Many physical ailments would go untended if it weren’t for the metals and heat treatments used to repair us. Cobalt chrome alloys, titanium, stainless steel – these and a host of proprietary metals are used in knee and hip joint replacement, fusion cages that relieve pressure on ailing discs, pacemakers and pumps, and the screws and hardware that hold it all together.
Safran Landing Systems announces the completion of the 500th landing gear set (nose and main landing gear) for Boeing 787 Dreamliner in its Canadian facility located in Ajax, Ontario.
Since being awarded with the contract in 2006, Safran Landing Systems has been responsible for the design, development, qualification, testing, manufacture and support of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner main and nose landing gear.
“This milestone is a testament to our commitment to technology and research,” said Deane Weatherby, VP, North American Programs at Safran Landing Systems. “Our Boeing 787 landinggear features a number of innovations in material technology aimed at reducing landing gear weight, corrosion and providing higher resistance to fatigue.”
Production activities for the 787 program are shared across Safran Landing Systems facilities in Canada, USA, China, France, Mexico and the UK. Final integration takes place at the company’s Everett, Wash. and Ajax facilities as well as its sister company Safran Electrical and Power site in Charleston, S.C., where the system components are integrated with the landing gear structure prior to delivery to Boeing’s final assembly lines in Seattle and Charleston. The 500th landing gear set is scheduled to be shipped to Boeing’s final assembly line in Seattle.
“This is a significant landmark for Safran Landing Systems,” said Deane Weatherby. “Since the launch of this program, more than 113 million passengers have flown on the 787 Dreamliner equipped with our landing gear. We are pleased to be a part of the Boeing 787 family and we look forward to our continued partnership.”
IHEA’s Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating Online Learning Course is scheduled to begin on Oct. 17, 2016. This course is ideal for students who wish to take the course at home or work in a flexible web-based distance-learning format. It’s an affordable alternative to campus-based classes and allows students to go at their own pace. The course offers an indispensable tool to industrial process heating operators and users of all types of industrial heating equipment. In the instructor-led, interactive online course, students learn safe, efficient operation of industrial heating equipment, how to reduce energy consumption and ways to improve your bottom-line.
This class provides an overview of the fundamentals of heat transfer, fuels and combustion, energy use, furnace design, refractories, automatic control, and atmospheres as applied to industrial process heating. Students will gain a basic understanding of heat transfer principles, fuels and combustion equipment, electric heating, and instrumentation and control for efficient operation of furnaces and ovens in process heating. For complete course description, visit www.ihea.org and click the Events tab to find the class. Students will also earn PDH’s for passing the course.
This course is led by industry expert, Max Hoetzl, retired Vice President of Surface Combustion. Max brings more than 40 years’ experience in the combustion industry to IHEA’s online course.
This is a 6-week online course beginning on Oct. 17th. Registration fee includes course instruction, live interaction with the trainer, class forums to interact with other students, plus an electronic copy of IHEA’s Fundamentals of Process Heating Course Handbook. Registration is open now through Oct. 14th, 2016 at www.ihea.org. Click the Fundamentals of Industrial Heating Online Course button on the right side of the homepage. Cost for IHEA members is $700 and non-members is $875.
Metlab has worked with a number of NASCAR and Indy Racing Car Teams and also companies that restore antique cars, sports and muscle cars and has a history of heat treating race car parts that must endure severe conditions. Big B Manufacturing is a specialty machine shop located in Klingerstown, PA which specializes in design and engineering as well as machining of small and large components. They also make and race off road cars. Big B brought a project to Metlab that required the heat treating of four (4) link arms. The arms are fabricated from 4130 steel and TIG welded with 4130 filler. The suspension parts are for Big B Manufacturing’s racing team.
The aluminum association launched a new series of informative videos, hosted by former NASA astronaut Dan Tani that explain how aluminum helps automakers develop the safest, greenest, and most sustainable vehicles ever.
Souderton, Pennsylvania: Solar Atmosphere announced the formation of a new vacuum pump servicing company, Vacuum Pump Services Corp. Solar Atmospheres group of companies has over one hundred mechanical vacuum roughing pumps and mechanical holding pumps. Solar currently operates a fleet of vacuum furnaces across the United States many of which are still in operation after 30+ years. Since mechanical pump life averages five to ten years, depending on usage, it became advantageous for the commercial vacuum heat treating company to establish its own vacuum pump service center.
Currently, there are three employees: Bob Sandora, Vice President of Operations, a longtime Solar Atmospheres employee with over 40 years of mechanical vacuum pump experience; Steve MacInnes, Manager of Operations with 15 years of mechanical vacuum pump experience; and another recently hired pump technician.
According to William R. Jones, CEO of the Solar Atmospheres family of companies, “We know vacuum pumps, when to have the pumps serviced, and how to service them correctly. This is the base reason for establishing our own organization. We have also serviced pumps for other organizations including our competitors. So we’re eager to share our knowledge and expertise and to offer our services broadly across the industry.”
The Hephaestus Award will be bestowed this year to Mr. John Hubbard, P.E. for his contribution to the development of heat treating worldwide. Mr. Hubbard devoted his entire career to the thermal processing industry and was a driving force behind the remarkable growth story of Bodycote, the world’s leading provider of thermal processing services. Under his leadership, Bodycote expanded rapidly from a UK-focused heat treater to the preeminent global company. He made over 200 acquisitions before retiring to return to the United States in 2009. Mr. Hubbard didn’t stay away for too long. Earlier this year, he came out of retirement to return to the heat treating business, working with Calvert Street, a private US investment firm, both as an investor and a board member.
The Hephaestus Award recognizes contributions made by academic and industrial researchers and industry leaders to the field of heat treating that have had an impact on surface engineering, materials science, and industrial processes or production techniques.
