacement hybrid controllers made the transition in replacing outdated controllers on integral quench atmosphere furnaces a smooth process with minimal downtime.(Heat Treating)
June 1, 2005... After providing many years of satisfactory service, control systems on 11 integral quench atmosphere furnaces used for steel heat treating and carburizing at a Borg Warner facility in the midwest had become obsolete. Downtime was becoming a...

Microwaves solve some nanostructured materials processing problems: the projected world market in 2005 for nanostructured materials is [pounds sterling]600 million (approx. US$1.14 billion), a value that is predicted to increase sharply in the near term. However, manufacturing them presents a number of challenges that must be overcome.(Heat & Corrosion Resistant Materials/Composites)
June 1, 2005... Nanostructured materials including ceramics and metal-ceramic composites have received much attention in recent years. The appeal is their ability to display unusual physical and mechanical properties such as superplasticity in ceramics and...

Process heating equipment: Eclipse Combustion.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... 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 burners, integrated combustion...

Solenoid valves and level controls: Jefferson Solenoid Valves.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Jefferson is a leading manufacturer of high quality solenoid valves and level controls. Over 3,000 products include valves for all types of fluids, such as water, steam, gas, oil refrigerants and acids. Jefferson has developed a product for...

Combustion systems: Maxon Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... 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 equipment, shut-off and vent valves and...

Radiant tubes: Schunk-INEX Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Schunk-Inex (formerly INEX Inc.) offers a line of silicon/silicon carbide radiant tubes capable of temperatures of 2450[degrees]F. These tubes have been in use in heat treat furnaces since 1988 and have proven that their superior performance...

Combustion valves: Siemens Building Technologies.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Modular combustion gas valves offer multifunction flow control, gas safety shutoff, ventless pressure regulation, and air/gas ratio control for completely ventless gas trains. Siemens valves eliminate separately piped pressure regulators,...

Burners and radiant tubes: WS Thermal Process Technology, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... 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 are made to provide the highest...

Laminar gas flow: PVA MIMtech LLC, Elnik Systems Div.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... 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 space. Produce MIM parts at the lowest cost...

Vacuum systems: SECO/WARWICK Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... The Vacuum Team at SECO/WARWICK has published V 400.2 that describes vacuum systems for applications in Automotive, Aerospace, Electronics, Medical Equipment, Commercial Heat Treating, Advanced Composite Materials, and High Temperature...

Performance service: Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... The ALTOX Performance Service allows furnace operators to achieve higher efficiencies and reduce cost using Air Liquide metallurgical expertise in combination with air gas sampling and control techniques. Call (800) 820-2522 or visit us at...

PURIFIRE[R] solutions for metal treatment: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Whether annealing, sintering, brazing, carburizing or vacuum-treating metal parts, Air Products' PURIFIRE[R] atmosphere supply, processes and technologies, and services can help optimize your manufacturing operation. Find out how we can help...

For FREE brochures from this month's advertisers, visit www.IHadinfo.cc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Literature Showcase listings are FREE to all advertisers in the issue that pertains to their products area. A four-color Literature Showcase can also be purchased for the production cost of $695. For more information, contact Susan Heinauer at...

Next generation heat resistant alloy: Rolled Alloys.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... RA 602 CA[R], a newly developed Ni-base heat resistant alloy containing 2.2% Al, can improve service life of fabrications currently made of traditional heat resistant alloys and stainless steels. Excellent scaling resistance and high creep...

AES Alloy Tube Assemblies: SteelTech Ltd.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Our latest technology, Alternature Energy Saving (AES) Alloy Tube Assemblies, can reduce your energy usage up to 50%! This technology enables your radiant tube assemblies to operate at the same temperature (and maintain it) using half the...

Universal digital controller: Athena Controls.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... This 48 X 48 mm size controller of the Platinum Series is suitable for a wide range of applications such as the plastics and food industries, furnaces, packaging and environmental chambers. The M10 provides high reliability and functionality in...

Mesh Belt Furnace Systems: Can-Eng Furnaces.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Can-Eng's Mesh Belt Furnace Systems are field-proven leaders in reliability, fuel-efficiency and production uptime. Standard capacities range from 250 to 7,000 lb/hr. Processes available include sintering, clean hardening, light case...

