Industrial Heating articles from June 2008

Industrial Heating archives from June 2008

Industrial heating's web search power page.(Directory)
June 1, 2008... ALLOYS Alloy Engineering Company: Heat Treating/Alloys Applications, Fans For almost 60 years, The Alloy Engineering Company has designed and manufactured high-quality, alloy equipment for furnaces and high-temperature and corrosive...

Green energy options.(EDITORIAL)
June 1, 2008... June begins our two-month (August) "Energy Summit in Print." Energy costs being what they are, we want to provide you with good energy-saving ideas and technology. To that end, this column is devoted to increasing our energy awareness. With all...

Industrial competitiveness and productivity.(FEDERAL TRIANGLE)
June 1, 2008... Americans may not be inclined to believe or accept it, but a Georgia Institute of Technology study released four months ago indicates that China has equaled and surpassed the United States as the worldwide technological competitiveness leader...

Hardness and hardenability Part one: tips and techniques for hardness testing.(THE HEAT TREAT DOCTOR)
June 1, 2008... For the heat treater, the concept of hardness is well known and the act of hardness testing routine. In fact, it is so repetitive that at times it is taken for granted, leading to sloppy procedures and false readings. Today, the ability to test...

National energy technology laboratory.(ENVIRONMENTAL & SAFETY ISSUES)
June 1, 2008... The pros and cons of government assistance to industry have been debated forever. In the words of Thomas Jefferson, a wise government is one that shall leave men "free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not...

On the hook with heat treatment.(NOW YOU KNOW: Thermal Processing & Metals In Everyday Life)
June 1, 2008... Hard to believe we are almost in the thick of the summer season. School is out, and vacations have begun in earnest. Vacations often involve outdoor activities such as picnics, boating and fishing. To fish, you need the right equipment, which...

Bluewater thermal services: dedicated professional expertise.(MTI PROFILE)(Bluewater Thermal Services)
June 1, 2008... With a new name and a new logo, Bluewater Thermal Services is promoting their capabilities with a new emphasis on service. The largest North American-based brazing and heat-treating supplier recently unveiled a new look designed to better...

SECO/WARWICK Corp.: world class heat-processing equipment.(IHEA PROFILE)
June 1, 2008... With operations in the United States, Poland, China and India, SECO/WARWICK is truly a worldwide company. This IHEA member manufactures a variety of industrial heat-processing equipment, including heat-treat furnaces, vacuum-furnace...

Integral quench furnaces.(Equipment News)
June 1, 2008... BeaverMatic has installed two internal quench furnaces (IQFs), two tempers, a spray and dunk washer, and a power transfer cart at Brunner Manufacturing's captive heat-treating department. Brunner, located in Mauston, Wis., manufactures...

Hot isostatic press.(Equipment News)(Avure Technologies)(Bodycote Broutman Inc.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Bodycote has taken delivery of a high-capacity hot isostatic press (HIP) at its Camas, Wash., facility. Avure Technologies supplied the unit, which is identical in size to a HIP unit installed at Camas in 1998. Both rank as the largest such...

Heat-treating facility.(Equipment News)
June 1, 2008... Eurothermtech of Warsaw, Poland, received an order for the turnkey installation of a complete heat-treating and brazing facility. The facility includes a heat-treating furnace with a work zone of 1,400 mm x 500 mm x 2,400 mm. It also includes a...

Heat-treatment lines.(Equipment News)
June 1, 2008... ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH, in full ownership of ALD-Holcroft (Wixom, Mich.), has been assigned by GETRAG Transmission Manufacturing to deliver three complete ModulTherm heat-treatment lines for the heat treatment of gear parts for GETRAG's...

Melting/reheat furnaces.(Equipment News)
June 1, 2008... Bricmont Inc. of Canonsburg, Pa., an Inductotherm Group Company, has been awarded a contract to supply six high-production-capacity round top-charge aluminum melting furnaces and six rectangular tilting holding furnaces for Nanshan Aluminum's...

