Industrial Heating articles from March 2005

Industrial Heating archives from March 2005

Nuclear energy back on the radar screen.(EDITORIAL)
March 1, 2005... After nearly 30 years of stagnation, nuclear power generation may breathe new life again. The death knell sounded for nuclear power here in 1979 with the meltdown of the uranium core at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, followed by the...

Economic indicators.
March 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...

Uncle Sam ... venture capitalist.(FEDERAL TRIANGLE)
March 1, 2005... Government agencies often engage in practices that are unseen and unknown to the taxpayers because there would be complaints were they in the open. Not that these practices are illegal, just nobody said, "You can't do that!" Some examples...

A discussion of retained austenite.(THE HEAT TREAT DOCTOR)
March 1, 2005... What is retained austenite and how does it affect the properties of a component? How much, if any, retained austenite should be present in a particular component microstructure? Is the presence of retained austenite in a microstructure a good...

Considering an energy audit? Think payback.(ENVIRONMENTAL & SAFETY ISSUES)
March 1, 2005... In an economy that relies on stable sources of energy to remain fiscally sound, calling to question energy policy that addresses both energy supply and demand is expected to be contentious. Fortunately, sustainable thinking is capable of...

Waukee Engineering Co. Inc.: a one-stop-shop for flow measurement and process control equipment.(MTI PROFILE)(Company Profile)
March 1, 2005... Waukee Engineering Co. Inc. is a manufacturer of flow measurement and process control equipment for the heat treating industry. The use of Waukee equipment over the years has become dominant in heat treating, probably because of high quality...

MTI sponsors trade mission to Italy & Switzerland.(MTI Association News)
March 1, 2005... From June 19-28, 2005, MTI members can travel throughout Italy and Switzerland as an adjunct to their attendance at the 2nd International Conference on Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering in Automotive Applications, held June 21-22, 2005, at...

2005 General Membership Meetings.(MTI Association News)
March 1, 2005... The first General Membership Meeting will be a family-oriented venue in July (location TBD) with the Annual Meeting (condensed all-business format) to be held in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area in October. Regional chapter meetings will get into full...

Rolled Alloys.(IHEA PROFILE)(Company Profile)
March 1, 2005... Rolled Alloys, Temperance, Mich., was founded in 1953. Since then, the company has enjoyed continuous growth through the expansion of various alloys offered and with the acquisitions of Atek Metals in 1993, Weaver Steel Service in 1998 and...

IHEA's 76th Annual Meeting will get you Moving Forward.(IHEA Association News)(Industrial Heating Equipment Association)
March 1, 2005... Tucson, Arizona will host IHEA's 76th Annual Meeting at the new JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort from April 13-16, 2005. This beautiful desert setting will bring IHEA members together for four days of educational programming, business meetings and...

Safety Standards Seminar for industrial furnaces and ovens.(IHEA Association News)
March 1, 2005... May 2-3, 2005, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont, Ill.

New members.(IHEA Association News)
March 1, 2005... J.L. Becker Co. (www.jlbecker.com) ComEd (www.exeloncorp.com) Electrotechnology Applications Center --Northampton Community College (www.etctr.com)

Basketless Heat Treatment System.(New Equipment Orders)
March 1, 2005... Can-Eng Furnaces (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) announced that Nippon Furnace Kogyo (NFK) Kaisha (Yokohama City, Japan) has been contracted by Mazda Motors to design and build a solution treating, air quench and artificial aging system to process...

Vacuum furnace.(New Equipment Orders)
March 1, 2005... VAC AERO International (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) will supply a VAH4860 HV-2 vacuum furnace to AMK Welding in Connecticut. The pressure quench furnace incorporates a BOC Edwards mechanical pump and booster, a Varian diffusion pump and a carbon...

Vacuum process systems.(New Equipment Orders)
March 1, 2005... The Vacuum Systems Division of PVA TePla AG (Asslar, Germany) received a Euro 2.6 million contract from French enterprise AREVA T & D to supply several high-vacuum furnace systems with metal heating elements to process compact, wear-free vacuum...

Walking beam reheat furnace.(New Equipment Orders)
March 1, 2005... Bricmont Inc. (Canonsburg, Pa.) received a multimillion-dollar contract from Chaparral Steel (Midlothian, Tex.) to expand and upgrade its large section mill walking beam reheat furnace. The contract covers a turnkey supply of engineering,...

