Industrial Heating articles from March 2001

Industrial Heating archives from March 2001

CECOF Smooths Bumpy Road for European Thermoprocessing Industry.(European Committee of Industrial Furnace and Heating Equipment Associations)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... European Committee of Industrial Furnace and Heating Equipment Associations (CECOF) was founded in 1972 by major European furnace manufacturer trade associations to conduct activities on behalf of its members in areas where associations could...

Wolves, Sheep, and Shepherds.(US national security)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Six months ago, this column addressed the origins of posse comitatus law that limits use of military forces to perform police work. An interesting evolution of this topic was defined in a draft report dated 31 January by The United States...

Energy Efficiency Improving In U.S. Iron and Steel Industry.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... According to current industry statistics on energy consumption in manufacturing, the U.S. iron and steel industry consumed 1.68 quads (10 [15] Btu) of energy (including electricity generating and transmission losses) in 1998. This represents...

Get Ready to Track Lead (Pb) in 2001.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... On January 8, 2001 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule that lowers the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting threshold for lead and lead compounds to 100 lb per year. The rule could result in additional reporting...

Relationship Between Hardness and Strength.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Hardness tests often are used to quantify strength and are considered to be nondestructive in most applications because the indentations are small and do not adversely affect surface quality. In the case of steel, there is a common relationship...

Eclipse Inc.(alternative heating processes)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Efficient Burner Technologies for the Metals Industry Recent increases in fuel prices are driving interest to develop methods to save energy in the metals industry. Eclipse's recently developed technologies offer alternatives to current...

Inductotherm Furnace and Technology Group.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Innovation and Automation for the Metals Industry Inductotherm Furnace and Technology Group, headquartered in Rancocas, NJ, including Inductotherm companies worldwide, are leading manufacturers of induction melting and holding systems for...

ATMOSPHERE FURNACE SHIPPED TO TAIWAN.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Ipsen International, Rockford, IL, shipped an electrically heated I/O-3000 in/out atmosphere batch furnace to Shenli, a commercial heat treater based in Taipei, Taiwan. The unit complements Shenli's two other Ipsen atmosphere furnaces and...

CELLULAR HEAT TREATING SYSTEM PURCHASED.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Inductoheat [R], Madison Heights, MI, delivered one of its STATISCAN [R] induction hardening systems to a major automotive manufacturer for hardening the ends of reaction shafts. The system has dual-spindles configured for lift/rotate operation...

THREE GALVANIZING FURNACE CONTRACTS AWARDED.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Vega Steel in Brazil, a Usinor joint venture, contracted Drever International, Huntingdon Valley, PA, to build a galvanizing/galvannealing furnace having an estimated production of 115 tph. The furnace will have a maximum strip width of 1,875...

CUPROBRAZE[R] FURNACE SYSTEM PURCHASED.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Astro Air has purchased a two-chamber furnace from SECO/WARWICK Corp., Meadville, PA, to produce CuproBraze[R] products in their Jacksonville, TX, facility. The system was previously installed in SECO/WARWICK's technical center. The system...

HORIZONTAL VACUUM FURNACE SOLD.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, PA, will purchase from Vacuum Furnace Systems (VFS), Souderton, a car-bottom vacuum furnace with a workload capacity of 50,000 lb (10 t). The furnace will be used to heat treat titanium alloys used in electric...

THREE HEAT TREAT LINES PURCHASED.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... UBE Automotive North America Sarnia Plant purchased three T-6 solution heat treatment lines from Consolidated Engineering Co. (CEC), Kennesaw, GA, for Canadian operation. Each line solution heat treats between 200 and 257 cast aluminum wheels...

TWO ATOMIZATION SYSTEMS COMMISSIONED.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Praxair Surface Technologies, Indianapolis, IN, and TAFA, Concord, NH, commissioned operation of two atomization systems in the Indianapolis, IN, facility. The atomizers feature vacuum induction melting, argon gas atomization, dry collection,...

COIL COOLING AND STORAGE UNITS ORDERED.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Bhushan Steel & Strips, India, awarded LOI Thermprocess GmbH, Essen, Germany, a contract to supply two coil cooling and storage units for the final cooling and storage of annealed coils in dried air. Each unit includes 30 final cooling...

PUSHER FURNACE BEGINS OPERATION.(at United Gear and Assembly)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... A 1,000-lb/hr (455-kg/hr) capacity pusher furnace is now operational at United Gear & Assembly (UGA), Hudson, WI. The system is designed to carburize, quench and temper, and carburize and press quench without reheating. Integrated into UGA's...

