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Nitriding System To Bring Heat Treat In-House

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HTD Size-PR LogoThe Lenox Group, an aluminum extrusion profiles company, decided to add a turnkey nitriding system from a supplier with North American locations. The new heat treat furnace will further aid in production of products like windows, doors, solar panels, lighting systems, etc.

Marcin Stokłosa
Project Manager
Nitrex Poland
LinkedIn.com

Lenox has opted to bring operations in-house (in Bulgaria) to improve die reliability through more stringent quality control. “Previously, the company sent extrusion dies for salt bath nitriding and gas nitriding," explains Marcin Stokłosa, project manager at Nitrex. "Lenox Group experimented with various case hardening technologies in search of the best one, the results of which would be repeatable and consistent with their expectations."

The N-EXT 412 is a compact-size Nitrex gas nitriding furnace for low volume quantities. This turnkey nitriding system is built on a self-contained platform that includes the furnace, control system with Nitreg® technology, and an exhaust neutralizer for clean and green processing. With a temperature distribution of +/-5°C, it is suitable for nitriding H11 and H13 extrusion dies.

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Manufacturer To Expand Heat Treat Capabilities with Box Furnace

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Bill St. Thomas
Business Development Manager
Lindberg/MPH
Source: Lindberg/MPH.com

A manufacturer is expanding their heat treat capacities with a new box furnace, designed for air atmosphere applications, from a North American furnace provider.

Lindberg/MPH's heat treat furnace has a maximum temperature rating of 1,250°F and a load capacity of 6,000 lbs and is designed to accept fixtures that are 48" wide by 84" deep by 48" high. A full-width roller hearth is located across the furnace chamber floor for manual loading and load support. Temperature is controlled by a Honeywell DC2500 Series controller with an adjustable alarm set-point and latching output relay; the controller disconnects the power to the heating elements and sounds an audible alarm in an event that temperature exceeds desired set-point.

“The high velocity forced heating system circulates heat evenly within the furnace chamber," commented Bill St. Thomas, business development manager at Lindberg/MPH. "[This] assures rapid and uniform heat transfer throughout the workload.”

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Aerospace Conversion Provider Joins “Three Second Club”

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Cruz Hernández
Back-Shop Supervisor
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services
Source: LinkedIn

PEMCO Conversions – Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services operators will join the "Three Second Club" with a new dual chamber heat treating system capable of quenching aviation grade aluminum aircraft parts in less than five seconds.

The modern DELTA H® Technologies, LLC Dual Chamber Aerospace Heat Treating (DCAHT®) system will replace PEMCO's previous DELTA H furnace which was installed in 2011 at PEMCO's location at Tampa International Airport.

The system, with an upper chamber convection oven operable to 500°F and a lower chamber convection furnace operable to 1200°F, includes soak time and quench delay recorded to within 1/10 of a second as well as full documentation systems for work order, part name, quality, and before/after condition. Honeywell controls and recorders are featured and include remote computer control, data entry, and process monitoring.  In addition to processing aluminum parts, the system is equipped for PH stainless steel aging and titanium ferrous alloy processes. The replacement system is fully compliant with SAE AMS2750G requirements.

Team with DCAHT® system
Source: DELTA H

To achieve SAE compliance, DELTA H provided additional training for PEMCO employees.

DCAHT® system
Source: DELTA H

“We look forward to sharing about our continued success with [DELTA H’s] great product [. . . ]. We couldn't be any happier," Cruz Hernández, Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services Back-Shop supervisor stated,

 

 

 

 

 

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Horizontal Nitriding System Delivered at Hydro Heat Treat Location

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Marcin Stokłosa
Project Manager
Nitrex Poland
LinkedIn.com

A global aluminum and energy company, Hydro Extrusion Norway, recently received a horizontal nitriding system, configured to replace an old decommissioned furnace

This latest delivery by Nitrex is the only one of its kind at Hydro facilities globally; the rest are pit-type furnaces. The nitriding equipment for Hydro Extrusion Norway in Magnor, Norway will integrate with the existing infrastructure of the plant as well as fit in the specific floor space allocation.

"Before placing the order, Hydro did its due diligence – visiting extrusion facilities with Nitrex equipment to get user opinions on the solution including the technology, die performance, extruded profile quality, and our support services," adds Marcin Stokłosa, project manager at Nitrex. "Moreover, the test trials produced very good results."

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Aluminum Producer Readies Lab and Heat Treat Furnaces

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Andrew Bassett
President
Aerospace Testing and Pyrometry
Source: Aerospace Testing and Pyrometry

A large aluminum producer in the U.S. Midwest received assistance from a North American pyrometry service provider to ensure their heat treat and laboratory furnaces were ready to run.

After the visit from the pyrometry service provider, Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry, Inc. (ATP), four laboratory furnaces were certified and three of four heat treat furnaces were wired and ready to go. One 40 point survey, two 35 point survey and one 25 point survey on a forty foot tall drop bottom furnace.