Short Time Cycle furnaces.(New Equipment Orders)
March 1, 2005... Core Furnace Systems (Pittsburgh, Pa.) received a contract from Charter Steel to provide the turn-key supply of four STC (Short Time Cycle) furnaces at its coil processing and distribution facility in Rising Sun, Ohio. This installation will...

Furnace systems.(New Equipment Orders)
March 1, 2005... SECO/WARWICK Corp. (Meadville, Pa.) delivered a vacuum furnace with convection heating and a 10-bar gas quenching system to UK-based Bodycote Heat Treatment Centre (Woodford, Cheshire). The single-chamber furnace can perform a variety of heat...

SSi moves into expanded facility.(New Facilities)
March 1, 2005... Super Systems Inc. (SSi) in Cincinnati, Ohio, a systems integrator serving the thermal processing industry, completed its move into an expanded facility. The company is now located on Edington Drive in Cincinnati. Phone and fax numbers are the...

VFS Corp. relocates to new plant and offices.(New Facilities)
March 1, 2005... Vacuum Furnace Systems (VFS) Corp. (Souderton, Pa.) finalized plans to relocate its manufacturing plant and offices to a new location in May 2005. The new facility will be located on E. Cherry Lane, near its former location on Clearview Dr. in...

Houghton partners with Italian furnace component company.(Business News)
March 1, 2005... The Heat Treating Division of Houghton International (Valley Forge, Pa.) entered into a sales and marketing alliance with Tecnoalloy, s.r.l. (Fornovo, Italy), a global manufacturer of heat treating furnace fixtures, components and loading...

Marathon Sensors expands coverage in Taiwan.(Business News)
March 1, 2005... Marathon Sensors (Cincinnati, Ohio) expanded the product mix of Fred & Jean Engineering Co. Ltd., its designated representative in Taiwan. After demonstrating steady sales growth and high customer satisfaction with the company's combustion trim...

Techint adds Goodfellow EFSOP[TM] offgas system to its industrial Technologies.(Business News)
March 1, 2005... Techint Technologies Inc., the industrial plant-making division of Techint (Milano, Italy), added to its product line the Goodfellow EFSOP[TM] technology, said to be one of the world's most effective and reliable process control systems for...

Instron[R] Korea receives Laboratory Accreditation Scheme.(Business News)
March 1, 2005... Instron[R], a provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, successfully received Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS) accreditation for its calibration laboratory. As a result of...

Nucor purchases Wisconsin steel plant.(Business News)
March 1, 2005... Nucor Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.) entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Fort Howard Steel Inc.'s operations in Oak Creek, Wis. The finalization of the acquisition will occur after satisfactory resolution of...

BOC and Ma Steel form industrial gases joint venture in China.(Business News)
March 1, 2005... BOC (Shanghai, China) and Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Ma Steel) signed a contract to form a 50/50 industrial gases joint venture to meet the growing industrial gases needs of Ma Steel in Maanshan City, Anhui Province, China. The joint...

Ameritherm acquires British induction heating company.(Business News)
March 1, 2005... Ameritherm Inc. (Rochester, N.Y.), a leader in radio frequency induction heating equipment, acquired substantially all the assets of Cheltenham Induction Heating Ltd. (CIH) of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. CIH will operate as an...

Investors launch new die casting company.(Business News)
March 1, 2005... A group of local investors formed Thermalcast LLC (Worcester, Mass.), which will provide technically advanced die-cast parts and contract manufacturing for companies worldwide. The investors purchased the assets of the former Kennedy Die...

Precision Castparts acquires Air Industries Corp.(Business News)
March 1, 2005... Precision Castparts Corp. (Portland, Ore.) will acquire the shares of Air Industries Corp. (AIC), a manufacturer of airframe fasteners with facilities in Garden Grove, Calif., and the assets of Air Tuf Products Inc., a manufacturer of header...

Almatis expands sales organization in China.(Business News)
March 1, 2005... Almatis, a leader in full-line, high-performance alumina products, expanded its Asian sales organization by opening new sales offices in Shanghai and Kaifeng, Hennan Province. Xiaomin Xu will lead the Shanghai office, and Chen Hao will lead the...

HVAC Portable Systems changes name.(Business News)
March 1, 2005... HVAC Portable Systems Inc. (Houston, Tex.), a subsidiary of the Carrier Corp., changed its company name to Carrier Rental Systems. The goal of the name change was to leverage the strength of its parent company and HVAC Portable Systems'...

