Industrial Heating articles from September 2006

Industrial Heating archives from September 2006

Looking forward to Furnaces North America 2006.(EDITORIAL)
September 1, 2006... With FNA2006 right around the corner, it makes sense to preview what's coming up. For those who are planning to attend, this information will help you get the most from this two-day event. For those who have not yet decided, what are you...

Economic indicators.
September 1, 2006... 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...

Government needs to wake up and smell the resources.(Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act )
September 1, 2006... On June 29th, the House passed H.R.4761, the Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act (DOER), 232 to 187, and by August 1st, a different bill passed the Senate 71 to 25. The House bill lifts a drilling moratorium on 356 million acres and the Senate...

How to conduct a heat treat audit.(THE HEAT TREAT DOCTOR)
September 1, 2006... Audits of the heat-treating department are a vital part of any good quality program--either as part of a self-assessment or ISO program for a captive shop or, of equal importance, as part of an evaluation of the capabilities of a commercial...

Nanotechnology, the new buzz word.(ENVIRONMENTAL & SAFETY ISSUES)
September 1, 2006... "It is change, continuing change, inevitable change that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be." --Isaac...

Time to get your bearings.(Heart Treat & Metals in Everyday Life)
September 1, 2006... In our industrialized society, bearings are literally what makes the world go 'round. Without bearings, modern-day machines could not exist. This includes things we take for granted such as planes, trains and automobiles. Without heat...

Eclipse: safe, reliable, efficient and clean process heating solutions.(IHEA PROFILE)
September 1, 2006... With its 100th anniversary right around the corner, Eclipse is not satisfied resting on its laurels. With close to a century of industry experience under its belt, this Illinois-based company is still called upon by customers worldwide for...

IHEA seminars, conference scheduled in November.(IHEA PROFILE)(Indianapolis Downtown Marriott in Indianapolis)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... IHEA's 37th Annual Combustion Seminar will be held Nov. 6-7, 2006, at the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott in Indianapolis, Ind. In addition, the IRED division of IHEA will launch its new one-day seminar on Infrared Heating Processes on Nov. 6....

Kromschroder Inc.: industrial and commercial combustion controls.(MTI PROFILE)
September 1, 2006... Kromschroder Inc., a leading supplier of combustion controls for gaseous media, has more than one market on its mind these days. Since its inception in 1992, Kromschroder focused on supplying engineered combustion systems for industry. But...

Business trends that may impact the thermal processing industry.(BUSINESS TRENDS)
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Furnaces North America 2006.(FNA Show Preview)
September 1, 2006... Wednesday, Sept. 27: 8:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m., Technical Sessions; 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Expo. Thursday, Sept. 28: 8:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m., Technical sessions; 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Expo. Silver legacy resort casino--Reno, Nev. Furnaces North...

Vacuum furnace.(Installations)
September 1, 2006... VAC AERO's Oakville (Ontario) furnace manufacturing division has sold a model VAH 2636 HV-2 vacuum furnace to Liburdi Turbine Services (Ontario). The furnace includes VAC AERO's durable graphite-based hot zone design, engineered specifically...

High-Pressure Quench furnace.(Installations)
September 1, 2006... The Royal Canadian Mint purchased a new High-Pressure Quench furnace from SECO/WARWICK (Meadville, Pa.) for its die-manufacturing plant in Winnipeg. The 15.0 VPT-4025/24HV is a cold wall, front-loading high vacuum furnace incorporating...

Horizontal vacuum furnace.(Installations)
September 1, 2006... Solar Manufacturing (Souderton, Pa.) has received an order for a horizontal vacuum furnace from a customer in southeast Asia. The furnace features a high-efficiency, graphite-insulated hot zone consisting of four layers of 1/2-inch-thick...

Hardening furnace.(Installations)
September 1, 2006... BeaverMatic (Rockford, Ill.) delivered its third hardening furnace to a manufacturer of gear drives. The furnace work area is 36 inches wide x 48 inches long x 32 inches high with a capacity of 3,000 pounds. BeaverMatic supplied an IQF furnace,...

Rotary hearth forge furnace.(Installations)
September 1, 2006... Thermal-Basic Inc. (Enfield, Conn.) designed, built and delivered a rotary hearth forge furnace to a forging company for the purpose of heating billets for the aircraft industry. The furnace is rated for a 2250[degrees]F operating temperature...