Hydrogen atmosphere batch furnaces: CM Furnaces Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Brochure details a new line of economical high temperature batch furnaces ideal for applications where vacuum is not absolutely necessary. Two temperature ranges are offered: up to 1450[degrees]C (2640[degrees]F) and up to 1700[degrees]C...

Ceramic refractories: Du-Co Ceramics Co.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Du-Co Ceramics Co. is an ISO-9001-2000 company and is a leader as a supplier, manufacturing materials such as steatite, cordierite, alumina, porcelain and magnesium oxide, producing parts by dry press and extrusion with secondary operations...

Graphite-based products: GrafTech International Ltd.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... GrafTech International Ltd. is the world leader in the development of natural graphite based products for high temperature applications. There products are cost effective, and energy efficient enabling our customers to maintain a competitive...

Transistorized power supplies: Inductoheat[R] Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... STATIPOWER[R] SP 18 is for applications such as case and through hardening, annealing and mass heating. Power/frequency combinations from 150-600 kW/3-50 kHz are available in single and dual frequency models. "Try-Again" circuitry eliminates...

Global Service: Ipsen International, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Ipsen's Global Service is an interdisciplinary operation involving specialists from all sections of the company to provide customers with technical support, maintenance, parts and process development through IpsenLab* Heat Treatment Center. To...

SiC heating elements: Kanthal Heating Systems.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... New GLOBAR SD performance includes high mechanical strength and a lower rate of reaction with process atmospheres--advantages for the ferrous, non-ferrous, glass and ceramics industries. GLOBAR SD can be supplied as straight rods or multi-leg...

Infrared temperature measurement: Mikron Infrared, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... New full color catalog describes Mikron's complete product line of infrared instruments, including, portable thermometers, industrial fixed mount thermometers, thermal imaging systems, line scanners and black-body calibration sources. Included...

Heat treating equipment: Nitrex Metal Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... 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 launched N2K software...

Furnaces, ovens, lab equipment: Park Thermal International (1996) Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... 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 offers our customers a choice of various heat...

Induction heating: Pillar Induction Company.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... 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 Road, Brookfield, WI 53045;...

Process instrumentation & plant automation solutions: Process Electronic.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... 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 simulation to quality...

Replacement hot zones: Schwarzkopf Technologies Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Offers the world's most technically advanced replacement hot zones (pure molybdenum, ML molybdenum, TZM molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum and PM 2000 superalloy), replacement heating elements, hearth assemblies and other refractory metal furnace...

Gas/Air Mix Monitors: Selas Corp. of America.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Selas Qual-O-Rimeter Gas/Air Mix Monitors correct variations in fuel gas heating quality before they disturb temperature sensitive processes. They sense all combustion variables including gas/air ratio, composition and BTU content of the gas,...

Heat Treat Management System: Surface Combustion, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... The Surface Combustion HTM--Heat Treat Managements System interfaces furnace process control systems to personal computers. System allows for remote supervision of your heat treatment dept. and furnace(s) equipment operating parameters. System...

Induction heating equipment: Tech Induction.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Tech Induction is the leader in Engineered Induction Tooling. Whether your needs are for Consultation, CAD Design, Coil Manufacturing, Machining, Fabrication, or Electrical Field Services, Coil components or Spare Parts. We also refurbish/build...

Vacuum pumps: United Vacuum, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... United Vacuum offers quick turn-time and in-house block boring and a large inventory of reconditioned piston pumps and blowers. Need a rebuild in-house? Call United Vacuum for piston slides, eccentrics, hinge bars and shafts. The company also...

Vacuum furnaces: Vacuum Furnace Systems Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... New brochure describes the unique advantages of a firm dedicated exclusively to the science of vacuum furnace systems. VFS provides accurate quotes, delivers systems that meet expectations, and follows through with the best aftermarket service...

Vacuum technology: Varian, Inc., Vacuum Technologies.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Varian's Vacuum Product Catalog is an invaluable resource in locating and evaluating vacuum industry products and technologies. * Individual Product Sections with easy to find information; * Application Sections speak your language; * Features...

Thermal insulation: ZIRCAR Ceramics Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... Contact ZIRCAR Ceramics Inc. for high temperature thermal insulation and high performance heating element products. Rigid and flexible forms of alumina, alumina-silica and NON RCF fiber insulation materials. Resistance wire and MOS12 heating...