"We love our Pyrometry Services," commented Andrew Bassett, president of ATP. "All the certifications will be run through our newest venture, Aerospace Compliance Software."

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Aluminum Extruder Expands Nitriding Capabilities

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Marcin Stokłosa
Project Manager
Nitrex Poland
LinkedIn.com

HTD Size-PR LogoQatar Aluminium Extrusion Co. (Qalex) recently received a nitriding system. The aluminum profiles manufacturer wanted to equip a second extrusion plant with an independent nitriding furnace to save on handling, processing time, and costs associated with having to transport extrusion dies back and forth from its first factory for nitriding work.

The client chose a compact system from Nitrex, an international provider in surface treatment with North American locations. The model NXK-1015 furnace is equipped with process technology designed for nitriding extrusion dies.

Marcin Stokłosa, project manager at Nitrex Poland, said, "Qalex was . . . very pleased with our technical support and spare parts accessibility. What they ordered is an exact copy of the first Nitrex installation – an identical configuration with the same furnace model, size and process technology."

Installation and startup were completed in January 2022.

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VIVA ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS Acquires Turnkey System for Nitriding

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HTD Size-PR LogoVIVA ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS – a Vias Group member – has recently acquired a turnkey system for nitriding extrusion dies after experiencing heightened demands for its extrusion profiles.

Marcin Stokłosa
Project Manager
Nitrex Poland
Photo Credit: LinkedIn.com

With these demands from the industrial and construction markets, VIVA decided to expand its manufacturing capacity, installing an additional extrusion press and nitriding equipment. The new pit furnace has an effective work zone of 39" diameter by 59" high (1000 x 1500 mm) with the capacity to nitride a 4400 lbs. (2000 kg) load. The Nitreg® process technology adapts to the application requirements, achieving a high throughput per extrusion run and scoring a high number of runs per treated die, which in turn optimizes tool life and lowers tooling cost for a faster return on investment.

"We are delighted to do business with VIVA again," states Marcin Stoklosa, product manager at Nitrex. "Fostering customer loyalty is a top priority at Nitrex and key to building an ongoing partnership for future growth."

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ELLWOOD Aluminum Acquires 200,000-Lb. Batch Homogenizing Furnace

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ELLWOOD Aluminum, an Ohio-based manufacturer of aluminum products, recently acquired a 200,000-lb. batch homogenizing furnace to complete the Phase 2 expansion of their plant in Hubbard, OH.

Gillespie & Powers, Inc., a family-owned supplier based in St. Louis, MO, will deliver the furnace to be operational in July 2022. The furnace, the second of its kind at ELLWOOD Aluminum, will be used for manufacturing large diameter aluminum ingots and billets, as well as rectangular slabs and cast plates.

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ELVIAL Increases Heat Treat Capabilities for Aluminum Products

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Marcin Stokłosa
Project Manager
Nitrex Poland
LinkedIn.com

HTD Size-PR LogoELVIAL S.A.,a large aluminum extrusion company in Greece, has purchased an aluminum extruder furnace to meet needs created by their plant's expansion and increasing manufacturing capacity.

"This additional NX-815 E furnace [. . .] will help increase the production of building materials by the company," says Marcin Stokłosa, project manager at Nitrex. "The first furnace has been operational since 2016."

The NX-815 E is a retort furnace used for extrusion. It operates with NX connect software, and uses the NITREG-C (nitrocarburizing) and NITREG (gas nitriding) technologies for dies extrusion. The order also included a lifting device. All processes for this furnace are compliant to AMS 2759/10.

An ELVIAL representative cited good equipment, technology and service to explain why ELVIAL chose to do business with the supplier this second time.

 

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Automotive Heat Treater To Receive Vacuum Aluminum Brazing Furnace

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HTD Size-PR LogoA manufacturer in the automotive industry has placed an order for a large-capacity, high vacuum furnace, equipped with a cooling station to increase the performance of the system. This furnace will complete their new production plant and aid in vacuum aluminum brazing various components.

Maciej Korecki
Vice President, Business Segment Vacuum Heat Treatment Furnaces
SECO/WARWICK
(source: SECO/WARWICK)

SECO/WARWICK, the sister company of North American manufacturer SECO/VACUUM, provided the furnace to the automotive manufacturer of engines, filters, electric equipment, and cooling systems. For this project, the client required that the vacuum furnace have automatic loading and transportation of parts, as well as an increase in precise control of temperature uniformity and distribution.

"The equipment [. . .] has been installed in a new production plant that will significantly improve the capacity of the entire group," explains Maciej Korecki, vice president of the Business Segment of Vacuum Heat Treatment Furnaces at SECO/WARWICK. "A key to success in this project was the huge trust displayed by our partner and close cooperation at the design stage."

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