Industrial Heating articles from September 2005

Industrial Heating archives from September 2005

For quality polymer quenchants, only one name keeps surfacing ... Tenaxol Inc.
September 1, 2005... Tenaxol Inc. is the world leader in the development and application of polymer quenching fluids for the heat treatment of ferrous and nonferrous materials. The company was founded by R. Ross Blackwood in 1961 and the original patent for...

Mining new product ideas.(EDITORIAL)
September 1, 2005... Later this month, manufacturers of furnaces and heat-treating related equipment, supplies and services will display their wares at the Heat Treat Show in Pittsburgh, Pa., putting in front of potential buyers the things that suppliers claim will...

Economic indicators.
September 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...

Time to get back to the 3 Rs.(FEDERAL TRIANGLE)
September 1, 2005... A few years ago this column addressed issues of a failing public education system in the U.S. and the need to fix what author Martin Gross titled his book, "The Conspiracy of Ignorance." It is time to revisit this topic, which has grown worse...

Fundamentals of heat treating: ideal diameter.
September 1, 2005... A quantitative measure of a steel's hardenability is expressed by its DI, or ideal diameter, value. This abbreviation comes from the French phrase "diametre ideal" and refers to the largest diameter of steel bar that can be quenched to produce...

Johnson Sworn in as EPA Administrator.(Environmental Protection Agency)(appointment of Stephen L. Johnson)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Stephen L. Johnson, a 24-year EPA veteran, was sworn in as the 11th Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on May 2, 2005. Johnson is a self-proclaimed "career scientist," reflecting President Bush's directive to focus on...

Roberts as U.S. Supreme Court nominee.(News Briefs)
September 1, 2005... President Bush's nomination of John G. Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court is not expected to cause too much commotion from environmental groups due to his limited record in environmental cases. While serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

Market-based mercury.(News Briefs)
September 1, 2005... The pressure is on the EPA to reach a workable solution to the mercury-pollution problem, especially in the wake of a prominent peer-reviewed study that calculated U.S. loses of $8.7 billion annually due to the impact of mercury on children's...

McCain-Lieberman proposal takes another hit.(News Briefs)
September 1, 2005... For a second time, a greenhouse gas-emission reduction proposal put forth by Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) was rejected by the Senate. Their proposal would require U.S. industry to make sharp cuts in emissions of...

Senate approves an energy bill--it's nuclear.(News Briefs)
September 1, 2005... Having recently returned from Vietnam, which plans to complete construction of ten power plants this year and 84 over the next five years, it is easy for me to understand the importance of energy to grow and sustain a society. The recent...

Rochester Steel Treating Works: serving the industry for over 70 years.(MTI PROFILE)
September 1, 2005... Established in 1932, Rochester Steel Treating Works has been serving the western region of New York for over 70 years offering commercial heat-treating and related services. The company's "recipes," the control of time and temperature and the...

MTI annual meeting to focus on relationships and marketing.(MTI Instruments)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Grand Hyatt DFW International Airport, Dallas, Texas October 27-29, 2005 Topics of Discussion: * Relationship is the Key * Roundtable: What would you like from your suppliers? * The Secrets of High Impact Marketing *...

Vacuum furnace systems Corp.(IHEA PROFILE)
September 1, 2005... VFS Corp. designs and manufactures a wide range of production vacuum heat treating furnaces, including horizontal external quench, horizontal internal quench, vertical external quench and the new high-pressure quench model designed for dense,...

Visit IHEA at heat treat in Pittsburgh.(IHEA Association News)
September 1, 2005... We'll be in booth 1644! Pick up the latest IHEA newsletter, a complimentary copy of our Membership Directory and take a look at our "hot of the press" Infrared Process Heating Handbook. This 40-page handbook details the infrared (IR) process...

Looking ahead.
September 1, 2005... 36th Annual Combustion Seminar & Exhibition and 2005 Fall Business Conference IHEA will hold its 36th Annual Combustion Seminar and Exposition on Monday, Oct. 31 and Tuesday, Nov. 1 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. Information on the...

2005 ASM International Heat Treat Conference and Show.(HEAT TREAT SHOW)
September 1, 2005... EXPOSITION HOURS: Tues., Sept. 27: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wed., Sept. 28: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. The 2005 ASM Heat Treat Conference and Show in Pittsburgh, Pa., is a...

Enhance loss prevention with shutoff valves.(How To)
September 1, 2005... Now that the economy is officially recovering, many positive industrial trends are leading the news: productivity is up, capacity utilization is improving, and corporate profits are healthy. Industrial manufacturers are on the rebound and order...

