Industrial Heating articles from November 2007

Industrial Heating archives from November 2007

Fuel change--choices and consequences.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
November 1, 2007... As of late, it seems everyone is seeking change. Change can certainly be a good thing, but there are times when change--for change sake--is not good. Research for our recent editorials on global warming and China have provoked thought in this...

Industry-health myths, unions and bad management.(FEDERAL TRIANGLE)
November 1, 2007... Recently, a reader of this column wrote to complain about the ill health of the U.S. manufacturing industry due to foreign competition. I reminded him that survival belongs to those who adapt by changing. And that started me thinking about U.S....

How to move molecules in vacuum systems Part one: mechanical and booster pumps.(THE HEAT TREAT DOCTOR)
November 1, 2007... In order to create a vacuum within a closed container, or vessel, we need to remove the molecules of air and other gases that reside inside by means of a pump. The vacuum vessel and pumps (mechanical, booster, diffusion, holding) together with...

Electricity deregulation--is competition the answer?(ENVIRONMENTAL & SAFETY ISSUES)
November 1, 2007... Be careful what you ask for... you just might get it. Just ask the coalition of Industrial Energy Users in Ohio. In the late 1990s, they lobbied hard for electricity deregulation. As a result, Ohio Senate Bill 3 was passed in 1999, which...

Phoenix Heat Treating: a four-generation heat-treating company.(MTI PROFILE)(Company overview)
November 1, 2007... Over one century of experience and four generations of family ownership. These are just two vital characteristics that make Phoenix Heat Treating (PHT) the successful heat-treating business it is today. PHT got its start in the early...

Rolled Alloys: global supplier of specialty metals.(IHEA PROFILE)
November 1, 2007... Rolled Alloys was founded on the introduction of wrought RA330 alloy as a replacement for cast HT alloy in the commercial heat-treat industry. Since this introduction in 1953, the company has enjoyed continuous growth through the expansion of...

Red hot--up close and personal.(NOW YOU KNOW: Thermal Processing & Metals in Everyday Life)
November 1, 2007... Who has a more personal connection to high-temperature metals processing than the blacksmith? Do you think blacksmiths no longer exist? Think again. This field is experiencing a bit of a resurgence as people look for a craft with an artistic...

IQ furnace system.(Equipment News)
November 1, 2007... Can-Eng Furnaces, Global Furnace Systems Group, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., will supply a 30-inch x 36-inch x 48-inch integral quench (IQ) furnace with companion charge car, post wash, two tempers and ENDO gas generator to the Serov Mechanical...

Heat-treatment facility.(Equipment News)(Schmolz und Bickenbach and Ipsen)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Ipsen received a contract from Schmolz + Bickenbach Mexico, S.A. de C.V. for heat-processing equipment for a new commercial heat-treatment facility to be built in Queretaro, Mexico. The scope of supply includes two TurboTreater 12-bar...

High-technology furnace.(Equipment News)
November 1, 2007... Alcan Engineered Products inaugurated a technologically advanced horizontal furnace at its Aerospace, Transportation and Industry (ATI) division's Sierre facility in Switzerland. The new $10.5 million furnace will increase Sierre's capacity and...

Pusher-type furnaces.(Equipment News)
November 1, 2007... EBNER has received an order from Alcoa for two state-of-the-art HICON[R] pusher-type furnaces to be used at its Tennessee operations. The furnaces will be used to preheat and homogenize aluminum ingots before the hot-rolling process. The ingots...

Heat-treatment furnaces.(Equipment News)
November 1, 2007... LOI Thermprocess has received an order from Seissenschmidt AG for a new roller hearth furnace and a chamber furnace for the normalizing of low-alloy forgings at its plant in Hungary. Seissenschmidt produces precision components for the...

Vacuum degasser.(Equipment News)
November 1, 2007... Core Furnace Systems (CORE) recently completed the successful start-up of a new 160-ton twin-tank vacuum degasser at IPSCO's Montpelier, Iowa, facility. The vacuum degasser will be used to reduce the hydrogen content of the liquid steel,...

Hydrogen generation units.(Equipment News)
November 1, 2007... H2Gen Innovations of Alexandria, Va., announced the sale of two HGM 2000 on-site hydrogen generation units to EBNER Industrieofenbau GmbH. The units will be installed at Egyptian Iron and Steel Company (EISCO) in Cairo, Egypt, to supply...

