Vacuum Furnaces Technical Content
Improve Vacuum Quench, Maximize Tool Life
Vacuum furnaces performing hardening have been in use for over 50 years, yet many heat treaters may not be taking full ...
Hypersonics Come Alive with Vacuum and Controlled Atmosphere Furnaces
Hypersonic vehicles and missiles operating at Mach 5 and beyond place unprecedented thermal and environmental demands on aerospace materials. In this ...
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor®: Why and How Do We Heat Treat Gears? Part Two
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to bring sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat ...
Heat Treatment of Carbon and Graphite-Based Materials for Space Travel and Exploration
Carbon and graphite-based materials are among the few engineered materials capable of withstanding the extreme thermal, mechanical, and environmental demands of ...
IN 718 Part 2: Heat Treatment
Today's Technical Tuesday highlights the second installment in a multi-part series by Nikolai Alexander and The Heat Treat Doctor® Daniel H. ...
IN 718 Part 1: History, Applications, and Production
Today's Technical Tuesday highlights this first installment in a multi-part series by Nikolai Alexander and The Heat Treat Doctor® Daniel H. ...
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor®: Why Use Partial Pressure in Vacuum Furnaces?
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to bring sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat ...
Un Giro Bienvenido: Autolimpieza en Hornos revolucionado por Sistema de Bombas Inteligentes
¿Y si su horno de vacío pudiera limpiarse automáticamente? En esta entrega de Technical Tuesday, Bob Hill, FASM, presidente de Solar ...
Vacuum Furnaces News
Fringe Friday: US Lab Selects PGA Platform for New Materials Initiative
We’re celebrating getting to the “fringe” of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday installment: a plasma gas atomization (PGA) platform selected by ...
Vacuum Furnace Boosts Tool Steel Processing
Treatnorte, a commercial heat treatment company, will add a new vacuum furnace to support vacuum heat treatment of tool steel, improving ...
Allied Graphite Develops Vertical Furnace Systems
Allied Graphite, a U.S.-based graphite materials manufacturer, is advancing the high-temperature thermal processing of its battery-grade material with a new technology ...
Custom VIM System Enhances Turbine Blade Production
An aircraft engine manufacturer has purchased a custom-built vacuum induction melting (VIM) furnace to support the production of equiaxed (EQ) turbine ...
Boeing Adds Vacuum Heat Treat Capacity
Boeing is adding vacuum furnace capacity at its Tube, Duct and Reservoir Center in Algona, Washington, to expand in-house heat treating ...
Vacuum Furnace Consolidates Multiple Heat Treat Processes
A manufacturer has placed an order for a vacuum furnace system designed to replace multiple heat treating processes, consolidating operations into ...
Large-Capacity Nitriding Furnace Enhances Processing Capabilities
Vacu-Braze, a commercial heat treater specializing in vacuum heat treating and brazing, has added a large-capacity nitriding furnace to support processing ...
Additional Vacuum Furnace Supports Heat Treatment of Aircraft Engine Blades
An aerospace manufacturer has ordered a vacuum furnace to support heat treatment of high-performance alloys used in aircraft components, including engine ...
California Facility Adds 10-Bar Vacuum Furnace
Solar Atmospheres has announced the installation and full commissioning of a new 10-bar vacuum furnace at its Fontana, California, further expanding ...
Vacuum Casting Expansion Strengthens Turbine Component Manufacturing
Two vacuum induction melting (VIM) casting systems are being deployed to support the production of components used in power generation turbine ...
Heat Treater Acquisition Enhances Integrated Manufacturing Capabilities
G.S. Precision, a precision machining and manufacturing company headquartered in Brattleboro, Vermont, has expanded its global manufacturing platform with the announcement ...
Vacuum Brazing Added for Circuit Breaker Production
A manufacturer of vacuum circuit breakers has added vacuum brazing capability for producing electrical power components utilized in modern power distribution ...
Firearm Manufacturer Increases Carburizing Heat Treat
A defense sector manufacturer has selected a vacuum furnace solution to support carburizing and heat treatment of steels used in firearm ...
New Vacuum Heat Treat at Grace Manufacturing Enhances Medical Component Production
Grace Manufacturing is expanding its vacuum heat treating capabilities to support growing demand for thin martensitic stainless steel components used in ...
Vacuum Tempering Furnace Strengthens Aerospace Capacity
An international aircraft motion-control manufacturer is expanding its heat treat process capacity by ordering an additional low-temperature vacuum tempering furnace to ...
Mold Manufacturer Moves Heat Treatment In-House
BTOMEC Ferramentaria e Usinagem de Precisão Ltda. has invested in a vacuum furnace to establish its own in-house hardening capability. The ...
Urschel Furnace Upgrade Reinforces Food Processing Industry
Urschel Laboratories, a global manufacturer of precision food-cutting equipment based in Chesterton, Indiana, has placed an order for a new high-capacity ...
PROENERGY Expands Heat Treatment Capacity
PROENERGY, a manufacturer of power-generation equipment and services, has ordered four vacuum furnaces to support operations at its new Houston Center ...