Nitriding systems.(Installations)
September 1, 2006... Nitrex (Montreal) sold its first small-scale nitriding furnace to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., an Indian manufacturer of helicopters, aeroengines, accessories and avionics. The NX-406 is one of three models available in the series and has a work...

Brazing furnaces.(Installations)
September 1, 2006... Centorr Vacuum Industries (Nashua, N.H.) has shipped three Workhorse[R] vacuum brazing furnaces to CeramTec North America (Laurens, S.C.). The standard Workhorse[R] design was completely upgraded for CeramTec to achieve precision brazing and...

Roller hearth furnace.(Installations)
September 1, 2006... LOI Thermprocess GmbH (Essen, Germany) received an order from Nikopol Stainless Tube Mill of Ukraine for a roller hearth furnace for the bright annealing of stainless steel tubes. The furnace will be operated without vacuum vestibules with a...

Induction heat treat line.(Installations)
September 1, 2006... The Timken Company (Canton, Ohio) will invest approximately $5 million in an induction heat treat line at its steel plant. The new line, which will help Timken increase its capacity for heat-treated steel bars and tubing, will harden (quench...

Strip coiler.(Installations)(SMS Demag AG receives order for supplying strip coiler)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... SMS Demag (Germany) received an order for the design and supply of a heavy-gage strip coiler for high-strength tube steel grades. The strip coiler is equipped with four wrapper rolls. It will replace the third coiler of the existing coiler...

Ionitriding vessel.(Installations)(Sun Steel Treating, Inc)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Sun Steel Treating, Inc. (South Lyon, Mich.) built and installed its 10th ionitriding vessel. The capacity of this vessel is 60 inches high x 106 inches wide x 150 inches in depth with a 60,000-pound load capacity. Ionitriding is a surface...

TurboTreater.(Installations)
September 1, 2006... Ipsen International supplied an Abar Ipsen TurboTreater to Metals-India. The furnace features acetylene vacuum carburizing technology and offers vacuum hardening, vacuum carburizing and vacuum carbonitriding. The TurboTreater has a quench...

Nucor plans new mill in South.(New Facility)
September 1, 2006... Nucor Corp. plans to build a new facility in the southern United States to produce SBQ products for suppliers to automotive and heavy-equipment manufacturers. The plant will have a capacity of about 850,000 tons a year. No location has been...

Federal Trade Commission approves acquisition.(Business News)
September 1, 2006... Germany's Linde AG announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved its proposed $14 billion acquisition of the BOC Group plc (England). To get clearance, Linde AG agreed to sell eight air separation units in the United States and to...

New website for Eclipse.(Business News)
September 1, 2006... Eclipse, Inc. (Rockford, Ill.), a provider of combustion solutions for industrial applications, has launched a new website in an effort to better serve its customers. The new site strives to be more customer friendly with an improved...

Alcoa takes ownership of aluminum smelters.(Business News)
September 1, 2006... Alcoa (Pittsburgh, Pa.) has reached an agreement to acquire the minority interests in its Intalco and Eastalco aluminum smelters in Ferndale, Wash. and Frederick, Md. Affiliates of both Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and YKK Corp. will sell their combined...

Paulo Products Company purchases Bodycote business.(Business News)(acquisition between Paulo Products Co and Bodycote Thermal Processing)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Paulo Products Company (St. Louis, Mo.) purchased Bodycote Thermal Processing's metal treating and brazing business in St. Louis. As a result of this acquisition, Paulo will transfer the processing of all work for customers to its existing...

AVS to market, produce and service Hetherington line.(Business News)
September 1, 2006... Advanced Vacuum Systems, Inc. (Ayer, Mass.) is marketing, producing and servicing the EOI Hetherington line of high-temperature processing systems under the name of AVS-Hetherington. AVS will continue to produce and support these furnaces for...

Steel imports tracking 32% higher than 2005.(Association News)
September 1, 2006... According to a report from the American Iron and Steel Institute, the United States imported a total of 3,372,000 net tons of steel in June 2006. The first half, year-to-date finished steel imports are up 32% compared to year-to-date imports...

