Industrial Heating articles from October 2003

Industrial Heating archives from October 2003

Yellow page power list.(Directory)
October 1, 2003... ALLOYS, BRAZING Vitta Corporation 7 Trowbridge Drive, Bethel, CT 06801 Contact: Jim Jossick; Ph: (203) 790-8155 ext: 309; Fax: (203) 778-6478 Email: jjossick@vitta.com; Website: www.vitta.com Manufacturers of nickel...

Pecking away at Vision 2020.(Editorial)(Editorial)
October 1, 2003... One of the key areas of consideration in developing the Heat Treating Industry 2020 Vision in 1999 was Processes/Materials. The work group examining technology issues established targets of interest including improving energy efficiency,...

Economic indicator.(Editorial)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2003... Economic Indicator as compiled by Industrial Heating for the Termal Processing Industry [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY, PLEASE CONTACT, DOUG GLENN AT...

Culture of arrogance.(Federal Triangle)(Editorial)
October 1, 2003... Sometimes thoughts hang in the back of your mind as pieces of an unknown puzzle that never fit. Then they come together and reveal an image. For the two years since 9/11, it has bothered me terribly that for federal officials there seems...

New Source Review (NSR) reform.(Environmental & Safety Issues)
October 1, 2003... In 1977, Congress added the NSR provisions into the Clean Air Act. The purpose of the NSR was to minimize the administrative rule-making burden by reducing the number of source specific rules, while serving as an air pollution permitting and...

Nitrex Metal Technologies Inc.(MTI Profiles)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2003... Nitrex Metal Technologies (NMT) Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada, is a family-owned and operated company with a strong emphasis on teamwork. It was originally established in 1990 as a joint venture company between H & S Heat Treating, Port...

SECO/WARWICK Corp.: serving American industry for over 100 years.(IHEA Profiles)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2003... SECO/WARWICK Corp. is an innovative, customer-focused global company delivering heat transfer equipment and services with exceptional quality and value. Its product lines include heat-treatment systems for a wide variety of standard and...

Environmental permit issued for mill expansion.(New Facilities and Technology)
October 1, 2003... The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has issued an environmental permit to Steel Dynamics Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., to commence modification and expansion of the bar mill in Pittsboro, Indiana, which was acquired by Steel Dynamics...

Vacuum heat treatment contract awarded.(New Facilities and Technology)
October 1, 2003... Hall Industries, part of a team commissioned to develop magnetic levitation technology transportation, contracted Solar Atmospheres, Hermitage, Pa., to vacuum heat treat a prototype aluminum chassis for the Urban Maglev Project. General...

Two vacuum furnaces installed.(New Facilities and Technology)
October 1, 2003... Dorssers Inc. expanded its heat treat operation with the installation of two elevator hearth vacuum furnaces from Seco/Warwick Corp., Meadville, Pa., with convection heating, rotating hearth, and 2-bar gas cooling system for hardening pellet...

Vacuum furnace ordered.(New Facilities and Technology)
October 1, 2003... DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., a Johnson and Johnson Co., placed an order with Vac Aero International, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, for a vacuum furnace to be installed in its facility in Warsaw, Ind. The furnace will be used to sinter titanium bone...

LOI supplies case hardening line in Korea.(New Facilities and Technology)
October 1, 2003... Hyundai of Korea placed a contract with LOI Thermprocess GmbH for a case-hardening line for low-distortion case hardening of sliding sleeves. The system includes a rotary hearth furnace with separate heating-up, carburizing and diffusion zones,...

Vacuum Furnace ordered.(New Facilities and Technology)
October 1, 2003... Thermal-Vac Technology ordered a 12-bar pressure gas-quench vacuum furnace from Vacuum Furnace Systems (VFS) Corp., Souderton, Pa. It is scheduled for delivery in December 2003. According to Thermal-Vac president, Steve Driscol, this new...

Radiant box furnace installed.(New Facilities and Technology)
October 1, 2003... Electra Products and the Magnetic Specialties Division of Solar Manufacturing, both of Telford, Pa., installed an Electra Products Series 2500 radiant box furnace at Morgan Construction in Worcester, Mass. The electric furnace is designed to...

India manufacturing facility launched.(New Facilities and Technology)
October 1, 2003... IMPCO Technologies Inc., Cerritos, Calif., launched a new facility for Minda IMPCO Limited in Gurgaon, India. The 13,000 [ft.sup.2] (1,208 [m.sup.2]) building will house manufacturing lines for the complete range of LPG/CNG systems for...

Magellan Aerospace announces defense business with Volvo Aero.(New Facilities and Technology)
October 1, 2003... Magellan Aerospace, Toronto, Canada, has been awarded manufacturing work for Volvo Aero Corp., Trollhatten, Sweden. The contract is valued at $(Cdn) 8 million with deliveries commencing in the second half of 2003. The contract is for the...