Control system.(Equipment News)
November 1, 2007... Super Systems Inc. (SSi) of Cincinnati, Ohio, developed, manufactured and supplied a complete automated nitriding control system that was installed by Euclid Heat Treating of Cleveland, Ohio. The nitriding system includes all the necessary...

Liquefier.(Equipment News)
November 1, 2007... A new liquefier to be built by Air Products will generate an additional 400 metric tons per day of industrial gases to meet growing demand in Polish manufacturing sectors. The new liquefier will be located at the company's Kedzierzyn facility...

Dual-line tunnel roller-hearth furnace.(Equipment News)
November 1, 2007... Bricmont, Inc. of Canonsburg, Pa., has been awarded a contract to supply a dual-line tunnel roller-hearth furnace to heat slabs for the new thin-strip production line at Dongbu Steel Co. Ltd. (Asan Bay, South Korea). Line 1 is 219.25 meters...

Control systems.(Equipment News)
November 1, 2007... Yokogawa Electric Corporation received an order from Shell Eastern Petroleum to supply control systems for the Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex in Singapore. The delivered systems will include the CENTUM CS 3000 R3 Integrated Production...

Meltshop revamp.(Equipment News)
November 1, 2007... Tenova has been awarded an order relevant to the revamping of the existing meltshop of Mechel's Izhstal OAO plant in Ishvesk, Udmur Republic (Russia). Tenova will supply an electric arc furnace, ladle furnace vacuum degassing station, fume...

Timken to expand aerospace capabilities.(Business News)
November 1, 2007... The Timken Co. has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of The Purdy Corp., a leading precision manufacturer and systems integrator for military and commercial aviation customers, for $200 million. Timken expects the transaction to...

Alcan signs JV for greenfield hot rolling mill.(Business News)(Alcan Inc. signs joint venture with Dingsheng Aluminium Ltd.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Alcan signed a joint venture agreement with Dingsheng Aluminium, a privately owned Chinese foil producer, to set up a green-field facility in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China. The facility will produce heat-treated aluminum plates for the...

TIMET signs 10-year agreement with UTC.(Business News)
November 1, 2007... TIMET has entered into a new, long-term titanium supply agreement with United Technologies Corp. (UTC) and its Pratt & Whitney, Pratt and Whitney Canada, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and Hamilton Sundstrand operating units. The 10-year...

RTI enters agreement with airbus.(Business News)
November 1, 2007... RTI International Metals has entered into an 11-year agreement to supply metal in various forms to Airbus. The agreement, a deal RTI values at more than $1.1 billion, anticipates that RTI will supply at least 45 million pounds of titanium mill...

UCON fluids & lubricants introduces new quenchants.(Business News)
November 1, 2007... The UCON[TM] Fluids & Lubricants business of The Dow Chemical Company introduced a new generation of quenchant products for the heat-treating industry at the Heat Treat Show in Detroit, Mich. These new polymer-based products, which were...

Alcoa to provide aluminum forgings for F-35.(Business News)
November 1, 2007... Alcoa announced that its Alcoa Power and Propulsion business has been awarded a 10-year, $360 million contract by Lockheed Martin to supply advanced patented 7805 alloy aluminum die forgings for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program....

Republic to invest $12.5 million.(Business News)(Republic Engineered Products Inc.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Republic Engineered Products, Inc. announced it will invest $12.5 million at its Canton operation to install state-of-the-art equipment for producing bottom-poured ingots. With the upgrade the company expects to produce up to 200,000 tons of...

Solar Atmospheres brazes copper electrodes.(Business News)
November 1, 2007... Solar Atmospheres has successfully completed a brazing project for Clayton H. Landis Company of Souderton. Solar had to silver braze 1-inch diameter copper rounds into a copper bar that measured 3.5 inches x 3 inches x 71 inches and weighed 225...

Steel dynamics to build iron-nugget plant.(Business News)
November 1, 2007... Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced that it is moving forward with the Mesabi Nugget iron-making project at Hoyt Lakes, Minn. This plant will be the world's first commercial iron-making facility to use the ITmk3[R] process, which is an iron-nugget...

TK Waupaca starts Tennessee foundry expansion.(Business News)
November 1, 2007... Ductile-iron metalcaster ThyssenKrupp Waupaca Inc. has started construction for a $162 million expansion at its Etowah, Tenn., foundry. The project will add a new state-of-the-art ductile iron production line, which is expected to be fully...