Process control system.(New Equipment Orders)
September 1, 2005... Techint Goodfellow Technologies Inc. (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) signed a contract with Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to develop and demonstrate Techint's Goodfellow EFSOP[TM] process control system for electric arc...

STC furnaces.(New Equipment Orders)
September 1, 2005... CORE Furnace Systems (Pittsburgh, Pa.) has been contracted to supply two short time cycle (STC) furnaces at Macsteel's facility in Monroe, Mich. The 30-ton batch STC furnaces with transfer car and stock tables will be used for spherodizing and...

SOFC production line.(New Equipment Orders)
September 1, 2005... BTU International Inc. (North Billerica, Mass.) supplied equipment for an automated solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) production line for Rolls Royce. The line incorporates a variety of BTU equipment including multiple BTU convection drying systems...

Titanium sintering system.(New Equipment Orders)
September 1, 2005... TevTech LLC (Wilmington, Mass.) will design and build a titanium sintering system for ADMA Products Inc. (Hudson, Ohio). The system includes a molybdenum and stainless steel hot zone with a temperature capability to 1350[degrees]C...

Ladle metallurgy facility.(New Equipment Orders)
September 1, 2005... SMS Demag Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) will supply a 60 ton twin-tank car vacuum degassing and ladle furnace equipment for Macsteel's Arkansas Division in Fort Smith, Ark. to produce SBQ steel primarily for the automotive industry and high quality...

Marathon Sensors opens Beijing subsidiary.(New Facilities)
September 1, 2005... Marathon Sensors Inc. (Cincinnati, Ohio) opened its wholly owned subsidiary in Beijing, China. Marathon Monitors and Control Systems Corp. (Beijing) Ltd. will provide sales and service for Marathon's sensor, instrumentation and control systems...

Rolled Alloys expands Cincinnati facility.(New Facilities)
September 1, 2005... Rolled Alloys, an international supplier of heat resistant, corrosion resistant, high-temperature and titanium specialty alloy products, completed a major expansion and has added new processing equipment at its Cincinnati, Ohio warehouse and...

GeoCorp expands thermocouple manufacturing capacity.(New Facilities)
September 1, 2005... GeoCorp Inc. (Huron, Ohio), a leader in thermocouple technology, expanded its production capacity to manufacture inert gas-backfilled, vacuum-sealed thermocouples. According to the company, inert gas backfilling and vacuum sealing increases...

CISP names transition leadership team.(Association News)
September 1, 2005... The Center for Innovative Sintered Products (CISP) at the Pennsylvania State University named a transition leadership team due to the departure of Dr. Rand German from his position as director. Dr. German accepted a new position as director for...

SECO/WARWICK names new president/CEO.(Business News)
September 1, 2005... Jeffrey Boswell has acquired the majority interest in SECO/WARWICK Corp. (Meadville, Pa.) and has been named president and CEO. The minority shareholder in the company is SECO/WARWICK Ltd. Poland, originally established in 1989 as a joint...

Inductoheat acquires Ross Production Systems.(Business News)
September 1, 2005... Inductoheat (Madison Heights, Mich.), an Inductotherm Group Co., acquired the mains frequency (50/60 Hz) induction heating assets of Ross Production Systems Inc. (Brighton, Mich.). Peter Ross, former president of Ross Production Systems, has...

G-M Enterprises reorganizes under new leadership.(appointments and promotions)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... G-M Enterprises (www.gmenterprises.com) board of directors has appointed Suresh Jhawar as President of the company. Mr. Jhawar, who has been with the company for over 18 years, was instrumental in developing G-M's vacuum product line and taking...

Bharat Forge acquires U.S. forging company.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Bharat Forge Ltd. (BEL), located in Mumbai, India, acquired U.S.-based Federal Forge Inc. (Lansing, Mich.), for US$9 million. Federal Forge manufactures a variety of forged automotive components such as control arms, links, steering knuckles...

AFC-Holcroft and ALD establish joint venture.(AFC-Holcroft LLC )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... AFC-Holcroft LLC (Wixon, Mich.) and ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH (Hanau, Germany) officially established its joint venture company, ALD-Holcroft Vacuum Technologies Co. Inc., after successfully selling equipment in North America to companies...

Bodycote Materials Testing acquires CSM Materialteknik.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Bodycote Materials Testing Group completed its acquisition of CSM Materialteknik AB from SAAB AB in Sweden. CSM, located in Scandinavia, specializes in applied materials and process technologies and provides testing and consultancy services to...

