Manufacturing Technical Content
Manufacturing Technical Content
Heat Treat Radio #133: Process Qualification & Recipe Development in Vacuum Carburizing
Heat Treat Radio host Heather Falcone and guest Vincent Lelong, Senior Synergy Center Manager and Metallurgist at ECM USA, explore the realities ...
Utilization: The Hidden Sustainability Metric in Heat Treatment
As manufacturers push toward ambitious sustainability targets, heat treatment remains both essential and energy intensive, making efficiency gains critical. In this ...
Rethinking On-Site Hydrogen for Flexible Control, 2 Case Studies
What if durable hydrogen production design was approached from the standpoint of optimizing data analysis and controls management? When addressed as ...
Ask the Heat Treat Doctor®: What is pH Really?
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to bring sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat ...
Optimized Heat Treat Results Start with Optimized Cleaning
Optimized heat treat performance starts long before parts reach the furnace. In this Technical Tuesday installment, Chris Tivnan of SAFECHEM North ...
Decarburized Steel Critical for Induction Hardening Rotary Blades
For in-house heat treat operations, the number one goal is to produce a reliable product with consistent in-service performance. Yet supply ...
Acero Descarburizado: Crítico para el Endurecimiento por inducción de Cuchillas Rotativas
Para las operaciones de tratamiento térmico internas (in house), el objetivo principal es producir un producto confiable con un desempeño consistente ...
Consider Carbon Footprint in Material Selection Strategy
When carbon-footprint assessment happens during material selection for CAE simulations and product design, the result is more informed and sustainable decisions. ...
Manufacturing Industry News
Manufacturing Industry News
Strip Casting Systems Support Magnet Production
New strip casting systems for rare-earth magnet manufacturing are expected to support thermal processing operations tied to neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnet production ...
Mega-HIP Expands Precious Metals Capacity
ITP Co. Ltd. has installed a new hot isostatic pressing (HIP) system to strengthen production capabilities for precious metal equipment used ...
Vacuum Furnace Builder Goes from Kitchen Startup to Employee Ownership
Signature Vacuum Systems, a small manufacturer of vacuum furnace equipment, recently implemented an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), placing partial ownership of ...
Andis Vacuum Furnace Controls Get An Upgrade
Andis Company, a U.S.-based manufacturer of grooming tools, has completed a controls upgrade on a vacuum heat treat furnace used for ...
Fringe Friday: US Lab Selects PGA Platform for New Materials Initiative
We’re celebrating getting to the “fringe” of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday installment: a plasma gas atomization (PGA) platform selected by ...
Vacuum Furnace Boosts Tool Steel Processing
Treatnorte, a commercial heat treatment company, will add a new vacuum furnace to support vacuum heat treatment of tool steel, improving ...
Groundbreaking Marks Heat Treat Furnace Expansion In Iowa
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a global provider of commercial heat treat services and metallurgical solutions, is expanding its Waterloo, Iowa, ...
Vacuum Furnace Consolidates Multiple Heat Treat Processes
A manufacturer has placed an order for a vacuum furnace system designed to replace multiple heat treating processes, consolidating operations into ...
Bodycote Improves Heat Treat Efficiency with On-Site Hydrogen Production
Bodycote, a global provider of advanced heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services, is improving heat treat efficiency and reducing process ...
Fringe Friday: Custom Split Tube Furnace Designed for High-Temperature Materials Testing
We’re celebrating getting to the “fringe” of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday installment: a custom split tube furnace engineered for elevated-temperature ...
New US Service Center Strengthens High-Temperature Electrification Capabilities
A new service center in Concord, North Carolina, is now fully operational. Kanthal, an Alleima company, added U.S.-based production and service ...
California Facility Adds 10-Bar Vacuum Furnace
Solar Atmospheres has announced the installation and full commissioning of a new 10-bar vacuum furnace at its Fontana, California, further expanding ...
Strategic Acquisition in High-Temp Insulation Segment
NUTEC Inc., a manufacturer of industrial insulation and fire protection products, has acquired ETS Schaefer LLC, a provider of monolithic ceramic ...
Refractory Production Facility Opens in Missouri
A new production facility for lightweight refractory materials has opened in Missouri, increasing supply for furnace-lined industrial processes that operate at ...
Sintering Furnace Enhances Powder Metal Production
Metco Industries has added a new seven-zone continuous belt sintering furnace to improve process control and consistency in the production of ...
Custom Box Furnace Designed for Strict Operational Constraints
A specialized U.S. government manufacturing facility will install a custom thermal processing system to support expanded high-temperature operations. The new box ...
New Diffusion Hardening Vessel Expands Stainless Steel Processing in North America
Bodycote has installed a new treatment vessel at its Mooresville, North Carolina facility, expanding its capability to process larger stainless steel ...
Induction Hardening and Gas Nitriding Capacity Added at Alabama Plant
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT) has expanded induction hardening and gas nitriding capacity at its Cullman, Alabama facility, increasing throughput and ...