Roller-hearth furnace.(Equipment News)
June 1, 2008... LOI Thermprocess has received a contract from Volvo Powertrain to supply a roller-hearth furnace for the gas carburizing of transmission parts to increase production capacity at its Koping, Sweden, plant. The gas furnace features zone...

Melting, casting plant.(Equipment News)
June 1, 2008... SMS Demag received a contract from Maghreb Steel of Morocco to construct an electric X-melt steel plant and single-strand X-cast continuous slab caster. The new facilities--designed for annual production of 1 million metric tons of steel--will...

Unifrax announces expansion.(Business News)
June 1, 2008... Unifrax I LLC's Board of Directors has approved a $20 million expansion of its Tonawanda, N.Y., manufacturing facility. Work on the project will begin in early 2008, with an anticipated completion by the end of 2009. As a result of the...

AMETEK acquires reading alloys.(Business News)
June 1, 2008... AMETEK announced the acquisition of Reading Alloys, a specialty metals producer. With annual sales of approximately $80 million, Robesonia, Pa.-based Reading Alloys is a leader in specialty titanium master alloys and highly engineered metal...

Plansee purchases tungsten business.(Business News)
June 1, 2008... The Plansee Group of Reutte, Austria, has agreed to purchase the Global Tungsten & Powders (GTP) business unit from OSRAM GmbH, a Siemens company. GTP, which posted fiscal year 2007 sales of approximately $437 million, employs 1,050 people at...

Linde signs long-term agreement with ArcelorMittal.(Business News)
June 1, 2008... The Linde Group has signed a long-term supply contract for industrial gases with ArcelorMittal. The agreement involves the construction of a new air separation unit (ASU) at ArcelorMittal's Galati, Romania, plant and refurbishment of existing...

Praxair signs heat-treat joint marketing agreements.(Business News)
June 1, 2008... Praxair has signed joint marketing agreements with Super Systems Inc. and Atmosphere Engineering Company in order to combine the core competencies of each company into a superior comprehensive solution for heat-treat customers. Under these...

Eclipse expands service capabilities.(Business News)
June 1, 2008... Eclipse Inc. of Rockford, Ill., announced the acquisition of the assets of High Degree Technical Services of Enfield, Conn. High Degree focuses on providing services to the industrial heat-processing market throughout New England. The...

Industry events.(Brief article)(Calendar)
June 1, 2008... JUNE 23-26 19th AeroMat Conference & Exposition--Revolutionizing Materials and Processes for Air & Space Vehicles; Austin, Texas. www.asminternational.org JULY 21 International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology (ICN&T...

Hydrogen recovery and recycling: new and enabling technology--H2 Pump's proprietary hydrogen-recovery system--featuring a low-cost, reliable electrochemical gas-separation process can improve the efficiency of operations for a variety of industrial applications. Industrial Gases/Combustion.(Industrial Gases/Combustion)
June 1, 2008... Today's high cost of hydrogen, driven by increasing costs of production and delivery, has created a financial incentive for the heat-treating industry to consider hydrogen-recovery alternatives in order to reduce costs and improve the...

Simple methods to reduce energy costs: energy conservation can significantly affect the bottom line of organizations. Soaring energy prices and expensive capital equipment are a dual challenge today.(Heat Treating)
June 1, 2008... This paper attempts to identify the "low-hanging fruit" of energy conservation that can radically save energy without huge capital outlays. The methodology and its scientific basis are discussed as simply as possible. Detailed knowledge of...

Energy-saving thermal insulation: industrial hygiene and occupational health considerations.(Ceramics & Refractories/Insulation)
June 1, 2008... Energy conservation is a bottom-line issue for furnace manufacturers and users alike. With the cost of energy (in constant dollars) at a 30-year high, reducing energy consumption through the effective use of thermal insulation can produce a...

A cost-effective case-hardening process for stainless steels.(Heat Corrosion Resistant Materials)
June 1, 2008... Stainless steels are applied in various industries to take advantage of their corrosion resistance. Unfortunately, the most corrosion resistant are not very durable in wear or load-carrying applications. Producing a nitrogen-enriched surface...