Hydropulsor and Gasbarre host compaction press demonstration.(Business News)
March 1, 2005... Hydropulsor AB (Karlskoga, Sweden) and its U.S. distributor, Gasbarre Products Inc., hosted a demonstration of the third generation of Hydropulsor high-velocity compaction press at Gasbarre's technical facility in Dubois, Pa. A number of powder...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
March 1, 2005... MARCH 20-23 PIM 2005 The International Conference on the Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics and Carbides, Doubletree Hotel Mission Valley, San Diego, Calif., sponsored by Innovative Material Solutions Inc.; tel: 814-867-1140; fax:...

Be aware of the 'fine print' in the science of metallurgy of induction hardening: Part 1; Certain metallurgical phenomena and principles of heat treatment frequently are incorrectly assumed or improperly used in the application of induction hardening.(Induction Heat Treating)
March 1, 2005... In many aspects of our lives today, we are reminded to read the "fine print" contained in manuals, disclosures, warrantees, instructions, etc., so that we don't miss important information. There also is important information that is often...

Vacuum furnace technology in gear heat treatment's future: one of the major reasons for the growth of vacuum carburizing in gear manufacturing is the need to integrate heat treating equipment on the shop floor and into the production flow of the manufacturing process.(Vacuum/Surface Treating)
March 1, 2005... Vacuum and atmosphere carburizing are the preferred process choices for the heat treatment of gears. As companies consider which technology to invest in for the future, both technologies continue to be analyzed with respect to their respective...

In-process monitoring equipment in heat treatment today: monitoring both product and furnace temperature uniformity using in-process monitoring equipment can have major benefits in terms of improved product quality and process optimization.(Process Control & Instrumentation)
March 1, 2005... High volume production in heat treatment facilities today lends itself to continuous heat treatment techniques. Gear shafts, axles, steel coils, and many other products are heat treated in continuous pusher or roller hearth furnaces or...

Metal dusting causes HRA headaches: unscheduled stoppage of production due to a catastrophic form of materials degradation known as metal dusting costs the heat treating and petrochemical industries millions of dollars each year.(Heat & Corrosion Resistant Materials/Composites)(Heat resistant alloys)
March 1, 2005... Metal dusting is a phenomenon that typically results in premature failure of components with accompanying high-repair costs and loss of production. It is not known why one shop will find it to be a serious problem and another, even within the...

Commercial heat treat capabilities directory.
March 1, 2005... If you need heat treating services, the following pages should prove quite valuable. Each year, Industrial Heating publishes the most comprehensive commercial heat treating database available in the industry. This 2005 edition is divided into...

Ellwood National Forge Company: unique vertical heat treating capabilities.(Technology Spotlight)
March 1, 2005... Ellwood National Forge Co. (ENF) was formed January 31, 2003 after the Ellwood Group Inc. acquired the assets of National Forge Co. ENF's experienced employees create products for a wide range of highly specialized applications, including those...

Commercial Induction Heat Treating Lab: Alpha 1 Induction Service Center.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Commercial Induction Heat Treating Lab has machines from 10 to 300 kW and 3 to 450 kHz. This includes our new 3-10 kHz and 450 kHz, both 300 kW, 60 inch dual scanner with a 600 lb max. spindle weight. Contact Tom Learman or Sean Buechner; Tel:...

Mesh Belt Furnace Systems: Can-Eng Furnaces.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE )
March 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...

Induction heating systems & applications: Electroheat Technologies, LLC.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Brochure includes induction heating equipment designed for a diverse range of applications including heat treating, accelerated austenitizing, brazing, bonding, melting, pre-forming, welding, semi-solid forming, glass melting, heat sealing,...

Vacuum furnace selection guide: G-M Enterprises.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... 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 of Vacuum Furnaces", Phone: 909-340-4646. ...

Thermal processing systems: Harper International.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Designs and builds custom thermal processing systems. Systems are engineered after a detailed review of each customer's specific process requirements. Process development for new technologies is evaluated at the Harper Technology Center with...

General purpose induction heating power supply: Inductoheat.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... STATIPOWER[R]SP16 is a transistorized power supply designed to match multi-turn coils (400-200V). Frequencies of 3, 10, 30 and 50 kHz are available on models from 25-1200kW. A wide variety of heating coils can be properly matched with built-in...