Despatch Industries adds to European network.(Business News)
September 1, 2005... Despatch Industries (Minneapolis, Minn.) expanded its presence in the European market with the addition of GS Electronic Vertriebs und Service GmbH to its global distributor network. Focusing on solutions for the photovoltaic (PV) cell...

Paul Wurth acquires DME.(Didier-M & P Energietechnik)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Paul Wurth Inc. (Canonsburg, Pa.), the U.S. subsidiary of Paul Wurth S.A. of Luxembourg broadened its portfolio of blast furnace equipment and lining solutions by acquiring Didier-M & P Energietechnik (DME) GmbH, a leading engineering company...

SBS Corporation.
September 1, 2005... Water is life. We curse it when it rises over our levees and we pray for it in times of drought. We play in it, fish in and nourish our crops with it. Yet until recently, we have also felt free to use water to cool our industrial processes....

Industry events.(symposium details)(Calendar)
September 1, 2005... OCTOBER 12-15 Foundry International 2005, Birmingham, England, sponsored by DMG Business Media; tel: +44(0)1737-855153; fax: +44(0)1737-855474; web: www.foundryinternational2005.com 16-19 Gear Expo, Detroit Cobo Center, Detroit, Mich.,...

Development experience in low-torr range vacuum carburizing: vacuum carburizing has become one of the hottest topics in the heat treat industry and the development of low-torr range carburization is an important advancement for metallurgical applications.(Solar Atmospheres Inc.'s research team developed a vacuum carburizing process for heat treating)
September 1, 2005... The Carburizing Research Team at Solar has developed a vacuum carburizing process that uses a carburizing gas in conjunction with hydrogen as a pretreatment and processing gas to produce high quality carburized parts (a patent application has...

Decision to become a captive heat treater pays dividends for tube manufacturer: by becoming a captive heat treating facility, a manufacturer of high-strength tubing has improved process control and reduced lead times, strengthening the company's position as the premier supplier of hollow structural sections in North America.(Heat Treating)
September 1, 2005... Atlas Tube Inc., founded in 1984 in Harrow, Ontario, has grown to become the largest supplier of hollow structural sections (HSS) in North America, with manufacturing facilities in Canada and Plymouth, Mich. During the past decade, the company...

On-site hydrogen generation can cut atmosphere costs: to control expenses, many plants that use hydrogen atmosphere in their heat treating process are looking closely at controlling the cost of industrial hydrogen. One option is using on-site hydrogen generation.(Heat Treating)
September 1, 2005... Many factors contribute to the cost of hydrogen in heat treatment, and many of them are controllable. Of particular interest are the costs associated with delivery, including trailer leasing, transport costs, hazardous materials fees, and...

Continuous microwave sintering of tungsten carbide products: the current market for sintered tungsten carbide is currently about $2.6 billion dollars annually. It is estimated that approximately $450 million annually could be converted to the new microwave sintered tungsten carbide material with significant performance improvements over a broad range of applications.(Sintering/Powder Metallurgy)
September 1, 2005... High-temperature processing (>800[degrees]C, or 1470[degrees]F) of materials such as cemented carbides, powder metals, composites and ceramics can be carried out routinely with a new and innovative continuous sintering process that uses...

Radiant tubes for continuous strip processing furnaces: after an extended period of low and stable natural gas prices, prices have become extremely volatile in the past several years. This is only one of the challenges the operating companies of galvanizing lines are now facing.(Process Control & Instrumentation)
September 1, 2005... Worldwide competition is forcing companies to produce more steel strip product using fewer work staff. Uptime of the lines must increase while the number of furnace operators and maintenance staff is reduced. In addition, emission requirements...

Galvanizer invests in energy-saving techniques: the ever-increasing cost of natural gas has many heat treaters considering upgrading their existing furnace equipment to include energy-saving features.(Process Control & Instrumentation)
September 1, 2005... The ever-rising natural-gas prices require innovative ways to save energy costs for heat treaters. This was the situation for GalvTech, a major manufacturer of galvanized steel strip. GalvTech is part of The Techs group located in the...

Superalloy materials now cost competitive in vacuum furnace hot-zone construction: with the price of molybdenum mill products at record highs, ODS superalloys are now a viable alternative in vacuum furnace hot-zone construction, offering performance advantages over molybdenum and molybdenum alloys.(Heat & Corrosion Resistant Materials/Composites)
September 1, 2005... Molybdenum is the most widely used refractory metal in vacuum furnaces hot zone construction. Unfortunately, recent dramatic increases in the price of commodity molybdenum oxide (the precursor material to produce pure molybdenum and Mo alloys...