Nadca changes specifications.(Association News)(North American Die Casting Association )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... The North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) has announced revised specifications increasing the magnesium content to .30% from .10% for aluminum alloys 380 and A380. The increased level of magnesium will have a positive effect by...

June 2006 MTI billings up.(MTI News)(company sales and earnings of Metal treaters)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Metal treaters reported June 2006 sales of $76.9 million, a gain of 10.3% over June 2005 sales of $69.7 million, according to the Metal Treating Institute (MTI). Billings at the halfway point in 2006 sales totaled $449.7 million, an increase of...

Correction.(Correction notice)
September 1, 2006... In July's Buyers Guide issue, Industrial Heating ran the incorrect ad for GeoCorp on page 199. The ad that should have appeared in July's issue can be seen in this issue on page 64. Industrial Heating sincerely apologizes for this error.

Industry events.(Calendar)
September 1, 2006... SEPTEMBER 20-22 Aluminium 2006, Essen, Germany, sponsored by Reed Exhibitions; tel: +49(0)2-11-90-191-202; fax: +49(0)2-11-90-191-193; e-mail: info@aluminium-messe.de; web: www.aluminium2006.com. 27-28 FNA 2006, Reno, Nev., sponsored...

Aluminium 2006 World Trade Fair & Conference.
September 1, 2006... Sept. 20-22, 2006, Exhibition Centre Essen--Essen, Germany Exhibition Schedule: Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 20-21: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22:9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Are you ready for the world's number-one aluminum-industry event?...

Low-pressure nitriding: low-pressure nitriding is a commercially proven technology that provides advantages over some of the commercial alternatives. This article describes the process and its adaptability to unique customer requirements.(Vacuum/Surface Treating)
September 1, 2006... Nitriding is now a well-known thermo-chemical process. There are various ways of adding nitrogen by diffusion to harden the superficial layer of the part being treated: * Nitriding in salt baths: This process provides high-quality results...

Power control and energy management solutions: the debate over increasing energy cost has caused suppliers in the metal production and treating industry to look at control refinements for furnace heating systems.(Process Control & Instrumentation)
September 1, 2006... Reducing energy costs remains a key area of focus, and successful companies are finding ways to improve their competitiveness by concentrating investment in this area of their business. This article aims to highlight further savings, which can...

Vacuum carburizing at Hamilton Sundstrand Singapore Gear Center of Excellence.(Vacuum/Surface Treating)
September 1, 2006... Hamilton Sundstrand presents the company's economic justification, implementation, and ongoing development of low-pressure/vacuum carburizing at their Singapore Gear Center of Excellence. A review of economic advantages and process controls of...

A survey of high temperature alloy selection in heat treating.(Heat & Corrosion Resistant Materials/Composites)
September 1, 2006... The subject of high-temperature alloys encompasses both cast and wrought products that are available from a number of qualified suppliers. The intent of this article is to provide a simplified overview of the basic requirements necessary for...

Flexible induction heating machinery for flexible customer heat treating requirements.(heat treating)
September 1, 2006... Delivery, quality and price have been the key benchmark deliverables in the past. Today these three are joined by a fourth that is equally important--flexibility. In the past, it may have been permissible to pick one or two of these areas to...

Design of quench systems for aluminum heat treating, Part II--agitation.(Heat Treating)
September 1, 2006... Successful aluminum heat treatment is dependent on understanding a number of important factors principal of which are proper quenchant selection, agitation and quench tank design. Part two of this two-part article explains the fundamentals of...

Salt bath heat treating rebounds.(Heat Treating)
September 1, 2006... Approximately 20 years ago, salt bath heat treating was deemed "messy" and the costs associated with the related drag-out were relatively high. With the advent of new salt bath technology, equipment manufacturers and salt suppliers are...

Energy: the first energy bill, a year and a half later.(THERMAL PULSE)
September 1, 2006... Before this summer's passage of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (which opened up drilling off the southern coast of North America) there was last year's Energy Policy Act of 2005. Although the act was ultimately watered down from the...

Mti strengthens your company: MTI working to strengthen member company's productivity.(THERMAL PULSE)
September 1, 2006... If you look closely at recent studies and trends in business, it is getting tougher to achieve your company goals without some significant planning, a team of professionals, and access to resources that provide you the tools you need to execute...