Cessna breaks ground on Georgia expansion.(Business News)
November 1, 2007... Cessna Aircraft Company broke ground on what will be its third building in Columbus, Ga. The company will invest up to $24 million to expand aircraft subassembly work here, including construction of an $11 million facility at Muscogee...

Industrial Heating makes donations to ASM.(Business News)(ASM International N.V.)(Industrial Heating Equipment Association)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Industrial Heating has donated $2,650 to ASM's Materials Education Foundation thanks to the success of the biennial scholarship campaign launched at September's Heat Treat Show in Detroit. As result of the promotion, HydroThrift Corp. is the...

Houghton to merge with affiliate of AEA Investors.(Business News)(Houghton International Inc.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Houghton International (Valley Forge, Pa.), a global manufacturer and supplier of industrial fluids and chemical management services, has entered into an agreement to merge with a newly formed affiliate of AEA Investors LLC, a New York...

United Process Controls now complete.(Business News)
November 1, 2007... On Oct. 5, 2007, Nitrex Metal Inc. of Montreal completed the acquisition of Furnace Control Corp. and Waukee Engineering Co. As previously announced, these companies--along with Nitrex, Process-Electronic and Marathon Monitors--have formed a...

Nanmac Corporation.
November 1, 2007... Nanmac Corporation has opened a sales, engineering and support center in Shanghai, China.

Linde.
November 1, 2007... The integrated BOC Gases and Linde Gas organizations in North America will be branded as Linde, effective immediately.

GKN Aerospace.
November 1, 2007... GKN Aerospace has acquired Teleflex Aerospace Manufacturing Group (TAMG), a leading manufacturer of complex engine components for the aerospace industry.

VAC AERO International.
November 1, 2007... VAC AERO International of Oakville, Ontario, has launched a new website (www.vacaero.com) and monthly newsletter.

Nucor Corp. and The Heritage Group will invest $29 million to create a new company to process waste from two Nucor plants near Blytheville, Ark.
November 1, 2007... Nucor Corp. and The Heritage Group will invest $29 million to create a new company to process waste from two Nucor plants near Blytheville, Ark. The PIZO Operating Co. LLC will process 50,000 tons of electric arc furnace dust from the Nucor...

Olin Corporation.(Olin Corp. signed an agreement with Global Brass and Copper Holdings Inc.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Olin Corporation signed a definitive agreement to sell its Metals business to a subsidiary of Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of KPS Capital Partners, LP, for a purchase price of $400 million. The sale includes all of the...

Industry events.(Calendar)
November 1, 2007... NOVEMBER 13 Industrial Heating's Atmosphere & Quench Systems Best Practices Seminar, presented by Air Products and Surface Combustion--Long Beach, Calif.; web: http://bnpevents.com/ IH/AQS/index.htm. 13-14 ALex 2007, the European...

Nadcap for aerospace success.(SPECIAL FOCUS: Aerospace)(National aerospace and defense contractors accreditation program)
November 1, 2007... Nadcap accreditation is virtually a prerequisite for suppliers to the aerospace industry. Nadcap is the leading worldwide cooperative program of major companies designed to manage a cost-effective consensus approach to special processes and...

Coatings critical to high-performance engines: large growth of the jet-engine market is driven by improvements in efficiency, performance and reduced environmental emissions. Robust blade-coating technology and design allow higher firing temperatures, yielding big benefits.(Vacuum/Surface Treating)
November 1, 2007... The aerospace market has always been a cyclical market, and now is the time to take part in the growth side of the cycle. Growth of the aerospace industry should continue for a number of years, making it a great time for heat treaters to take...

Titanium use in aerospace applications: titanium--first refined less than 100 years ago--appears to have a promising future as an aerospace material. Compatibility with composites and high strength-to-weight ratios help to explain why.(Heat Treating)
November 1, 2007... For many years aircraft designers proposed theoretical designs that could never be built. The need for the "unobtainium" materials--materials that were desired but not yet available--was always the roadblock. These "unobtainium" materials have...

