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News From Abroad: €13 Million Melting Furnace, Oxygen Enrichment, And Bell Annealer Facility

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In today’s News from Abroad installment, we highlight a new €13 million (that’s $14.9 million US) melting furnace which can recycle 7,000 tons of aluminum waste annually, an oxygen enrichment system for a European steelmaker’s billet reheating furnace, and a new bell annealer facility for copper.

Heat Treat Today partners with two international publications to deliver the latest news, tech tips, and cutting-edge articles that will serve our audience – manufacturers with in-house heat treat. Furnaces International, a Quartz Business Media publication, primarily serves the English-speaking globe, and heat-processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication, serves mostly the European and Asian heat treat markets.

A €13 Million Dollar Recycling Furnace For Aluminum

Aluminium Dunkerque’s €13 million furnace will enable it to recycle 7,000 tonnes of aluminium waste a year.
Source: Furnaces International

“Aluminium Dunkerque has inaugurated a melting furnace dedicated to aluminium recycling. It said its furnace 8 will allow it to recycle 7,000 tonnes of aluminium waste each year and to produce an additional 20,000 tonnes of metal with a low carbon footprint. This represents a 10% reduction in CO₂ emissions per tonne of ingots produced, i.e. 25,000 tonnes of CO₂ avoided each year, and 96 GWh of electricity consumption avoided. The furnace also created an additional eight jobs. Furnace 8 is part of a broader approach to reindustrialisation and the reduction of imports of high-carbon aluminium. Guillaume de Goÿs, CEO of Aluminium Dunkerque, said: “Each year, France still exports nearly 500,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap that could be processed domestically. “By enabling on-site processing, Aluminium Dunkerque strengthens national sovereignty in critical metals while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

READ MORE: Aluminium Dunkerque inaugurates €13 million recycling furnace at furnaces-international.com

Oxygen Enrichment System For Billet Reheating Furnace

Fives installed an oxygen enrichment system at SN Maia Siderurgia’s furnace in Portugal.
Source: Furnaces International

“Fives has completed its first PREMIX oxygen enrichment project on an existing billet reheating furnace at SN Maia Siderurgia Nacional in Maia, Portugal. This marks a milestone in its efforts to optimise furnace performance and improve energy efficiency. SN Maia Siderurgia Nacional, the largest rebar production plant of the MEGASA Group – a European steelmaker, was looking to install a new oxygen system to reduce natural gas consumption, having the possibility to produce oxygen on site at a lower cost. The project was entrusted to Fives Steel Spain, which had previously modified the combustion system of the same furnace. The company developed a new technology called Premix, which injects additional oxygen into the combustion air duct upstream of the burners. Oxygen levels were increased to 25% with around 6% fuel savings, exceeding initial energy efficiency expectations.”

READ MORE: Steel group entrusts Fives with furnace oxygen system at furnaces-international.com

New Bell Annealer Facility For Copper Alloy

Poongsan Corporation order HICON/H2® bell annealer facility for capacity increase Source: Ebner

“Poongsan Corporation invests in an additional EBNER HICON/H2® bell annealer facility for bright annealing of copper and copper-alloy strip coils. The new facility comprises 2 heating bells, 4 HICON/H2® workbases and 2 cooling bells including necessary auxiliary equipment and a Visual Furnaces 6® Process Control System. With this facility the capacity will be increased, and it will be available for production in 2026. Poongsan Corporation is a world known quality producer and, among others, supplies their high-end products to the automotive, electronic and coin industry.”

READ MORE: Poongsan Corporation order HICON/H2® bell annealer facility for capacity increase at prozesswaerme.net

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This Week in Heat Treat Social Media

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Welcome to Heat Treat Today’s This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. We’re looking at a new metal training hub, Tesla AI robotics, MTI’s Spring meeting highlights, and more!

As you know, there is so much content available on the web that it’s next to impossible to sift through all of the articles and posts that flood our inboxes and notifications on a daily basis. So, Heat Treat Today is here to bring you the latest in compelling, inspiring, and entertaining heat treat news from the different social media venues that you’ve just got to see and read! If you have content that everyone has to see, please send the link to editor@heattreattoday.com.

1. New Metal Hub at University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB)

Check out UAB’s exciting new hub. This partnership with The Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning will provide opportunities for metalworking and manufacturing professional training. Are we looking at the future of Heat Treat Today’s 40 under 40 Class of 2030? Time will tell.