CQ1-9: August 1 is the effective date of the new heat treat auto spec CQ1-9 (formerly Ht2005); Training seminar set for October.(THERMAL PULSE)
September 1, 2006... In May AIAG released HT 2005 renaming this specific document for the heat treating industry as CQI-9. General Motors and DaimlerChrysler are requiring self-assessments to be conducted by August 1, 2006. See GM's March 31, 2006 release on the...

Training and education: MTI trains emerging leaders in unique seminar series.(THERMAL PULSE)
September 1, 2006... One of the most popular programs for training up and coming leaders in your company is the highly-acclaimed Young Executive Seminar (Y.E.S.) series. For over 20 years this program's graduates have continued to demonstrate outstanding leadership...

Workplace Safety: OSHA's hot issues for heat treaters.(THERMAL PULSE)
September 1, 2006... MTI, OSHA and Industrial Safety Consultant, Rick Kaletsky, keeps us abreast of the top issues facing heat treat operations when the OSHA inspector shows up at your doorstep. Here, in an exclusive article for THERMAL PULSE, Rick shares his...

Tallying the high cost of in-house heat treating.(CAPTURING THE CAPTIVE)
September 1, 2006... Let's face it. Any manufacturing company, large or small, decides for itself whether to do heat treating under its own roof or contract it out to a commercial heat treat shop. In any industrial community, you're likely to find both situations,...

Know your risk: do you know your risks? Create a Product Liability Plan.(THERMAL PULSE)
September 1, 2006... In today's litigious world, every business owner who sells, services or manufactures a product faces the threat of lawsuits. Products liability law defines the legal obligation of the manufacturer, distributor or retailer to the users or...

Corporate capabilities: AFC-Holcroft.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... 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...

Multi-purpose chamber furnace: Aichelin Heat Treatment Systems.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Brochure describes the Multi-Purpose Chamber Furnace used for treating a wide variety of parts. This system can be used for normalizing, annealing, hardening, carbonitriding and carburizing and handles load sizes up to 4000 Ibs.www.aichelin.com...

Induction heating systems: Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic Corporation.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic Corporation is a world leader in the induction heating, melting and forging industries. Our proven applications include brazing, annealing, hardening, tempering, seam annealing, shrink fitting, curing, forging and...

Heat processing equipment: BeaverMatic.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... 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 throughout the world. World-class heat treating...

Integral quench furnaces: J. L. Becker Company.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... 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...

Vacuum furnaces: BMI Fours Industriels.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... 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, annealing, brazing, sintering, metal injection molding,...

Walking Beam Furnace: Can-Eng.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... 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...

Endothermic gas Coolers: SBS Corporation.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... End-O-Therm Atmosphere Generator Coolers use air instead of water to cool endothermic atmospheres. As the gas exits the retort it is passed through a series of stainless steel finned tubes. A propeller fan blows air over the outside of the...

Hydrogen atmosphere batch furnaces: CM Furnaces Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... 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...

Heat processing equipment: Consolidated Engineering.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... For 41 years CEC has been building its reputation as an innovative leader in quality heat processing equipment. To substantiate this claim to our customers, suppliers, employees, and the general public, CEC's design, production and distribution...

Heat treating furnaces: Core Furnace Systems Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... A new general capabilities brochure contains specific information describing a wide range of heat treating furnaces including batch and continuous roller hearth, batch and continuous vacuum, tip up, rotary hearth, motor core, and brazing and...

Heat processing systems: Flinn & Dreffein Engineering.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... 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, 2006... 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. ...

Vacuum heat processing equipment: Graphite Furnace Systems.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... GFS manufactures vacuum heat processing equipment for high temperature applications. Our expertise in CFC and SiC along with CVD applications allows for turn key systems with full process guarantees.-GFS offers complete ancillary equipment...

Castings and fabrications: Great Lakes Industrial Solutions, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... GLIS has quickly become one of the Best Quality Partners to the steel mills and heat treat industries for heat and corrosion-resistant castings and fabrications. GLIS is the newest single-source manufacturer of centrifugal castings, static...

Molybdenum metal & alloy products: H.C. Starck, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Molybdenum products including TZM and Lathanum Doped Moly Alloys for vacuum furnace requirements of rod, sheet, plate and foil products manufactured to meet your needs and are used in high temperature vacuum and controlled atmosphere furnaces...

