Industrial Heating articles from October 2002

Industrial Heating archives from October 2002

A fascinating future. (Editorial).(materials, manufacturing technology and workplace environment projections)(Editorial)
October 1, 2002... In case you were wondering what the future holds in the areas of materials/manufacturing technology and the workplace environment, here is a sampling of what some prognosticators are predicting over the next decade or so. * Using...

Keeping horsemen at Bay. (Federal Triangle).(World Summit on Sustainable Development conference)(Column)
October 1, 2002... There was some good news from the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) conference completed in early September in Johannesburg, neglected news that barely appeared in U.S. mainstream media. To the chagrin of liberal, TV talking-heads,...

Modeling helps improve heat-resistant coatings. (Trends).
October 1, 2002... Purdue University (West Lafayette, Ind.) researchers developed a computer model to help engineers design better thermal-barrier coatings (TBCs) used to enable jet engines to run at higher temperatures, last longer and perform better. According...

Minimizing hazardous waste liability: it has everything to do with planning, process and control. (Environmental & Safety Issues).(Column)
October 1, 2002... When reviewing the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) enforcement history, properly managing hazardous waste continues to be an area of great interest. A recent example occurred on August 5, 2002. Fifteen businesses and...

Sun Steel Treating Inc. (MTI Profiles).
October 1, 2002... Sun Steel Treating (SST) Inc. is nestled in a small town not far from Detroit, Mich., and is one of the largest heat-treating sources for salt bath hardening and Ionitriding[R] in the U.S. Founded in 1958 by George Moore, the company is...

Maxon Corp. (IHEA Profiles).
October 1, 2002... Maxon Corp. was founded in 1916 by the three Maxon brothers, H.R., John and Jack, in Muncie, Ind. The brothers came to Muncie from Gallipolis, Ohio because of the great abundance of natural gas reserves in the Muncie area. Although natural gas...

Mesh-belt retrofit reduces maintenance costs, increases productivity. (Problem Solver).
October 1, 2002... Solution: Delphi Harrison engineers contacted Seco/Warwick to help resolve the situation. Seco/Warwick offered a solution of replacing the existing pintle chain style conveyor belt with a mesh belt. With the high production requirements of...

AVS 49th International Symposium.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado Technology and Exhibition Hours: Tuesday, November 5, 2002: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2002: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, November 7, 2002: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00...

Boeing Apache Longbows purchase planned. (New Facilities and Technology).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Kuwait's ministry of defense has signed a letter of offer and acceptance with the U.S. Dept. of Defense for the purchase of 16 AH-64D Apache Longbow combat helicopters. With the signing of the agreement, Kuwait becomes the seventh international...

Vacuum carburizing technology introduced. (New Facilities and Technology).(Surface Combustion Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... A new vacuum carburizing technology, which will be commercially known as VringCarb, has been introduced by Surface Combustion Inc, Maumee, Ohio. The process is performed at low pressure in a vacuum furnace using a high-purity napthene...

Low-cost titanium alloy ingots planned. (New Facilities and Technology).(by National Center for Excellence in Metalworking Technology, RMI Titanium, U.S. Army)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The National Center for Excellence in Metalworking Technology (NGEMT), RMI Titanium and the U.S. Army are teaming up to develop a plasma arc cold hearth melting (PAM) process to melt and cast titanium alloy (Ti-6A1-4V) into high-quality...

Vacuum Furnace sold. (New Facilities and Technology).(Vacuum Furnace Systems sells vacuum furnace to Eaton's Aeroquip Group)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Vacuum Furnace Systems (VFS), Souderton, Pa., sold an external quench, 2-bar vacuum furnace to Eaton's Aeroquip Group. The furnace operates on a closed-loop water system, which decreases the potential for rust in the cooling jackets and...