Air and water cooled portable chillers: AEC, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... AEC's PS Series air and water cooled portable chillers provide 2 to 3 ton cooling capabilities with compact footprints. Chillers feature a unique enclosure design that simplifies service and maintenance while conserving valuable production...

Corporate capabilities: AFC-Holcroft.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Brochure highlights the product lines available from AFC-Holcroft. Innovative product designs that are "Engineered for Performance" and superior customer satisfaction have propelled AFC-Holcroft to its leadership position in high-quality...

Rotary retort furnace: Aichelin Heat Treatment Systems.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... This brochure describes the small barrel shaped rotary retort furnace used for treatment of small parts, such as needle bearings. The system can be used for normalizing, annealing, hardening, tempering, carbonitriding and carburizing. Charge...

Alloy castings and fabrications: Alcon Industries, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Alcon's mission is to deliver the lowest overall cost option that meets your alloy needs by using experts not restricted to only cast or only fabricated parts. Your single source for ALLOY castings, fabrications and combinations. Phone: (216)...

ModulTherm and Dual-Chamber furnaces: ALD Thermal Treatment.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... ALD Thermal Treatment offers our customers free trials with our ModulTherm furnace and the Dual-Chamber furnaces in our commercial heat treat shop at Columbia, South Carolina. Customer visit is also available by appointment. Contact Mr. Tony...

Batch/continuous retorts: Alloy Engineering.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Literature describes flexibility and cost-effectiveness of fabricated replacement batch and continuous retorts. Fabricated batch-type retorts, for carburizing or hardening in AGF rotary furnaces, have reduced cast-retort operating costs by over...

Integral quench furnaces: J. L. Becker Company.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... New Brochure features "State Of The Art" integral quench furnaces to include many new options and features plus companion equipment spray dunk agitate washers, atmosphere and non atmosphere tempers, charge cars and total controlled fully...

Walking Beam Furnace: Can-Eng.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Can-Eng's Walking Beam Furnace lines heat treat up to 20,000 lbs per hour of both symmetrical and non-symmetrical parts. Whether you are heat treating leaf springs, snowplow blades, lift truck forks or custom profiles, CAN-ENG will help you get...

Heat resistant castings: Castalloy Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... A leading producer of high alloy heat resistant castings. Manufacturer of cast products such as: baskets, belts, chains, fixture grids, rails, trays, radiant tube and screw assemblies to meet a broad range of applications throughout the thermal...

Vacuum furnaces: Centorr/Vacuum Industries.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Furnace expansion for the Metal Injection Molding market with the introduction of new MIM-Vac 'M' line of custom metal hot zone furnaces. The MIM-Vac M has a number of improvements including a modular design for easy setup, access, and...

Hydrogen atmosphere batch furnaces: CM Furnaces Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Brochure details a new line of economical high temperature batch furnaces ideal for applications where vacuum is not absolutely necessary. Two temperature ranges are offered: up to 1450[degrees]C (2640[degrees]F) and up to 1700[degrees]C...

Ceramic refractories: Du-Co Ceramics Co.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Du-Co Ceramics Co. is an ISO-9001-2000 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...

Process heating equipment: Eclipse Combustion.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Comprehensive brochure presents the entire line of process heating equipment and systems from the Eclipse family of brands. Our global powerhouse of industry-leading products includes combustion burners, packaged burners, integrated combustion...

Low-pressure vacuum carburizing: ECM (USA).(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... With its modular design and complete recipe and volume versatility, you will find ECM (USA)'s low-pressure vacuum carburizing system to be the most flexible and most popular system utilizing either oil or 20-bar gas quenching. For more...

Heat treating capabilities: Ellwood National Forge Co.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... ENF maintains vertical furnaces and horizontal furnaces equipped with controls to ensure accurate temperature and furnace operation. Heat Indication. Testing is available to measure the stability of turbine rotors. Tel: 814-563-7522; Web:...

Ovens: Engineered Product Sales Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... EPS offers complete oven systems, both batch and continuous, for a wide variety of industrial applications, with temperatures to 1200[degrees]F, or higher where needed. The EPS ovens are custom built to meet customer process requirements....

Heat processing systems: Flinn & Dreffein Engineering.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... 12 page brochure illustrates numerous heat processing systems which are custom designed, manufactured and installed at various facilities to each customer's specifications including furnaces, material handling equipment and process controls. F...

Vacuum furnace selection guide: G-M Enterprises.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 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: 951-340-4646. ...

Thermal processing equipment: Great Lakes Industrial Furnace Service, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Custom Manufacturer of heat treating furnaces, atmospheric gas generators and related equipment both gas and electric. Batch or continuous, mesh belt, cast link, roller hearth, or muffle. Applications--annealing, bright annealing, brazing,...