Microporous insulation for energy efficiency: saving money on energy costs is everyone's goal. Increasing capacity might also be your objective. Using microporous insulation in your furnace can accomplish either or both of these goals and/or improve the safety of your facility by reducing the temperature of the furnace cold face.(Ceramics & Refractories/Insulation)
June 1, 2008... Improving efficiency, making equipment smaller or using the same equipment to produce more product is becoming more important for businesses everywhere. By improving the efficiency of the insulation in industrial heating equipment--from small...

Process heating equipment.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Accessories : Alloys & Specialty Metals)
June 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,...

Mini catalog.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Accessories : Alloys & Specialty Metals)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hauck Manufacturing Company This new catalog features the full range of Hauck products including burners, blowers, controls and combustion accessories. In addition, the catalog highlights Hauck's capabilities in...

Heating elements.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Accessories : Alloys & Specialty Metals)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kanthal Heating Systems New GLOBAR SD performance includes high mechanical strength and a lower rate of reaction with process atmospheres--advantages for the ferrous, nonferrous, glass and ceramic industries....

Combustion systems.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Accessories : Alloys & Specialty Metals)
June 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...

World of combustion solutions.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Accessories : Alloys & Specialty Metals)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Selas Heat Technology Company LLC Combining our full line of burners, combustion systems, blender valves and heat-treating furnaces with over110 years of experience, we are the company that has the products and...

Burners and radiant tubes.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Accessories : Alloys & Specialty Metals)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WS Thermal Process Technology, Inc. Specializes in industrial burners with integrated heat exchangers (recuperative or regenerative) and radiant tubes. Burners and radiant tubes are available in alloy material...

Heat-resistant castings/fabrications.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Accessories : Alloys & Specialty Metals)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] North American Cronite, Inc. Castings, fabrications, design and assistance in solving alloy application problems. As the North American Branch of AFE Technologies, NAC has a worldwide team assisting customers...

Replacement hot zones.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Accessories : Alloys & Specialty Metals)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PLANSEE USA LLC 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...

Specialty alloys.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Accessories : Alloys & Specialty Metals)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rolled Alloys Rolled Alloys, the global leader in specialty alloys headquartered in Temperance, Mich., offers heat-and corrosion-resistant, aerospace, and titanium alloys with state-of-the-art processing....

AES alloy tube assemblies.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Accessories : Alloys & Specialty Metals)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Steeltech Ltd. 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...

High-performance protection tubes.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Alloys & Specialty Metals : Refractories & Insulting Materials : Miscellaneous)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thermalloys Thermalloys is a manufacturer of tubes in high-performance FeCrAl alloys with higher oxidation resistance than any other commercial iron or nickel base alloy. Major applications are protection tubes,...

Specialty metal foils.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Alloys & Specialty Metals : Refractories & Insulting Materials : Miscellaneous)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ulbrich Stainless Steel & Special Metals, Inc. Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals has dedicated itself to being one of the premier producers of specialty metal foils down to .0005" (.0127 mm) with widths...

High-emissivity coatings.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Alloys & Specialty Metals : Refractories & Insulting Materials : Miscellaneous)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Harbison Walker/ North American Refractories EMISSHIELD[R] has an established track record of providing energy savings, increased productivity, and improved quality in many melting, firing, and heat treat...

Insulation.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Alloys & Specialty Metals/Refractories & Insulting Materials : Miscellaneous)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Unifrax I LLC New Foamfrax[TM] Insulation offers exceptional energy savings, installation speed and lining performance for upgrades of existing fiber linings, lining over refractory, and furnace lining patches or...

ModulTherm and dual-chamber furnaces.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Alloys & Specialty Metals : Refractories & Insulting Materials : Miscellaneous)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ALD Thermal Treatment ALD Thermal Treatment offers our customers free trials with our ModulTherm furnace and the Dual-Chamber furnaces in our commercial heat treat shop at Columbia, South Carolina. Customer visit...

