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Source: Global Casting Magazine
With annual sales approaching $2 billion, Waupaca Foundry is one of the largest metalcasting groups in the world. Focused on the automotive, commercial vehicle, off-highway and other industrial markets, the Wisconsin-based company produces millions of components that keep cars and trucks of all sizes on the road.
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Source: Dry Coolers
“Just like your plant electrical system, telecommunications equipment, or data network infrastructure, a process cooling water failure can shut down a facility and may even involve safety issues. Let’s outline some of the steps you can take to minimize downtime.”
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Source: Thermal Processing for Gear Solutions
The advantages of ion nitriding heat treatments in many low-alloy steels and titanium alloy gears used in high-performance applications include resisting wear and fatigue.
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Harper International, world leader in custom thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, has been selected by a leading Asian electronic components firm for the design of two high temperature Elevator furnaces for use in their production plant. The furnaces will sinter specialty ferrite materials processed at 1700 degrees Celsius in an oxygen atmosphere.
Harper’s Elevator kiln systems were chosen by the client for the high quality design, engineering and construction for which Harper is known. The design incorporates superior thermal uniformity and extremely high system up-time, supporting the yield of high quality, finished products for the customer.
“Harper’s talented teams of engineers continuously strive to meet and exceed customers’ goals and expectations. This unique furnace system is another great example of our commitment to providing advanced technologies and tailored solutions,” commented Brian Fuller, Sales Manager at Harper International.
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Graphite Machining, Inc. (GMI) of Topton, PA and Solar Manufacturing of Souderton, PA have been cooperating for the past year on the development and testing of a new graphite board material and its application for vacuum furnace hot zones. This new graphite board material has undergone extensive thermal and vacuum testing to prove its improved thermal efficiency and excellent vacuum performance compared to prior or present graphite board designs.
GMI intends to market this new graphite board under the name of HEATGUARD insulation while Solar Manufacturing will incorporate this new material into its vacuum furnace hot zones under the trade name of HEFVAC™ (High Efficiency Vacuum).
Frank C. Schoch president of GMI states “After extensive testing against our existing and competitive insulating materials, Solar Manufacturing and Graphite Machining combined our respective experience and created this new thermally efficient graphite board insulation material.”
Incorporating this new HEFVAC™ board insulation, Solar Manufacturing has now developed a proven more thermally efficient vacuum furnace hot zone design that is capable of achieving faster and better vacuum levels because of the HEFVAC™ sealed and low moisture absorption structure.
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Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Joy Global’s steel plate mill in Longview, Texas, for approximately $29 million. The mill produces carbon and alloy plate products with heat-treating capabilities and has an annual capacity of 180,000 tons.
“This acquisition builds on our strategy to capture a growing share of higher value-added plate products and complements the capabilities of our two existing plate mills,” said John Ferriola, Chairman, CEO and President of Nucor. “The Longview mill will serve as a valuable addition to Nucor’s plate product offerings, which we believe can be further leveraged by our Nucor commercial team.”
The mill produces specialty plate products with the capability of producing plate that can range from 1 to 12 inches thick and up to 138 inches wide. Approximately 140 non-unionized teammates work at the Longview mill.
Nucor’s existing plate mills are in North Carolina and Alabama and have a combined capacity of 2.9 million tons per year. Nucor’s existing mills produce plate for manufacturers of barges, bridges, heavy equipment, rail cars, refinery tanks, ships, wind towers, armor and other markets. Nucor plate products are also used in the pipe and tube, pressure vessel, transportation and construction industries.
Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel products, with operating facilities primarily in the U.S. and Canada. Products produced include: carbon and alloy steel — in bars, beams, sheet and plate; steel piling; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated concrete reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; steel fasteners; metal building systems; steel grating; and wire and wire mesh. Nucor, through The David J. Joseph Company, also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and HBI/DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap. Nucor is North America’s largest recycler.
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The German specialist for industrial burners NOXMAT is seeking to enter into ground-breaking sales- and service collaboration with the Polish furnace manufacturer REMIX. This will enable NOXMAT to provide customers in Poland, Ukraine and Belarus with premium industrial burners combined with extensive services. http://remixsa.pl/en
“Focusing on innovation and energy efficiency, REMIX represents the same mission statement as NOXMAT. Therefore, we consider this collaboration groundbreaking and are positive that it’s going to open up new opportunities for us in Eastern Europe. It’s our goal to break into the markets of these three countries“, Matthias Wolf, CEO of NOXMAT, amplifies his idea. http://noxmat.com
Contacts on the spot
From now on, companies in Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus engaged in the heat-treating industry are enabled to access high quality NOXMAT-burners. REMIX is a specialist contact on the spot that provides support and consulting service in your native language. Moreover, the company performs professional maintenance services and offers trainings on advanced maintenance. In addition to their energy-efficient recuperators and cold air burners, NOXMAT also provides radiant tubes made of steel or ceramic.
Strategic expansion
REMIX is headquartered in Świebodzin, which is halfway between Frankfurt/Oder and Posen and about three hours away from the NOXMAT headquarters in Oederan. To NOXMAT, the collaboration with the Polish specialists for furnace equipment is another accomplishment in their mission to expand their business on a worldwide level. The company focuses on advanced collaborations with strategic partners and carries on expanding their global service and sales network consistently.
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Source: Eurotherm by Schneider Electric
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As of immediately, StrikoWestofen covers another step in the production chain of the light metal casting industry. From now on, heat treatment units for cast aluminium parts are another core competence of StrikoWestofen.
This is made possible by the recent takeover of the employees of BPR-Engineering GmbH from Rheda-Wiedenbrück. The 20 years of expertise of Frank Herkenräder, the founder of the company, and his team form the basis of the new StrikoWestofen business unit Heat Treatment.
The goal of this extension of our product portfolio is to meet the customers’ needs even better. The new Heat Treatment business unit pursues a holistic approach: heat treatment furnaces, quenching units and product carriers are not seen as individual components of a system but as part of a whole. This allows enormous cost savings due to the better coordination of processes, in some cases bringing distorsions down to 0% and reducing energy consumption by up to 30%.
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Source: Today’s Medical Developments
“The global medical device market offers opportunities for U.S. manufacturers, with large and small players showing adaptability and tenacity.”
Read More: Size and Shape of the US Medical Device Industry by 2016 ITA Medical Devices Top Markets Report
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