Ipsen on-top: Ipsen International, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Issue No. 2.2004 presents efficiency improvements through integrated heat treating systems including concepts linking soft and hard machining with heat treatment such as: inline integration; linked automatic operating furnace system...

Furnaces/thermal process systems: Kleenair Products Co.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Has released an exciting new product brochure featuring custom designed furnaces and thermal process systems. A diverse product line includes High Temperature Carbottom Furnaces, Tip-Ups, Box, Pushers, Roller Hearths, Kilns, Incinerators, and...

Precision furnaces and ovens: L & L Special Furnace.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... L & L Special Furnace Company's 32-page catalog details many features and specifications for it's unique line of high temperature equipment. The company specializes in fulfilling our customer's requirements for Precision Furnaces and ovens. We...

Heat treating equipment: Nitrex Metal Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 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...

Heat treat and quench systems: O'Brien & Gere.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... O'Brien & Gere offers fully integrated heat treat and quench systems for batch and continuous processes. Systems range in size from batch processing 24 ft. long bar stock bundles to continuous processing of 1.5 in. dia. bearing races. Contact...

Induction heating: Pillar Induction Company.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 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;...

Thermal processing ovens: Precision Quincy Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Literature features gas and electric walk-in batch ovens with work areas 96 to 360 cu. ft. and maximum temperatures of 1000[degrees]F (538[degrees]C) and 1250[degrees]F (676[degrees]C). Every model features horizontal/vertical air flow with...

Batch temper furnace: Premier Furnace Specialists.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Introducing the innovative natural gas fired batch temper furnace. This modernistic equipment incorporates a direct ignited fixed air burner with a modular style gas train. Attention to detail when designing operation of the door and guide rail...

Batch furnaces: Pyradia Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Standard series and custom built heavy-duty furnaces are designed for intense, continuous use, and are insulated with the best refractories to minimize heat up and cool down times. Our furnaces offer remarkable performance, long service life...

Metal stress relieving/tempering: Pyromaitre.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Pyromaitre has developed a process and equipment to stress relieve spring wire at very high speed. It is approved for automotive valve springs in America. The Pyro process is designed to be fast, precise and reject-free. Also developed is the...

Vacuum Carburizing Furnaces: SECO/WARWICK Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Introducing V-405, which outlines SECO/WARWICK's Vacuum Carburizing Furnace Systems with FineCarb[TM] Control Systems. These furnaces produce excellent finished product results at a very affordable cost. Visit our website at...

Heat treating furnaces: S.M. Engineering Co.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... From economical 6' tabletop models, to customized 80' units, we offer an extensive line of atmosphere conserving brazing and heat treating furnaces with quality components and digital microprocessors. S.M. Engineering Co., 83 Chestnut St., No....

Vacuum furnace replacement hot zones: Solar Manufacturing.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Engineers of replacement hot zones for vacuum furnaces that are thermally efficient, technically advanced and durable. Our standard design features 2 inch WDF grade graphite felt, Flex Shield hot face, curved graphite heating elements, tapered...

Thermal processing systems: Surface Combustion, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Brochure introduces our company, as well as our overall capabilities in providing one of the most diverse product offerings in the thermal processing industry. Our capabilities also include a wide array of aftermarket services and support...

Induction heating equipment: Tech Induction.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 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...

Exothermic gas generators: Thermo Transfer Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Brochure describes and lists standard sizes of its generators. Capabilities also include manufacturing Co-generators, Endothermic generators and Ammonia Dissociators and servicing all types of generators. Thermo Transfer Inc., 1601 Miller...

Industrial ovens: Thermal Product Solutions.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Gruenberg's 8-page brochure provides an overview of bench, conveyor, cabinet, laboratory, top-loading and truck ovens, each available in an array of standard sizes and custom configurations. Temperature uniformity, airflow and how to specify...

Industrial heating equipment: Trent, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Custom-made, electrically heated equipment for commercial and industrial applications is summarized in Trent's product bulletin. Includes ovens, furnaces, Folded and Formed[R] Heating elements and racks, duct heaters, kettles, melters, jackets,...

Vacuum furnaces: VAC AERO International Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... A new Corporate Brochure describes the complete range of products and services offered by VAC AERO International Inc. Included are details on VAC AERO's expertise in heat treating and brazing, furnace manufacturing, turbine component overhaul...

Vacuum furnaces: Vacuum Furnace Systems Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 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...