American Brazing installs GM vacuum furnace. (New Facilities and Technology).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... American Brazing, Willoughby, Ohio, a division of Paulo Products Co., installed a 10-bar vacuum furnace manufactured by G-M Enterprises, Corona, Calif. The furnace has a high-pressure, 10-bar Argon-quench and a 42 in. x 42 in. x 60 in. (1,067 x...

Engine sensors contract awarded. (New Facilities and Technology).(to AMETEK Aerospace)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... AMETEK Aerospace, Paoli, Pa., has been selected to provide a suite of eight engine sensors to Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, Conn., for the jet engine that will power Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The suite, which will...

Engineering development center opened. (New Facilities and Technology).(GKN Aerospace North America Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... GKN Aerospace North America Inc. opened a new engineering development center in Meriden, Conn., that develops a wide range of aerospace components for worldwide customers. Services offered include engineering design, analysis, tool design,...

Quench furnace installed. (New Facilities and Technology).(Therm-Tech of Waukesha Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Therm-Tech of Waukesha Inc. installed a 10-bar high-pressure quench furnace with an advanced computer control system for its commercial heat treat operation in Wisconsin. The furnace, manufactured by Seco/Warwick Corp., Meadville, Pa., has a 36...

Power supply order placed. (New Facilities and Technology).(VAC AERO International Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... VAC AERO International Inc., Oakville, Ontario, Canada, placed an order for a 70 kW FCS-2000 power supply from Magnetic Specialties Inc. for testing in its Oakville heat-treating operation. The FCS-2000 has operation at 95% power factor...

Reheating furnace contract awarded. (New Facilities and Technology).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Nanjing Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd. (NISCO) selected Stein Heurtey, associated with its Chinese joint venture company, SH/MECC, to supply a 240 t/h reheating furnace. VAI (UK) will supply the continuous caster and hot rolling mill and Siemens...

Roller hearth furnace contract awarded. (New Facilities and Technology).(Bricmont Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Bricmont Inc., Canonsburg, Pa., has been awarded a contract to supply a second tunnel roller hearth furnace to heat slabs for the new Super Thin Sheet and Strip Project of Hunan Valin Iron & Steel Group, Lianyuan Works, Loudi, China. The...

Calcining furnace upgraded. (New Facilities and Technology).(HED International)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... HED International, Ringoes, N.J., commissioned an upgrade of a calcining furnace in Charleston, S.C. with the addition of a new combustion system, a ceramic muffle, PLC and touchscreen control panel. According to HED, the newly upgraded furnace...

Compaction press installed. (New Facilities and Technology).(Chicago Powdered Metal Products Co.'s press from Cincinnati Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Chicago Powdered Metal Products Co., Shiller Park, Ill., is in the process of installing a powered die change compacting press from Cincinnati Inc. The press incorporates an EL-TEMPT[TM] warm compaction system, robotic part removal and a triple...

Annealing plant contract awarded. (New Facilities and Technology).(Dalian Jin Niu Co. Ltd. awarded LOI Thermprocess GmbH a contract for a HPH bell-type annealing plant )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Dalian Jin Niu Co. Ltd. awarded LOI Thermprocess GmbH, Essen, Germany, a contract for a HPH bell-type annealing plant for its heat treatment of rolled wire at its facility in Dalian, China. LOI will supply a total of eight annealing bases, five...

Simulation system ordered. (New Facilities and Technology).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The University of Bremen, Germany, ordered a Gleeble physical simulation system for graduate studies and cooperative research programs with industry. It will be used to examine the behavior of bearing steels and case hardening steels during...

Cooling system contract awarded. (New Facilities and Technology).(Thyssen Krupp Stahl in contract with SMS Demag for renewal of the cooling system computer and provision of the control systems)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Thyssen Krupp Stahl in Germany has awarded SMS Demag an order for the renewal of the cooling system computer and provision of the control systems in its heavy-plate mill in Duisburg, Huttenheim. The order includes the supply of software and...

