AEROSPACE HEAT TREAT

Ipsen to Offer One-Day, Furnace Maintenance-Focused Seminars

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With last year’s successful conclusion of customer seminars in California, Texas and Connecticut, Ipsen will begin 2017 by continuing to provide one-day, expert-taught classes throughout the United States. Ipsen’s next available seminars will occur on Wednesday, February 22 in Greenville, South Carolina and on Wednesday, March 1 in West Chester, Ohio.

During this one-day training, you will learn how to master the nuances of maintenance and Aerospace compliance. You will also be able to take part in an open-forum discussion on your specific maintenance challenges throughout the day.

Specific topics covered during the seminar include:

  • Vacuum and atmosphere furnace maintenance best practices
  • Optimizing operations with predictive maintenance
  • Achieving and maintaining Aerospace compliance

Ipsen has been providing training to the heat treatment industry for 30+ years, both on-site at Ipsen U and at customers’ facilities. This local seminar carries on the tradition of these trainings, teaching you best practices for regaining control of your equipment and offering insight into specific issues you might be experiencing on a daily basis.

The seminar is $60 per registration, including meals and handouts. Additional locations will also be available soon. Learn more and register now at www.IpsenUSA.com/Seminar.

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Jorgensen Forge Acquired

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Source:  Forging

Jorgensen Forge, a Tukwila, WA, open-die forger and ring-rolling operation, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy as one of three companies now owned by CE Star Holdings LLC, a company formed to buy the assets from Constellation Enterprises, which filed for creditor protection in May.

The Seattle-area plant forges low alloy and stainless grades of steel, aluminum alloys, titanium alloys, and nickel-based alloys. Production equipment includes four open-die presses and two ring-rolling mills. It also offers heat-treating and machining, and it has special capabilities for “marine shafting” as well as full testing and inspection services. Its customers are manufacturers supplying aerospace, energy, defense, and general industrial markets.

Read More: Jorgensen Forge Acquired, “Even Better Positioned” by Robert Brooks

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3D TUS Software Released to Heat Treat Market

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Photography by Quang Nguyen

Long-time heat treating expert, Peter Huskek of Phoenix Heat Treating, a fourth generation commercial heat treating institution, is branching out into the computer simulation arena with a very impressive, 3D temperature uniformity survey (TUS) reporting tool called Virtual Visual Surveys (www.virtualvisualsurveys.com). What Mr. Hushek and his team, including key developer Jeff Murch, have developed under the company name of Thermal Innovation Technologies, Inc., is a 3D visualization tool capable of showing furnace operators what their furnace uniformity looks like. This 3D visualization software helps quality personnel know if a furnace will pass a TUS, and if not why. It also allows maintenance personnel the opportunity to isolate and diagnose problem areas within the work area of the furnace. The 3D visualization package is offered as a service. For more information, visit www.virtualvisualsurveys.com.

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Voestalpine Invests Millions in Aerospace

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Aerospace is a key strategic growth area for Voestalpine, and is therefore a high priority in the coming years. Over the medium term the company expects to increase Group revenue in this technologically challenging customer segment from its current level of EUR 300 million to around EUR 500 million. In the next two years Voestalpine will invest over EUR 40 million in a new high-tech, high-speed forging line at Group company Böhler Edelstahl GmbH & Co KG in Kapfenberg in order to literally give additional thrust to this growth. The state-of-the-art facility is scheduled to go into operation as early as in 2018, and will primarily be used to manufacture forgings as pre-materials for extremely high load-bearing aircraft components, such as engine parts, or as workpieces for sophisticated products used in the oil & gas industry.

Over the next one and a half decades global demand for almost 40,000 new aircraft is forecast. The major investment in a new, state-of-the-art forging line demonstrates that Voestalpine is again staying abreast of the dynamic developments in the aerospace sector.

The aerospace industry is one of the key drivers of our international growth strategy in the future market of mobility. All most important aircraft manufacturers already rely on technologies and products from Voestalpine. By intensifying our innovation and investment activities we aim to further expand our position as a leading provider also in this sophisticated customer segment-

Wolfgang Eder, Chairman of the Management Board of voestalpine AG Wolfgang Eder, Chairman of the Management Board of Voestalpine AG

Fully automated facility sets new standards

The Special Steel Division of the Voestalpine Group is one of the leading global suppliers of high-performance materials and special forgings for the aerospace industry. Its highly stress-resistant products include structural parts, engine components and mounts, landing gear parts, and door segments that are used in the aircraft programs of manufacturers including Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, and Embraer.

The new high-tech forging line will not only play a key role in increasing volumes in the aerospace business segment, but it will also set new standards in product quality, process automation, and digitalization. As a result, this investment significantly strengthens the technological leadership enjoyed by our Styrian production companies. Investment in a new special steel plant is also in planning as a means of opening up new dimensions in materials production. This is in addition to, and independent of, the current project. A final decision on the location of the special steel plant is expected for the second half of 2017.

