INDUCTION HEATING EQUIPMENT NEWS

Robotic Laser Heat Treating Expands at Grand Rapids

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A commercial heat treater in Grand Rapids, MI is expanding its capabilities with robotic laser heat treating systems. This announcement was given with an open house invitation for the manufacturing community to witness this technology in action.

Laser Hard, Inc.'s technology is gaining momentum in automotive, mining, power generation, medical, aerospace and firearms industries, among others. Due to its low heat input and accuracy, companies request this process in place of other conventional methods that introduce a greater risk of cracking and distortion. The robot has built-in pyrometry for consistent heat at the work piece, reducing the risk of melting edges or overheating in an area that may have a thin cross section.

The open house will be on Thursday, October 13th, at 2766 3 Mile Road, Grand Rapids, MI 49534. There will be laser hardening demonstrations every hour from 2pm-6pm. Food and beverages from Pork Fat Slim's food truck will be available.


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Induction Hardening Service at Alabama Heat Treat Facility

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Mikel Woods
President
Advanced Heat Treat, Corp.
(Source: www.ahtcorp.com)

Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a heat treat services and metallurgical solutions provider, has expanded their induction hardening capabilities at its location in Cullman, AL.

While the heat treatment --- UltraGlow® Induction Hardening --- will be a new service offering at this AHT facility, this will be the sixth new induction unit at the Alabama location added in the last couple of years.

"We are pleased to offer induction hardening at a second AHT location," commented Mikel Woods, president of AHT. "After talking with many of our customers, we know this will be a welcomed service and we’ll be able to provide better turnaround times than the area is currently experiencing."


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Is Additive Manufacturing Changing Heat Treat?

Source: Kanthal®

Heat treat methods are going to change in more ways than one, claims Dilip Chandrasekaran, head of R&D and Technology at Kanthal. “What we’ll see in the future as the industry grows is more automated processes where 3D printers feed parts into post-treatment. It will need to be smooth and streamlined, and the heating will need to perform different processes.”

Heat Treat Today brings you this quick, best of the web piece to keep you current with the latest insights in additive manufacturing.

An excerpt:

[blockquote author=”Kanthal®” style=”1″]The growth of additive manufacturing is creating new challenges in the field of heat treatment technology and prompting a shift toward electrification and greater flexibility from heat treatment equipment. These changes are expected to affect heat treatment in other industries too.[/blockquote]

 

Read More: “What Next for Heat Treat Technology”

 

 

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inTEST’s Induction Heating Lab Expands To the West Coast

inTEST Corporation, a global supplier of precision-engineered solutions for use in manufacturing and testing across a wide range of markets including automotive, defense/aerospace, and energy, announced today that its thermal segment subsidiary, Ambrell Corporation, is expanding its applications laboratory capabilities in the United States and Europe.

Ambrell’s applications laboratory, known in the industry as THE LAB at Ambrell (THE LAB), is well known in the induction heating market. With applications laboratory facilities in Rochester, NY, and Hengelo, the Netherlands, Ambrell is expanding its laboratory capabilities to a third location on the west coast. The new lab facility will be located in Fremont, California, specifically to serve customers in the western United States and will include hands-on demonstrations and parts testing of a variety of induction heating applications.

(source: the Wall Street Transcript)

“Customers turn to THE LAB at Ambrell to explore the precision induction heating solutions required to solve their unique heating challenges,” said Jim Pelrin, President and CEO of inTEST. “Our applications laboratory expansion project in Hengelo and California embodies the partnership, collaboration and continued commitment to strengthen the support we provide to our global customer base.”

Scott Nolen, Ambrell’s Vice President and General Manager, added, “Under the direction of Dr. Girish Dahake in the United States and Frank Kuster in Europe, THE LAB at Ambrell now offers an expanded geographical reach and provides state-of-the-art laboratory equipment to deliver innovative and effective heating solutions for the most challenging applications. As a leader in the industry, we’re very excited to announce these important, value-added capabilities to existing and prospective customers worldwide.”

 

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Steel Dynamics Expands Rolling Mill, Includes 3-MW Induction Furnace

A steel producer based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, recently announced the expansion of their rolling mill, which will include a 3-MW induction furnace to heat the stock coming from the existing mill.

