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Agreement Reached for Eurotherm To Join Watlow in Deal with Schneider Electric SE

June 10, 2022 / CONTROLS NEWS, FEATURED NEWS, INSTRUMENTATION NEWS, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT

Rob Gilmore
CEO
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
bizjournals.com

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, a North American manufacturer of thermal systems, will purchase Eurotherm, a global provider of temperature and power control measurement systems. The sale is estimated for the end of 2022.

Schneider Electric SE plans to sell Eurotherm to Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company. Regulatory approvals and consultations for Eurotherm's 650 employees are a continuing process.

“Watlow is excited to invest in this innovative product portfolio and professional team,” Rob Gilmore, Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's CEO said. “Combining Eurotherm’s complementary controls technologies with Watlow’s focus on thermal systems, our shared engineer-to-engineer sales models and our focus on common markets will allow Watlow and Eurotherm to better serve all of our respective customers.”

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IoT Technology Implemented for Enhanced Furnace Performance

July 6, 2020 / CONTROLS NEWS, FEATURED NEWS, OVENS-HIGH-TEMPERATURE

Wisconsin Oven Corporation announced a new IoT (Internet of things) predictive maintenance technology available on their industrial ovens. The new system is capable of monitoring the performance and health of components on the ovens. Some of the conditions that the sensors track are vibration, temperature, current, and pressure.

Wisconsin DataSense Technologies (photo source: Wisconsin Oven YouTube video)

The system will be supplied by DataSense Technologies. Their Performance Monitoring System utilizes sensors to monitor the condition of components on a customer’s industrial oven, featuring a gateway that collects performance data from sensors on critical oven components.

This system will enable customers to minimize unscheduled downtime and increase their profitability because the Performance Monitoring system can be used to identify performance and component issues. Automatic alarm thresholds can be implemented to satisfy the specific needs of heat treating customers.

Learn more about the DataSense Technologies with a video here.

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Liberty Wire Johnstown Upgrades Controls for Continuous Furnace Lines

June 15, 2020 / CONTROLS NEWS, FEATURED NEWS, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT NEWS

A Pennsylvania producer and provider of steel wire and rod products, Liberty Wire in Johnstown, PA, underwent an intensive nitrogen-methanol controls upgrade for a continuous furnace line. The process included a new control system and panel for a continuous annealing furnace line to process coiled wire products.

SSI Controls Matrix (photo source: Super Systems Inc.)

Mike Cassidy, the Liberty Wire Controls Analyst, led the installation with Super System Inc. (SSI) project engineers, “I’m very pleased with SSI and the new system... I’m looking forward to working with them in the future.”

The SSI Matrix control system was incorporated to control the automated flow and mixing of the process gases. SSI HMI and eFlo 2.0 meters were also integrated to provide Liberty with the latest in hardware, software and communications technology.

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Controls Upgrade for Heat Treater to Medical, Auto, Defense Industries

January 23, 2019 / ATMOSPHERE GENERATORS NEWS, CONTROLS NEWS, FEATURED NEWS, MEDICAL HEAT TREAT, MEDICAL HEAT TREAT NEWS

Two projects involving controls upgrades were recently completed at a Dayton, Ohio-based, heat treating company that serves the medical supplies industry, as well as automotive, defense, firearms, and construction sectors.

Super Systems Inc. (SSi), located in Cincinnati, Ohio, announced two upgrade projects at American Heat Treating in Dayton, Ohio. Controls were upgraded on a Beavermatic integral quench furnace that included a Series 9205 with a 12.1” HMI for atmosphere and temperature control and datalogging, a Series 804 for oil quench temperature control (heating and cooling), and other ancillary items. A second project included a controls retrofit of a Lindberg 3000 SCFH endothermic generator with an SSi AutoGen control system.

“Our long-range plan was to upgrade the controls on the Beavermatic, but when the old controller failed without notice, Super Systems jumped into action and did the complete upgrade project quickly,” said Van Hatcher, Instrument Technician and project leader at American Heat Treating. “Our endothermic generator has been operating with the new SSi AutoGen controls with no issues since commissioning. We look forward to the operating cost savings that come with the automated turndown features.”

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3D TUS Software Released to Heat Treat Market

January 10, 2017 / AEROSPACE HEAT TREAT, AEROSPACE HEAT TREAT NEWS, CONTROLS NEWS, FEATURED NEWS, THERMOCOUPLES NEWS

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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