Heat treatment line ordered.(New Facilities and Technology)
October 1, 2003... Aichelin GmbH received an order from Renault for two heat-treatment lines for its new MT1-gear-model, which will be produced in Sevilla, Spain. The plant includes one double-track gas-carburizing pusher-type furnace line and one rotary-hearth...

Annealing and pickling line contract awarded.(New Facilities and Technology)
October 1, 2003... A consortium led by DMS was awarded a contract to supply a new cold-rolled annealing and pickling line for Baosteel Group Ningbo Baoxin Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China. Drever International S.A. will supply the...

Die casting software agreement signed.(New Facilities and Technology)
October 1, 2003... ESI Group in France and Neilsoft signed an agreement to provide a new generation of die-casting design software to the foundry industry. Both companies will collaborate on a joint development program for integrating DiEdifice within ESI Group's...

Gas injection system contract awarded.(New Facilities and Technology)
October 1, 2003... Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., signed a contract with Baosteel to provide the CoJet[R] gas injection system in its 150-ton twin-shell electric-arc furnace. The project includes the supply of CoJet system injectors, valve racks, carbon injection...

Expanded steel mill services in France.(New Facilities and Technology)
October 1, 2003... The Heckett MultiServ division of Harsco Corp., Harrisburg, Pa., will assume additional mill service responsibilities at Arcelor's Sollac Florange steel works in northeast France under a multiyear contract renewal and expansion valued at more...

Pechiney and Baotou Aluminium joint venture in China.(Organizational Developments)
October 1, 2003... Baotou Aluminium Co. in China and Aluminium Pechiney in France reached an agreement for the construction of a new production unit for high-purity aluminum at Baotou, the region of Inner Mongolia. Aluminium Pechiney and Baotou Aluminium will...

Wall Colmonoy partners with Cessna Independence.(Organizational Developments)
October 1, 2003... Wall Colmonoy Oklahoma City, Okla., a supplier of exhaust systems to many general aviation aircraft and engine manufacturers, joined with Cessna Aircraft to produce exhaust systems for its single-engine division located in Independence, Kan....

Timken exploring strategic options for plant.(Organizational Developments)
October 1, 2003... The Timken Co., Canton, Ohio, is exploring strategic alternatives for its standard plant in Torrington, Conn., including the sale of the facility. The plant, which makes products for the aerospace industry (aircraft control bearings, rod ends...

SME presents young engineers award.(Association News)
October 1, 2003... The Education Foundation of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Dearborn, Mich., recently launched a new "Building the Future" award that recognizes excellence in programs that will inspire middle school students to pursue future...

November.(Industry Events)(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... 2-4 Shanghai Metal Expo 2003, INTEX, Shanghai, China, sponsored by China Promotion Ltd.; tel: +852-25117427; web: www.cpexhibition.com/shmet.html. 3-6 International Conference on Advances in Surface Treatments: Research & Applications,...

Computerized Heat Treatment Planning System for Batch Furnaces: CHTE's mission is to enhance the position of the heat-treating industry by applying fundamental research to solve problems and to advance heat-treatment technology. The recently developed enabling tool "Computerized Heat Treatment Planning System for Batch Furnaces (CHT-bf) meets this objective.(Heat Treating)(Center for Heat Treating Excellence )(Cover Story)
October 1, 2003... Center for Heat Treating Excellence (CHTE) is dedicated to the advancement of heat treating through collaborative research and development in accordance with the Heat Treating Technology Roadmap, the current R & D Plan and the Vision 2020...

Smart oil skimming cuts costs: the wise use of valuable, often imported, resources improves everyone's economic security. Effective oil skimming and capture solves many production problems, as well as allowing for multiple reuses of a critical natural resource.(Heat Treating)
October 1, 2003... Oily contamination of parts washers creates unnecessary costs, poor quality parts, and costly environmental problems. This article presents a simple approach for skimming and capturing quench oil from heat-treating parts washers, allowing...

Defining Ta operating limits in [H.sub.2]S[O.sub.4]: long-term tests have more clearly defined the operating limits of Ta and Ta-2.5W and concentrated [H.sub.2]S[O.sub.4].(Heat & Corrosion Resistant Materials/Composites)
October 1, 2003... Sulfuric acid ([H.sub.2]S[O.sub.4]), the most widely used inorganic acid in industrial chemical processes, is involved in the most frequently encountered corrosion problems in the chemical process industry. Tantalum and tantalum-alloy...