New Metal Hub Launches at the University of Alabama, Birmingham

2. Dance Off With a Robot?

Dancing today, changing a tire tomorrow. Tesla is striving to advance its robotic humanoid AI to be of practical help to its human creators. However, dancing is not only easier, but more entertaining than practical tasks. Check out the moves on their Optimus robot below, and feel free to blast Mr. Roboto by Styx while you do.

Tesla showcasing a dancing Optimus robot.

3. A Visual on Cooling Rates

We in heat treatment love quality technical content. Check out this fabulous graph depicting the effect of cooling rate on the microstructure of eutectoid steel.

Graph showing the impact of cooling rate on eutectoid steel

4. Where Do Tan Lines and Pyometry Meet?

Many social media posts poured in about the MTI Spring Meeting in Puerto Rico. Something about those palm trees, salty air, and industry experts puts us in a good place.

Attendees share their about their MTI experience in Puerto Rico

5. Be Inspired With Heat Treat Radio #121

Tune in to Listen to Heat Treat Radio #121: Equipment And Process Insights From A Rising Metallurgical Engineer. This inspiring information shared by Katelyn Kirsch, one of Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2024, on Heat Treat Radio will keep you well informed! And if you know an up-and-coming leader in the heat treat industry who is 40 years of age or under, head over to the 40 Under 40 nomination page to nominate today!

Katelyn Kirsch discusses responsibilities in integrating new equipment and processes, managing thermal processing, and setting up a metallurgical lab in Heat Treat Radio #121

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SECO/WARWICK Consolidates in the U.S.

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Two entities located in Meadville, PA will now operate as one organization.

SECO/WARWICK and SECO/VACUUM Technologies have consolidated their U.S. operations. Piotr Zawistowski, the current president of SECO/VACUUM, will remain at the helm of the merged organization.

Growing market needs, changing geopolitical conditions, and the aim to further strengthen the global SECO/WARWICK brand were motivations for the decision.

Sławomir Woźniak
CEO
SECO/WARWICK Group

Sławomir Woźniak, CEO of the SECO/WARWICK Group shared that “operating under one brand (SECO/WARWICK) is an important step in implementing our product strategy in the North American market. The consolidation will strengthen brand recognition, optimize operational processes, and simplify administrative formalities. I want to emphasize that while the formal structure and name change, the values, mission, and vision of the SECO/WARWICK Group remain unchanged. The goal of the entire undertaking is growth on all fronts.”

“I would also like to emphasize that all existing product lines of both entities will continue,” added Piotr Zawistowski, Managing Director of the American SECO/WARWICK branch.

Piotr Zawistowski
Managing Director
SECO/VACUUM

One of the short-term goals following the merger will be the transfer of technology and the expansion of the product portfolio in the American market. The remaining branch of the Group in the USA – RETECH in Buffalo, New York – will maintain its existing production, product segment, and separate brand.

Merger Announcement On SECO/VACUUM Website
Source: SECO/VACUUM

Press release is available in its original form here.

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HIGH VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES (HVT) Launches As New Thermal Processing Company

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A new thermal processing company has launched under the oversight of industry leaders.

High Vacuum Technologies (HVT) has announced its inauguration as a new vacuum furnace manufacturer. HVT is committed to serving the industry with energy efficient equipment.

HVT Logo


The executive team for HVT consists of Suresh Jhawar, named chief executive officer, who has 54 years of experience in the industry. He spent the first ten years of his career at IPSEN USA, holding positions of senior project engineer, manager engineering services, manager marketing services, and technical director of Heavy Equipment Division. Later, he assumed the role of vice president general manager at ABAR Corporation. In 1987 he joined G-M ENTERPRISES as a minority partner and became the sole owner in 2005 and oversaw its acquisition by NITREX of Canada. Jhawar earned BSc in physics, BSME in heat transfer & thermodynamics and a MBA in marketing.

Steve Turmala is one of the co-founders and will serve as HVT’s executive vice president of technology. He has thirty-five years of experience in the furnace industry, working with electrical and computer control systems. He actively seeks out and invents furnace control systems, with particular attention to reliability and early warning signs for malfunctions.

Jeffrey Taino is a co-founder and will serve as the executive vice president of engineering & R&D for HVT. He has over 30 years of industry experience, including design and equipment development for heat processing of zirconia tubes for nuclear energy.