Franz Rotter, Member of the Management Board of voestalpine AG and Head of the Special Steel Division Franz Rotter, Member of the Management Board of Voestalpine AG and Head of the Special Steel Division

Moreover, the new facility will produce forged components for oil and gas exploration which are required to withstand extreme conditions both on land and at sea. The high-tech forging line will process the material with a pressing force of 4,400 tonnes and a speed of up to 120 strokes per minute, or 2 strokes per second.

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Rolls-Royce to Invest $30 Million in New CMC R&D Facility

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Rolls-Royce recently announced that it is growing its presence in Southern California with a $30 million expansion into a new 62,000-sq-ft facility that will be dedicated to the research and development of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials and processes for use in next-generation aerospace engine components. Rolls-Royce held a dedication ceremony with federal, state, and local officials; customers; and employees at the new facility. Rolls-Royce purchased Hyper-Therm High-Temperature Composites (HTC) in May 2013 and continues to grow and invest with this new “CMC technology hub” located in Cypress, Calif.

“The development of lighter, stronger, composite fiber components is just part of our commitment to continuously improve the performance of our products by focusing on lowering fuel consumption, emissions and noise,” said Marion Blakey, Rolls-Royce president and CEO of North America. “The team here in Cypress will be dedicated to seeing the commercial application of these technologies that will soon be adopted into advanced manufacturing production methods for gas turbine components.”

“I want to welcome Rolls-Royce to its new location in Cypress, and I applaud their commitment to bring jobs and grow their innovative R&D facility here in Southern California,” said Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.). “Today’s official opening highlights yet again that Southern California has the tools, the skills, and the talent to grow our already established aerospace industry here.”

“The turbine sits at the heart of the engine. I am very excited about several technologies we are developing across Rolls-Royce that will contribute to a significant reduction in fuel consumption,” said Andy Greasley, executive vice president of turbines, civil aerospace. “Our HTC team in California is part of a global team working on high-temperature composites. This dedication ceremony represents the completion of another major milestone and the creation of a state-of-the art facility specifically purposed for the development of our next-generation turbine materials.”

The facility reportedly will develop production-ready manufacturing processes and produce components that will be used for engine test programs. From there, manufacturing processes refined in the Cypress facility will be applied to a future dedicated production facility for manufacturing of engine components. Since Rolls-Royce acquired Hyper-Therm in 2013, it has grown from 15 employees to nearly 50. The company expects to hire at least 10 more people this year, with the potential for 40 more positions as the production and product testing increase.

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Titanium Success

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Russia’s VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation, the world’s largest titanium producer, is successfully increasing the share of machining in its output both within its own projects and jointly with partners. The company’s close ties with the international aerospace industry allow it to plan further production growth.

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Alcoa and VSMPO-AVISMA Launch Aerospace Joint Venture

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Alcoa Samara (Arconic SMZ), Russia’s largest producer of fabricated aluminum and VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer of titanium ingots and forged products, have announced the operational launch of a joint venture.

Read more to find out the name of this joint venture.

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NTSB: American Airlines Engine Failure Caused by Fatigue

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Source: Airways Magazine

Gary Berwick, Dry Coolers
Gary Berwick, Dry Coolers

Special thanks goes to Gary Berwick of Dry Coolers, one of our first (and best) advertisers, for informing Heat Treat Today about the below article in Airways Magazine.

MIAMI — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued and Investigative Update of American Airlines flight AA383, which caught fire on runway 28R at Chicago O’Hare International Airport after aborting its take-off.

The report states that the right engine number 2 stage high pressure turbine (HPT) disk failed and fractured into at least four pieces. A large disk fragment landed in a UPS warehouse located about 2,920 feet (890 meters) from the aircraft.

Read more about this failure in Airways Magazine.

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Ampco-Pittsburgh Acquires ASW Steel Inc.

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John Stanik CEO Ampco-Pittsburgh

John Stanik - CEO Ampco-Pittsburgh

Ampco-Pittsburgh said it would pay $3.5 million in cash and assume $9.6 million of the Welland, Ontario, company's liabilities. ASW will become a part of the Union Electric Steel Corp. division of Ampco-Pittsburgh. The manufacturing plant, with an electric arc furnace, is located close to the U.S.-Canadian border near Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Buffalo. It was founded in 1918 as the Dillon Crucible Steel Alloy Co. and was acquired by MMFX in 2010.

"This acquisition is a very important element in Ampco-Pittsburgh’s strategic diversification plan," said John Stanik, CEO of Ampco-Pittsburgh, in a statement. "ASW’s proven broad expertise in flexible steel refining methods will provide us with the capabilities to manufacture the additional chemistries needed to expand our reach in the open-die forging market. The transaction also enhances our ability to grow in markets in which we currently participate and to add new markets for customers in the oil and gas, power generation, aerospace, transportation, and construction industries.”

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