Metallography of superalloys: while specimen preparation of superalloys for metallographic examination is relatively straightforward, the metallographer must take into consideration some of the inherent characteristics of these complex alloys, such as high toughness, presence of large amounts of strengthening phase and high corrosion resistance, to ensure getting samples that clearly reveal their complex microstructures.(Materials Characterization)
October 1, 2003... Superalloys are complex alloys of Fe-Ni, Ni-, and Co-base compositions. Their microstructure can be quite complex due to the potential for a variety of phases that can form in heat treatment or service exposure conditions. This article...

Materials Characterization & Testing Buyers Guide.(Buyers Guide)
October 1, 2003... Welcome to the 2nd Annual Materials Characterization & Testing Buyers Guide, both in print and online at www.industrialheating.com/testingbuyersguide. If you are looking to purchase characterization and/or testing equipment for your production...

Materials testing systems.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... ADMET, Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New and used electromechanical or hydraulic materials testing machines for tension and compression testing, and retrofitting of virtually all manually operated or servo-controlled test machines offer...

"2 in 1" hardness tester.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... Afga NDT Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MIC 20 portable hardness tester combines UCI and rebound testing methods in order to test fine-grained materials of almost any shape and size (UCI method) and coarse-grained components, forgings and...

Hardness testing systems.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... LECO Corporation [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Used for sample testing, measuring, and reporting, LECO Corporation hardness testing systems include the LM-Series for Micro-indentation hardness testing; our LV-Series is capable of...

Infrared temperature sensor.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... Mikron Infrared, Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] M770S 2-color, non-contact advanced digital temperature sensor features ultra high speed, 24v operation, digital communications and multiple process alarms. Compact and rugged model provides...

Portable Brinell Scanner.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... Newage Testing Instruments, Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] B.O.S.S.[R] system provides a wide range of options and features for scanning Brinell impressions. The new model is USB compatible which enables it to be used with laptop and...

Hardness Testing Equipment.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... Proceq USA [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New Hardness Testing Equipment. Proceq USA is pleased to announce the new Impact Device S for use with the EQUOtip 2 portable hardness tester. The new Impact Device S shows 10 times better wear than...

Rebound Tester.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... Sun-Tec Corporation [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Clark Dynamic Rebound Tester Model CDR is so universal it can be used with heavy parts, machine parts, or on a production line. Easy to use, lightweight and versatile. Small, yet effective...

Inverted microscope.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... Carl Zeiss Microimaging, Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New Axiovert 200 MAT inverted microscope provides maximum performance & flexibility for all areas of materials R & D, quality control, & failure analysis. Developed for the...

Replacement heating elements.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... Custom Electric Manufacturing Company [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Custom Electric builds bayonet, rod, ribbon, helical coil, plug/rack, tubular, and other Styles of replacement heating elements for all styles of electric furnaces; also high...

Vacuum Furnace Selection Guide.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... G-M Enterprises [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 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...

Heating elements.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... I Squared R Element Co., Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Information on the RR type Starbar[R], a resistance type silicon carbide heating element for PM & sintering. Highlighted are operating temperatures, electrical characteristics,...

IronHorse furnace system.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... Ipsen International, Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New brochure features and benefits of this proven worldwide furnace system. Its Integrated Commercial and Technical Expert-Systems (ICTE) offer reduced labor cost, increased reliability,...

Heating elements.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... Kanthal Corporation [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kanthal's new SUPER stars. SUPER ER--oxidizing, inert & reducing atmospheres to 1600[degrees]C. SUPER HT--longer life, improved stability and rapid cycling to 1830[degrees]C. SUPER RA--in...

Vacuum equipment.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... Leybold Vacuum USA, Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Leybold Vacuum USA, Inc. has a new brochure entitled "Vacuum Solutions for your Furnace Applications," which provides a synopsis of vacuum pump and system solutions available from...

Combustion systems.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... Maxon Corp [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This four-page brochure gives an overview of Maxon Corp. complete product line including: gas equipment for heating, high temperature burners, nozzle mixing burners, nozzles for Air/Gas, premixing...

Butterfly valves.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... Process Development & Control Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Manufacturer/service of butterfly valves for automated and manual furnace applications, and for HVAC, blower and exhaust air transfer systems. Made of cast iron, carbon steel,...

ESTRO burner control.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... Pyronics, Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ESTRO is a microprocessor-operated flame-controlling device equipped with inputs and outputs for the ignition and control of commercial and industrial burners. ESTRO B is for pilot ignited...

Replacement hot zones.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... Schwarzkopf Technologies Corp. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Offers the world's most technically advanced replacement hot zones (pure molybdenum, ML molybdenum, TZM molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum and PM 2000 superalloy), replacement heating...