Steel Dynamics USA announced the expansion at their Columbia City, Indiana, location. Among other equipment being added are a 70-m conveyor connecting the existing medium section mill to the new spooler line, six housingless SHS 180 roller stands, complete with quick stand-changing table, a 6-pass Delta-type finishing block driven by a low-voltage- 2.5-MW motor and finishing services.

SDI and Danieli teams studied a temporary removable solution, steel support structure to support the existing furnace-exit roller table, allowing the execution of the Billet Welder concrete foundation with only minor impact to the MSM (Medium Section Mill) production schedule.

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Two Companies Join to Acquire Induction Furnace, Heating Systems Manufacturer

A manufacturer of induction furnaces and heating systems is scheduled to be acquired by two global corporations from a Chicago-based private equity firm.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Primetals Technologies will acquire ABP Induction Systems (ABP), which offers a variety of products and services to automotive OEMs and suppliers, industrial manufacturers, independent foundries as well as steel plant manufacturers and steel producers.

Satoru Iijima Chairman of the Board and CEO of Primetals Technologies

“ABP’s induction heaters are one of the most crucial elements for endless strip production, a flagship process for Primetals Technologies. With ABP becoming one of MHI’s group companies and the further close ties that will bring, we can develop and provide customers with even more advanced technologies,” said Satoru Iijima, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Primetals Technologies.

ABP will be a group company of MHI under the ownership of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, and Primetals Technologies USA LLC, of Alpharetta, Georgia. The acquisition is planned to close around the end of August 2019.

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Heat Treater Expands Nitriding, Induction Hardening Capacity

A heat treat and metallurgical services company recently unveiled plans to expand two of their four facilities this summer to better process applications in the aerospace, gears, and firearms industries, among others.

AHT Burton
AHT Burton

Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT) announced building expansions for their Monroe, Michigan, and Waterloo, Iowa locations. Michigan AHT plans to increase the size of their pit to accommodate two larger nitriding units, while AHT Burton intends to add square footage for new equipment and related services, such as two recently acquired induction units.

AHT has not expanded the Michigan and Burton facilities since 2006 and 2007, respectively, and hopes to complete the projects by mid-summer. The company also recently increased the shop floor at a third facility which serves as company headquarters in Waterloo, Iowa.

Mike Woods, President, AHT
Mike Woods, President, AHT

“We’re very excited about the growth AHT has seen

AHT Michigan
AHT Michigan

over the past few years,” said AHT President Mike Woods. “Because of this, we felt it was necessary to expand our facilities and invest in additional equipment to better serve our customers and capture more of the market.”

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Heat Treat Induction Systems Go Online at Energy Group

A notable provider of vacuum melting systems recently supplied two vacuum induction melting systems to the power and gas division of a power company.

Retech Systems LLC, a subsidiary of SECO/WARWICK Group, provided two vacuum induction melting (VIM) systems for Siemens Power and Gas division.

Retech’s technologies have been applied to melting, refining, casting and atomizing reactive and refractory metals, such as Titanium and its alloys, super alloys, and rare earth metals. Retech VIM furnace systems are used for applications including automotive, consumer, aerospace, and energy utilizing equiax, directionally solidified, or single-crystal investment castings.

Retech Vacuum Induction DS Furnace
Retech Vacuum Induction DS Furnace

One vacuum induction melting directional solidification/single crystal/equiax pitless (VIM DS/SC/EQ) combo casting furnace and one vacuum induction melting directional solidification/single crystal (DS/SC) solidification casting furnace system were installed in Siemens’ new plant. In addition to the two VIM furnace systems already supplied, two more pitless DS/SC VIMs will be supplied later this year.

Retech designs pitless DS/SC Furnaces in hopes of reducing or eliminating costs, time, disruptions to facility production, and confined space entry to pits required with the installation of the new pitless VIM furnaces at the facility.

Earl Good, VP – Global Vacuum Melting, Managing Director Retech Systems LLC
Earl Good, VP – Global Vacuum Melting, Managing Director Retech Systems LLC

“The melting systems that Retech is delivering to Siemens, incorporate industry leading special design features such as: a reliable and maintenance friendly design ideal for faster and more flexible operation, superb process control for repeatability and high yields, as well as Retech’s new pitless mold elevator that can be utilized on Directional Solidification/Single Crystal furnaces,” said Earl Good, VP – Global Vacuum Melting, Managing Director Retech Systems LLC.

 

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