Danaher Corp. agrees to acquire Raytek. (Organizational Developments).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Danaher Corp., Washington, D.C., has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Raytek Corp., headquartered in Santa Cruz, Calif., for approximately $75 million. Under the agreement, Raytek, with 2001 revenues exceeding $50 million, will...

Invensys sells Sensor Systems business to Honeywell. (Organizational Developments).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Invensys plc, headquartered in London, has agreed to sell its Invensys Sensor Systems business to Honeywell for a net cash consideration of $394 million, representing gross consideration of $415 million less certain retained liabilities and...

Solar Atmospheres acquires MSi, forms new company. (Organizational Developments).(forms a new company, Solar Atmospheres Manufacturing Inc. )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., formed a new company, Solar Atmospheres Manufacturing Inc. The initial division of Solar Manufacturing results from the acquisition of Magnetic Specialties Inc. (MSi). Bruce Ruhr, an electrical engineer and...

Dana Corp. acquires European driveshaft operation. (Organizational Developments).(acquires GKN Ayra Cardan, S.A)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Dana Corp., Toledo, Ohio, acquired GKN Ayra Cardan, S.A., a Spanish driveshaft manufacturing facility. The facility, which wil1 be known as Spicer Ayra Cardan, currently supplies products for Nissan/Renault, Suzuki and Mitsubishi. The...

Praxair enters joint venture in Belgium. (Organizational Developments).(Praxair-Soudobeam to manufacture steel-refining equipment)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., formed a joint venture in Belgium to manufacture steel-refining equipment. The new business, to be named Praxair-Soudobeam, produces specialized gas injectors for the steelmaking industry and will integrate the...

Yakogawa systems Division moves Headquarters to Huston. (Organizational Developments).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Yokogawa Corp. of America will move its Systems Division Headquarters From Atlanta, Georgia to Houston, Texas in order to focus on its core hydrocarbon markets such as oil, gas, petrochemical and chemicals. The North American headquarters will...

Fuchs lubricants receives supplier award. (Organizational Developments).
October 1, 2002... Fuchs Europe Schmierstoffe GmbH, Mannheim, Germany, has been ranked among the top ten suppliers to DaimlerChrysler facilities in Germany. The distinction, awarded for the first time by DaimlerChrysler in this particular format, was based on an...

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 1, 2002... Conferences and Expositions NOVEMBER 4-8 AVS 49th International Symposium, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Co., sponsored by AVS-The Science and Technology Society. For more information, contact AVS by phone: 212-248-0200; by fax:...

SCR power controls provide reliable industrial electric heating: by following the few simple steps provided here, an SCR power control can give superior performance with minimal maintenance costs for many years. (Process Control & Instrumentation).
October 1, 2002... Equipment manufacturers and maintenance engineers need a reliable, flexible approach to controlling electric-heating processes in today's competitive, cost-conscious industrial environment. SCR (silicon controlled rectifier) power control...

New technology is the next step in vacuum carburizing. (Vacuum/Surface Treatments).(Surface Combustion Inc.)
October 1, 2002... A new vacuum carburizing technology uses a high-purity hydrocarbon compound and a precision controlled liquid injection delivery system to yield repeatable, high-quality results over a wide range of process variables. A new vacuum...

Hot-zone design flexibility handles specific processing needs. (Sintering/Powder Metallurgy).
October 1, 2002... Many applications require unique furnace design approaches to meet operational needs for quality and productivity. Hot-zone design is especially important to optimize production efficiency. Thermal processing plays an important role in many...

Why do heat-resistant alloys fail? (Heat & Corrosion Resistant Materials/Composites).
October 1, 2002... Carbide precipitation gives heat-resistant alloys their high-temperature strength. However, strength can deteriorate at an accelerated pace if operating temperatures are higher than those recommended for specific alloys. The main...

IH captive heat treat 200. (IH Captive Heat 200).
October 1, 2002... It is estimated that 90% of the total volume of heat treatments and thermal processes are conducted by captive hear treaters. Who are these major captive heat treaters? The answer to this question is somewhat elusive since there is no way to...