Veena Jhawar will fill the role of chief operating officer and co-founder of HVT. She spent 25 years in her career at G-M Enterprises managing supply chain and operations. Veena has a master of science degree in economics. She is aware of the challenges of increasing costs for materials and the impact of tariffs on the industry, but she is ready to meet those challenges.

Suresh Jhawar, CEO
Steve Turmala, EVP Technology
Jeffrey Taino, EVP Engineering
Veena Jhawar, COO

As HVT begins its operations, stay tuned for the announcement of a multi-million dollar agreement coming soon.

For more information: Contact Steve Turmala at turmalasc2@yahoo.com

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Heat Treat Economic Indicators for May: A Gentle Upswing

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Heat Treat Today has gathered the four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators for May 2025. While April showed a mixed bag of growth and contraction, May sees three out of four areas indicating growth.

May’s industry-specific economic indicators continued to show growth in three of the four indices while one has slipped farther into contraction. The Inquiries and Bookings indices show a sharp turn toward growth, with Inquires rising to 59 (from 49 in April) and Bookings rising to 57.7 (from 52 in April), while the Backlog index hovers at a relatively steady 52.2.

The Health of the Manufacturing Economy index entered contraction in April, and has continued in its decline, dropping from 47.2 in April down to 42.9 in May. Tariffs are now in effect which may begin to impact the economic index.

Despite the decline in the Health of the Manufacturing Economy Index, the graphs overall suggest that the 4-month slowdown in the North American thermal processing industry (that began in roughly December 2024), is beginning to see a turn-around.

The results from this month’s survey (May) are as follows; numbers above 50 indicate growth, numbers below 50 indicate contraction, and the number 50 indicates no change:

  • Anticipated change in Number of Inquiries from April to May: 59.0
  • Anticipated change in Value of Bookings from April to May: 57.5
  • Anticipated change in Size of Backlog from April to May: 52.2
  • Anticipated change in Health of the Manufacturing Economy from April to May: 42.9

Data for May 2025

The four index numbers are reported monthly by Heat Treat Today and made available on the website. 

Heat Treat Today’s Economic Indicators measure and report on four heat treat industry indices. Each month, approximately 800 individuals who classify themselves as suppliers to the North American heat treat industry receive the survey. Above are the results. Data started being collected in June 2023. If you would like to participate in the monthly survey, please click here to subscribe.

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11 News Chatter To Keep You Current

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Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 11 news items, featuring new manufacturing hubs and facilities, a finished spacecraft, honoring of anniversaries, celebration of awards, and more!

Equipment

  1. Ipsen announces the launch of its seventh regional Service HUB, strategically located to support customers in East Texas, as well as parts of Oklahoma and Louisiana. Officially launched in April 2025, the new HUB provides regional customers with a single point of contact for routine maintenance, preventative service, and technical support.
  2. Lockheed Martin reported it has completed assembly and testing for the Orion Artemis II spacecraft, a manned mission that will flight-test NASA’s deep-space exploration system around the Moon. The spacecraft has been transferred to NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems team, the defense group added.
  3. Nitrex in Aurora, IL built their largest, gas nitriding furnace. The furnace processes parts up to 4.5 meters in diameter (15 feet) and weighing up to 40 tons, while adhering to AMS2759/10 & 12 quality standards.
Ipsen Opens New Service Hub
Lockheed Martin completed Orion Artemis II Source: American Machinist
Nitrex produces gas nitriding furnace

Company & Personnel

  1. Hubbard-Hall is strengthening its technical support in the Northeast with the addition of three experienced field professionals and a new laboratory technician. Ted Antonellis, who joins as manager of laboratory and plating operations, Stephanie Canales, who joins as a laboratory technician; Bukola Adeyemi and Travis Hilton who were both appointed as application specialists to support metal finishing customers in the Northeast.
  2. Solar Atmospheres is acquiring a 29,504-square-foot Berlin manufacturing building, furthering its expansion into the New England market.
  3. Ontario Power Generation has been cleared for construction and is set to begin building North America’s first commercial SMR at Darlington. This brings a vision to reality with Ontario’s first new nuclear build in over 30 years. 
  4. MetalTek International honored the work anniversaries of 23 dedicated workers, including Al Ebert celebrating 41 years, Barry Craig celebrating 38 years, Gene Weaver celebrating 37 years, and Jim Bostrom celebrating 15 years.
  5. Pratt & Whitney (owned by RTX Corporation), an American aerospace manufacturer, has developed and launched a new additive manufacturing solution for repairing critical components on the GTF engine. The state-of-the-art repair technology is based on Directed Energy Deposition (DED) and is expected to reduce repairing times by over 60%.
Hubbard Hall Expands with New Hires
Solar Atmospheres Acquires New Manufacturing Facility
Ontario Power Generation Set to Build First SMR in Darlington
MetalTek Honors Work Anniversaries
Pratt and Whitney Develop New Solution For Engine Repair