Vacuum induction melting for investment casting: vacuum induction melting produces parts with more optimal chemical and physical characteristics after casting. For this reason, it is possible to cast strategic alloy parts--where weight, durability and precision are of great importance--for the aerospace and electronics industries as well as for inner-body prosthesis.(Melting/Forming/Joining)
November 1, 2007... Current aerospace-market demand is growing every day, so being experienced in vacuum casting is an advantage in Turkey. In order to catch the rapid growth of investment casting technology in the world, GURAR commercialized investment casting...

Benefits from the use of precast-shape technology in refractory linings.(Ceramics & Refractories/Insulation)
November 1, 2007... Precast-refractory-shape technology has become a specialized field within the refractory industry in recent years. As demands increase for greater refractory-lining performance and lower maintenance costs, refractory users are finding that one...

Low-pressure carburizing with oil or gas quench.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ALD Holcroft ModulTherm[R] is a flexible, low-pressure carburizing system. For higher volume tasks, it is available with high-pressure gas quench. For lower volume commercial operations, an oil quench system is...

Heat processing equipment.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BeaverMatic BeaverMatic's new corporate brochure provides an in depth timeline of the company's past and current accomplishments and events, along with detailed descriptions of numerous product installations...

Vacuum furnaces: Solar Manufacturing.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BMI--Vacuum Furnaces BMI designs and manufactures vacuum furnaces for heat treatment and thermo-chemical processes. BMI supplies standard and customized vacuum furnaces for gas and oil quenching, tempering,...

Vacuum technology.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Edwards Edwards is your global partner in vacuum technology offering solutions for your application needs: comprehensive product portfolio; clean, reliable and robust pumping solutions; low cost ownership; global...

Vacuum furnace selection guide.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components)
November 1, 2007... [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...

Vacuum furnace services.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hi-Temp Products Corp. Hi-Temp provides manufacture/recondition/ modification of warranted vacuum furnaces and hot zones; vacuum instrumentation calibration; furnace installations, start-ups and onsite repairs;...

TurboTreater vacuum furnaces.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ipsen, Inc. Ipsen, Inc. provides design, manufacture, and turnkey installation and repair of custom-engineered and standard vacuum heat-treating equipment, process and controls, and aftermarket sales support....

Rotary piston vacuum pumps.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Metallurgical High Vacuum Corporation Three recently introduced new pumps include a 430 CFM model and two 300 CFM models, available with High Pressure Lubrication, Oil Filtration and a full Gauge Package. These...

Roots Pumping Stations.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pfeiffer Vacuum CombiLine[TM] Industrial Roots Pumping Stations are used in pressure ranges from atmosphere to high vacuum. CombiLine is a combination of Roots pumps and components such as: rotary vane, turbo,...

Heat Treating Data Book.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components)
November 1, 2007... [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...

Vacuum furnaces.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components: Heating Elements)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Solar Manufacturing Solar Manufacturing has over 100 combined years of experience in vacuum furnace design. Featured are improved graphite insulation materials, curved graphite heating elements, tapered gas...

Thermal processing systems.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components: Heating Elements)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Surface Combustion, Inc. 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...

Vacuum pumps.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components: Heating Elements)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] United Vacuum United Vacuum is your source for piston pumps and blowers. Our UNI-VAC pumps are drop in replacements for most Stokes models. Pumps are in stock for immediate delivery. We can service your existing...

Vacuum technology.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components: Heating Elements)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Varian, Inc. 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; *...

Industrial gas burners.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Vacuum Furnaces & Components: Heating Elements)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Burner Dynamics, Inc. Burner Dynamics, Inc. designs and manufactures ultra-high-efficiency industrial gas burners that can be retrofitted into existing burner housings. This is the only patented burner design...

Heating elements.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Heating Elements: Induction Heating/Melting Systems & Accessories)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Custom Electric Mfg. Co. For more than 30 years, Custom Electric has offered affordable, high-quality elements for all styles of furnaces and ovens. Our elements are used worldwide by leading manufacturers...

Heating elements: I Squared R Element Co.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Heating Elements: Induction Heating/Melting Systems & Accessories)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I Squared R Element Company has a new four-page product brochure that briefly describes their complete line of Starbar (silicon carbide) and Moly-D (molybdenum disilicide) heating elements. The brochure provides...

Heating elements: Kanthal Heating Systems.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Heating Elements: Induction Heating/Melting Systems & Accessories)
November 1, 2007... [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....

Charging systems and heating elements.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Heating Elements: Induction Heating/Melting Systems & Accessories)
November 1, 2007... [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...