Metal hot-zone furnaces. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Centorr Vacuum Industries Based on the company's Workhorse[R] metal hot zone design, the MIM-Vac furnaces has design improvements specific for use with MIM feedstock, including molybdenum hot zones with integrally designed gas-plenum...

Power supply. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... IHS, an Inductotherm Group Co. The UNIPOWER solid-state power supply is a bench-top system with a unitized single module system, which has a quick-change inductor coil that simultaneously disconnects power and cooling circuits. Ratings vary...

Car-bottom furnace. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... The Grieve Corp. No. 789 furnace is electrically heated to 1800[degrees]F (980[degrees]C) for use in stress relieving short metal shafts. Workspace dimensions measure 36 in. wide x 80 in. deep x 36 in. high 915 x 2,030 x 915 mm), which...

Hybrid controller. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Honeywell Industrial Measurement and Control The HC900 hybrid controller is an advanced process and logic controller with data acquisition. A large screen, factory-floor operator interface provides users with local trending and data...

Elevator quench furnaces. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Lucifer Furnaces Inc. The protective atmosphere elevator quench furnaces combine preheat section, hardening chamber, cooling vestibule and quench tank in one integrated unit. The furnaces, which are designed for 2100[degrees]F...

Dew point analyzer. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Super Systems Inc. The DP3000 portable, low-range dew point analyzer measures dew point readings for nitrogen, argon and hydrogen atmospheres used in most vacuum furnace operations, and nitrogen/hydrogen applications used in the powder...

Loop controller. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... TRIADx The Furnace Master JR 3-loop controller incorporates a 3-gas analyzer and recipe programmer in a single package. It can be used for new equipment or as an upgrade for batch and continuous furnaces for carburizing, carbonitriding and...

Gas burner. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Wayne Combustion Systems The EHG gas burner is capable of firing either LP or natural gas at a range of 425,000 to 700,000 Btu/hr. The burners are suitable for use in most commercial and light industrial applications. Info # 267 or...

Thermal imager. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Land Instruments International The Cyclops PPM+ handheld thermal imager uses an uncooled 320 x 240 pixel, long wavelength, focal plane array detector, giving a temperature resolution better than 0.1[degrees]C at 30[degrees]C, and operates...

Atmosphere/vacuum transducer. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... MKS Instruments Inc. - HPS Products The HPS[R] Series 902 Absolute Piezo includes a Piezo sensor with an integrated control circuit, digital communications, analog output and a setpoint as standard features for process control. Digital...

Remote monitor. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Watlow Electric Mfg. Co. The EM Gateway allows users to monitor and control processes remotely through PCs with Ethernet connections. The system enables users to perform control operations, such a process monitoring, making setpoint...

Modular heater. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Kanthal The Kanthal High Power Reflector is a compact, fiber-insulated modular heater designed for use in the foundry and metal processing industries. Each module consists of Kanthal Super heating elements set into ceramic fiber and...

Temperature transmitters. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Yokogawa Corp. of America The YTA series of temperature transmitters include a "hockey-puck" style head mount transmitter, a smart single input transmitter, a high-end transmitter that handles curve matching, and a multivariate model that...

Tactile sensor. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Sensor Products Inc. The Xsensor electronic tensile force and pressure-indicating sensor allows real-time measurement of how force is disbursed between any two contacting or mating surfaces. It is suitable for applications where pressure...

Programming interface. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Mitutoyo America Corp. The CheckMate 6000 CAD/CMM programming interface is designed for off-line programming of the company's coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). It is fully integrated with GEOMeasure[TM] CMM software system to support...

Ceramic insulation. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... ZIR CAR Refractory Composites Inc. Refractory Sheet Type RSA moldable is a ceramic fiber reinforced wet blanket insulation that contains no asbestos and can be easily formed into a wide variety of simple and complex shapes. Drying results...