Kudos

  1. Phoenix Heat Treating announces the addition of a third Certified Laboratory Control at Source Representative (CLCSR) to its team, reinforcing its commitment to excellence in aerospace heat treatment and material control. The designation plays a critical role in ensuring rigorous material control and process integrity across the supply chain.
  2. Bodycote was named as one of Europe’s Climate Leaders (2025) by Financial Times and Statista. This is the second year in a row that Bodycote have been named for this list.
  3. Nitrex heat-treating facility in Querétaro, Mexico has successfully passed its latest Nadcap audit – and has been awarded an 18-month Merit Extension for outstanding performance in heat treating services.
Phoenix Heat Treating Adds Pratt & Whitney LCS
Bodycote was listed as one of Europe’s Climate Leaders
Nitrex Receives Nadcap Merit Extension

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IHEA Announces 2025-26 Board of Directors & Executive Officers

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The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) has announced its 2025-26 Board of Directors and Executive Officers. Established in 1929 to meet the need for effective group action in promoting the interests of industrial furnace manufacturers, IHEA has expanded and currently includes designers and manufacturers of all types of industrial heat processing equipment used for the melting, refining and heat processing of ferrous and nonferrous metals, certain nonmetallic materials, and the heat-treatment of products made from them.

Gary Berwick, Dry Coolers
Gary Berwick, Dry Coolers

For 2025-26, taking over as president is Gary Berwick of Dry Coolers, Inc.; vice-president is Jason Safarz of Karl Dungs, Inc., and treasurer is Bob Fincken of Super Systems, Inc. Jeff Rafter of Selas Heat Technology Co. LLC will assume the past president position.

IHEA also welcomes a new face to the Board of Directors, Chad Spore of John Deere. Chad has been an active member of IHEA for the past several years, especially supporting IHEA’s sustainability and decarbonization efforts. Chad is the enterprise materials engineering supervisor for John Deere where he has been employed for more than 25 years. “Chad has been a wealth of knowledge supporting IHEA’s Industrial Heating Decarbonization SUMMIT,” notes IHEA Executive Vice-President Anne Goyer. “His insight into our program development is helping us produce an even better SUMMIT for 2025. We are grateful for his time and expertise.”

Rounding out the lineup of IHEA’s Board of Directors for 2025-2026, the following members continue their tenure:

Chad Spore
John Deere

Press release is available in its original form here.

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News From Abroad: A Collaboration for Reuse Strategy, All-in-One Machines, & Steel Manufacturing Expansion

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In today’s News from Abroad installment, we highlight new partnerships and technology aimed at efficiency and sustainability; a multi-organization collaborative work on a hybrid facility, an all-in-one machine that performs hot and cold forming for screws, tubes, and spokes, and a Turkish steel expansion doubling production. Read more below!

Heat Treat Today partners with two international publications to deliver the latest news, tech tips, and cutting-edge articles that will serve our audience – manufacturers with in-house heat treat. Furnaces International, a Quartz Business Media publication, primarily serves the English-speaking globe, and heat-processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication, serves mostly the European and Asian heat treat markets.

A collaboration for an innovative reuse strategy

Source: Adobe Stock

“To support the growing activity at its Valenciennes site, Stellantis has chosen ECM Technologies to assist with the relocation and retrofitting of a heat treatment installation for vacuum carburizing. Scheduled to be fully operational in 2025, this hybrid facility, composed of reused, retrofitted and new components, reduces Stellantis’ carbon footprint while increasing its production and the performance of its industrial equipment. Stellantis has around 15 ECM Technologies “Flex” low-pressure carburizing units spread across its various sites. To support the production needs of its Valenciennes site, the company has decided to give a new lease of life to a line already in service within the group by entrusting ECM with the implementation of the project: relocation, reuse, updating of equipment, acquisition of new components (latest-generation gas quenching module), and conversion of furnaces from propane to acetylene, Bringing the performance of the entire hybrid system up to state-of-the-art standards. Another major factor is that this installation is part of the energy transition, as this transformation will enable the production of mechanical parts for electric vehicles, whereas previously the facility was dedicated to the production of manual gearboxes for combustion engine vehicles.”