Induction heating equipment.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Heating Elements: Induction Heating/Melting Systems & Accessories)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] East Coast Induction, Inc. ECI has added a full line of high-efficiency, compact, CEIA solid-state generators and accessories to its extensive inventory of rebuilt induction-heating equipment. With over 40 years...

Induction heating.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Heating Elements: Induction Heating/Melting Systems & Accessories)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Huettinger Electronic Huettinger Electronic offers both solid-state and tube-type induction heating generators for a wide variety of applications, including hardening, forging, epitaxy, crystal growing and...

Leading the world in induction-heating technologies.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Heating Elements: Induction Heating/Melting Systems & Accessories)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Inductoheat, An Inductotherm Group Co. Inductoheat's 12-page brochure covers a full range of equipment and services from heat treating and forge heating equipment and our comprehensive metallurgical lab to our...

Inductotherm group brochure.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Heating Elements: Induction Heating/Melting Systems & Accessories)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Inductotherm Group Inductotherm Group, a global leader in melting, thermal processing and production systems for metals and materials, presents this brochure showcasing its engineering strength and organizational...

Induction heating: Pillar Induction Company.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Heating Elements: Induction Heating/Melting Systems & Accessories)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 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...

Induction heating equipment: Tech Induction.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Heating Elements: Induction Heating/Melting Systems & Accessories)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 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...

Batch/continuous retorts.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Miscellaneous)
November 1, 2007... [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...

Specialty alloys.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Miscellaneous)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rolled Alloys Rolled Alloys, the global leader in specialty alloys and headquartered in Temperance, Mich., offers heat- and corrosion-resistant, aerospace and titanium alloys with state-of-the-art processing....

Replacement hot zones.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Miscellaneous)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Schwarzkopf Technologies 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...

Insulation.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Miscellaneous)
November 1, 2007... [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...

Angle and inline valves.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Miscellaneous)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] VAT, Inc. A free brochure detailing VAT's comprehensive line of angle and inline valves is now available. This product line includes standard and customized or integrated solutions to meet customer specifications...

Metallurgy.(TECHNICAL LITERATURE)
November 1, 2007... Steel Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist explains the metallurgy of steel and its heat treatment for non-metallurgists. This 225-page book starts from simple concepts and builds to more complex concepts involved in heat treatment of most all...

Material Mechanics.(TECHNICAL LITERATURE)
November 1, 2007... Principles of Composite Material Mechanics (Second Edition) shows many of the recent developments in the mechanics of composite materials. This 608-page book draws on the decades of teaching and research experience of author Ronald F. Gibson....

Aluminum.(TECHNICAL LITERATURE)
November 1, 2007... Aluminum Recycling and Processing for Energy Conservation and Sustainability provides a detailed overview and fundamental analysis of sustainability issues associated with the aluminum industry. This 220-page book provides a benchmark in...

Vacuum technology.(TECHNICAL LITERATURE)
November 1, 2007... Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum's new full-line catalog is now available. The 960-page volume contains everything to know about vacuum technology and Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum's product line, covering components such as: rotary vane, diaphragm, rotary...

Grinding/polishing machine.(PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2007... Struers The AbraPlan-20 and AbraPol-20 high-capacity grinding and polishing machines are the ideal choice for laboratories performing quality control testing of very large specimens or a high volume of specimens. Both machines have an...

Hardness tester.(PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2007... Proceq The EQUOTIP[R] BAMBINO combines modern electronics with an innovative impact device that integrates the release trigger into the charging mechanism. The stand-alone tester does not require a separate indicating device, cable or PC...

Infrared thermometer.(PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2007... Dwyer Instruments The IR4 infrared thermometer is a dual-function thermometer with laser that offers a wide infrared temperature measurement range and supports K-type thermocouple probes. The IR4 has a temperature range...

Gas-heated conveyor oven.(PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2007... Grieve Corporation No. 830 is a 1200[degrees]F gas-heated belt conveyor oven used for preheating electric motor rotors. It has 800,000 BTU/hr installed in a modulating gas burner, while a 6,000-CFM, 5-HP recirculating blower provides...

Ceramic adhesive.(PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2007... Aremco Products Ceramacast 586 is a zirconium-silicate based, phosphate-bonded, chemically setting ceramic compound ideal for bonding and potting high-temperature electrical components such as infrared heaters, cartridge heaters, gas...