Heat processing systems: Wellman Thermal.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Wellman Furnace has over 100 years of experience in designing, manufacturing and the installation of heat processing systems worldwide, specializing in continuous or batch process, small or large load, long or short cycle, fixed or variable...

Quenchants: Dow Chemical Company.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... UCON[TM] XL Quenchants are described in a free technical bulletin available from Dow. This new family of non-nitrite-containing quenching fluids provides superior corrosion protection for a variety of metals, including steel, iron, aluminum,...

Polymer quenchant: Heatbath Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Polyquench 15XN is the first non-sticky polymer quenchant. Engineered for induction and direct hardening applications; suitable for immersion or spray application. Brochure includes useful cooling response curves, viscosity vs. concentration,...

For FREE brochures from this month's advertisers, visit www.IHadinfo.cc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 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...

Furnaces, ovens, lab equipment: Park Thermal International (1996) Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 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...

SBS & Houghton alliance: SBS Corporation.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... SBS Corporation and Houghton International's new alliance is described. SBS, an international leader in quench process control and Houghton International, an international leader in chemical management and supply, have joined forces to promote...

Endothermic gas coolers: SBS Corporation.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... End-O-Therm Atmosphere Generator Coolers use air instead of water to cool endothermic atmospheres. As the gas exits the retort it is passed through a series of stainless steel finned tubes. A propeller fan blows air over the outside of the...

Quench Air Oil Coolers: SBS Corporation.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... QUENCH AIR OIL COOLERS use air to cool quench oil instead of water, so operators never have to worry about dangerous, undetected water leaks in their heat exchangers. QUENCH AIRS can help minimize maintenance costs, reduce installation costs,...

Oil filtration: SBS Corporation.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Smart Filters with Aqua-Sense offer continuous oil filtration while reporting critical oil moisture levels important to metallurgical consistency while also serving as a first line of defense against dangerous water migration into quench tanks....

Polymer quenchants: Tenaxol, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Brochure describes UCON[R] polymer quenchants. Presents operational principles of inverse liquid organic polymers and how they function in the quenching process for steel and aluminum alloys. Tenaxol, Inc., 5801 W. National Ave., Milwaukee, WI...

Flame hardening processes: California Surface Hardening, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Flame hardening is the most versatile of all the surface heat treating processes. With over 35 years of flame hardening experience, we have the knowledge and the capability to accommodate all of your flame surface hardening requirements. For...

Heat-treating services: Jasco Heat Treating, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Offers two large salt bath lines, as well as two 60" X 60" Vacuum Furnaces, 2 and 6 Bar Pressure Quenching, for piece work or large production runs. Now offering 6 Carburizing Lines and Zinc Phosphating. NADCAP Certified as well as...

Universal digital controller: Athena Controls.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 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...

Ceramic refractories: Du-Co Ceramics Co.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Du-Co Ceramics Co. is an ISO-9002 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 where...

Heating elements/sources: Micropyretics Heaters International, Inc. (MHI).(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... Three comprehensive handbooks offer information on energy savings & thermal treatment by different heat sources. MHI is an integrated manufacturer of the convective Airtorch[TM], Batch, Continuous and Atmosphere furnaces and molybdenum...

Protective casing: Universal Metal Hose.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
March 1, 2005... On-line catalog of Universal's metal hose products including stainless stell casing and armor for thermocouple leads, fiber optics and control cables. Extra floppy, high tensile strength and bend restrictor configurations. Universal...

Inductoheat[R], an Inductotherm Group Co.: transistorized induction heating power supplies.(LITERATURE FEATURE)
March 1, 2005... The STATIPOWER[R] SP16, described in this new brochure from Inductoheat[R] (Madison Heights, Mich.) is designed to match multi-turn coils (400 to 2000 V) that are used for hardening, tempering, tube heating, crystal growing, brazing, wire and...

Product handbook.(TECHNICAL LITERATURE)
March 1, 2005... Action Instruments (Leesburg, Va.), a division of Eurotherm, published a new 350-p Product Handbook, volume 17, 2005 edition. The handbook is published in the original Action style, rich with application notes, technical tips, engineering data...

Abrasive blast catalog.(TECHNICAL LITERATURE)
March 1, 2005... International Surface Preparation (Houston, Tex.) published its 2005 Abrasive Blast Equipment, Parts and Accessories Catalog. The 120-p catalog is a user-friendly tool that will help customers identify part numbers for easier and more accurate...