READ MORE: Stellantis and ECM Technologies: An exemplary collaboration for an innovative reuse strategy at prozesswaerme.net

All-In-One Machine: Cold And Hot Forming

Due to the high forming forces required, the heads of larger screws are heated inductively
Source: VIP Communication

“Aachener Maschinenbau GmbH (AMBA) has so far been known for its all-in-one machines for the production of components such as screws, tubes and spokes by cold forming. What is new is that the company is integrating more and more technologies into its systems that enable operators to produce components such as special screws or pipes with variable cross-sections more efficiently. A current example is the integration of induction heating in the forming of large screws. With new systems, AMBA enables customers to produce more components with complex geometries according to the all-in-one principle and thus reduce costs. In doing so, the company goes beyond traditional cold forming and integrates innovative technologies, including for hot forming.”

READ MORE: AMBA offers new possibilities for efficient production: cold and hot forming of screws, tubes and spokes at prozesswaerme.net

Concast continuous casters to increase billet and bloom production capacities

İzmir Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş (IDC) has ordered a seven-strand continuous caster for its facility in Aliağa, İzmir, Türkiye. The SMS caster is designed to produce billets and small blooms in six distinct section sizes (Source: SMS group)

“İzmir Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş (IDC), a manufacturer of reinforcing steel and profiles, has expanded its steelworks with a Concast seven-strand continuous caster at its plant in Aliağa, İzmir, Türkiye. This new machine provides izmir Demir Çelik with the flexibility to efficiently meet diverse market demands, while also increasing production capacity and enhancing the quality of billets and blooms. The installation of the new continuous casting plant significantly expands izmir Demir Çelik’s annual steel production output from 1,550,000 tons to approximately 3,100,000 tons. This increase enables IDC to meet growing market demands more effectively while reducing its dependence on imported semi-finished products. The new caster’s ability to produce billets and small blooms in six distinct section sizes, ranging from 150×150 millimeters to 220×280 millimeters, gives IDC the flexibility to adapt quickly to changing market needs . . . Internal quality is enhanced through electromagnetic stirring (M-EMS) and modular wave stirring (MWS) technologies, which guarantee a homogeneous internal structure. Additionally, precise strand guidance, accurate cooling spray alignment, and a three-zone secondary cooling system further improve billet and bloom quality. This innovative setup enables IDC to produce high-quality steel products efficiently while reducing operational costs and meeting diverse market demands.”

READ MORE: izmir Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş. uses Concast continuous casters to increase billet and bloom production capacities at prozesswaerme.net

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This Week in Heat Treat Social Media

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Welcome to Heat Treat Today’s This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. We’re looking at a new manufacturing center, an AFC-Holcroft farewell, fun heat-treatment quizzes, and more.

As you know, there is so much content available on the web that it’s next to impossible to sift through all of the articles and posts that flood our inboxes and notifications on a daily basis. So, Heat Treat Today is here to bring you the latest in compelling, inspiring, and entertaining heat treat news from the different social media venues that you’ve just got to see and read! If you have content that everyone has to see, please send the link to editor@heattreattoday.com.

1. New Advanced Manufacturing & Aerospace Center at UTEP

Check out the exciting inauguration of UTEP’s Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace Center (AMAC). On the website, heat treatment is listed as one of the future undertakings of the AMAC. Some new heat treat trainees may be coming your way out of UTEP!

2. Goodbye is The Hardest Word

You know someone is special if they are with you for almost 50 years! Congratulations to Jerry Waineo from AFC-Holcroft on his retirement. We hope you ate an extra slice of cake for us here at Heat Treat Today!

3. Try Your Hand at Heat Treat Quizzes

If you’re ever looking for something light during your work week, Paulo Heat Treating, Brazing and Metal Finishing posts fun heat treat related quizzes on their LinkedIn page on a regular basis. Each quiz shows how the respondents on LinkedIn have answered.

4. We Love Seeing Friendly Faces

Oh, how we do enjoy seeing all of our friends at conferences and tradeshows. We have always said, “I get by with a little help from my friends.” (Well, it may have been the Beatles, but we agree!)