BODYCOTE COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF LINDBERG CORP.(Bodycote International)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Bodycote International plc, through Bodycote Investments VI, completed its $18.125 per share case tender offer for the outstanding common shares of Lindberg Corp. Bodycote Investments VI has accepted for payment 5,509,750 shares, or...

ADVANCED HEAT TREAT WINS AWARD.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), Waterloo, IA, received the 2000 Iowa Governor's Industry Award, which recognized the company's impact, innovation in workforce development, technology applications, and product development. Seven Iowa businesses...

PYE METALLURGICAL LAUNCHES HEAT TREATMENT COURSES.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Pye Metallurgical Consulting, Meadville, PA, has been endorsed by the Heat Treating Network and the Metal Treating Institute (MTI) to offer a series of seminars designed for heat-treating professionals, tool designers, sales personnel, shop...

HOWMET EARNS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AWARD.(from Boeing Co.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Howmet Castings, Darien, CT, an Alcoa business, won a Superior Performance Award from Boeing in supplying titanium castings for the F-22. Boeing recognized Howmer for its achievement of sustained superior schedule performance throughout 1999...

GLASS FURNACE UPGRADED.(at PPG Industries)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, PA, plans to invest more than $23 million in 2002 at its glass plant in Meadville, PA, to rebuild a melting tank and install energy-efficient oxygen-fuel firing technology on one of the facility's two float-glass...

PIEDMONT HEAT TREATING ACHIEVES CERTIFICATION.(QS-9000 certification)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Piedmont Heat Treating (PHT), located in Charlotte and Mooresville, NC, has received QS-9000 certification. A member of the Alfe Corporate Group, PHT has over 40 years experience in the heat treating industry and serves automotive, industrial,...

NADCA REPORTS ON ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN.(North American Die Casting Association)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... The economic bliss that continued through the first half of 2000 for the die casting industry--one that saw magnesium and aluminum shipment levels rise to a record high--came to an abrupt stop in the third quarter of the year. According to...

HI TECMETAL RECEIVES ASM AWARD.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... HI TecMetal Group (HTG), Cleveland, OH, received the Outstanding Company Support Award from the Cleveland Chapter of American Society of Metals (ASM International). The award recognizes a company that has demonstrated sustained, unselfish...

STC Batch Furnace Offers Production Flexibility.(short time cycle)
March 1, 2001... The short time cycle (STC) furnace meets a growing need in the industry for a furnace having the capability for flexible production, adaptation to different plant layouts, and the capability to produce a high quality product with low utility...

Diffusion Surface Treatment Techniques: A Review.
March 1, 2001... Industrialists are always looking for more efficient surface treatment techniques having consistent, repeatable results, and vacuum-related technologies in combination with plasma techniques are a step in that direction. However, the tried and...

Internet-Ready Controllers.(from Newport Electronics Inc.)
March 1, 2001... Control technology in the processing industries is an important element in the advancement toward plant-wide process monitoring, control, and automation. Taking advantage of Internet technology, web-enabled controllers allow process monitoring...

A Practical Approach to Accurate Temperature Control.
March 1, 2001... The level of temperature control in a thermal system will be no better than the capabilities of the controller. But unless the system is designed as an entity comprising the heater, load and temperature controller, there is little assurance...

Trent Inc.(offers electrically heated process equipment)
March 1, 2001... Electrically Heated Process Equipment From small heaters to 50-ft. (15-m) custom-designed conveyor ovens, Trent has the experience, capability, and knowledge to customize heating solutions up to 2500[degree]F (1370[degree]C). This 4-p color...

Inert Atmosphere Furnace.(from Grieve Corp.)
March 1, 2001... GRIEVE CORP. No. 854 electrically heated, inert-atmosphere floor furnace has a maximum operating temperature of 2200[degrees]F (1200[degrees]C) and maximum workspace dimensions of 24 in. wide x 48 in. deep x 24 in. high (610 x 1220 x 610...

Powder Metal Die Steel.(Carpenter Special Products Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... CARPENTER SPECIALTY ALLOYS Carpenter Micro-Melt[R] PD #1 alloy, a premium powder-metallurgy iron-base alloy grade, is suitable for use in cold-work tooling applications requiring wear resistance and toughness. Nominal chemical composition...

Grinding and Polishing Machine.(Struers Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... STRUERS The retooled Abrapol-10 grinding and polishing machine performs quality control testing on large numbers of specimens and extra large or irregular-sized specimens. The unit's specimen mover has two different rotation speeds, 150...

