Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 10 news items, featuring a new steel mill in Alabama, a 46% carbon emissions reduction validation, a sweet farewell to an industry leader, and more!
Equipment
1. Solar Atmospheres of Michigan expanded with new air tempering and cryogenic equipment including a 6’6” wide × 4’ high × 14’ long car-bottom air furnace, with a robust weight capacity of 30,000 pounds and temperature uniformity within ±10°F from 300°F to 1400°F
2. Alleima’s Kanthal division and Danieli is slated to supply the first electric process gas heater for commercial use at Emsteel’s Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
3. SMS group supplied open-die forging press to Jiuli Yongxing in China, creating a fully integrated forging line to increase production capacity. The press utilized an open-die forging process that improves the microstructural quality of materials through grain refinement, with forging accuracy of approximately ±1 millimeter.
4. Dynavac designed a thermal vacuum system for validating spacecraft performance and reliability. The system operates under high vacuum conditions while providing temperature control from -185°C (-301°F) to 150°C (302°F).
Company & Personnel
5. Hydro signed a long-term agreement with power cable solutions provider NKT, under which Hydro will supply NKT with low-carbon aluminum for the production of wire rod.
6. SSAB received a $4.3 million in tax incentives to support its $74 million expansion project: a steel plant in Alabama.
7. Nitrex announced two new company leadership promotions: Kurt Willms as sales director of Americas and Asia, and Marcin Stoklosa as sales director of Europe and Middle East.
8. ECM USA announced the retirement of William (Bill) Gornicki following 35 years of distinguished service in the heat treat industry.
Kudos
9. Bodycote achieved Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validation for an enhanced carbon reduction target of 46% in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 – compared to a 2019 baseline.
10. SECO/WARWICK celebrated 15 years of operations in China, after beginning in 2010.