Past Recipients
Professor Jan TACIKOWSKI of the Institute of Precision Mechanics, Poland, Ground-breaking work in controlled nitriding.
– Dr. Kiyoshi FUNATANI, Leading role in the development and industrialization of various nitriding technologies in the automotive industry.
Dr. George TOTTEN, Long-standing efforts in quenching and tribology, as well as his contributions to standards development.
Dr. Dieter LIEDTKE, 50 years of dedication to the practical development of heat treating at Bosch and lifetime service to the AWT (German Association for Heat Treatment and Materials Engineering), as well as his positive guidance in the classroom.
ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH, supplier of plants and services in the field of vacuum thermal process technology, inaugurated its new site in Hanau. The decision to leave the previous location on the premises owned by Heraeus, a precious metals manufacturer, was made due to Heraeus’ conversion and expansion plans.It was important for ALD to continue the close interconnection of production, development, test operation and administration at the new site. The Hanau Industrial Park Wolfgang offered a suitable location in the midst of an existing technology cluster. ALD blends in perfectly with the new site’s accumulated expertise in material technology due to the close proximity to the Fraunhofer Science Park and the Fraunhofer Institute for recyclable materials and resource strategy which is currently under construction.The project, including planning, construction and relocation to the new site was realized within only 15 months. The new site comprises a building space of 16.300 m2 for production, research and administration for currently 420 employees, allowing further expansion.
The production factory adjoining the office area offers the possibility to assemble large and complex metallurgical melting plants and heat treatment systems. The production building is equipped with all necessary media to allow hot testing of the plants.
A technology center with the latest ALD plant technology is available for heat treatment services as well as for research and development. Meanwhile, an energy management system was implemented, registering the consumption of resources for all plants, thus enabling a perfect management of resources.
At the new site, ALD will continue to develop innovative processes, products and services in the field of vacuum technology and considers itself well equipped for the future.
Sept. 12, 2016 – WHI Global, LLC announced that it has effected the strategic combination of three companies, Crow Precision Components, LLC, M&M Precision Components, LLC and Arlington Precision Components, LLC to create a vertically integrated manufacturer of complex metal parts and assemblies for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets.
With 65 years of operating history and a manufacturing footprint of over 200,000 square feet, WHI serves a diverse customer base. Utilizing a broad range of state-of-the-art equipment and support systems, WHI delivers enhanced capabilities and superior value to its customers. With industry-leading 3-, 4- and 5-axis CNC machining, closed-die forging, heat treating, assembly, testing and inspection capabilities, WHI produces complex components from virtually any metal. WHI was formed through a series of acquisitions led by Rift Valley Equity Partners, LLC (“Rift Valley”), a private investment firm based in New York.
To lead this new entity, WHI is pleased to announce that Albert Altieri has joined the Company and will serve as its President and CEO. Mr. Altieri is a 35-year veteran of the Aerospace & Defense industry and previously served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer with Sikorsky Aerospace Services.
“The WHI platform allows us to deliver a significantly expanded suite of capabilities, while maintaining the highest standards of quality and service,” said David Caputo, Managing Partner of Rift Valley. “We are pleased to welcome Al to the WHI team, and are confident he will drive this new chapter of growth.”
“I am excited to join such a dynamic and high growth platform,” said Mr. Altieri. “WHI’s industry leading capabilities in complex machined parts, forgings and assemblies offer tremendous potential. Our focus will be to continue to provide high quality products and outstanding service to our global base of customers while delivering the enhanced benefits of the WHI platform to support their growth and capabilities.”
A two-strand continuous slab caster supplied by Primetals Technologies has gone on stream at Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP), a Brazilian steel producer. The plant has a capacity of 3 million t of slabs per annum. The continuous slab caster is part of a new steel works in the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex in São Gonçalo do Amarante in the state of Ceará. Primetals received the order in 2012 from Posco E&C, a company based in South Korea.The continuous slab caster has a machine radius of 9.5 m and a metallurgical length of 39.8 m. It produces slabs in thicknesses of 220, 250 and 300 mm, and in widths ranging from 1,100–2,300 mm. A wide range of steel grades are cast, from low-carbon structural steels to peritectic and micro-alloyed medium and high-carbon steels, such as ULC, LC, MC, HSLA and HC. The slabs are then rolled into plate and sheet metal for use in mechanical engineering, shipbuilding, boiler and pipeline construction. The maximum casting speed is 1.8 m/min. Primetals engineered the entire plant and supplied core components, the fluid systems, the basic and process automation, and technology packages. The project also included training the operator’s personnel, and supervising the construction and commissioning work.The scope of supply from Primetals included straight Smart Mold molds plus the DynaWidth technology package for dynamic width adjustment during casting. LevCon mold level control and an electromagnetic, multi-mode mold-stirring system were installed to ensure an optimum bath level in the mold. The DynaFlex mold oscillation provides flexible adaptation of the oscillation parameters. The caster’s strand-guide system has a remotely adjustable Smart Bender and Smart Segments which, together with DynaGap Soft Reduction 3D, means that slab thickness can be changed quickly and automatically. I-Star strand-guide rollers support the strand.The Dynacs 3D secondary cooling process model dynamically calculates a three-dimensional temperature profile along the whole length of the strand. This helps to determine precisely the working points of the secondary cooling and the final strand solidification in response to the casting speed, slab format and steel grade. The internal quality of the slabs is improved by using DynaGap Soft Reduction 3D. The roller gap is dynamically adjusted during final solidification based on the working points calculated by Dynacs 3D. DynaJet spray cooling with movable nozzles in the segments ensures uniform, optimum cooling of the slabs, and consequently a high quality surface.
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