Polymer quenchant: Heatbath Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Polyquench 15XN is the first non-sticky polymer quenchant. Engineered for induction and direct hardening applications; suitable for immersion or spray application. Brochure includes useful cooling response curves, viscosity vs. concentration,...

InductoScan[R] System: Inductoheat[R], an Inductotherm Group Co.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... This machine uses a standardized modular design providing flexibility in control, operation and maintenance. This innovative modular approach uses individual power modules that can be added or subtracted based on the application. InductoScan[R]...

Thermal processing technology: Ipsen International.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Issue No. 2.2005 of Ipsen-On-Top incorporates four papers on thermal processing technology and PVD coating equipment. Log onto www.ipsen-intl.com to read about (1) advances in thermo-chemical diffusion processes; (2) improving tool life with...

Furnaces/thermal process systems: Kleenair Products Co.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... 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, 2006... 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, 2006... An informative booklet showing the complete line of LOI products for the ing Industry. Graphs and photos illustrate our capabilities in Isothermal Annealing, Gas Carburizing, Carbonitriding and Hardening and Tempering Plants. 333 Technology...

Sales and service support: Mercer Technologies.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Mercer Tech provides sales and service support for heat-treating furnaces, ancillary equipment, supplies, new and rebuilt hot zones, cooling systems, field service troubleshooting, equipment relocation and helium leak detection. In addition,...

Furnaces, ovens, lab equipment: Park Thermal International (1996) Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Quality thermal processing equipment for the heat treating industry powered by oil, gas, propane or electric and with or without atmosphere capability. Our "One Stop Heat Treat Supply House" concept offers our customers a choice of various heat...

Induction heating: Pillar Induction Company.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Our wide range of industry experience includes applications such as heat treating, melting, brazing, soldering, bonding, and many others. Worldwide sales and service offices. Pillar Induction Company, 21905 Gateway Road, Brookfield, WI 53045;...

Batch temper furnace: Premier Furnace Specialists.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Introducing the innovative natural gas fired batch temper furnace. This modernistic equipment incorporates a direct ignited fixed air burner with a modular style gas train. Attention to detail when designing operation of the door and guide rail...

Batch furnaces: Pyradia Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Standard series and custom built heavy-duty furnaces are designed for intense, continuous use, and are insulated with the best refractories to minimize heat up and cool down times. Our furnaces offer remarkable performance, long service life...

Stainless fabrications: Qual-Fab.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Specializing in all stainless fabrications for the heat treat industry. Focus is on radiant heater tubes, all styles/sizes, cast and fabricated tubes of stainless and high nickel alloys. Also furnace rolls, serpentine trays, corrugated baskets,...

Radyne vertical induction scanner: Radyne Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Radyne Power Integrated Dual Spindle Vertical Scan Heat Treating System is computer controlled and can heat treat shafts from 3 to 60 inches long with a total weight of up to 500 Ib. at speeds from 0 to 12 inches per second. [ILLUSTRATION...

Gas/Air Mix Monitors: Selas Heat Technology Co., LLC.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... 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 gas/air ratio, composition and BTU content of the gas,...

Charging systems and heating elements: SGL CARBON GmbH.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... [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 density and shape retention of [R]SIGRABOND under...

Vacuum furnaces: Solar Manufacturing.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... 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 nozzles, high velocity gas quench systems, SolarVac 3000...

AES Alloy Tube Assemblies: SteelTech Ltd.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Our latest technology, Alternature Energy Saving (AES) Alloy Tube Assemblies, can reduce your energy usage up to 50%! This technology enables your radiant tube assemblies to operate at the same temperature (and maintain it) using half the...

Polymer quenchants: Tenaxol, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Brochure describes UCON[R] polymer quenchants. Presents operational principles of inverse liquid organic polymers and how they function in the quenching process for steel and aluminum alloys. Tenaxol, Inc., 5801 W. National Ave., Milwaukee, WI...

Furnaces/ovens/heating systems: Thermcraft Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2006... Thermcraft Incorporated offers a wide range of standard products that includes: ceramic refractory or vacuum formed ceramic fiber heaters, control systems, as well as industrial oven and furnace systems including mechanical handling equipment....