Batch/continuous retorts.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Alloys & Specialty Metals : Refractories & Insulting Materials : Miscellaneous)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alloy Engineering Literature describes flexibility and cost-effectiveness of fabricated replacement batch and continuous retorts. Fabricated batch-type retorts, for carburizing or hardening in AGF rotary...

High-temperature ceramic components.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Alloys & Specialty Metals : Refractories & Insulting Materials : Miscellaneous)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ceramic Solutions, Inc. Known as an industry-leading distributor for high-temperature ceramic components. This customer service-oriented company offers a large inventory of ceramic products combining competitive...

Vacuum furnace selection guide.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Alloys & Specialty Metals : Refractories & Insulting Materials : Miscellaneous)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] G-M Enterprises An (8) eight-page, full-color handout for prospective furnace buyers. The handout is a checklist of considerations when purchasing a new vacuum furnace. Please call for our "Guide to the Selection...

Charging systems and heating elements.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Alloys & Specialty Metals : Refractories & Insulting Materials : Miscellaneous)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SGL Group--The Carbon Company [R]SIGRABOND CC fixtures made by SGL H CARBON are custom tailored solutions to increase furnace throughput due to reduced cycle times and better hot zone utilization. Increasing...

Heat treating data book.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Alloys & Specialty Metals : Refractories & Insulting Materials : Miscellaneous)
June 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...

Energy-saver update.
June 1, 2008... In keeping with the theme of this issue--Industrial Heating's Energy Summit in print--we bring to you the Energy-Saver Update. This first-edition special section is dedicated to showcasing the latest energy-saving products and technologies the...

Several years ago an outstanding industrial leader made the statement that it is more important for an executive to be capable of spending money to good advantage than to conserve it.(Over 75 Years Ago)
June 1, 2008... Several years ago an outstanding industrial leader made the statement that it is more important for an executive to be capable of spending money to good advantage than to conserve it. He pointed out that money properly invested will bring...

The Process Engineering and Equipment Corp., Attleboro, Mass., has developed a furnace for the heat treatment of metals in special atmospheres.(Over 75 Years Ago)
June 1, 2008... The Process Engineering and Equipment Corp., Attleboro, Mass., has developed a furnace for the heat treatment of metals in special atmospheres. This special atmosphere furnace depends for its utility upon the use of a gas, a mixture of gases or...

A new $1.5 million special refractories plant has been put into operation by Norton Co., Worcester, Mass.(50 Years Ago)
June 1, 2008... A new $1.5 million special refractories plant has been put into operation by Norton Co., Worcester, Mass. This plant has been designed for the straightline production of a wide variety of refractory products, augmenting existing facilities. The...

Harrop Electric Furnace Div. of Harrop Ceramic Service Co., Columbus, Ohio, has introduced a gas-fired furnace which will fi re continuously up to 3300[degrees]F, and in special design up to 3450[degrees]F, using fuel gas with a rating of 1000 Btu or more.(50 Years Ago)
June 1, 2008... Harrop Electric Furnace Div. of Harrop Ceramic Service Co., Columbus, Ohio, has introduced a gas-fired furnace which will fi re continuously up to 3300[degrees]F, and in special design up to 3450[degrees]F, using fuel gas with a rating of 1000...

Others have termed it "the rising tide of mediocrity," a new wave sweeping our land.(25 Years Ago)
June 1, 2008... Others have termed it "the rising tide of mediocrity," a new wave sweeping our land. It is observable as a lack of an educated and disciplined younger generation who especially have shunned competence in technically oriented studies and in the...

Thermo Electron/Holcroft has introduced a line of recuperated slot forge furnaces that provide up to 30% overall thermal efficiency and minimum oxidation of steel.(25 Years Ago)
June 1, 2008... Thermo Electron/Holcroft has introduced a line of recuperated slot forge furnaces that provide up to 30% overall thermal efficiency and minimum oxidation of steel. ESF Series design incorporates a unique front wall construction that directs...