Digital indicator. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Vespo Marketing Assoc. The SD16 multi-input indicator comes with a built-in thermocouple, RTD and voltage ranges, or scaleable 42MADC. The faceplate is dust and drip proof, while the display is oversized (0.79 in., or 20 mm high). It...

Air plasma cutting system. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Thermal Dynamics The Cutmaster[TM] 38 3/8-in. (9 mm) cutting system provides 30 amps of output current for faster cutting capability and greater bevel and pierce capability. Its power provides longer arc length for increased visibility,...

Rotary shot-peening system. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Guyson Corp. Model RSSA-8 shot-peening system has controls for shot peening of aircraft and automotive components. Rotation or radial indexing is synchronized with the motion of the automatic machine's multiple-axis nozzle manipulator,...

Mass flow controller. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Burkert USA The Type 8712 mass flow controller (MFC) incorporates CMOSens [TM] technology, enabling sensing of the smallest amounts of gas flow. It outputs measured values with accuracy of [+ or -]1% of reading and [+ or -]0.5% fullscale....

Infrared camera. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... FLIR Systems The ThermaCAM E2 IR camera finds and documents faults in electronic components, assemblies, and mechanical systems. The camera features an uncooled microbolometer IR detector that produces highly sensitive thermal images that...

Voltage insulation tester. (New Products).(product information for Extech Instruments' tester)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Extech Instruments Model 380375 autoranging insulation tester performs insulation resistance measurements to 250G[OMEGA] with four test voltages (500V, 1kV, 2.5kV and 4kV), 1k[OMEGA] resolution and [+ or -]3.0% basic accuracy. Measurements...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
October 1, 2002... On page 47 of the August 2002 issue of Industrial Heating, we stated that the premix gas burner from Wayne Combustion Systems has an efficiency of 20,000 to 70,000 Btu/hr. It should have read that the burner has a firing range of 20,000 to...

Can-Eng names product manager. (Personnel Changes).(Tim Donofrio, new product manager of aluminum equipment)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Tim Donofrio has been promoted to product manager of aluminum equipment for Can-Eng Furnaces, Niagara Falls, N.Y. after four years of successful promotion and sales of the company's custom furnace products. Prior to joining Can-Eng, Mr....

Inductoheat appoints managers. (Personnel Changes).(Karrie Dollinger, new manager of customer relations; Norm Dyer, new spare parts manager)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Karrie Dollinger has been promoted to manager of customer relations for Inductoheat Inc., Madison Heights, Mich. She is responsible for addressing customer needs and concerns, after-sales follow up to evaluate and enhance the company's service...

BTU fills posts. (Personnel Changes).(Mark R. Rosenzweig, new president and CEO of BTU International)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Mark R. Rosenzweig has succeeded Paul J. van der Wansem as president and CEO of BTU International, North Billerica, Mass. Mr. van der Wansem continues with the company as chairman of the board of the directors. Mr. Rosenzweig joins BTU from The...

Phoenix Induction adds sales positions. (Personnel Changes).(Robert Van Aken, Dennis O'Hare and Bill Garrison, new regional sales, service representatives)
October 1, 2002... Phoenix Induction Corp., South Lyon, Mich., added three regional sales/service representatives: Robert Van Aken, based in Jackson, Mich., handles the Michigan territory; Dennis O'Hare, based in Youngstown, Ohio, handles the Northeast; and Bill...

Concoa expands management team. (Personnel Changes).(Keith McGrath, George Lindley and Lee Hiner, new district managers)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Concoa, Virginia Beach, Va., appointed three district managers to support the spread of its precision gas pressure and flow control equipment and distribution systems into new industrial, specialty gas and medical arena. Keith McGrath has been...

Alcoa announces management changes. (Personnel Changes).(Galdino Claro, new president of Alcoa China)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., appointed Galdino Claro to the newly created position of president for Alcoa China. He is responsible for the company's eight operations in China, as well as its newly acquired Korean company, Changwon Precision...