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

Ovens: The Grieve Corporation.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Over 400 standard ovens and furnaces to 2200[degrees]F as well as custom-designed heat processing systems. Includes: laboratory, bench, cabinet, truck, walk-in and conveyor ovens; laboratory and industrial furnaces and environmental test...

Furnace equipment: Hi-Temp Products Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Our manufacturing personnel have over 20 years of expertise. Our high quality product line offers you a wide range variety on all your furnace needs. Other products include Ceramic Heaters, Fiber Heating Modules, Furnace Lids, Folded Ribbon...

Combustion equipment: Charles A. Hones, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Charles A. Hones, Inc., manufacturer of Buzzer gas equipment since 1911, introduces a new brochure highlighting its furnaces and burners for industrial processing including heat treating, metal melting, heating tanks, vats and kettles. Hones...

Resistance wire and heating elements: Hyndman Industrial Products Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... At Hyndman, we manufacture coil heating elements for furnaces, ovens and appliances. Your single source for resistance wire from stock. Call 888-496-3626 or visit www.resistancewire.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Info # 223 or...

High temperature fans: Industrial Gas Engineering Co., Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... New brochure describes products and services. Featured are impeller designs and selection guides, available configurations, and other products and services offered by IGE, PO Box 316, Westmont, IL 60559-0316; Tel.: (630) 968-4440; Fax: (630)...

Ipsen On-Top: Ipsen International.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Issue No. 1.2005 of Ipsen On-Top focuses on high pressure gas quenching and the solution for better distortion control. Articles include vacuum heat treatment of very large dies, distortion during heat treatment with a review of the causes and...

Material-handling equipment: Irwin Car and Equipment.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Recognized as an expert in wheel assemblies and heavy-duty, rail-based material handling equipment, specializes in standard and custom crane wheels for all applications. Available in diameters of 6" to 36" and up, we also design and manufacture...

Furnaces/thermal process systems: Kleenair Products Co.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 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)
September 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 systems: LOI, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... An informative booklet showing the complete line of LOI products for the heat treating Industry. Graphs and photos illustrate our capabilities in Isothermal Annealing, Gas Carburizing, Carbonitriding and Hardening and Tempering Plants. 333...

Combustion systems: Maxon Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... 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 equipment, shut-off and vent valves and...

Bench-top furnaces: Mellen Company.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... The Mellen Microtherm[TM] offers tube and box furnace models of 1000[degrees]C, 1200[degrees]C, 1300[degrees]C, and 1600[degrees]C, in small desktop package. The Cool To The Touch[TM] design enables conservation of desktop space. The...

Rotary piston vacuum pumps: Metallurgical High Vacuum Corporation.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... 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 high-quality pumps are American made. Call 877-787-9880 or visit...

Loading system: Metro Weighing & Automation.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Metro's Loading System utilizes two vibratory feeders to control pounds per hour entering the furnace or washer. Other products include web-based reporting, unloading systems, packaging and palletizing systems. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Vacuum pumps: Midwest Vacuum Pumps.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Midwest Vacuum Pumps provides the supply, repair and major overhaul of vacuum pumping systems, mechanical pumps, blowers, diffusion and holding pumps. Our equipment has a full warranty and we maintain an inventory of reconditioned equipment for...

Heat treatment systems: Nabertherm.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Nabertherm announces a new catalog featuring Furnace Systems and Accessories for the Heat Treatment of Metals, Plastics and Surface Finishing. This catalog describes and illustrates equipment designed for Tempering, Annealing, Hardening,...

Thermocouples: Nanmac Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Tungsten-coated, molybdenum-sheathed A12D series thermocouples for graphite environments last several months at temperatures over 2000[degrees]C. Tungsten-coated thermocouples protect the molybdenum sheath from the harsh graphite environment,...

Resistance heating elements: National Element, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... With over 44 years of experience and expertise in the fabrication of resistance heating elements and the manufacture of all types of elements known and used in the Industrial Heating field, we maintain the most comprehensive inventory of stock...

Heat treating equipment: Nitrex Metal Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 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 resistant castings/fabrications: North American Cronite, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... Castings, fabrications, design and assistance in solving alloy application problems. As the North American Branch of AFE Technologies and NAC has a worldwide team assisting customers with heat, wear and corrosion resistant products,...

Combustion systems: North American Manufacturing Co., Ltd.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2005... North American is one of the world's premier suppliers of combustion systems offering an extensive range of products, solution engineering and consulting, field service and construction services. Visit www.namfg.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...