Ceramic-ceramic composite materials: ZIRCAR Refractory Composites, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
June 1, 2005... 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 demanding thermal, structural and...

Strip coil annealing operations.(TECHNICAL LITERATURE)
June 1, 2005... AIM Market Research (Pittsburgh, Pa.) completed a market study of strip coil annealing operations in North America and the outlook for upgrading, replacing and adding this kind of equipment. The study included interviews with 106 individuals in...

Powder Metallurgy Database.(TECHNICAL LITERATURE)
June 1, 2005... The Metal Powder Industries Federation (Princeton, N.J.) released the Global Powder Metallurgy Property Database, which provides mechanical and physical properties for ferrous alloys, powder forged steels, stainless steels, nonferrous alloys...

Vacuum products and services.(TECHNICAL LITERATURE)
June 1, 2005... Pfeiffer Vacuum (Nashua, N.H.) released its 2005-2007 vacuum catalog. The 4-color, hardcover catalog covers the complete range of vacuum technology, including equipment for producing, controlling and measuring vacuum, as well as accessories and...

Online steel database.(TECHNICAL LITERATURE)
June 1, 2005... ASTM International (West Conshohocken, Pa.), in collaboration with CASTI Publishing, released its new Passport to Steel, an online steel database that provides comprehensive steel standards data. Users can search by standards or fields, and the...

Vacuum furnace: Induction Atmospheres.(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... The Model VF-10 vacuum furnace is designed for induction brazing and general purpose heating. To facilitate lean manufacturing, the furnace uses the latest advances in quick, clean solid-state induction heating technology. The furnace requires...

Furnace software: Datapaq Inc.(PRODUCT REVIEWS)
June 1, 2005... The Insight Software (Version 3.0) now with SPC meets manufacturers' demands for process analysis. SPC confirms that a process is in control over weeks, months and even years, saving time and money and ensuring consistent quality. The software...

Portable hardness tester: Proceq USA.(PRODUCT REVIEWS)
June 1, 2005... The Equopen portable hardness tester has a pen-shape that makes it convenient to carry and easy to use. It is suitable for applications requiring fast measurements in the field. It displays readout directly to the Rockwell C scale and is highly...

Flow meters: Omega Engineering Inc.(PRODUCT REVIEWS)
June 1, 2005... The FLD100 heavy duty flow meters are fully enclosed in a brushed stainless steel case and are suitable for industrial applications with flow rates up to 116 gpm (7.3 liters/s) and 250 scfm (118 liters/s). Used with industrial water and air...

Temperature monitor: Orton Ceramic Foundation.(PRODUCT REVIEWS)
June 1, 2005... Changes have been made to the TempCHEK[R] shrinkage product for monitoring uniformity of kilns and furnaces over a wide firing range. The shape of the product has been changed to improve the ability to measure the product via point-to-point...

Helium leak detector: Pfeiffer Vacuum Inc.(PRODUCT REVIEWS)
June 1, 2005... SmartTest[TM], a portable helium leak detector, is designed with a user-selected backing pump to match any application and comes with vacuum and sniffer standard operating modes. It provides a detectable leak rate for helium of 5 to...

Oxygen gas analyzers: CEA Instruments Inc.(PRODUCT REVIEWS)
June 1, 2005... The Rapidox 2100 and 3100 oxygen analyzers allow for fast and accurate analysis of oxygen gas from under 1 ppm to 100% volume. The units were designed for a variety of applications from gas purity to vacuum leak detection. Each unit comes with...

Insulation blanket: Pacor Inc.(PRODUCT REVIEWS)
June 1, 2005... The Superwool blanket is designed for high temperature applications and has thermal stability, low heat storage, good thermal insulation performance and is immune to thermal shock. Composed of alkaline earth silicate (AES) wool, the blanket's...

X-ray spectrometer: Thermo Electron Corp.(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... The ARL OPTIM'X is suitable for metallurgical slag analysis since it is designed for a variety of sample preparations, including pressed pellets and direct cast samples. Based on wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology, the...

Calibration software: Ircon Inc.(PRODUCT REVIEWS)
June 1, 2005... The ModView configuration software version 1.2.1 has been released for Modline[R] 5 series infrared sensors. Utilizing the sensor's RS485 digital communications capabilities, ModView configuration software enables viewing and adjusting of...