5. Scary: PFAS. NOT Scary: Heat Treat Radio

Tune in to Listen to Heat Treat Radio #119: Solvent vs. Aqueous Cleaning: Choosing the Best Method for Your Process. This helpful information shared by Fernando Carminholi on Heat Treat Radio, will keep you well informed!

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11 News Chatter To Keep You Current

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Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 11 news items.

Equipment

  1. The U.S. Navy’s Naval Foundry and Propeller Center (NFPC) delivered the final major propulsor component for the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). This project resulted in multiple record-breaking pours for nonferrous castings in the U.S. The largest casting was over 260,000 pounds and is already at GDEB for installation. Collectively, NFPC poured nearly 1 million pounds of bronze.
  2. BENTELER plans to upgrade its CARTA® automation system to SMS group’s next-generation CARTA®neo SRM Technology System, which includes updated crop end control (CEC) and wall thickness control (WTC). This modernization will safeguard system availability and improve product quality and operational productivity. The technology will be utilized by BENTELER Steel/Tube GmbH & Co KG, a manufacturer of seamless and welded tubes.  
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Foundry and Propeller Center (NFPC) delivered the final major propulsor component for the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). Source: Navsea
BENTELER to upgrade its CARTA® automation system for use in BENTELER Steel/Tube GmbH & Co KG, a manufacturer of seamless and welded tubes.  

Company & Personnel

  1. Hubbard-Hall is pleased to announce that Richard “Rick” Spicer has joined the company as Director of Specialty Sales. With over 30 years of experience in sales leadership, business development, and customer relationship management, Spicer takes a process-driven approach to sales, helping customers improve efficiency and achieve their goals. 
  2. Tenova has been awarded a contract by Marcegaglia Gazoldo Inox to modernize and restart its 20-Hi Cold Rolling Mill at the Gazoldo degli Ippoliti plant in Mantua, Italy. The revamping will include the implementation of advanced Level 1 and Level 2 automation, a next generation Human-Machine Interface (HMI), and Machine Learning Applications for optimizing the rolling pass schedule. The upgraded mill will achieve higher rolling accuracy, improved process stability, and enhanced operational reliability.  
  3. SSAB has awarded SMS Group an Early Services Agreement for the delivery of the cold rolling complex at its steel production facility in Luleå, Sweden. This project marks a significant step towards sustainable steel production, underscoring SSAB’s commitment to green technologies and processes. The equipment will enable SSAB to meet the growing demand for third generation advanced high-strength steels (AHSS).
  4. Coolbrook and Tenova joined forces to drive CO2-free Iron, Steel and Other Metals Production. The two companies partnered to deploy RDH™ technology for electrifying high-temperature metal processes to cut CO2 emissions. 
  5. Cambridge Heat Treating in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada just celebrated their 40th anniversary of being in business. Cambridge Heat Treating was founded in 1982 by Bob Robbins, and is currently operated by Peter Robbins and Cheryl Mortimer. 
  6. CG Thermal celebrated 15 years as a company. This success is built on more than 200 years of combined experience from their team of industry veterans who previously held senior positions at The Carborundum Company, Pfaudler, and Metaullics Systems Co. 
  7. OTTO JUNKER Czech Republic celebrates 30 years in business. The company was founded in 1995 with the goal of serving the global market.
Rick Spicer has joined Hubbard-Hall as the Director of Specialty Sales
Tenova has been awarded a contract by Marcegaglia Gazoldo Inox to modernize and restart its 20-Hi Cold Rolling Mill
SSAB has awarded SMS group an Early Services Agreement for a cold rolling complex at its steel production facility
Coolbrook and Tenova partnered to cut CO2 emissions.
Cambridge Heat Treating in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada celebrated their 40th anniversary
CG Thermal celebrated 15 years as a company
OTTO JUNKER Czech Republic celebrates 30 years in business.

Kudos

  1. Gasbarre has been recognized as a Sustaining Member of ASM International on March 10th. Daniel Hill, P.E. of Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems was in attendance to represent Gasbarre. ASM International is the world’s largest association of materials-centric engineers and scientists, committed to advancing industry knowledge and innovation.  
  2. Expanite achieved a 370x reduction in wear rate for Titanium Grade 5 (Ti6Al4V). This improvement was verified through the ASTM g133 standard test method.  
Gasbarre has been recognized as a Sustaining Member of ASM International
Expanite achieved a 370x reduction in wear rate for Titanium Grade 5 (Ti6Al4V).

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