Solution heat treat furnace systems.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... SECO/WARWICK Corporation [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SECO/WARWICK delivers precision-engineered heat processing equipment for batch and continuous solution heat treating. Many factors contribute to the overall efficiency of SECO/WARWICK'S...

Gas/Air Mix Monitors.(Literature Showcase)
October 1, 2003... Selas Corp. of America [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Selas Qual-O-Rimeter Gas/Air Mix Monitors correct variations in fuel gas heating quality before they disturb temperature sensitive processes. They sense all combustion variables including...

Power supplies.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... Solar Manufacturing [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FCS 2000 Model power supplies for electric furnaces reduce operating costs via demand deferral, and unity power factor operation. 75 through 1500 kW raing; silicon carbide, moly, graphite,...

Industrial heating equipment.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... Trent, Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 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...

Vacuum furnaces.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... VAC AERO International Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 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...

Vacuum furnaces.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... Vacuum Furnace Systems Corp. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 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...

Vacuum-furnace insulation.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... Fiber Materials Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FMI[R] an industry leader producing high quality carbon and graphite insulation and carbon carbon products, for vacuum/inert furnaces for more than 30 years. FMI[R] also offers reline...

RA 602 CA nickel alloy.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... Rolled Alloys [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RA 602 CA provides some of the best combined temperature properties of any nickel alloy available. It is one of the most oxidation resistant nickel alloys that have high chromium content of 24.0 -...

Charging systems and heating elements.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... SGL CARBON GmbH [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [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 strength, low...

Molybdenum metal and alloy products.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... H.C. Starck, Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Molybdenum products for vacuum furnace requirements, supplying raw stock with quick delivery to meet all your needs. Molybdenum metal and its alloys are used in a variety of markets including...

Nickel brazing and coating products.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... Vitta Corporation [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vitta Corporation is a trusted leader in the manufacturing of nickel brazing powders, tapes & paste and brazing other aides for over 40 yrs. Vitta's powders are certified by NADCAP approved...

Thermal insulation.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... ZIRCAR Ceramics Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Contact ZIRCAR Ceramics Inc. for high temperature thermal insulation and high performance heating element products. Rigid and flexible forms of alumina, aluminasilica and NON RCF fiber...

Gas-fired furnaces.(New Technical Literature)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... Lucifer Furnaces Inc., Warrington, Pa., released a two-color product sheet on its Blue Devil gas-fired furnaces. The furnaces combine the economy and versatility of two independently controlled hardening and drawing chambers in one space-saving...

Thermal sensing and imaging.(New Technical Literature)
October 1, 2003... An extensive collection of infrared application papers chosen from past Thermosense conferences is available on CD-ROM from Snell Infrared, Montpelier, Vt. The papers, dating back to 1980, have been divided into two separate categories:...

Heat treatment products.(New Technical Literature)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... Nitrex Metal Inc., St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada, released a mini-CD including an overview of its range of heat-treating products and services. The CD includes a simulation of the company's newly launched N2K software package, a control,...

Belt skimmers.(New Technical Literature)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... Abanaki Corp., Chagrin Falls, Ohio, issued a general brochure on choosing the right skimmer for most applications. The units (14 models) range from portable models that remove one gallon of oil per hour to large capacity stationary units that...

Metal powder industry suppliers.(New Technical Literature)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... The 2003 P[M.sup.2] Suppliers Directory from the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), Princeton, N.J., lists 163 companies and organizations that promote ferrous and nonferrous metal powders, flake and shot, manufacture process equipment...

Magnetic inspection system.(Product Reviews)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... Zetec Inc. The SU-100 magnetic saturation system is designed for ferrous tube and pipe inspection. Reliable detection of up to 0.028 in. (0.7 mm) through-wall defects is possible by combining the saturation system with Zetec's MIZ 27CT...

Die casting release agent.(Product Reviews)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... Houghton International Die Kote 7274-C is a highly concentrated, water base die lubricant for aluminum die-casting. It also can be used in certain magnesium die-casting applications where the part is subsequently surface treated or shot...

Air-heating burner.(Product Reviews)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... Eclipse Inc. The RatioAir velocity burner with integrated packaged blower is available in four different models, with capacities ranging from 1 to 5 MMBtu/h. Standard-, medium- and high-velocity combustion tubes and block and holder...

Silicon-carbide heating elements.(Product Reviews)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... Kanthal AB Kanthal Globar[R] SD silicon-carbide (SiC) heating elements, have high mechanical strength, a lower rate of reaction with the process atmosphere, longer life potential and have been designed for maximum performance in a wide...

Peak Load Indicator.(Product Reviews)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... ADMET Inc. The pi Peak Load Indicator is designed to work with a wide range of materials testing machines. It is suitable for measuring peak load during tension, compression and fixture tests. Its rugged construction, optional battery pack...