Refractory Sheet Cloth.(Zircar Refractory Composites Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... ZIRCAR REFRACTORY CERAMICS The ceramic fiber-reinforced alumina refractory cloth and tape contain no asbestos or toxic materials and have a maximum use temperature of 2370[degree]F (1300[degree]C). The high alumina content of the...

Pressure-Analysis System.(Sensor Products Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... SENSOR PRODUCTS The Topaq [R] pressure-analysis system, used in conjunction with Pressurex [R]/Fuji Prescale [R] stress indicating films, provides a perspective of the stress distribution and magnitude between contacting and impacting...

Epoxy Coating.(ITW Devcon)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... ITW DEVCON ENGINEERED COATINGS CR 5000 is a high-density, glass flake-filled epoxy coating suitable for sealing and protecting equipment exposed to erosion, corrosion, impact, expansion/contraction, and flexing. The high-performance, 100%...

Dew-Point Analyzer.(Nova Analytical Systems)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... NOVA ANALYTICAL SYSTEMS Nova Model 304B analyzes endothermic gas from a furnace or generator. It uses a microprocessor infrared detector for accurate measurements within the range of -20 to +80[degree]F (-30 to +27[degree]C). In addition,...

Remote Video System.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... LENOX INSTRUMENT Co. The high-temperature, remote-video monitoring system provides good picture quality of burner flames, materials position, and other process conditions in reheat furnaces. The CCTV (closed circuit TV) furnace camera...

Filtration Centrifuge.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... AML INDUSTRIES The Lavin Centrifuge is designed for use in liquids/solids separation. It allows the reuse of costly liquids, reclamation of valuable solids, reduction of sludges to environmentally acceptable effluents, and the disposal of...

Vacuum Lifter.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... ANVER CORP. The mechanical vacuum lifter features a self-cycling valve and piston mechanism that creates a powerful suction when lowered from a crane onto a load until the chain slakens fully and is raised again. The system allows one...

Digital Readout.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... MITUTOYO AMERICA CORP. The KLL counter displays three axis: x, z, and zu (the sum of the displayed values along two longitudinal axes). The counter can store offset values of up to ten different kinds of tools in its memory, eliminating...

Process Imager.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... CVP PRODUCTS Cool ViewPorts are windows designed for use in ovens and furnaces to improve viewing and imaging of high temperature processes and equipment. By reflecting back into the furnace core while simultaneously transmitting visible...

Temperature Controller.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... PYROMETER INSTRUMENT CO. INC. The KS 407 stepping controller calculates motor actuator-stroke time into a PID algorithm to ensure a tight set point on a motor-actuated control valve for gas burners, dampers, and other temperature control...

Temperature Controller.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... BURLING INSTRUMENTS INC. The 1100 series temperature controllers offer a choice of temperature control options, plus a choice of either analog or digital panel read-out modules. The SnapTrack[TM] quick-mount feature is standard with all...

Silica Brick.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... UTAH REFRACTORIES The Gen-Sil line of silica brick now includes two upgraded higher density compositions. Gen-Sil Elite and Gen-Sil OF are designed to provide improved service life in oxyfuel applications. Gen-Sil OF meets customer...

Forging Software.(MSC.SuperForge from MacNeal-Schwendler Corp.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2001... MSC SOFTWARE MSC.SuperForge is a software application designed for computer simulation of industrial forging processes. A complete representation of the forging process can be defined in minutes, including import of computer aided design...

Industrial Lasers.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... SPECTRA-PHYSICS The Y7OS series of Nd:YAG lasers are based on the platform of Q-switched solid state lasers, but use a longer cavity to produce a stretch pulse width and lower peak power. Output is optimized for use in high-precision...

PERSONNEL CHANGES.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Appoints Representative Thomas H. Heidenreich, owner of SMA Systems, Inc., Fishers, IN, has partnered with Eclipse, Rockford, IL, as its new independent sales representative for Indiana. Mr. Heidenreich has more than 20 years of combustion...

OBITUARY.(Sheldon W. Kennedy of Centorr/Vacumm Industries)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
March 1, 2001... Sheldon W. Kennedy Centorr/Vacumm Industries Sheldon W Kennedy, 80, died January 5, 2001 of natural causes. He served as northeast sales representative for Centorr/Vacuum Industries, Inc., Nashua, NH. Mr. Kennedy joined Centorr in 1972 and...